diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallengeScoreBreakdown.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallengeScoreBreakdown.cs
index cfec170cf663..12401061a3c8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallengeScoreBreakdown.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallengeScoreBreakdown.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ public partial class DailyChallengeScoreBreakdown : CompositeDrawable
 
         private FillFlowContainer<Bar> barsContainer = null!;
 
+        // we're always present so that we can update while hidden, but we don't want tooltips to be displayed, therefore directly use alpha comparison here.
+        public override bool PropagatePositionalInputSubTree => base.PropagatePositionalInputSubTree && Alpha > 0;
+
         private const int bin_count = MultiplayerPlaylistItemStats.TOTAL_SCORE_DISTRIBUTION_BINS;
         private long[] bins = new long[bin_count];