diff --git a/apps/files/css/files.css b/apps/files/css/files.css
index a396222b8e03f..56a9e2a0cb72c 100644
--- a/apps/files/css/files.css
+++ b/apps/files/css/files.css
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 .files-filestable tbody tr[data-permissions="16"] td.filename .nametext .innernametext {
   color: var(--color-text-maxcontrast);
 }
-.files-filestable tbody tr[data-e2eencrypted=true] {
+.files-filestable tbody tr[data-e2eencrypted=true] .selection {
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/files/css/files.scss b/apps/files/css/files.scss
index 4fa2632e5db63..22ab5d1430f81 100644
--- a/apps/files/css/files.scss
+++ b/apps/files/css/files.scss
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 		}
 
 		// Deactivates the possiblility to checkmark or click on the encrypted folder
-		tr[data-e2eencrypted="true"] {
+		tr[data-e2eencrypted="true"] .selection {
 			pointer-events: none;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/apps/files/css/merged.css b/apps/files/css/merged.css
index a3839138e7639..ddbd13b3ab925 100644
--- a/apps/files/css/merged.css
+++ b/apps/files/css/merged.css
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 .files-filestable tbody tr[data-permissions="16"] td.filename .nametext .innernametext {
   color: var(--color-text-maxcontrast);
 }
-.files-filestable tbody tr[data-e2eencrypted=true] {
+.files-filestable tbody tr[data-e2eencrypted=true] .selection {
   pointer-events: none;
 }