# How to Block Background Interaction When a Popup Is Open (Vision)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-block-background-interaction-when-a-popup-is-open-vision/112485>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, vision\
**Created:** [November 27, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-block-background-interaction-when-a-popup-is-open-vision/112485 "2025-11-27T12:46:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![devaraj.v](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@devaraj.v](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/devaraj.v)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-block-background-interaction-when-a-popup-is-open-vision/112485/1 "2025-11-27T12:46:37Z")

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When a popup window is open, I want to block all clicks or actions on the background windows. How can I set this

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**Author:** ![code\_skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-block-background-interaction-when-a-popup-is-open-vision/112485/2 "2025-11-27T12:59:57Z")

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There is no built-in way to achieve this. You can try this solution: [Modal windows - #8 by camatt3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modal-windows/651/8)

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**Author:** ![code\_skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-block-background-interaction-when-a-popup-is-open-vision/112485/4 "2025-11-27T13:12:55Z")

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OP is asking about Vision popup windows (I think, lol).

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**Author:** ![Alejandro\_Alaco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alejandro_alaco/32/59849_2.png) [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-block-background-interaction-when-a-popup-is-open-vision/112485/5 "2025-11-27T13:14:26Z")

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ops, i delete it!

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-block-background-interaction-when-a-popup-is-open-vision/112485/6 "2025-11-27T17:45:50Z")

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A bit dopey… but In Vision I used to add a black transparent rectangle covering every page with a click action on it that did nothing, and a visible expression looking at vision client tag which I would turn on and off when opening modal popups. I’m curious about that swing solution posted though

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**Author:** ![robertm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@robertm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robertm)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-block-background-interaction-when-a-popup-is-open-vision/112485/7 "2025-11-27T19:08:55Z")

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Could make the popup a full size window with transparent background, and the “popup” portion just be components inside the window.