diff --git a/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/InpaintingControls.tsx b/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/InpaintingControls.tsx
index 42d98dd2e2..49a9229d74 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/InpaintingControls.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/tabs/Inpainting/InpaintingControls.tsx
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ const InpaintingControls = () => {
       </div>
       <div className="inpainting-buttons-group">
         <IAIPopover
-          trigger="click"
+          trigger="hover"
           onOpen={() => setMaskOptionsOpen(true)}
           onClose={() => setMaskOptionsOpen(false)}
           triggerComponent={