Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): 1748914100 (Stable) / 1748922024 (Beta)
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): SteamOS 3.5.19 / 3.6.24 / 3.7.9 and Manjaro 25 KDE
• Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes. Occurs on both Stable and Beta.
• Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
• Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
• GPU: AMD Van Gogh RDNA 2.0 (Steam Deck) and RX 7800XT (Desktop)

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When receiving an invitation (Game Invite or Remote Play Together), you will be presented with an on-screen toast notification. The user can tap the notification to show a prompt allowing them to Accept Invite or Cancel. If a game is actively in focus however tapping the notification does nothing. This forces the user to navigate to the Notifications tab of the Quick-Access Menu or open the relevant chat where the invitation was received from.

Video

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6f29cb7f-0535-4add-b8b9-0205be9da245

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Launch a title (e.g. Factorio).
2. Have another account send you a Game Invite.
3. Once the toast notification appears, use the touchscreen / mouse to select it.

Reproduction Rate: 5/5

Affected Platforms

• LCD / Jupiter: Yes
• OLED / Galileo: Yes
• Desktop Deck-like session (gamescope -e -- steam -gamepadui -steamdeck): Blocked - Mouse input is not registering.
• Desktop: Yes, in Big Picture Mode

Actual result

• Invitation toast cannot be selected while actively in a game.

Expected result

• Invitation toast can be selected and correctly prompts the user.

Notes

• If a title is running but is in the background (i.e. user is browsing the Library), the notification can be tapped.