diff --git a/lib/widgets/story_view.dart b/lib/widgets/story_view.dart
index d006613a..17165b5f 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/story_view.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/story_view.dart
@@ -658,15 +658,17 @@ class StoryViewState extends State<StoryView> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
                 // we use SafeArea here for notched and bezeles phones
                 child: Container(
                   padding: widget.indicatorOuterPadding,
-                  child: PageBar(
-                    widget.storyItems
-                        .map((it) => PageData(it!.duration, it.shown))
-                        .toList(),
-                    this._currentAnimation,
-                    key: UniqueKey(),
-                    indicatorHeight: widget.indicatorHeight,
-                    indicatorColor: widget.indicatorColor,
-                    indicatorForegroundColor: widget.indicatorForegroundColor,
+                  child: IgnorePointer(
+                    child: PageBar(
+                      widget.storyItems
+                          .map((it) => PageData(it!.duration, it.shown))
+                          .toList(),
+                      this._currentAnimation,
+                      key: UniqueKey(),
+                      indicatorHeight: widget.indicatorHeight,
+                      indicatorColor: widget.indicatorColor,
+                      indicatorForegroundColor: widget.indicatorForegroundColor,
+                    ),
                   ),
                 ),
               ),