diff --git a/packages/default/scss/pdf-viewer/_layout.scss b/packages/default/scss/pdf-viewer/_layout.scss
index 333bc49cb1d..f0ba1b58a00 100644
--- a/packages/default/scss/pdf-viewer/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/default/scss/pdf-viewer/_layout.scss
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 
                 section {
                     position: absolute;
+                    pointer-events: auto;
                 }
 
                 .k-annotation-text-content {
@@ -160,6 +161,14 @@
                     user-select: none;
                     pointer-events: none;
                 }
+
+                .k-link-annotation > a {
+                    position: absolute;
+                    top: 0;
+                    left: 0;
+                    width: 100%;
+                    height: 100%;
+                }
             }
 
             .k-annotation-editor-layer {
@@ -193,6 +202,12 @@
                         height: 100%;
                         pointer-events: auto;
                     }
+
+                    &.k-highlight-editor-disabled {
+                        .k-internal {
+                            pointer-events: none;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
 
                 .k-free-text-editor {
diff --git a/packages/fluent/scss/pdf-viewer/_layout.scss b/packages/fluent/scss/pdf-viewer/_layout.scss
index 214f0ea699b..edb3c17122a 100644
--- a/packages/fluent/scss/pdf-viewer/_layout.scss
+++ b/packages/fluent/scss/pdf-viewer/_layout.scss
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 
                 section {
                     position: absolute;
+                    pointer-events: auto;
                 }
 
                 .k-annotation-text-content {
@@ -157,6 +158,14 @@
                     user-select: none;
                     pointer-events: none;
                 }
+
+                .k-link-annotation > a {
+                    position: absolute;
+                    top: 0;
+                    left: 0;
+                    width: 100%;
+                    height: 100%;
+                }
             }
 
             .k-annotation-editor-layer {
@@ -190,6 +199,12 @@
                         height: 100%;
                         pointer-events: auto;
                     }
+
+                    &.k-highlight-editor-disabled {
+                        .k-internal {
+                            pointer-events: none;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
 
                 .k-free-text-editor {