diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/AttributesPopover.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/AttributesPopover.svelte
index a0fe603..ea2a27d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/AttributesPopover.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/AttributesPopover.svelte
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function toggle(key: "instructionalMethod" | "campus" | "partOfTerm" | "attribut
   >
     {#snippet child({ wrapperProps, props, open })}
       {#if open}
-        <div {...wrapperProps} style:view-transition-name="filter-overlay">
+        <div {...wrapperProps}>
           <div {...props} transition:fly={{ duration: 150, y: -4 }}>
             <div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
               {#each sections as { label, key, dataKey }, i (key)}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/MorePopover.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/MorePopover.svelte
index 102f14a..e54a4fb 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/MorePopover.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/MorePopover.svelte
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function parseNumberInput(value: string): number | null {
   >
     {#snippet child({ wrapperProps, props, open })}
       {#if open}
-        <div {...wrapperProps} style:view-transition-name="filter-overlay">
+        <div {...wrapperProps}>
           <div {...props} transition:fly={{ duration: 150, y: -4 }}>
             <div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
               <div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte
index 0792f50..a7c081a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ function inTransition(_node: HTMLElement): TransitionConfig {
 
 function outTransition(_node: HTMLElement): TransitionConfig {
   const dir = navigationStore.direction;
-  const base = "position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%";
+  const base =
+    "position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; pointer-events: none";
   if (dir === "fade") {
     return {
       duration: DURATION,
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/SchedulePopover.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/SchedulePopover.svelte
index b565815..3464041 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/SchedulePopover.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/SchedulePopover.svelte
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function formatTime(time: string | null): string {
   >
     {#snippet child({ wrapperProps, props, open })}
       {#if open}
-        <div {...wrapperProps} style:view-transition-name="filter-overlay">
+        <div {...wrapperProps}>
           <div {...props} transition:fly={{ duration: 150, y: -4 }}>
             <div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
               <div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/StatusPopover.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/StatusPopover.svelte
index f4dc774..fa1aac2 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/StatusPopover.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/StatusPopover.svelte
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const hasActiveFilters = $derived(openOnly || waitCountMax !== null);
   >
     {#snippet child({ wrapperProps, props, open })}
       {#if open}
-        <div {...wrapperProps} style:view-transition-name="filter-overlay">
+        <div {...wrapperProps}>
           <div {...props} transition:fly={{ duration: 150, y: -4 }}>
             <div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
               <div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/SubjectCombobox.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/SubjectCombobox.svelte
index cfa9676..53eacc5 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/SubjectCombobox.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/SubjectCombobox.svelte
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ $effect(() => {
     >
       {#snippet child({ wrapperProps, props, open: isOpen })}
         {#if isOpen}
-          <div {...wrapperProps} style:view-transition-name="filter-overlay">
+          <div {...wrapperProps}>
             <div {...props} transition:fly={{ duration: 150, y: -4 }}>
               <Combobox.Viewport class="p-0.5">
                 {#each filteredSubjects as subject (subject.code)}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/TermCombobox.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/TermCombobox.svelte
index 8c6c398..4d5a8ee 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/TermCombobox.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/TermCombobox.svelte
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ $effect(() => {
     >
       {#snippet child({ wrapperProps, props, open: isOpen })}
         {#if isOpen}
-          <div {...wrapperProps} style:view-transition-name="filter-overlay">
+          <div {...wrapperProps}>
             <div {...props} transition:fly={{ duration: 150, y: -4 }}>
               <Combobox.Viewport class="p-0.5">
                 {#each filteredTerms as term, i (term.slug)}
diff --git a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
index dcbc096..502789d 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -439,23 +439,19 @@ async function performSearch() {
       };
     };
 
+    // Scoped view transitions only affect the table element, so filters and
+    // other controls remain fully interactive. Document-level transitions
+    // apply visibility:hidden to the entire page for the transition duration,
+    // blocking all pointer interactions — so we skip those entirely and let
+    // Svelte's animate:flip / in:fade handle the visual update instead.
     const tableEl = document.querySelector("[data-search-results]") as HTMLElement | null;
-    const scopedSupport = tableEl && "startViewTransition" in tableEl;
 
-    if (scopedSupport) {
-      // Scoped transition — no top-layer issue, no need for filter-overlay workaround
+    if (tableEl && "startViewTransition" in tableEl) {
       const transition = (tableEl as any).startViewTransition(async () => {
         applyUpdate();
         await tick();
       });
-      await transition.finished;
-    } else if (document.startViewTransition) {
-      // Document-level fallback with z-index layering for filter overlays
-      const transition = document.startViewTransition(async () => {
-        applyUpdate();
-        await tick();
-      });
-      await transition.finished;
+      await transition.updateCallbackDone;
     } else {
       applyUpdate();
     }
diff --git a/web/src/routes/layout.css b/web/src/routes/layout.css
index 4a75764..4790fed 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/layout.css
+++ b/web/src/routes/layout.css
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ input[type="checkbox"]:checked::before {
   clip-path: polygon(14% 44%, 0 65%, 50% 100%, 100% 16%, 80% 0%, 43% 62%);
 }
 
-/* View Transitions API - disable default cross-fade so JS can animate clip-path */
+/* View Transitions API - disable default cross-fade for scoped table transitions */
 ::view-transition-old(root),
 ::view-transition-new(root) {
   animation: none;
@@ -251,12 +251,3 @@ body::-webkit-scrollbar {
 ::view-transition-new(search-results) {
   animation-duration: 200ms;
 }
-
-/* Keep filter overlays above view-transition snapshots */
-::view-transition-group(filter-overlay) {
-  z-index: 100;
-}
-::view-transition-old(filter-overlay),
-::view-transition-new(filter-overlay) {
-  animation: none;
-}