diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7911d5e8b90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vite-plus/test";
+
+import { NIGHTLY_RELEASE_NOTES_TOOLTIP_CLASS_NAME } from "./SidebarUpdatePill";
+
+describe("nightly release notes tooltip", () => {
+  it("keeps the whole popup hoverable while moving from the update pill", () => {
+    expect(NIGHTLY_RELEASE_NOTES_TOOLTIP_CLASS_NAME).toContain("pointer-events-auto");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.tsx
index fb95dc11a4c..e437dc009d7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarUpdatePill.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from "../ui/alert";
 import { Separator } from "../ui/separator";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipPopup, TooltipTrigger } from "../ui/tooltip";
 
+export const NIGHTLY_RELEASE_NOTES_TOOLTIP_CLASS_NAME =
+  "pointer-events-auto max-w-none text-balance";
+
 function SidebarUpdateReleaseNotesTooltip({
   state,
   tooltip,
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ function SidebarUpdateReleaseNotesTooltip({
       <div className="px-1">
         <div className="text-sm leading-5 font-medium">{tooltip}</div>
       </div>
-      <div className="pointer-events-auto max-h-[min(28rem,calc(100vh-6rem))] overflow-y-auto px-1 pt-4 pb-1">
+      <div className="max-h-[min(28rem,calc(100vh-6rem))] overflow-y-auto px-1 pt-4 pb-1">
         {state.releaseNotes.map((releaseNote, index) => (
           <div key={releaseNote.version}>
             {index > 0 && <Separator className="my-3 bg-border/60" />}
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ export function SidebarUpdatePill() {
               align="start"
               className={
                 state?.channel === "nightly" && state.releaseNotes.length > 0
-                  ? "max-w-none text-balance"
+                  ? NIGHTLY_RELEASE_NOTES_TOOLTIP_CLASS_NAME
                   : undefined
               }
               side="top"