diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/preview/PickPreload.ts b/apps/desktop/src/preview/PickPreload.ts
index 4cb5987cdeb85..044226e15ec69 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/preview/PickPreload.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/preview/PickPreload.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ const MAX_MARQUEE_ELEMENTS = 20;
 const ELEMENT_CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
 const CONTENT_LAYER_Z_INDEX = 1;
 const CHROME_LAYER_Z_INDEX = 10;
+// Page dialogs (Radix, react-remove-scroll) dismiss, refocus or block scrolling on document events
+// that shadow retargeting attributes to the overlay host.
+const PAGE_ISOLATED_EVENTS = [
+  "pointerdown",
+  "focusin",
+  "focusout",
+  "wheel",
+  "touchstart",
+  "touchmove",
+] as const;
 
 let recordingCursor: ReturnType<typeof installRecordingCursor> | null = null;
 ipcRenderer.on(
@@ -1314,6 +1324,13 @@ function startAnnotation(sendEnabled: boolean): void {
     event.stopPropagation();
   };
 
+  const stopAtOverlay = (event: Event): void => event.stopPropagation();
+  // Focus moving from the page into the overlay targets the page element, so the host never sees it.
+  const onFocusOutToOverlay = (event: FocusEvent): void => {
+    if (event.relatedTarget instanceof Element && isAnnotationNode(event.relatedTarget))
+      event.stopPropagation();
+  };
+
   const onPointerOut = (event: PointerEvent): void => {
     if (event.relatedTarget === null) clearHoverOutline();
   };
@@ -1351,6 +1368,8 @@ function startAnnotation(sendEnabled: boolean): void {
     dragHandle.removeEventListener("pointermove", onEditorPointerMove);
     dragHandle.removeEventListener("pointerup", onEditorPointerUp);
     dragHandle.removeEventListener("pointercancel", onEditorPointerUp);
+    for (const type of PAGE_ISOLATED_EVENTS) host.removeEventListener(type, stopAtOverlay);
+    document.documentElement.removeEventListener("focusout", onFocusOutToOverlay);
     if (editorLayoutFrame !== null) window.cancelAnimationFrame(editorLayoutFrame);
     ipcRenderer.off(CANCEL_PICK_CHANNEL, onCancel);
     ipcRenderer.off(ANNOTATION_CAPTURED_CHANNEL, onCaptured);
@@ -1463,6 +1482,10 @@ function startAnnotation(sendEnabled: boolean): void {
   window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown, { capture: true });
   window.addEventListener("scroll", repaint, { capture: true, passive: true });
   window.addEventListener("resize", repaint, { passive: true });
+  // Bubble phase, so the overlay's own handlers still see these events.
+  for (const type of PAGE_ISOLATED_EVENTS)
+    host.addEventListener(type, stopAtOverlay, { passive: true });
+  document.documentElement.addEventListener("focusout", onFocusOutToOverlay);
   ipcRenderer.on(CANCEL_PICK_CHANNEL, onCancel);
   ipcRenderer.on(ANNOTATION_CAPTURED_CHANNEL, onCaptured);
   if (inputLayer) {