1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
index 68241e61f..20803bba8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
@@ -536,7 +536,8 @@ export class PDFViewer extends React.Component<IViewerProps> {
                 NativeWidth={returnZero}
                 NativeHeight={returnZero}
                 setContentView={emptyFunction} // override setContentView to do nothing
-                pointerEvents={SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() ? returnAll : returnNone}
+                pointerEvents={SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() ? returnAll : returnNone} // freeform view doesn't get events unless something is being dragged onto it.
+                childPointerEvents={'all'} // but freeform children need to get events to allow text editing, etc
                 renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
                 isAnnotationOverlay={true}
                 fieldKey={this.props.fieldKey + '-annotations'}