diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs
index 90192f8419..f53f793c08 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 	{
 		public string ImageCollection = "";
 		public string ImageName = "";
+		public bool ClickThrough = true;
 		public Func<string> GetImageName;
 		public Func<string> GetImageCollection;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		protected ImageWidget(ImageWidget other)
 			: base(other)
 		{
+			ClickThrough = other.ClickThrough;
 			ImageName = other.ImageName;
 			GetImageName = other.GetImageName;
 			ImageCollection = other.ImageCollection;
@@ -48,5 +50,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 
 			WidgetUtils.DrawRGBA(sprite, RenderOrigin);
 		}
+
+		public override bool HandleMouseInput(MouseInput mi)
+		{
+			return !ClickThrough && RenderBounds.Contains(mi.Location);
+		}
 	}
 }