diff --git a/applets/batterymonitor/package/contents/ui/BatteryItem.qml b/applets/batterymonitor/package/contents/ui/BatteryItem.qml
index 522f25c83..9c55b029d 100644
--- a/applets/batterymonitor/package/contents/ui/BatteryItem.qml
+++ b/applets/batterymonitor/package/contents/ui/BatteryItem.qml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ PlasmaComponents3.ItemDelegate {
 
     background.visible: highlighted
     highlighted: activeFocus
+    hoverEnabled: false
     text: battery["Pretty Name"]
 
     Accessible.description: `${isPowerSupplyLabel.text} ${percentLabel.text}; ${details.Accessible.description}`