diff --git a/reviewboard/static/rb/css/ui/markdown.less b/reviewboard/static/rb/css/ui/markdown.less
index a3a6420db8c5c32c514de7154ab85f254b6bf040..185b6c64e99933e19fd0779f6fe2d2f83e3c4576 100644
--- a/reviewboard/static/rb/css/ui/markdown.less
+++ b/reviewboard/static/rb/css/ui/markdown.less
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
               solid;
       border-radius: @inline-code-border-radius;
       visibility: visible;
+      pointer-events: none;
     }
   }