diff --git a/VoiceInk/Services/TranscriptionFallbackManager.swift b/VoiceInk/Services/TranscriptionFallbackManager.swift
index d5f812d..46d062b 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Services/TranscriptionFallbackManager.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Services/TranscriptionFallbackManager.swift
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class TranscriptionFallbackManager {
     private func createFallbackPanel(with finalSize: NSSize) -> NSPanel {
         let panel = EditablePanel(
             contentRect: .zero,
-            styleMask: [.borderless],
+            styleMask: [.borderless, .nonactivatingPanel],
             backing: .buffered,
             defer: false
         )