diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/assignee-chooser-row.js b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/assignee-chooser-row.js
index 8bc23bb..139216e 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/assignee-chooser-row.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/assignee-chooser-row.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 import EmailGroupUserChooserRow from "select-kit/components/email-group-user-chooser-row";
 
-export default EmailGroupUserChooserRow.extend();
+export default EmailGroupUserChooserRow.extend({
+  stopPropagation(instance, event) {
+    event.stopPropagation();
+  },
+});
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/assignee-chooser-row.hbs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/assignee-chooser-row.hbs
index 9737299..2c02d6d 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/assignee-chooser-row.hbs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/assignee-chooser-row.hbs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     {{#if (and this.item.showUserStatus this.item.status)}}
       <UserStatusMessage
         @status={{this.item.status}}
-        @showDescription={{true}}
+        @onTrigger={{this.stopPropagation}}
+        @onUntrigger={{this.stopPropagation}}
       />
     {{/if}}
   </div>
diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/assigns.scss b/assets/stylesheets/assigns.scss
index e8d37df..6c7098c 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/assigns.scss
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/assigns.scss
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
       align-items: baseline;
       line-height: var(--line-height-small);
       overflow: hidden;
+      pointer-events: all;
     }
 
     .name {