diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index c905f0bede..070e6e7628 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Changelog
  * Add concurrent editing notifications for pages and snippets (Matt Westcott, Sage Abdullah)
  * Add "soft" client-side validation for `StreamBlock` / `ListBlock` `min_num` / `max_num` (Matt Westcott)
  * Log accessibility checker results in the console to help developers with troubleshooting (Thibaud Colas)
+ * Disable pointer events on checker highlights to simplify DevTools inspections (Thibaud Colas)
  * Fix: Make `WAGTAILIMAGES_CHOOSER_PAGE_SIZE` setting functional again (Rohit Sharma)
  * Fix: Enable `richtext` template tag to convert lazy translation values (Benjamin Bach)
  * Fix: Ensure permission labels on group permissions page are translated where available (Matt Westcott)
diff --git a/client/src/includes/userbar.ts b/client/src/includes/userbar.ts
index 965ae1cf89..094dea843d 100644
--- a/client/src/includes/userbar.ts
+++ b/client/src/includes/userbar.ts
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ export class Userbar extends HTMLElement {
         z-index: 129;
         outline: 1px solid #CD4444;
         box-shadow: 0px 0px 12px 1px #FF0000;
+        pointer-events: none;
         `;
       };
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/6.2.md b/docs/releases/6.2.md
index 3c9e92aa28..8c97c23909 100644
--- a/docs/releases/6.2.md
+++ b/docs/releases/6.2.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ StreamField definitions within migrations are now represented in a more compact
  * Allow changing available privacy options per page model (Shlomo Markowitz)
  * Add "soft" client-side validation for `StreamBlock` / `ListBlock` `min_num` / `max_num` (Matt Westcott)
  * Log accessibility checker results in the console to help developers with troubleshooting (Thibaud Colas)
+ * Disable pointer events on checker highlights to simplify DevTools inspections (Thibaud Colas)
 
 ### Bug fixes