diff --git a/_extensions/webr/qwebr-document-status.js b/_extensions/webr/qwebr-document-status.js
index 5b84327..71441df 100644
--- a/_extensions/webr/qwebr-document-status.js
+++ b/_extensions/webr/qwebr-document-status.js
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ function qwebrCodeLinks() {
   if(sidebar) {
     // Append the container div to the sidebar
     sidebar.appendChild(containerDiv);
+    // Force the sidebar to be clickable by removing the 'zindex-bottom' class
+    // added in pre-release: https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/commit/f0c53a1ffcaa1de4eccbf07803b096898248adcc
+    sidebar.className = 'sidebar margin-sidebar';
   } else {
     // Get a debugger ...
     console.warn('Element with ID "quarto-margin-sidebar" not found.');