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Mouse clicks aren't registering

steamopen Steam clientDistro Family: Ubuntu
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12603 · opened 2025-12-30 by redstonerti · updated 2026-08-14 · 11 comments · github
Rredstonerti 2025-12-30 github

Issue

Most left and right clicks aren't registering. This doesn't happen in big picture mode.
This happens on almost every button and menu in the steam client.

For example, when I try to uninstall a game, I right click 5 - 10 times on the game for this menu to appear

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Then when I click on "Uninstall", the menu dissapears, but it doesn't do anything. That means that it received the left click input, but it just didn't do anything

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You can't see it in the video, but the reason I'm hovering for so long over the game's title is that I'm clicking frantically trying to get it to do something

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1c3ab018-3a97-4686-8e8e-6a3468a1da4a

Steam client version

Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client
Steam Version: 1766451605
Steam Client Build Date: Tue, Dec 23 2:48 AM UTC -08:00
Steam Web Build Date: Mon, Dec 22 3:53 AM UTC -08:00
Steam API Version: SteamClient023

Distribution

Ubuntu in VMware Workstation
giorkos@giorkos-VMware-Virtual-Platform:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble

Opted into Steam client beta?

No

Have you checked for system updates?

Yes

Steam Logs

steam-logs.tar.gz

GPU

AMD RX 7700S

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Open steam client
  2. Try to uninstall a game
Jjannikdonker 2026-03-16 github

I got the same issue on CachyOs, in the native client and in flatpak. Tried stable an beta branch in both, no luck. I’m on Gnome.

Did you ever find a solution for this?

Rredstonerti 2026-03-16 github

I got the same issue on CachyOs, in the native client and in flatpak. Tried stable an beta branch in both, no luck. I’m on Gnome.

Did you ever find a solution for this?

Nope

Aantu221 2026-03-31 github

Yeah, adding myself to the list. Im going through this right now on 6.19.10-1-cachyos.
It took about 3 to 5 minutes after i launched steam to start registering clicks.

BBreadloafed 2026-04-11 github

I also have this on bazzite. Hope it gets fixed sooner than later.

WWesleyFister 2026-04-22 github

Gentoo + GNOME + Wayland. Have been experiencing the same issue for months. Is everyone who is experiencing this issue using an Nvidia card?

Xxsidexpt 2026-04-28 github

Just coming here to report the same situation on my machine, also running CachyOS (7.0.1-1) and wayland (Gnome 50) on a RX 9060XT

Bbmaupin 2026-05-02 github

Same, Ubuntu 24.04 with Wayland and Gnome, been happing for a few months now.

GGyrBox 2026-05-02 github

I'm having the same issue on a fresh Cachy install,
Kernal: Linux 7.0.3-1-cachyos
WM: Mutter (Wayland)
DE: GNOME 50.1
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB [Discrete]
Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client
Steam Version: 1777411435

Iintr 2026-06-05 github

I'm having the same issue on Steam Deck OLED (Stable SteamOS 3.7.25) branch. Happens with built-in controller, usb mouse, 2.4Ghz mouse and bluetooth mouse.

Bbmaupin 2026-07-08 github

I think this is a duplicate of #9273

This workaround seems to work for me:

  1. Steam > Settings > Interface
  2. Enable Enable context menu focus compatibility mode

There are some other workarounds in the linked issue

Rrekt0ro 2026-08-14 github

Same issue on Fedora 44 with Gnome 50.4.

Nothing extracted yet.