diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
index 3bb1c0c269..3afbbfe2b5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/VqaPlayerWidget.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 
 		public override bool HandleMouseInput(MouseInput mi)
 		{
-			return RenderBounds.Contains(mi.Location);
+			return RenderBounds.Contains(mi.Location) && Skippable;
 		}
 
 		public void Play()