diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_header/channel_header_text_popover.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_header/channel_header_text_popover.tsx
index ec8a1411f1..f731d98999 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_header/channel_header_text_popover.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_header/channel_header_text_popover.tsx
@@ -121,10 +121,12 @@ export function ChannelHeaderTextPopover(props: Props) {
 
     return (
         <>
+            {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events, jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions */}
             <div
                 ref={rootRef}
                 className='header-description__text'
                 {...getReferenceProps()}
+                onClick={handleClick}
             >
                 <Markdown
                     message={props.text}