diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
index f91342903eb8..8ecf76cde4e4 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ Other changes:
   yourself based on your own logic. (#8223)
 - Nav: Fixed an issue where Alt key would clear current active item on
   windows with the ImGuiWindowFlags_NoNavInputs flag. (#8231)
+- Debug Tools: Debug Log: hovering 0xXXXXXXXX values in log is allowed even
+  if a popup is blocking mouse access to the debug log window. (#5855)
 - Backends: Vulkan: Fixed setting VkSwapchainCreateInfoKHR::preTransform for
   platforms not supporting VK_SURFACE_TRANSFORM_IDENTITY_BIT_KHR. (#8222) [@Zer0xFF]
 
diff --git a/imgui.cpp b/imgui.cpp
index c5ede70a3284..7d324a194464 100644
--- a/imgui.cpp
+++ b/imgui.cpp
@@ -16501,7 +16501,7 @@ void ImGui::ShowDebugLogWindow(bool* p_open)
 void ImGui::DebugTextUnformattedWithLocateItem(const char* line_begin, const char* line_end)
 {
     TextUnformatted(line_begin, line_end);
-    if (!IsItemHovered())
+    if (!IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags_AllowWhenBlockedByPopup | ImGuiHoveredFlags_AllowWhenBlockedByActiveItem))
         return;
     ImGuiContext& g = *GImGui;
     ImRect text_rect = g.LastItemData.Rect;