diff --git a/src/app/commoncomponents/ReadStatus.qml b/src/app/commoncomponents/ReadStatus.qml
index 1010cbb57fd627afb21bc624eed954a125af4ccd..1f608dc9d71b06c4371e6d86d9ba525ae6f26dcb 100644
--- a/src/app/commoncomponents/ReadStatus.qml
+++ b/src/app/commoncomponents/ReadStatus.qml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ListView {
     property var readers: []
     model: readers
     orientation: ListView.Horizontal
+    interactive: false
     Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignRight
     spacing: -(JamiTheme.avatarReadReceiptSize/3)