diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
index a3a182884..dff2db621 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ import com.watabou.noosa.Group;
 import com.watabou.noosa.Image;
 import com.watabou.noosa.NoosaScript;
 import com.watabou.noosa.NoosaScriptNoLighting;
+import com.watabou.noosa.PointerArea;
 import com.watabou.noosa.SkinnedBlock;
 import com.watabou.noosa.Visual;
 import com.watabou.noosa.audio.Sample;
@@ -384,6 +385,10 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 			SkinnedBlock bar = new SkinnedBlock(uiCamera.width, insets.top, TextureCache.createSolid(0xFF1C1E18));
 			bar.camera = uiCamera;
 			add(bar);
+
+			PointerArea blocker = new PointerArea(0, 0, uiCamera.width, insets.top);
+			blocker.camera = uiCamera;
+			add(blocker);
 		}
 
 		boss = new BossHealthBar();
@@ -436,6 +441,10 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 			bar.camera = uiCamera;
 			bar.y = uiCamera.height - insets.bottom;
 			add(bar);
+
+			PointerArea blocker = new PointerArea(0, uiCamera.height - insets.bottom, uiCamera.width, insets.bottom);
+			blocker.camera = uiCamera;
+			add(blocker);
 		}
 
 		layoutTags();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/HeroSelectScene.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/HeroSelectScene.java
index 3fb5427d3..e9cf6bd06 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/HeroSelectScene.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/HeroSelectScene.java
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ public class HeroSelectScene extends PixelScene {
 				SkinnedBlock bar = new SkinnedBlock(Camera.main.width, insets.bottom, TextureCache.createSolid(0xAA000000));
 				bar.y = h + insets.top;
 				add(bar);
+
+				PointerArea blocker = new PointerArea(0, Camera.main.width - insets.bottom, Camera.main.width, insets.bottom);
+				add(blocker);
 			}
 
 			title.setPos(insets.left + (w - title.width()) / 2f, insets.top + (h - HeroBtn.HEIGHT - title.height() - 4));