diff --git a/packages/design-system/src/css/style.css b/packages/design-system/src/css/style.css
index 767e8c25bc..b1634beaac 100644
--- a/packages/design-system/src/css/style.css
+++ b/packages/design-system/src/css/style.css
@@ -1894,3 +1894,17 @@ audio.comfy-audio.empty-audio-widget {
     300% 14px;
   background-attachment: local, local, scroll, scroll;
 }
+
+/*
+  PrimeVue overlays teleport to body. When a Reka modal dialog is open it sets
+  body { pointer-events: none } via DismissableLayer, which propagates to the
+  body-portaled overlays and makes them unclickable. PrimeVue's own Dialog
+  sets pointer-events inline, but Select / ColorPicker / Popover / Autocomplete
+  overlays do not, so they need to opt in here.
+*/
+.p-select-overlay,
+.p-colorpicker-panel,
+.p-popover,
+.p-autocomplete-overlay {
+  pointer-events: auto;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/dialog/GlobalDialog.test.ts b/src/components/dialog/GlobalDialog.test.ts
index 1fa839772d..a11f5bb17e 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/GlobalDialog.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/dialog/GlobalDialog.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { defineComponent, h } from 'vue'
 import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import GlobalDialog from '@/components/dialog/GlobalDialog.vue'
+import { onRekaPointerDownOutside } from '@/components/dialog/rekaPrimeVueBridge'
 import { useDialogStore } from '@/stores/dialogStore'
 
 const i18n = createI18n({
@@ -190,3 +191,53 @@ describe('GlobalDialog Reka parity with PrimeVue', () => {
     expect(store.isDialogOpen('reka-esc-blocked')).toBe(true)
   })
 })
+
+describe('shouldPreventRekaDismiss', () => {
+  function makeEvent(target: Element | null) {
+    let prevented = false
+    return {
+      detail: { originalEvent: { target } },
+      preventDefault: () => {
+        prevented = true
+      },
+      get defaultPrevented() {
+        return prevented
+      }
+    } as unknown as CustomEvent<{ originalEvent: PointerEvent }> & {
+      defaultPrevented: boolean
+    }
+  }
+
+  it.for([
+    'p-select-overlay',
+    'p-colorpicker-panel',
+    'p-popover',
+    'p-autocomplete-overlay',
+    'p-overlay-mask',
+    'p-dialog'
+  ])('prevents dismiss when target is inside %s', (className) => {
+    const overlay = document.createElement('div')
+    overlay.className = className
+    const inner = document.createElement('button')
+    overlay.appendChild(inner)
+    document.body.appendChild(overlay)
+
+    const event = makeEvent(inner)
+    onRekaPointerDownOutside({ dismissableMask: undefined }, event)
+
+    expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+    overlay.remove()
+  })
+
+  it('allows dismiss when target is outside any PrimeVue overlay', () => {
+    const event = makeEvent(document.body)
+    onRekaPointerDownOutside({ dismissableMask: undefined }, event)
+    expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('prevents dismiss when dismissableMask is false even outside an overlay', () => {
+    const event = makeEvent(document.body)
+    onRekaPointerDownOutside({ dismissableMask: false }, event)
+    expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/components/dialog/GlobalDialog.vue b/src/components/dialog/GlobalDialog.vue
index 6abf62db22..85dc162a7d 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/GlobalDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/dialog/GlobalDialog.vue
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
               e.preventDefault()
           "
           @pointer-down-outside="
-            (e) =>
-              item.dialogComponentProps.dismissableMask === false &&
-              e.preventDefault()
+            (e) => onRekaPointerDownOutside(item.dialogComponentProps, e)
           "
           @mousedown="() => dialogStore.riseDialog({ key: item.key })"
         >
@@ -115,6 +113,7 @@ import DialogMaximize from '@/components/ui/dialog/DialogMaximize.vue'
 import DialogOverlay from '@/components/ui/dialog/DialogOverlay.vue'
 import DialogPortal from '@/components/ui/dialog/DialogPortal.vue'
 import DialogTitle from '@/components/ui/dialog/DialogTitle.vue'
+import { onRekaPointerDownOutside } from '@/components/dialog/rekaPrimeVueBridge'
 import type { DialogInstance } from '@/stores/dialogStore'
 import { useDialogStore } from '@/stores/dialogStore'
 
diff --git a/src/components/dialog/rekaPrimeVueBridge.ts b/src/components/dialog/rekaPrimeVueBridge.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..781e1ca4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/dialog/rekaPrimeVueBridge.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// PrimeVue overlays (Select, ColorPicker, Popover, Autocomplete, stacked
+// PrimeVue Dialogs) teleport to body. Reka treats clicks on body-portaled
+// elements as outside its dialog and would auto-dismiss on the first
+// interaction, tearing the overlay down mid-interaction. Treat any
+// PrimeVue overlay click as inside.
+const PRIMEVUE_OVERLAY_SELECTORS =
+  '.p-select-overlay, .p-colorpicker-panel, .p-popover, .p-autocomplete-overlay, .p-overlay, .p-overlay-mask, .p-dialog'
+
+type PointerDownOutsideEvent = CustomEvent<{ originalEvent: PointerEvent }>
+
+export function onRekaPointerDownOutside(
+  options: { dismissableMask?: boolean },
+  event: PointerDownOutsideEvent
+) {
+  const target = event.detail.originalEvent.target
+  if (target instanceof Element && target.closest(PRIMEVUE_OVERLAY_SELECTORS)) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    return
+  }
+  if (options.dismissableMask === false) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+  }
+}