diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/area.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/area.rs
index f3a66cddd03..0f764dd4b84 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/area.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/area.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,10 @@ impl Area {
     }
 
     /// If false, clicks goes straight through to what is behind us.
-    /// Good for tooltips etc.
+    ///
+    /// Can be used for semi-invisible areas that the user should be able to click through.
+    ///
+    /// Default: `true`.
     #[inline]
     pub fn interactable(mut self, interactable: bool) -> Self {
         self.interactable = interactable;
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/popup.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/popup.rs
index a196830d509..5f4a9d6203a 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/popup.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/popup.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ fn show_tooltip_at_avoid_dyn<'c, R>(
         .pivot(pivot)
         .fixed_pos(anchor)
         .default_width(ctx.style().spacing.tooltip_width)
-        .interactable(false) // Only affects the actual area, i.e. clicking and dragging it. The content can still be interactive.
+        .sense(Sense::hover()) // don't click to bring to front
         .show(ctx, |ui| {
             // By default the text in tooltips aren't selectable.
             // This means that most tooltips aren't interactable,
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/window.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/window.rs
index f2d5c33a2c2..0c8847ae0c7 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/window.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/window.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ impl<'open> Window<'open> {
         self
     }
 
-    /// If `false` the window will be non-interactive.
+    /// If false, clicks goes straight through to what is behind us.
+    ///
+    /// Can be used for semi-invisible areas that the user should be able to click through.
+    ///
+    /// Default: `true`.
     #[inline]
     pub fn interactable(mut self, interactable: bool) -> Self {
         self.area = self.area.interactable(interactable);
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/menu.rs b/crates/egui/src/menu.rs
index e38c7d062b0..01c3e2bf213 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/menu.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/menu.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ fn menu_popup<'c, R>(
         .kind(UiKind::Menu)
         .order(Order::Foreground)
         .fixed_pos(pos)
-        .interactable(true)
         .default_width(ctx.style().spacing.menu_width)
         .sense(Sense::hover());