diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e5267e17c..1cd8132b6b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Fixed
 
 - Use strlcpy to save session replay info path (#4740)
+- `sentryReplayUnmask` and `sentryReplayUnmask` preventing interaction (#4749)
 
 ## 8.44.0-beta.1
 
diff --git a/Samples/iOS-SwiftUI/iOS-SwiftUI/ContentView.swift b/Samples/iOS-SwiftUI/iOS-SwiftUI/ContentView.swift
index ea5d75249d..77563b15f9 100644
--- a/Samples/iOS-SwiftUI/iOS-SwiftUI/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Samples/iOS-SwiftUI/iOS-SwiftUI/ContentView.swift
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                             }
                             Button(action: showTTD) {
                                 Text("Show TTD")
-                            }
+                            }.sentryReplayUnmask()
                         }
                         VStack(spacing: 16) {
                             Button(action: {
diff --git a/Sources/SentrySwiftUI/SentryReplayView.swift b/Sources/SentrySwiftUI/SentryReplayView.swift
index 78fe5d8342..ecf94f5d45 100644
--- a/Sources/SentrySwiftUI/SentryReplayView.swift
+++ b/Sources/SentrySwiftUI/SentryReplayView.swift
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ struct SentryReplayView: UIViewRepresentable {
     class SentryRedactView: UIView {
     }
     
-    func makeUIView(context: Context) -> UIView {
-        let view = SentryRedactView()
-        view.isUserInteractionEnabled = false
-        return view
+    func makeUIView(context: Context) -> SentryRedactView {
+        return SentryRedactView()
     }
     
-    func updateUIView(_ uiView: UIView, context: Context) {
+    func updateUIView(_ uiView: SentryRedactView, context: Context) {
         switch maskBehavior {
             case .mask: SentryRedactViewHelper.maskSwiftUI(uiView)
             case .unmask: SentryRedactViewHelper.clipOutView(uiView)
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ struct SentryReplayView: UIViewRepresentable {
 struct SentryReplayModifier: ViewModifier {
     let behavior: MaskBehavior
     func body(content: Content) -> some View {
-        content.overlay(SentryReplayView(maskBehavior: behavior))
+        content.overlay(SentryReplayView(maskBehavior: behavior).disabled(true))
     }
 }