diff --git a/core/css/header.scss b/core/css/header.scss
index e790f719a1f1af8ba435ddd6d21d2f7f4091c67b..879734097ae3fd2867d5ba43d15ed5dd51492291 100644
--- a/core/css/header.scss
+++ b/core/css/header.scss
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ nav[role='navigation'] {
 			span {
 				opacity: .6;
 				bottom: 2px;
+				z-index: -1; /* fix clickability issue - otherwise we need to move the span into the link */
 			}
 
 			/* Prominent app title for current and hovered/focused app */