diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_button.scss b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_button.scss
index abee4d4ec20a50a6d82659386b6d4c89e78815c4..13665210138405bb396e68fb1d74cd1a76ac59b4 100644
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_button.scss
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_button.scss
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
         &:disabled {
             color: $color--mid-dark-grey;
             cursor: not-allowed;
+            pointer-events: all; // to show the tooltip on hover
 
             // tooltip
             &::before {