diff --git a/src/less/plyr.less b/src/less/plyr.less
index fe2ec2d2..3b1c21b6 100644
--- a/src/less/plyr.less
+++ b/src/less/plyr.less
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@
     align-items: center;
     line-height: 1;
     text-align: center;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    
+    & > * {
+        pointer-events: all;
+    }
 
     // Spacing
     > button,
diff --git a/src/scss/plyr.scss b/src/scss/plyr.scss
index 394fb0da..11488ae4 100644
--- a/src/scss/plyr.scss
+++ b/src/scss/plyr.scss
@@ -272,7 +272,12 @@
     align-items: center;
     line-height: 1;
     text-align: center;
-
+    pointer-events: none;
+    
+    & > * {
+        pointer-events: all;
+    }
+    
     // Spacing
     > button,
     .plyr__progress,