diff --git a/app/static/js/view-modal.js b/app/static/js/view-modal.js
index c39d243..1b4e774 100644
--- a/app/static/js/view-modal.js
+++ b/app/static/js/view-modal.js
@@ -393,6 +393,11 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   function renderAmbiguousPicker(chip, candidates, ctx) {
     const picker = document.createElement('div');
     picker.className = 'suggestion-ambiguous-picker';
+    // The chip has pointer-events:none set above (so the user can't click
+    // it again while the accept is in flight). The picker is its child, so
+    // it inherits that and its buttons can't receive clicks. Re-enable on
+    // the picker — picker buttons manage their own disabled state.
+    picker.style.pointerEvents = 'auto';
 
     const label = document.createElement('div');
     label.className = 'ambiguous-label';