diff --git a/scene/main/viewport.cpp b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
index 717e76c5fdc..4f272310502 100644
--- a/scene/main/viewport.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
@@ -1932,8 +1932,7 @@ void Viewport::_gui_input_event(Ref<InputEvent> p_event) {
 
 			Control *top = gui.modal_stack.back()->get();
 			if (over != top && !top->is_a_parent_of(over)) {
-
-				return; // don't send motion event to anything below modal stack top
+				over = NULL; //nothing can be found outside the modal stack
 			}
 		}