Steam menu bar unclickable on Ubuntu 26.04 (GNOME top panel overlap)
I have the same issue, but literally always, even when Steam is nor maximized.
Using Alt+F7 to drag the window downward makes the menu accessible, but this is not a permanent fix.
Hello I have the same issue,but could you give a detailed step? Thank you for your help!
Same problem for me, the Steam menu bar is visible with Steam / View / Friends / Games / Help, and while hovering it clearly detects the mouse hover, but clicking does not open the menu item.
OS: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Desktop Environment: GNOME
Steam version: (was able to find it in big picture mode > menu > system) 1773426488
GNOME Shell version: GNOME Shell 50.1
update
Same problem with Steam version: 1777411435
Same problem, same situation. steamclient set to beta x64, still not working
Had the same problem. Uninstalled from app store. Downloaded steam_latest.deb from here: https://repo.steampowered.com/steam/
It installed a bunch of dependencies and everything started working correctly.
Had the same problem. Uninstalled from app store. Downloaded steam_latest.deb from here: https://repo.steampowered.com/steam/ It installed a bunch of dependencies and everything started working correctly.
So seems like this is snap version only.
https://github.com/canonical/steam-snap/issues/493
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/2147501
i use the package from steam and it has the same issue
The latter I can't confirm.
I just installed the deb version, using the Steam Installer from App Center (Debian packages) and the menus are working! Steam Stable Client version 1778281814 from Sat, May 9, 2026. Same version as the current Snap version which still has dead menus.
Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop, Gnome, AMD graphics.
Hi, this ticket says that the top menu bar is unclickable because of the top panel overlap. Apologies if I am mistaken but I don't think that is the bug most people are complaining about.
I have Ubuntu 26.04 (new install on a new machine so this was not previously working) and am seeing this problem with the steam window even if it is in the middle of the screen.
What is happening is the menu is invisible but clicks still work. If I mouse over 'steam', 'view', etc then the words highlight. When I click on one nothing happens. Same is true for 'add a game' at the bottom of the screen.
However if I can remember where the menu should be and I click on the right spot the clicks still work. By clicking under the 'Steam' menu after trying to drop it down I am able to reliably open my account settings or cause Steam to exit (which is about all I can remember of these menus).
The app works great and none of this is really a problem except that I really want to add a non-steam app and can't.
Had the same issue.
Freshly installed Ubuntu 26.04. Used the App Centre Canonical green tick version "latest/stable 1.0.0.85" and the menus at the top just do not work.
However!
The fix was to uninstall and use the steam_latest.deb from https://repo.steampowered.com/steam/
Now the menus work fine
well.. I had both the steam and the snap package on one of my systems. it works now. with the deb steam packages.
Fix: Steam menu bar unclickable on Ubuntu 26.04 / GNOME
I found a fix for this issue on my Ubuntu 26.04 system.
The problem was related to a Mutter bug in Ubuntu 26.04. The fix was tracked in Launchpad:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/2147501
Updating Ubuntu's resolute-updates repository upgraded Mutter from 50.1-0ubuntu2 to 50.1-0ubuntu2.2, which contains the fix.
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My system
- OS: Ubuntu 26.04 (Resolute)
- Desktop: GNOME
- Display server: Wayland
- Architecture: amd64
- Problem: Steam's top menu (
Store,Library,Community,Steam,View, etc.) was not clickable when Steam was maximized.
1. Check your current Mutter version
Run:
apt policy libmutter-18-0
Before the fix, my system showed:
Installed: 50.1-0ubuntu2
Candidate: 50.1-0ubuntu2
This was the Ubuntu 26.04 base version.
2. Check your Ubuntu repositories
My /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources was missing resolute-updates.
I changed it to:
Types: deb
URIs: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
Suites: resolute resolute-updates resolute-backports
Components: main restricted universe multiverse
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg
Types: deb
URIs: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
Suites: resolute-security
Components: main restricted universe multiverse
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg
resolute-updates contains normal post-release bug fixes and package updates for Ubuntu 26.04.
3. Refresh the package lists
Run:
sudo apt update
Then check Mutter again:
apt policy libmutter-18-0
You should now see:
Candidate: 50.1-0ubuntu2.2
with:
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/main
4. Upgrade the system
Run:
sudo apt full-upgrade
In my case, this upgraded 137 packages, including:
libmutter-18-0
mutter-common
mutter-common-bin
gir1.2-mutter-18
gnome-shell
gnome-session-bin
ubuntu-session
It also updated related graphics, firmware and GNOME packages.
5. Reboot
After the upgrade:
sudo reboot
If GNOME prevents the reboot because of a session inhibitor, check:
systemd-inhibit --list
If unattended-upgrade-shutdown is listed but is only waiting for a shutdown signal, the reboot can be forced with:
sudo systemctl reboot -i
6. Verify the installed Mutter version
After reboot:
apt policy libmutter-18-0
My final result:
libmutter-18-0:
Installed: 50.1-0ubuntu2.2
Candidate: 50.1-0ubuntu2.2
Version table:
*** 50.1-0ubuntu2.2 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
50.1-0ubuntu2 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute/main amd64 Packages
7. Test Steam
Launch Steam, maximize the window and test:
- Store
- Library
- Community
- Steam
- View
- Friends
- Games
- Help
- Steam → Settings
Result
The Steam top menu is now clickable normally.
Summary
The important part was enabling the missing Ubuntu repository:
resolute-updates
and upgrading:
libmutter-18-0
50.1-0ubuntu2 → 50.1-0ubuntu2.2
The Mutter fix was tracked in Ubuntu Launchpad:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/2147501
After rebooting into the updated GNOME/Mutter stack, the Steam menu bar worked normally on Ubuntu 26.04 + GNOME + Wayland.
Nothing extracted yet.
Description:
On Ubuntu 26.04 with GNOME, the Steam client's top menu bar (Store, Library, Community tabs and Steam/View/Friends/Games/Help menus) cannot be clicked. The GNOME top panel overlaps with Steam's title bar area, making the entire top portion of the Steam window unresponsive to clicks.
Steps to Reproduce:
Expected Behavior:
Menu bar items should be clickable normally.
Actual Behavior:
Clicking on the menu bar does nothing. The GNOME top panel intercepts the clicks.
System Info:
gnome-shell --version)Workaround:
Using Alt+F7 to drag the window downward makes the menu accessible, but this is not a permanent fix.
Additional Notes:
This appears to be caused by Ubuntu 26.04's GNOME top bar overlapping with Steam's window chrome when maximized. Steam may need to account for the panel offset on this version.