diff --git a/apps/extension/src/content/__tests__/input-passthrough.test.ts b/apps/extension/src/content/__tests__/input-passthrough.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab8e9a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/extension/src/content/__tests__/input-passthrough.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH,
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR,
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS,
+  type InputPassthroughMessage,
+  isInputPassthroughMessage,
+} from "@/lib/input-passthrough-bridge";
+import { createInputPassthroughController } from "../input-passthrough";
+
+describe("click input passthrough", () => {
+  let host: HTMLElement;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    host = document.createElement("div");
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllTimers();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+  const message = (phase: "begin" | "end", id = "click-1"): InputPassthroughMessage => ({
+    type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH,
+    phase,
+    id,
+  });
+
+  it("applies and acknowledges synchronously without hiding the host or scheduling frames", () => {
+    const controller = createInputPassthroughController(() => host);
+    const raf = vi.spyOn(window, "requestAnimationFrame");
+    const ack = vi.fn(() => expect(host.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(true));
+    expect(controller.handleMessage(message("begin"), ack)).toBe(false);
+    expect(ack).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, ok: true });
+    expect(raf).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(host.hasAttribute("data-bsk-capture-hidden")).toBe(false);
+    raf.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it("counts independent clicks and ignores duplicate or unmatched messages", () => {
+    const controller = createInputPassthroughController(() => host);
+    for (const id of ["one", "one", "two"]) controller.handleMessage(message("begin", id), vi.fn());
+    expect(controller.pendingCount).toBe(2);
+    for (const id of ["missing", "one", "one"])
+      controller.handleMessage(message("end", id), vi.fn());
+    expect(controller.pendingCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(host.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(true);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("end", "two"), vi.fn());
+    expect(controller.pendingCount).toBe(0);
+    expect(host.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("reapplies pending clicks after host replacement and leaves screenshot state alone", () => {
+    let current: HTMLElement | null = null;
+    const controller = createInputPassthroughController(() => current);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("begin"), vi.fn());
+    current = host;
+    host.setAttribute("data-bsk-capture-hidden", "");
+    controller.onHostMounted(host);
+    expect(host.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(true);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("end"), vi.fn());
+    expect(host.hasAttribute("data-bsk-capture-hidden")).toBe(true);
+    current = document.createElement("div");
+    controller.onHostMounted(current);
+    expect(current.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts only paired click messages with an operation id", () => {
+    expect(isInputPassthroughMessage(message("begin"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(isInputPassthroughMessage(message("end"))).toBe(true);
+    for (const invalid of [
+      null,
+      {},
+      { ...message("begin"), id: "" },
+      { ...message("begin"), phase: "reset" },
+      { ...message("begin"), type: "bsk/capture-suppress" },
+    ])
+      expect(isInputPassthroughMessage(invalid)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("expires a lost end without extending the lease on duplicate begin", () => {
+    const controller = createInputPassthroughController(() => host);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("begin"), vi.fn());
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS - 1);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("begin"), vi.fn());
+    expect(host.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(true);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(1);
+    expect(controller.pendingCount).toBe(0);
+    expect(host.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(false);
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("expires only the old click and ignores its late end while another click is active", () => {
+    const controller = createInputPassthroughController(() => host);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("begin", "old"), vi.fn());
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("begin", "new"), vi.fn());
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS - 1000);
+    expect(controller.pendingCount).toBe(1);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("end", "old"), vi.fn());
+    expect(host.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(true);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
+    expect(host.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("cancels timers on end and reset, and does not restore old leases on remount", () => {
+    let current = host;
+    const controller = createInputPassthroughController(() => current);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("begin", "one"), vi.fn());
+    controller.handleMessage(message("begin", "two"), vi.fn());
+    controller.handleMessage(message("end", "one"), vi.fn());
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(1);
+    controller.reset();
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+    expect(host.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(false);
+    current = document.createElement("div");
+    controller.onHostMounted(current);
+    expect(current.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(false);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("begin", "new-session"), vi.fn());
+    controller.handleMessage(message("end", "two"), vi.fn());
+    expect(current.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("does not revive an expired lease when a frozen page remounts before timers run", () => {
+    const controller = createInputPassthroughController(() => host);
+    controller.handleMessage(message("begin"), vi.fn());
+    vi.setSystemTime(Date.now() + INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS);
+    const replacement = document.createElement("div");
+    controller.onHostMounted(replacement);
+    expect(controller.pendingCount).toBe(0);
+    expect(replacement.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR)).toBe(false);
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/content/input-passthrough.ts b/apps/extension/src/content/input-passthrough.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec835f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/extension/src/content/input-passthrough.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import {
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH,
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR,
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS,
+  type InputPassthroughAck,
+  type InputPassthroughMessage,
+} from "@/lib/input-passthrough-bridge";
+
+export function createInputPassthroughController(getHost: () => HTMLElement | null) {
+  const pending = new Map<string, { timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>; expiresAt: number }>();
+  const release = (id: string) => {
+    const lease = pending.get(id);
+    if (lease) clearTimeout(lease.timer);
+    pending.delete(id);
+  };
+  const apply = (host: HTMLElement | null) => {
+    // A suspended page can resume/remount before its overdue timers run.
+    for (const [id, lease] of pending) {
+      if (lease.expiresAt <= Date.now()) release(id);
+    }
+    host?.toggleAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR, pending.size > 0);
+  };
+
+  return {
+    get pendingCount() {
+      return pending.size;
+    },
+    handleMessage(
+      message: InputPassthroughMessage,
+      sendResponse: (ack: InputPassthroughAck) => void,
+    ): false {
+      if (message.phase === "begin") {
+        if (!pending.has(message.id)) {
+          pending.set(message.id, {
+            expiresAt: Date.now() + INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS,
+            timer: setTimeout(() => {
+              release(message.id);
+              apply(getHost());
+            }, INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS),
+          });
+        }
+      } else release(message.id);
+      apply(getHost());
+      // Hit testing uses current styles; unlike screenshots it needs no compositor frame.
+      sendResponse({ type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, ok: true });
+      return false;
+    },
+    reset() {
+      for (const id of pending.keys()) release(id);
+      apply(getHost());
+    },
+    onHostMounted: apply,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/content/overlay.css b/apps/extension/src/content/overlay.css
index 5e8af1a..03e4d0f 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/content/overlay.css
+++ b/apps/extension/src/content/overlay.css
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@
   pointer-events: auto !important;
 }
 
+/* Click passthrough changes only control hit targets, not visibility or other UI.
+   Keep this after the equally specific host blocking rule above. */
+:host([data-bsk-overlay-surface][data-bsk-input-passthrough]),
+:host([data-bsk-input-passthrough]) [data-slot="control-overlay-blocker"],
+:host([data-bsk-input-passthrough]) [data-slot="control-overlay-pill"],
+:host([data-bsk-input-passthrough]) [data-slot="control-overlay-pill"] * {
+  pointer-events: none !important;
+}
+
 /* Screenshot suppression: the host lives in the main DOM, so hiding it
    removes the whole shadow subtree from compositing and captured frames
    only contain page content. */
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/entrypoints/__tests__/content-passthrough.test.ts b/apps/extension/src/entrypoints/__tests__/content-passthrough.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5513a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/extension/src/entrypoints/__tests__/content-passthrough.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { afterEach, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR } from "@/lib/input-passthrough-bridge";
+import {
+  OVERLAY_AGENT_OVERLAY_RESET,
+  OVERLAY_AGENT_STATE,
+  type OverlayMode,
+} from "@/lib/overlay-bridge";
+import { RECORD_START, RECORD_STOP } from "@/lib/record-bridge";
+
+vi.hoisted(() => {
+  Object.assign(globalThis, { defineContentScript: (definition: unknown) => definition });
+});
+// Exercise the real content entrypoint/controller wiring without mounting React components.
+vi.mock("react-dom/client", () => ({
+  default: { createRoot: () => ({ render() {}, unmount() {} }) },
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/instance-id", () => ({
+  getControlHintsHidden: async () => false,
+  STORAGE_KEYS: { CONTROL_HINTS_HIDDEN: "control_hints_hidden" },
+}));
+
+import content from "../content";
+
+let dispose: (() => void) | undefined;
+afterEach(() => {
+  dispose?.();
+  dispose = undefined;
+  document.querySelectorAll("browser-skill-overlay").forEach((host) => host.remove());
+  vi.clearAllTimers();
+  vi.useRealTimers();
+  vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+});
+
+async function fixture() {
+  vi.useFakeTimers();
+  let receive: (message: unknown, sender: object, ack: () => void) => void;
+  vi.stubGlobal("chrome", {
+    runtime: {
+      sendMessage: vi.fn(async () => {
+        throw new Error("Background unavailable");
+      }),
+      onMessage: {
+        addListener: (listener: typeof receive) => {
+          receive = listener;
+        },
+        removeListener: vi.fn(),
+      },
+    },
+    storage: { onChanged: { addListener: vi.fn(), removeListener: vi.fn() } },
+  });
+  let host: HTMLElement;
+  let mount: () => void;
+  vi.stubGlobal(
+    "createShadowRootUi",
+    async (
+      _ctx: unknown,
+      options: {
+        onMount(container: HTMLElement, shadow: ShadowRoot, host: HTMLElement): unknown;
+        onRemove(root: unknown): void;
+      },
+    ) => {
+      let root: unknown;
+      mount = () => {
+        if (host) {
+          options.onRemove(root);
+          host.remove();
+        }
+        host = document.createElement("browser-skill-overlay");
+        const shadow = host.attachShadow({ mode: "closed" });
+        const container = document.createElement("div");
+        shadow.append(container);
+        document.documentElement.append(host);
+        root = options.onMount(container, shadow, host);
+      };
+      return { mount };
+    },
+  );
+  await (content.main as (ctx: { onInvalidated(fn: () => void): void }) => Promise<void>)({
+    onInvalidated: (fn) => {
+      dispose = fn;
+    },
+  });
+  const send = (message: unknown) => receive(message, {}, vi.fn());
+  const state = (sessionId = "one", mode: OverlayMode = "control") =>
+    send({ type: OVERLAY_AGENT_STATE, sessionId, mode, generation: 0 });
+  const begin = (id = "click-one") => send({ type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, phase: "begin", id });
+  const active = () => host.hasAttribute(INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR);
+  state();
+  return { send, state, begin, active, remount: () => mount() };
+}
+
+it.each([
+  "paused",
+  "hidden",
+  "interrupting",
+] as const)("clears leases when control becomes %s", async (mode) => {
+  const f = await fixture();
+  f.begin();
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(true);
+  f.state("one", mode);
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(false);
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+  f.state();
+  f.remount();
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(false);
+});
+
+it("preserves same-session control updates and remounts until the click ends", async () => {
+  const f = await fixture();
+  f.begin();
+  f.state();
+  f.remount();
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(true);
+  f.send({ type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, phase: "end", id: "click-one" });
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(false);
+});
+
+it("clears old session leases without letting stale reset/end clear the new session", async () => {
+  const f = await fixture();
+  f.begin();
+  f.state("two");
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(false);
+  f.begin("click-two");
+  f.send({ type: OVERLAY_AGENT_OVERLAY_RESET, sessionId: "one" });
+  f.send({ type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, phase: "end", id: "click-one" });
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(true);
+  f.send({ type: OVERLAY_AGENT_OVERLAY_RESET, sessionId: "two" });
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(false);
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+  f.remount();
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(false);
+});
+
+it("clears leases when recording starts or finishes", async () => {
+  const f = await fixture();
+  f.begin();
+  f.send({ type: RECORD_START, requestId: "record" });
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(false);
+  f.begin("late-click");
+  f.send({ type: RECORD_STOP, requestId: "record" });
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(false);
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+});
+
+it("removes passthrough and timers when the content context is invalidated", async () => {
+  const f = await fixture();
+  f.begin();
+  dispose?.();
+  expect(f.active()).toBe(false);
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+});
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/entrypoints/content.ts b/apps/extension/src/entrypoints/content.ts
index b481e05..82bd71f 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/entrypoints/content.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/entrypoints/content.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ControlOverlay } from "@/content/ControlOverlay";
 import { createCaptureSuppressController } from "@/content/capture-suppress";
 import { HelpRequestOverlay } from "@/content/HelpRequestOverlay";
 import { createHelpRequestData } from "@/content/help-request";
+import { createInputPassthroughController } from "@/content/input-passthrough";
 import overlayCss from "@/content/overlay.css?inline";
 import { OverlayController, shouldShowAgentControlOverlay } from "@/content/overlay-controller";
 import { RecordOverlay } from "@/content/RecordOverlay";
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ import {
   isHelpCancelMessage,
   isHelpRequestMessage,
 } from "@/lib/help-bridge";
+import {
+  type InputPassthroughAck,
+  type InputPassthroughMessage,
+  isInputPassthroughMessage,
+} from "@/lib/input-passthrough-bridge";
 import { getControlHintsHidden, STORAGE_KEYS } from "@/lib/instance-id";
 import {
   isOverlayAgentOverlayResetMessage,
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ export default defineContentScript({
     }
 
     const captureSuppress = createCaptureSuppressController(() => overlayHost);
+    const inputPassthrough = createInputPassthroughController(() => overlayHost);
 
     const ui = await createShadowRootUi(ctx, {
       name: "browser-skill-overlay",
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ export default defineContentScript({
         hostLossReported = false;
         // A host rebuilt mid-capture must stay hidden until `end` arrives.
         captureSuppress.onHostMounted(shadowHost);
+        inputPassthrough.onHostMounted(shadowHost);
         const app = document.createElement("div");
         app.className = "bsk-overlay-root";
         container.append(app);
@@ -166,6 +174,8 @@ export default defineContentScript({
     function renderReactOverlays(): void {
       const overlayState = overlays.snapshot();
       const controlOverlayVisible = shouldShowAgentControlOverlay(overlayState);
+      // Leaving control (including help/record UI) must not retain click leases.
+      if (!controlOverlayVisible) inputPassthrough.reset();
       const interactiveOverlayVisible =
         overlayState.borrowRequests.length > 0 ||
         overlayState.activeHelp !== null ||
@@ -218,12 +228,16 @@ export default defineContentScript({
     }
 
     function applyOverlayState(state: OverlayAgentStateMessage): void {
+      if (overlays.snapshot().activeSessionId !== state.sessionId) inputPassthrough.reset();
       activeAgentState = state;
       overlays.applyAgentControlMode(state.sessionId, state.mode);
       renderAll();
     }
 
     function resetAgentOverlayState(sessionId: string) {
+      const activeSessionId = overlays.snapshot().activeSessionId;
+      if (activeSessionId && activeSessionId !== sessionId) return;
+      inputPassthrough.reset();
       const previousHelp = overlays.resetAgentOverlays(sessionId);
       if (previousHelp) {
         void sendHelpFinish(previousHelp.id, "cancelled");
@@ -257,6 +271,7 @@ export default defineContentScript({
         | HelpRequestMessage
         | HelpCancelMessage
         | CaptureSuppressMessage
+        | InputPassthroughMessage
         | RecordStartMessage
         | RecordStopMessage
         | RecordCancelMessage
@@ -264,11 +279,16 @@ export default defineContentScript({
         | OverlayAgentStateMessage
         | OverlayAutomationBypassMessage,
       _sender: chrome.runtime.MessageSender,
-      sendResponse: (response: BorrowResponseMessage | HelpAckMessage | CaptureSuppressAck) => void,
+      sendResponse: (
+        response: BorrowResponseMessage | HelpAckMessage | CaptureSuppressAck | InputPassthroughAck,
+      ) => void,
     ) => {
       if (isCaptureSuppressMessage(message)) {
         return captureSuppress.handleMessage(message, sendResponse);
       }
+      if (isInputPassthroughMessage(message)) {
+        return inputPassthrough.handleMessage(message, sendResponse);
+      }
 
       if (isRecordStartMessage(message)) {
         activeRecordRequestId = message.requestId;
@@ -514,6 +534,7 @@ export default defineContentScript({
     hostObserver.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: false });
 
     ctx.onInvalidated(() => {
+      inputPassthrough.reset();
       hostObserver.disconnect();
       chrome.runtime.onMessage.removeListener(onMessage);
       chrome.storage.onChanged.removeListener(onStorageChange);
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/lib/input-passthrough-bridge.ts b/apps/extension/src/lib/input-passthrough-bridge.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..944bc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/extension/src/lib/input-passthrough-bridge.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/** Click-only hit-test suppression; independent of screenshot visibility and hover bypass. */
+export const INPUT_PASSTHROUGH = "bsk/input-passthrough";
+export const INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_ATTR = "data-bsk-input-passthrough";
+/** Bound orphaned click leases even if the background never sends end. */
+export const INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS = 5_000;
+
+export interface InputPassthroughMessage {
+  type: typeof INPUT_PASSTHROUGH;
+  phase: "begin" | "end";
+  /** Identifies one click so cleanup after a lost ack cannot release another click. */
+  id: string;
+}
+
+export interface InputPassthroughAck {
+  type: typeof INPUT_PASSTHROUGH;
+  ok: true;
+}
+
+export function isInputPassthroughMessage(message: unknown): message is InputPassthroughMessage {
+  if (!message || typeof message !== "object") return false;
+  const m = message as Record<string, unknown>;
+  return (
+    m.type === INPUT_PASSTHROUGH &&
+    (m.phase === "begin" || m.phase === "end") &&
+    typeof m.id === "string" &&
+    m.id.length > 0
+  );
+}
+
+export type InputPassthroughSendToTab = (
+  tabId: number,
+  message: InputPassthroughMessage,
+) => Promise<unknown>;
+
+export const sendInputPassthrough: InputPassthroughSendToTab = (tabId, message) =>
+  chrome.tabs.sendMessage(tabId, message);
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/click.browser.test.ts b/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/click.browser.test.ts
index b0e7bea..68eddb7 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/click.browser.test.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/click.browser.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 // @vitest-environment node
 // Opt in with BSK_CLICK_CHROME; each test owns its browser, profile and HTTP server.
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { createServer } from "node:http";
+import { createElement } from "react";
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+import ts from "typescript";
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { type CdpDebuggee, type CdpDebuggerApi, ChromiumCdp } from "@/browser-driver/chromium-cdp";
+import { ControlOverlay } from "@/content/ControlOverlay";
+import {
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH,
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS,
+  type InputPassthroughSendToTab,
+} from "@/lib/input-passthrough-bridge";
 import { SessionManager } from "@/session-manager/manager";
 import { prepareBackgroundExecution } from "../background-execution";
 import { handleClick, handlePress } from "../interaction";
@@ -354,4 +364,289 @@ describe.skipIf(!process.env.BSK_CLICK_CHROME)("real browser click readiness", (
       await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.close(() => resolve()));
     }
   }, 90_000);
+
+  it("preserves hover and visible controls while scoped passthrough clears closed shadow click targets", async () => {
+    const { withChrome } = await import(
+      new URL(
+        "../../../../../evals/browser/cases/regression/snapshot-coordinates/chrome.mjs",
+        import.meta.url,
+      ).href
+    );
+    const css = readFileSync(new URL("../../content/overlay.css", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+    // Run the actual content-side controller in the browser, including its lease bookkeeping.
+    const moduleUrl = (source: string) =>
+      `data:text/javascript;base64,${Buffer.from(
+        ts.transpileModule(source, {
+          compilerOptions: { target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES2022, module: ts.ModuleKind.ES2022 },
+        }).outputText,
+      ).toString("base64")}`;
+    const bridgeUrl = moduleUrl(
+      readFileSync(new URL("../../lib/input-passthrough-bridge.ts", import.meta.url), "utf8"),
+    );
+    const controllerUrl = moduleUrl(
+      readFileSync(new URL("../../content/input-passthrough.ts", import.meta.url), "utf8").replace(
+        '"@/lib/input-passthrough-bridge"',
+        JSON.stringify(bridgeUrl),
+      ),
+    );
+    await withChrome(
+      { executable: process.env.BSK_CLICK_CHROME, deviceScale: 1, zoom: 1, startupTimeout: 30_000 },
+      async (send: Send) => {
+        const { targetId } = await send<{ targetId: string }>("Target.createTarget", {
+          url: "about:blank",
+        });
+        const { sessionId } = await send<{ sessionId: string }>("Target.attachToTarget", {
+          targetId,
+          flatten: true,
+        });
+        const local: Send = (method, params) => send(method, params, sessionId);
+        const evaluate = async <T>(expression: string) => {
+          const reply = await local<{ result: { value: T }; exceptionDetails?: unknown }>(
+            "Runtime.evaluate",
+            {
+              expression,
+              returnByValue: true,
+              awaitPromise: true,
+            },
+          );
+          expect(reply.exceptionDetails).toBeUndefined();
+          return reply.result.value;
+        };
+        await local("Page.bringToFront");
+        await local("Emulation.setDeviceMetricsOverride", {
+          width: 1280,
+          height: 757,
+          deviceScaleFactor: 1,
+          mobile: false,
+        });
+        await evaluate(`(async () => { document.body.innerHTML = '<style>#target:hover { background: rgb(1, 2, 3); }</style><button id="target" style="position:fixed;width:80px;height:30px">Page action</button>';
+          window.clicks=[]; window.stops=0; window.pageEvents=[];
+          document.querySelector('#target').onclick=e=>clicks.push(e.isTrusted);
+          for (const type of ['mouseover','mousedown','mouseup','click']) document.querySelector('#target').addEventListener(type,e=>pageEvents.push({type,trusted:e.isTrusted,hover:getComputedStyle(e.currentTarget).backgroundColor==='rgb(1, 2, 3)'}));
+          window.overlay=document.createElement('browser-skill-overlay');
+          overlay.setAttribute('data-bsk-overlay',''); overlay.setAttribute('data-bsk-overlay-surface','');
+          document.documentElement.append(overlay);
+          window.overlayRoot=overlay.attachShadow({mode:'closed'});
+          window.passthroughController=(await import(${JSON.stringify(controllerUrl)})).createInputPassthroughController(()=>overlay); })()`);
+        const manager = new SessionManager({
+          agentWindow: {
+            create: async () => ({ windowId: 100, initialTabIds: [] }),
+            remove: async () => {},
+            ensureActiveTab: async () => 4,
+          },
+        });
+        const ctx = await manager.start("overlay-click");
+        const tab = { id: 4, windowId: 100, active: true } as chrome.tabs.Tab;
+        const tabsApi = { get: async () => tab, query: async () => [tab] };
+        const mouse: string[] = [];
+        const cdp: CdpRunner = {
+          send: async (_tabId, method, params) => {
+            if (method === "Input.dispatchMouseEvent") {
+              mouse.push((params as { type: string }).type);
+              expect(await evaluate("getComputedStyle(overlay).display")).toBe("block");
+              expect(
+                await evaluate(
+                  "getComputedStyle(overlayRoot.querySelector('[data-slot=control-overlay-pill]')).opacity",
+                ),
+              ).toBe("1");
+              expect(await evaluate("overlay.hasAttribute('data-bsk-capture-hidden')")).toBe(false);
+            }
+            return (await local(method, params)) as never;
+          },
+        };
+        const phases: string[] = [];
+        const sendInputPassthrough: InputPassthroughSendToTab = async (_tabId, message) => {
+          phases.push(message.phase);
+          return evaluate(
+            `new Promise(resolve=>passthroughController.handleMessage(${JSON.stringify(message)},resolve))`,
+          );
+        };
+        const bypassOverlay = async (_tabId: number, enabled: boolean) => {
+          await evaluate(`window.bypassCount += ${enabled ? 1 : -1};
+            overlay.toggleAttribute('data-bsk-overlay-blocking',bypassCount===0);
+            overlayRoot.querySelector('[data-slot="control-overlay-blocker"]').style.pointerEvents=bypassCount>0?'none':'auto';`);
+        };
+        // A retained hover bypass leaves the pill interactive even though the host is transparent.
+        for (const automationBypass of [false, true]) {
+          const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(
+            createElement(ControlOverlay, {
+              visible: true,
+              interrupting: false,
+              automationBypass,
+              onInterrupt: () => {},
+            }),
+          );
+          await evaluate(`window.bypassCount=${automationBypass ? 1 : 0}; overlay.toggleAttribute('data-bsk-overlay-blocking', ${!automationBypass});
+            overlayRoot.innerHTML = ${JSON.stringify(`<style>${css}</style>`)} + ${JSON.stringify(markup)};
+            // Static markup starts before the component's reveal effect; model its settled state.
+            for (const control of overlayRoot.querySelectorAll('[data-slot^="control-overlay"]')) control.style.opacity='1';
+            overlayRoot.querySelector('[data-slot="control-overlay-stop-all"]').addEventListener('click',()=>stops++);`);
+          await evaluate(
+            "Object.assign(document.querySelector('#target').style,{left:'20px',top:'20px'})",
+          );
+          phases.length = 0;
+          const clear = await handleClick(
+            manager,
+            { session_id: ctx.sessionId, selector: "#target" },
+            { cdp, tabsApi, sendInputPassthrough, bypassOverlay },
+          );
+          expect(clear).not.toHaveProperty("code");
+          expect(phases).toEqual([]);
+          expect(await evaluate("bypassCount")).toBe(automationBypass ? 1 : 0);
+          for (const slot of ["control-overlay-pill", "control-overlay-stop-all"]) {
+            const point = await evaluate<{ x: number; y: number }>(`(() => {
+              const r=overlayRoot.querySelector('[data-slot="${slot}"]').getBoundingClientRect();
+              const x=${slot === "control-overlay-pill" ? "r.x+25" : "r.x+r.width/2"}, y=r.y+r.height/2;
+              Object.assign(document.querySelector('#target').style,{left:(x-40)+'px',top:(y-15)+'px'});
+              clicks=[]; stops=0; return {x,y};
+            })()`);
+            expect(
+              await evaluate(`document.elementFromPoint(${point.x},${point.y})===overlay`),
+            ).toBe(true);
+            const nativeClick = async () => {
+              for (const type of ["mouseMoved", "mousePressed", "mouseReleased"]) {
+                await local("Input.dispatchMouseEvent", {
+                  type,
+                  ...point,
+                  button: "left",
+                  clickCount: 1,
+                });
+              }
+            };
+            await nativeClick(); // Reproduce the interception before using the fixed click path.
+            expect(await evaluate("clicks")).toEqual([]);
+            await local("Input.dispatchMouseEvent", { type: "mouseMoved", x: 0, y: 0 });
+            await evaluate("stops=0; pageEvents=[]");
+            phases.length = 0;
+            const { root } = await local<{ root: { nodeId: number } }>("DOM.getDocument");
+            const { nodeId } = await local<{ nodeId: number }>("DOM.querySelector", {
+              nodeId: root.nodeId,
+              selector: "#target",
+            });
+            const { node } = await local<{ node: { backendNodeId: number } }>("DOM.describeNode", {
+              nodeId,
+            });
+            ctx.refStore.set("e1", node.backendNodeId, { tabId: 4 });
+            mouse.length = 0;
+            const result = await handleClick(
+              manager,
+              {
+                session_id: ctx.sessionId,
+                ...(automationBypass ? { ref: "e1" } : { selector: "#target" }),
+              },
+              { cdp, tabsApi, sendInputPassthrough, bypassOverlay },
+            );
+            expect(result, JSON.stringify(result)).not.toHaveProperty("code");
+            expect(await evaluate("clicks")).toEqual([true]);
+            expect(phases).toEqual(["begin", "end"]);
+            expect(await evaluate("pageEvents")).toEqual(
+              ["mouseover", "mousedown", "mouseup", "click"].map((type) => ({
+                type,
+                trusted: true,
+                hover: true,
+              })),
+            );
+            expect(await evaluate("bypassCount")).toBe(automationBypass ? 1 : 0);
+            expect(await evaluate("getComputedStyle(overlay).display")).toBe("block");
+            expect(await evaluate("overlay.hasAttribute('data-bsk-input-passthrough')")).toBe(
+              false,
+            );
+            expect(await evaluate("stops")).toBe(0);
+            expect(mouse).toEqual(["mouseMoved", "mousePressed", "mouseReleased"]);
+            expect(await evaluate("overlay.hasAttribute('data-bsk-capture-hidden')")).toBe(false);
+            expect(
+              await evaluate(`document.elementFromPoint(${point.x},${point.y})===overlay`),
+            ).toBe(true);
+            if (slot === "control-overlay-stop-all") {
+              await nativeClick();
+              expect(await evaluate("stops")).toBe(1);
+              expect(await evaluate("clicks")).toEqual([true]);
+            }
+            mouse.length = 0;
+            const blocked = await handleClick(
+              manager,
+              { session_id: ctx.sessionId, selector: "#target" },
+              {
+                cdp,
+                tabsApi,
+                bypassOverlay,
+                sendInputPassthrough: async () => {
+                  throw new Error("Content script unavailable");
+                },
+              },
+            );
+            expect(blocked).toMatchObject({
+              code: "cdp_failed",
+              data: { reason: "input_not_ready", effect_state: "none" },
+            });
+            expect(mouse).toEqual([]);
+            expect(await evaluate("clicks")).toEqual([true]);
+          }
+          // Other extension controls stay hit-testable even while a click lease is active.
+          await evaluate(
+            `(() => { const extra=document.createElement('div'); extra.innerHTML='<button id="other" style="position:fixed;left:20px;top:20px;width:80px;height:30px;pointer-events:auto">Help or recording control</button>'; overlayRoot.append(extra); })()`,
+          );
+          await evaluate(
+            "Object.assign(document.querySelector('#target').style,{left:'20px',top:'20px'})",
+          );
+          mouse.length = 0;
+          const protectedControl = await handleClick(
+            manager,
+            { session_id: ctx.sessionId, selector: "#target" },
+            { cdp, tabsApi, sendInputPassthrough, bypassOverlay },
+          );
+          expect(protectedControl).toHaveProperty("data.reason", "input_not_ready");
+          expect(mouse).toEqual([]);
+          await sendInputPassthrough(4, {
+            type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH,
+            phase: "begin",
+            id: "css-check",
+          });
+          expect(await evaluate("overlayRoot.elementFromPoint(40,30).id")).toBe("other");
+          expect(await evaluate("getComputedStyle(overlay).display")).toBe("block");
+          await evaluate(`(() => { const replacement=document.createElement('browser-skill-overlay');
+            for(const attr of overlay.attributes) replacement.setAttribute(attr.name,attr.value);
+            const replacementRoot=replacement.attachShadow({mode:'closed'});
+            replacementRoot.innerHTML=overlayRoot.innerHTML;
+            overlay.replaceWith(replacement); overlay=replacement; overlayRoot=replacementRoot;
+            passthroughController.onHostMounted(overlay); })()`);
+          expect(await evaluate("overlay.hasAttribute('data-bsk-input-passthrough')")).toBe(true);
+          await sendInputPassthrough(4, { type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, phase: "end", id: "css-check" });
+          expect(await evaluate("overlay.hasAttribute('data-bsk-input-passthrough')")).toBe(false);
+        }
+        // Losing end must restore the user's Stop button without another background message.
+        const stopPoint = await evaluate<{ x: number; y: number }>(`(() => {
+          const stop=overlayRoot.querySelector('[data-slot="control-overlay-stop-all"]');
+          stop.addEventListener('click',()=>stops++);
+          const r=stop.getBoundingClientRect(), x=r.x+r.width/2, y=r.y+r.height/2;
+          Object.assign(document.querySelector('#target').style,{left:(x-40)+'px',top:(y-15)+'px'});
+          stops=0; clicks=[]; return {x,y};
+        })()`);
+        await sendInputPassthrough(4, { type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, phase: "begin", id: "lost-end" });
+        expect(await evaluate(`document.elementFromPoint(${stopPoint.x},${stopPoint.y}).id`)).toBe(
+          "target",
+        );
+        await expect
+          .poll(() => evaluate("overlay.hasAttribute('data-bsk-input-passthrough')"), {
+            timeout: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS + 3_000,
+          })
+          .toBe(false);
+        expect(await evaluate("passthroughController.pendingCount")).toBe(0);
+        expect(
+          await evaluate(`document.elementFromPoint(${stopPoint.x},${stopPoint.y})===overlay`),
+        ).toBe(true);
+        for (const type of ["mouseMoved", "mousePressed", "mouseReleased"]) {
+          await local("Input.dispatchMouseEvent", {
+            type,
+            ...stopPoint,
+            button: "left",
+            clickCount: 1,
+          });
+        }
+        expect(await evaluate("stops")).toBe(1);
+        expect(await evaluate("clicks")).toEqual([]);
+        expect(await evaluate("getComputedStyle(overlay).display")).toBe("block");
+      },
+    );
+  }, 30_000);
 });
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/dispatcher.test.ts b/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/dispatcher.test.ts
index 4f37386..6e88dba 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/dispatcher.test.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/dispatcher.test.ts
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ describe("ToolDispatcher", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("bypasses and restores the control overlay for an upload trigger click", async () => {
+  it("leaves overlay state alone for an unobstructed upload trigger click", async () => {
     const sendMessage = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
     vi.stubGlobal("chrome", {
       tabs: {
@@ -383,15 +383,8 @@ describe("ToolDispatcher", () => {
       }
       if (method === "Runtime.evaluate") {
         const expression = (params as { expression?: string }).expression ?? "";
-        if (expression.includes("hitIndex")) {
-          return { result: { value: { hitIndex: 0 } } } as T;
-        }
-        if (expression.includes("overlayHostPresent")) {
-          return {
-            result: {
-              value: { overlayHostPresent: true, overlayHostConnected: true },
-            },
-          } as T;
+        if (expression.includes('return "absent"')) {
+          return { result: { value: "clear" } } as T;
         }
         if (expression.includes("count:")) {
           return { result: { value: { count: 1, multiple: false } } } as T;
@@ -432,14 +425,7 @@ describe("ToolDispatcher", () => {
     await vi.waitFor(() => expect(sent).toHaveLength(1));
 
     expect(sent[0]).toMatchObject({ result: { tab_id: 7, file_names: ["test.png"] } });
-    expect(sendMessage).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 7, {
-      type: "bh-automation-bypass",
-      enabled: true,
-    });
-    expect(sendMessage).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 7, {
-      type: "bh-automation-bypass",
-      enabled: false,
-    });
+    expect(sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("detaches CDP state before stopping a session", async () => {
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/file-transfer.test.ts b/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/file-transfer.test.ts
index 9b2f2a1..d2085a4 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/file-transfer.test.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/file-transfer.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { InputPassthroughMessage } from "@/lib/input-passthrough-bridge";
 import { SessionManager } from "@/session-manager/manager";
 import { type DownloadsApi, handleDownload } from "../download";
 import { captureBrowserDownload } from "../download-capture";
@@ -58,12 +59,18 @@ function uploadCdp(
     multiple?: boolean;
     chooser?: { frameId?: string; backendNodeId?: number; mode?: string };
     pendingResolve?: boolean;
+    overlayHit?: () => string;
   } = {},
 ) {
   const calls: Array<{ method: string; params?: object }> = [];
   let cdpEvent: Parameters<NonNullable<CdpRunner["onEvent"]>>[0] | undefined;
   const send = vi.fn(async (_tabId: number, method: string, params?: object) => {
     calls.push({ method, params });
+    if (
+      method === "Runtime.evaluate" &&
+      String((params as { expression?: string })?.expression).includes('return "absent"')
+    )
+      return { result: { value: options.overlayHit?.() ?? "clear" } };
     if (method === "DOM.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded") return {};
     if (method === "Page.setInterceptFileChooserDialog") return {};
     if (method === "Page.getLayoutMetrics")
@@ -161,11 +168,20 @@ function dropCdp(
 }
 
 describe("file transfer tools", () => {
-  it("captures the file input activated by the requested click and injects only staged paths", async () => {
+  it.each([
+    false,
+    true,
+  ])("uploads staged paths through the requested click (covered=%s)", async (covered) => {
     const manager = sessions();
     const ctx = await manager.start("s1");
     ctx.refStore.set("e3", 123, { tabId: 4 });
-    const { cdp, calls } = uploadCdp();
+    let passthrough = false;
+    const sendInputPassthrough = vi.fn(async (_tab: number, message: InputPassthroughMessage) => {
+      passthrough = message.phase === "begin";
+    });
+    const { cdp, calls } = uploadCdp({
+      overlayHit: () => (covered && !passthrough ? "covered" : "clear"),
+    });
 
     const result = await handleUpload(
       manager,
@@ -177,8 +193,12 @@ describe("file transfer tools", () => {
           { transfer_id: "tr_2", name: "two.png", staged_path: "/private/stage/two" },
         ],
       },
-      { cdp, tabsApi: tabsApi() },
+      { cdp, tabsApi: tabsApi(), sendInputPassthrough },
     );
+    expect(sendInputPassthrough.mock.calls.map(([, m]) => m.phase)).toEqual(
+      covered ? ["begin", "end"] : [],
+    );
+    expect(passthrough).toBe(false);
 
     expect(result).toMatchObject({ tab_id: 4, file_names: ["one.png", "two.png"] });
     expect(calls[0]).toEqual({
@@ -553,7 +573,7 @@ describe("file transfer tools", () => {
     expect(detach).toHaveBeenCalledWith(4);
   });
 
-  it("routes one exact-target download through a browser-relative capability", async () => {
+  it.each([false, true])("routes an exact-target download (covered=%s)", async (covered) => {
     const manager = sessions();
     const ctx = await manager.start("s1");
     ctx.refStore.set("e3", 123, { tabId: 4 });
@@ -593,7 +613,16 @@ describe("file transfer tools", () => {
     };
     let cdpEvent: Parameters<NonNullable<CdpRunner["onEvent"]>>[0] | undefined;
     let suggested: chrome.downloads.DownloadFilenameSuggestion | undefined;
+    let passthrough = false;
+    const sendInputPassthrough = vi.fn(async (_tab: number, message: InputPassthroughMessage) => {
+      passthrough = message.phase === "begin";
+    });
     const send = vi.fn(async (_tabId: number, method: string, params?: object) => {
+      if (
+        method === "Runtime.evaluate" &&
+        String((params as { expression?: string })?.expression).includes('return "absent"')
+      )
+        return { result: { value: covered && !passthrough ? "covered" : "clear" } };
       if (method === "Page.getLayoutMetrics")
         return { cssLayoutViewport: { clientWidth: 1280, clientHeight: 720 } };
       if (method === "DOM.getContentQuads") return { quads: [[0, 0, 20, 0, 20, 20, 0, 20]] };
@@ -626,8 +655,12 @@ describe("file transfer tools", () => {
     const result = await handleDownload(
       manager,
       { session_id: "s1", ref: "@e3", browser_relative_dir: "BrowserSkill/tr_1" },
-      { cdp, tabsApi: tabsApi(), downloads },
+      { cdp, tabsApi: tabsApi(), downloads, sendInputPassthrough },
     );
+    expect(sendInputPassthrough.mock.calls.map(([, m]) => m.phase)).toEqual(
+      covered ? ["begin", "end"] : [],
+    );
+    expect(passthrough).toBe(false);
 
     expect(suggested).toEqual({
       filename: "BrowserSkill/tr_1/result.zip",
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/interaction.test.ts b/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/interaction.test.ts
index 6dea22e..74e6ebb 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/interaction.test.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/interaction.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH,
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS,
+  type InputPassthroughMessage,
+} from "@/lib/input-passthrough-bridge";
 import { SessionManager } from "@/session-manager/manager";
 import type { CdpRunner } from "@/tools/shared";
 import { withInputReady } from "../input-readiness";
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ function makeFakeCdp(
   rendered: () => boolean | Promise<boolean> = () => true,
 ) {
   const sent: Array<{ tabId: number; method: string; params?: object }> = [];
+  const overlayHit = vi.fn(async () => ({ result: { value: "clear" } }));
   const sendImpl = async (tabId: number, method: string, params?: object) => {
     sent.push({ tabId, method, params });
     if (
@@ -42,6 +48,11 @@ function makeFakeCdp(
     )
       return { result: { value: visibility() } };
     if (method === "Page.captureScreenshot") return { data: (await rendered()) ? "pixel" : "" };
+    if (
+      method === "Runtime.evaluate" &&
+      String((params as { expression?: string })?.expression).includes('return "absent"')
+    )
+      return overlayHit();
     const h = handlers[method];
     if (!h && method === "Accessibility.getPartialAXTree") return { nodes: [] };
     if (!h && method === "Page.getLayoutMetrics") {
@@ -65,7 +76,7 @@ function makeFakeCdp(
     ),
     query: vi.fn(async () => [{ id: 4, windowId: 100, active: true } as chrome.tabs.Tab]),
   };
-  return { cdp, tabsApi, sent };
+  return { cdp, tabsApi, sent, overlayHit };
 }
 
 describe("modifiersBitfield", () => {
@@ -241,10 +252,41 @@ describe("handleClick", () => {
     expect(fake.sent.filter((call) => call.method === "Input.dispatchMouseEvent")).toHaveLength(3);
   });
 
-  it("enables overlay bypass before mouse events when overlay blocks the click point", async () => {
+  it.each([
+    "clear",
+    "absent",
+    "bypass-only",
+    "covered",
+    "press-fails",
+    "cancel-after-move",
+    "cancel-during-begin",
+    "still-covered",
+    "begin-fails",
+    "lost-ack",
+    "restore-fails",
+    "probe-throws",
+    "probe-invalid",
+    "verify-throws",
+    "late-covered",
+    "late-unknown",
+    "known-late-unknown",
+  ])("scopes click passthrough without changing a retained hover bypass: %s", async (mode) => {
     const order: string[] = [];
-    const bypassOverlay = vi.fn(async (_tabId: number, enabled: boolean) => {
-      order.push(enabled ? "bypass-on" : "bypass-off");
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    let bypassCount = 1; // A hover owns this reference throughout the click helper.
+    const bypassOverlay = vi.fn(async (_tab: number, enabled: boolean) => {
+      order.push(enabled ? "bypass-begin" : "bypass-end");
+      bypassCount += enabled ? 1 : -1;
+    });
+    let passthrough = false;
+    const sendInputPassthrough = vi.fn(async (_tab: number, message: InputPassthroughMessage) => {
+      order.push(message.phase);
+      if (message.phase === "begin" && mode === "begin-fails") throw new Error("No receiver");
+      passthrough = message.phase === "begin";
+      if (passthrough && mode === "cancel-during-begin") controller.abort();
+      if (passthrough && mode === "lost-ack") throw new Error("Response lost after application");
+      if (!passthrough && mode === "restore-fails") throw new Error("Tab closed");
+      return { type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, ok: true };
     });
     const sm = new SessionManager({ agentWindow: fakeAgentWindow([100]) });
     const ctx = await sm.start("aa11");
@@ -252,146 +294,205 @@ describe("handleClick", () => {
     const fake = makeFakeCdp({
       "DOM.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded": () => ({}),
       "DOM.getContentQuads": () => ({ quads: [[10, 20, 110, 20, 110, 60, 10, 60]] }),
-      "Runtime.evaluate": (params: unknown) => {
-        const expr = String((params as { expression?: string })?.expression ?? "");
-        if (expr.includes("overlayHostPresent") && !expr.includes("hitIndex")) {
-          return { result: { value: { overlayHostPresent: true, overlayHostConnected: true } } };
-        }
-        if (expr.includes("hitIndex")) {
-          return {
-            result: {
-              value: { overlayHostPresent: true, overlayHostConnected: true, hitIndex: 0 },
-            },
-          };
-        }
-        throw new Error(`unexpected Runtime.evaluate: ${expr.slice(0, 80)}`);
-      },
-      "Input.dispatchMouseEvent": () => {
-        order.push("mouse");
+      "Input.dispatchMouseEvent": (params) => {
+        const { type } = params as { type: string };
+        order.push(type);
+        if (type === "mouseMoved" && mode === "cancel-after-move") controller.abort();
+        if (type === "mousePressed" && mode === "press-fails") throw new Error("Input failed");
         return {};
       },
     });
-    const res = await handleClick(
+    const initiallyClear = [
+      "clear",
+      "absent",
+      "probe-throws",
+      "probe-invalid",
+      "late-covered",
+      "late-unknown",
+    ].includes(mode);
+    fake.overlayHit.mockImplementation(async () => {
+      order.push("probe");
+      if (mode === "probe-throws" || (mode === "verify-throws" && passthrough))
+        throw new Error("Renderer unavailable");
+      if (mode === "probe-invalid") return { exceptionDetails: {} } as never;
+      if (order.includes("mouseMoved") && ["late-unknown", "known-late-unknown"].includes(mode))
+        return {} as never;
+      const hit =
+        mode === "absent"
+          ? "absent"
+          : mode === "late-covered" && order.includes("mouseMoved")
+            ? "covered"
+            : mode === "bypass-only" && bypassCount === 2
+              ? "clear"
+              : initiallyClear || (passthrough && mode !== "still-covered")
+                ? "clear"
+                : "covered";
+      return { result: { value: hit } };
+    });
+    const result = await handleClick(
       sm,
       { session_id: "aa11", ref: "@e3" },
-      { cdp: fake.cdp, tabsApi: fake.tabsApi, bypassOverlay },
+      {
+        ...fake,
+        sendInputPassthrough,
+        bypassOverlay,
+        signal: controller.signal,
+      },
     );
-    if ("code" in res) throw new Error(`unexpected error: ${JSON.stringify(res)}`);
-    expect(bypassOverlay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(4, true);
-    expect(bypassOverlay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(4, false);
-    expect(order.indexOf("bypass-on")).toBeLessThan(order.indexOf("mouse"));
-    expect(order.lastIndexOf("bypass-off")).toBeGreaterThan(order.lastIndexOf("mouse"));
-  });
-
-  it("disables overlay bypass when mouse dispatch throws", async () => {
-    const bypassOverlay = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
-    const sm = new SessionManager({ agentWindow: fakeAgentWindow([100]) });
-    const ctx = await sm.start("aa11");
-    ctx.refStore.set("e3", 1234, { tabId: 4 });
-    let mouseCalls = 0;
-    const fake = makeFakeCdp({
-      "DOM.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded": () => ({}),
-      "DOM.getContentQuads": () => ({ quads: [[10, 20, 110, 20, 110, 60, 10, 60]] }),
-      "Runtime.evaluate": (params: unknown) => {
-        const expr = String((params as { expression?: string })?.expression ?? "");
-        if (expr.includes("overlayHostPresent") && !expr.includes("hitIndex")) {
-          return { result: { value: { overlayHostPresent: true, overlayHostConnected: true } } };
-        }
-        if (expr.includes("hitIndex")) {
-          return {
-            result: {
-              value: { overlayHostPresent: true, overlayHostConnected: true, hitIndex: 0 },
-            },
-          };
-        }
-        throw new Error(`unexpected Runtime.evaluate: ${expr.slice(0, 80)}`);
-      },
-      "Input.dispatchMouseEvent": () => {
-        mouseCalls += 1;
-        if (mouseCalls === 2) throw new Error("mousePressed failed");
-        return {};
-      },
-    });
-    const res = await handleClick(
-      sm,
-      { session_id: "aa11", ref: "@e3" },
-      { cdp: fake.cdp, tabsApi: fake.tabsApi, bypassOverlay },
+    const beforeMoveFailure = [
+      "still-covered",
+      "begin-fails",
+      "verify-throws",
+      "cancel-during-begin",
+    ].includes(mode);
+    const noPress =
+      beforeMoveFailure ||
+      ["cancel-after-move", "late-covered", "known-late-unknown"].includes(mode);
+    const mouse = order.filter((step) => step.startsWith("mouse"));
+    expect(mouse).toEqual(
+      beforeMoveFailure
+        ? []
+        : noPress
+          ? ["mouseMoved"]
+          : ["mouseMoved", "mousePressed", "mouseReleased"],
     );
-    expect(res).toMatchObject({ code: "cdp_failed" });
-    expect(bypassOverlay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(4, true);
-    expect(bypassOverlay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(4, false);
-  });
-
-  it("enables overlay bypass when the overlay host itself captures the point", async () => {
-    const bypassOverlay = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
-    const host = document.createElement("browser-skill-overlay");
-    host.setAttribute("data-bsk-overlay", "");
-    host.style.cssText =
-      "position:fixed;inset:0;width:100vw;height:100vh;pointer-events:auto;display:block";
-    host.attachShadow({ mode: "closed" });
-    document.body.append(host);
-    Object.defineProperty(host, "getBoundingClientRect", {
-      value: () => ({
-        x: 0,
-        y: 0,
-        width: 1280,
-        height: 720,
-        top: 0,
-        left: 0,
-        right: 1280,
-        bottom: 720,
-      }),
-    });
-    const sm = new SessionManager({ agentWindow: fakeAgentWindow([100]) });
-    const ctx = await sm.start("aa11");
-    ctx.refStore.set("e3", 1234, { tabId: 4 });
-    const fake = makeFakeCdp({
-      "DOM.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded": () => ({}),
-      "DOM.getContentQuads": () => ({ quads: [[10, 20, 110, 20, 110, 60, 10, 60]] }),
-      "Runtime.evaluate": (params: unknown) => {
-        const expr = String((params as { expression?: string })?.expression ?? "");
-        const value = new Function(`return (${expr})`)();
-        return { result: { value } };
-      },
-      "Input.dispatchMouseEvent": () => ({}),
-    });
-    try {
-      const res = await handleClick(
-        sm,
-        { session_id: "aa11", ref: "@e3" },
-        { cdp: fake.cdp, tabsApi: fake.tabsApi, bypassOverlay },
+    if (noPress || mode === "press-fails") {
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty(
+        "code",
+        mode.startsWith("cancel-") ? "cancelled" : "cdp_failed",
       );
-      if ("code" in res) throw new Error(`unexpected error: ${JSON.stringify(res)}`);
-      expect(bypassOverlay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(4, true);
-      expect(bypassOverlay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(4, false);
-    } finally {
-      host.remove();
+      if (
+        [
+          "still-covered",
+          "begin-fails",
+          "verify-throws",
+          "late-covered",
+          "known-late-unknown",
+        ].includes(mode)
+      )
+        expect(result).toMatchObject({
+          data: {
+            reason: "input_not_ready",
+            effect_state: "none",
+            pointer_moved: ["late-covered", "known-late-unknown"].includes(mode),
+          },
+        });
+    } else expect(result).toMatchObject({ tab_id: 4, used_ref: "e3", x: 60, y: 40 });
+    if (initiallyClear || mode === "bypass-only") {
+      expect(sendInputPassthrough).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    } else {
+      const messages = sendInputPassthrough.mock.calls.map(([, message]) => message);
+      expect(messages).toEqual([
+        { type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, phase: "begin", id: expect.any(String) },
+        { type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, phase: "end", id: messages[0].id },
+      ]);
+      if (mouse.length) expect(order.indexOf("begin")).toBeLessThan(order.indexOf("mouseMoved"));
+      if (mouse.includes("mouseReleased"))
+        expect(order.indexOf("end")).toBeGreaterThan(order.indexOf("mouseReleased"));
+      expect(order.slice(-2)).toEqual(["end", "bypass-end"]);
     }
+    if (mode === "clear" || mode === "absent")
+      expect(order).toEqual(["probe", "mouseMoved", "probe", "mousePressed", "mouseReleased"]);
+    if (mode === "covered")
+      expect(order).toEqual([
+        "probe",
+        "bypass-begin",
+        "probe",
+        "begin",
+        "probe",
+        "mouseMoved",
+        "probe",
+        "mousePressed",
+        "mouseReleased",
+        "end",
+        "bypass-end",
+      ]);
+    expect(bypassCount).toBe(1);
+    if (initiallyClear) expect(bypassOverlay).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    else
+      expect(bypassOverlay.mock.calls).toEqual([
+        [4, true],
+        [4, false],
+      ]);
   });
 
-  it("skips overlay bypass when overlay does not block the click point", async () => {
-    const bypassOverlay = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
-    const sm = new SessionManager({ agentWindow: fakeAgentWindow([100]) });
-    const ctx = await sm.start("aa11");
-    ctx.refStore.set("e3", 1234, { tabId: 4 });
-    const fake = makeFakeCdp({
-      "DOM.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded": () => ({}),
-      "DOM.getContentQuads": () => ({ quads: [[10, 20, 110, 20, 110, 60, 10, 60]] }),
-      "Runtime.evaluate": (params: unknown) => {
-        const expr = String((params as { expression?: string })?.expression ?? "");
-        if (expr.includes("overlayHostPresent") && !expr.includes("hitIndex")) {
-          return { result: { value: { overlayHostPresent: false, overlayHostConnected: false } } };
-        }
-        throw new Error(`unexpected Runtime.evaluate: ${expr.slice(0, 80)}`);
-      },
-      "Input.dispatchMouseEvent": () => ({}),
-    });
-    await handleClick(
-      sm,
-      { session_id: "aa11", ref: "@e3" },
-      { cdp: fake.cdp, tabsApi: fake.tabsApi, bypassOverlay },
-    );
-    expect(bypassOverlay).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  it.each([
+    ["begin", INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS],
+    ["move", INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS],
+    ["press", INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS],
+    ["release", INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS],
+    ["clear-slow", INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS],
+    ["begin", 4_000],
+    ["move", 4_000],
+    ["probe", 4_000],
+    ["move", 3_999],
+    ["press", 4_500],
+    ["release", 4_500],
+  ] as const)("handles %s delayed by %i ms without retrying input", async (phase, elapsed) => {
+    let now = Date.now();
+    const clock = vi.spyOn(Date, "now").mockImplementation(() => now);
+    try {
+      const manager = new SessionManager({ agentWindow: fakeAgentWindow([100]) });
+      const ctx = await manager.start("expiry");
+      ctx.refStore.set("e1", 100, { tabId: 4 });
+      const mouse: string[] = [];
+      let passthrough = false;
+      const sendInputPassthrough = vi.fn(async (_tab: number, message: InputPassthroughMessage) => {
+        passthrough = message.phase === "begin";
+        if (passthrough && phase === "begin") now += elapsed;
+      });
+      const bypassOverlay = vi.fn(async () => {});
+      const fake = makeFakeCdp({
+        "DOM.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded": () => ({}),
+        "DOM.getContentQuads": () => ({ quads: [[0, 0, 40, 0, 40, 20, 0, 20]] }),
+        "Input.dispatchMouseEvent": (params) => {
+          const type = (params as { type: string }).type;
+          mouse.push(type);
+          if (
+            (phase === "move" && type === "mouseMoved") ||
+            (["press", "clear-slow"].includes(phase) && type === "mousePressed") ||
+            (phase === "release" && type === "mouseReleased")
+          )
+            now += elapsed;
+          return {};
+        },
+      });
+      // Another concurrent lease may keep the point clear after ours has expired.
+      fake.overlayHit.mockImplementation(async () => {
+        if (phase === "probe" && mouse.length > 0) now += elapsed;
+        return { result: { value: passthrough || phase === "clear-slow" ? "clear" : "covered" } };
+      });
+      const result = await handleClick(
+        manager,
+        { session_id: "expiry", ref: "e1" },
+        { ...fake, bypassOverlay, sendInputPassthrough },
+      );
+      const blockedBeforePress = ["begin", "move", "probe"].includes(phase) && elapsed >= 4_000;
+      if (phase === "clear-slow" || (!blockedBeforePress && elapsed < INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS)) {
+        expect(result).not.toHaveProperty("code");
+      } else {
+        expect(result).toMatchObject({
+          data: {
+            reason: blockedBeforePress ? "input_not_ready" : "input_outcome_unknown",
+            effect_state: blockedBeforePress ? "none" : "unknown",
+          },
+        });
+      }
+      if (phase === "clear-slow") expect(sendInputPassthrough).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      else {
+        expect(sendInputPassthrough.mock.calls.map(([, m]) => m.phase)).toEqual(["begin", "end"]);
+        expect(bypassOverlay.mock.calls).toHaveLength(2);
+      }
+      expect(mouse).toEqual(
+        blockedBeforePress && phase === "begin"
+          ? []
+          : blockedBeforePress
+            ? ["mouseMoved"]
+            : ["mouseMoved", "mousePressed", "mouseReleased"],
+      );
+    } finally {
+      clock.mockRestore();
+    }
   });
 
   it("leaves disabled click behavior to the browser without an AX preflight", async () => {
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/visual-screenshot.test.ts b/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/visual-screenshot.test.ts
index 49f1238..76d6950 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/visual-screenshot.test.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/tools/__tests__/visual-screenshot.test.ts
@@ -524,21 +524,29 @@ async function pointFixture(child = false, oopif = false) {
   ctx.refStore.replace([["e1", { kind: "visual-region", candidate: f.candidate }]]);
   const tab = { id: 4, windowId: 100, active: true } as chrome.tabs.Tab;
   const tabsApi = { get: async () => tab, query: async () => [tab] };
+  const sendInputPassthrough = vi.fn(async (_tab: number, _message: { phase: string }) => ({}));
   const bypassOverlay = vi.fn(async (_tab: number, _enabled: boolean) => {});
   const original = f.send.getMockImplementation()!;
   const input: Record<string, unknown>[] = [];
   const hitPoints: number[][] = [];
   const control = {
     hit: true,
+    overlayCovered: false,
     onMove: () => {},
     failPress: false,
     visibility: "visible",
     onFocus: () => {},
     focusCommands: [] as boolean[],
   };
+  sendInputPassthrough.mockImplementation(async (_tab, message) => {
+    control.overlayCovered = message.phase !== "begin";
+    return {};
+  });
   f.send.mockImplementation(async (target, method, params = {}) => {
     if (method === "Runtime.evaluate" && params.expression === "document.visibilityState")
       return { result: { value: control.visibility } };
+    if (method === "Runtime.evaluate" && String(params.expression).includes('return "absent"'))
+      return { result: { value: control.overlayCovered ? "covered" : "clear" } };
     if (method === "Runtime.evaluate" && params.awaitPromise) return { result: { value: true } };
     if (method === "Emulation.setFocusEmulationEnabled") {
       control.focusCommands.push(params.enabled as boolean);
@@ -550,7 +558,7 @@ async function pointFixture(child = false, oopif = false) {
       String(params.functionDeclaration).includes("elementFromPoint")
     ) {
       hitPoints.push((params.arguments as { value: number }[]).map((a) => a.value));
-      return { result: { value: control.hit } };
+      return { result: { value: control.hit && !control.overlayCovered } };
     }
     if (method === "Input.dispatchMouseEvent") {
       input.push(params);
@@ -586,7 +594,7 @@ async function pointFixture(child = false, oopif = false) {
     input,
     hitPoints,
     pointControl: control,
-    deps: { cdp: f.cdp, tabsApi, bypassOverlay },
+    deps: { cdp: f.cdp, tabsApi, sendInputPassthrough, bypassOverlay },
     shot,
   };
 }
@@ -608,12 +616,52 @@ it.each([
     "visual_capture_stale",
   );
   expect(f.input).toHaveLength(count);
+  expect(f.deps.sendInputPassthrough).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   expect(f.deps.bypassOverlay.mock.calls).toEqual([
     [4, true],
     [4, false],
   ]);
 });
 
+it.each([
+  "success",
+  "press-fails",
+  "cancel",
+  "still-covered",
+  "appears-during-bypass",
+])("scopes visual click passthrough: %s", async (mode) => {
+  const f = await pointFixture();
+  const abort = new AbortController();
+  f.pointControl.overlayCovered = mode !== "appears-during-bypass";
+  if (mode === "appears-during-bypass")
+    f.deps.bypassOverlay.mockImplementation(async (_tab, enabled) => {
+      if (enabled) f.pointControl.overlayCovered = true;
+    });
+  f.pointControl.failPress = mode === "press-fails";
+  if (mode === "cancel") f.pointControl.onMove = () => abort.abort();
+  if (mode === "still-covered") f.deps.sendInputPassthrough.mockImplementation(async () => ({}));
+  const result = await handleClick(f.manager, f.params, { ...f.deps, signal: abort.signal });
+  if (mode === "success" || mode === "appears-during-bypass")
+    expect(result).not.toHaveProperty("code");
+  else expect(result).toHaveProperty("code", mode === "cancel" ? "cancelled" : "cdp_failed");
+  expect(f.input.map((e) => e.type)).toEqual(
+    mode === "still-covered"
+      ? []
+      : mode === "cancel"
+        ? ["mouseMoved"]
+        : ["mouseMoved", "mousePressed", "mouseReleased"],
+  );
+  expect(f.deps.sendInputPassthrough.mock.calls.map(([, message]) => message.phase)).toEqual([
+    "begin",
+    "end",
+  ]);
+  expect(f.deps.bypassOverlay.mock.calls).toEqual([
+    [4, true],
+    [4, false],
+  ]);
+  if (mode === "still-covered") expect(result).toHaveProperty("data.effect_state", "none");
+});
+
 it.each([
   "success",
   "geometry",
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/tools/click-overlay.ts b/apps/extension/src/tools/click-overlay.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fa7d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/extension/src/tools/click-overlay.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import {
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH,
+  INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS,
+  type InputPassthroughSendToTab,
+  sendInputPassthrough,
+} from "@/lib/input-passthrough-bridge";
+import { OVERLAY_HOST_SELECTOR } from "@/lib/overlay-bridge";
+import type { RpcError } from "@/transport/types";
+import { rpcError } from "./errors";
+import { type CdpRunner, isRpcError } from "./shared";
+
+export interface ClickOverlayDeps {
+  cdp: CdpRunner;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+  /** Acquire/release only this operation's automation bypass reference. */
+  bypassOverlay?: (tabId: number, enabled: boolean) => Promise<void>;
+  sendInputPassthrough?: InputPassthroughSendToTab;
+}
+
+type OverlayHit = "absent" | "clear" | "covered" | "unknown";
+
+/** Prepare before mouseMoved, then check again before every press. */
+export async function withClickOverlay<T>(
+  tabId: number,
+  point: { x: number; y: number },
+  deps: ClickOverlayDeps,
+  click: (beforePress: () => Promise<RpcError | null>) => Promise<T>,
+  alwaysBypass = false,
+): Promise<T | RpcError> {
+  const send = deps.sendInputPassthrough ?? sendInputPassthrough;
+  let bypass = false;
+  let passthroughId: string | undefined;
+  let passthroughExpiresAt = Infinity;
+  const expired = () => Date.now() >= passthroughExpiresAt;
+  // Reserve one second for input delivery; completed clicks still use the full lease.
+  const pressDeadlineReached = () => Date.now() >= passthroughExpiresAt - 1_000;
+  const notReady = () =>
+    rpcError(
+      "cdp_failed",
+      "input_not_ready",
+      "Could not clear the extension overlay from the click point",
+      {
+        effect_state: "none",
+        pointer_moved: false,
+      },
+    );
+  const cancelled = (): RpcError => ({
+    code: "cancelled",
+    message: "click aborted",
+    data: { effect_state: "none", pointer_moved: false },
+  });
+  const probe = async (): Promise<OverlayHit> => {
+    try {
+      const selector = JSON.stringify(OVERLAY_HOST_SELECTOR);
+      const hit = await deps.cdp.send<{
+        result?: { value?: unknown };
+        exceptionDetails?: unknown;
+      }>(tabId, "Runtime.evaluate", {
+        expression: `(() => {
+          const host = document.querySelector(${selector});
+          if (!host) return "absent";
+          return document.elementFromPoint(${point.x},${point.y})?.closest(${selector}) ? "covered" : "clear";
+        })()`,
+        returnByValue: true,
+      });
+      const value = hit.result?.value;
+      if (!hit.exceptionDetails && (value === "absent" || value === "clear" || value === "covered"))
+        return value;
+      console.debug("[bsk click] overlay hit-test returned no result", hit.exceptionDetails);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.debug("[bsk click] overlay hit-test failed", error);
+    }
+    return "unknown";
+  };
+  try {
+    if (deps.signal?.aborted) return cancelled();
+    let hit = await probe();
+    let covered = hit === "covered";
+    if (deps.signal?.aborted) return cancelled();
+    if ((alwaysBypass || covered) && deps.bypassOverlay) {
+      try {
+        await deps.bypassOverlay(tabId, true);
+        bypass = true;
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.debug("[bsk click] overlay bypass enable failed", error);
+      }
+      // Enabling bypass can also render newly arrived control UI.
+      hit = await probe();
+      covered ||= hit === "covered";
+    }
+    if (deps.signal?.aborted) return cancelled();
+    if (hit === "covered") {
+      passthroughId = crypto.randomUUID();
+      // Start before sending, so our deadline cannot outlive the content-side lease.
+      passthroughExpiresAt = Date.now() + INPUT_PASSTHROUGH_TTL_MS;
+      try {
+        await send(tabId, { type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, phase: "begin", id: passthroughId });
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.debug("[bsk click] overlay passthrough enable failed", error);
+      }
+      hit = await probe();
+    }
+    if (deps.signal?.aborted) return cancelled();
+    if (pressDeadlineReached() || hit === "covered" || (covered && hit === "unknown"))
+      return notReady();
+    const result = await click(async () => {
+      if (pressDeadlineReached()) return notReady();
+      const current = await probe();
+      // Unknown probes preserve ordinary-page behavior, but cannot clear a known obstruction.
+      return pressDeadlineReached() || current === "covered" || (covered && current === "unknown")
+        ? notReady()
+        : null;
+    });
+    // The lease can expire while a slow press/release is in flight. Always release
+    // the mouse, but do not claim success (or retry) when delivery is uncertain.
+    if (expired() && !isRpcError(result)) {
+      return rpcError(
+        "cdp_failed",
+        "input_outcome_unknown",
+        "Overlay passthrough expired during click",
+        {
+          effect_state: "unknown",
+          pointer_moved: true,
+        },
+      );
+    }
+    return result;
+  } finally {
+    // Release our lease even if begin's acknowledgement was lost.
+    if (passthroughId) {
+      try {
+        await send(tabId, { type: INPUT_PASSTHROUGH, phase: "end", id: passthroughId });
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.debug("[bsk click] overlay passthrough restore failed", error);
+      }
+    }
+    if (bypass) {
+      try {
+        await deps.bypassOverlay!(tabId, false);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.debug("[bsk click] overlay bypass restore failed", error);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/tools/interaction.ts b/apps/extension/src/tools/interaction.ts
index 60819b9..ab14e8e 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/tools/interaction.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/tools/interaction.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import type {
   SelectParams,
   SelectResult,
 } from "@/transport/types";
+import { type ClickOverlayDeps, withClickOverlay } from "./click-overlay";
 import { attachDialogs, markDialogCursor } from "./dialogs";
 import { backendNodeToObject } from "./element-geometry";
 import { rpcError } from "./errors";
@@ -52,16 +53,11 @@ import {
 } from "./shared";
 import { resolveSnapshotRef } from "./snapshot-ref";
 
-export interface InteractionDeps {
+export interface InteractionDeps extends ClickOverlayDeps {
   /** Arm short popup observation immediately before native input dispatch. */
   onInputSent?: (tabId: number) => void;
-  cdp: CdpRunner;
   tabsApi: ChromeTabsApi;
-  /** Abort hook (full chain wired in M10.2). */
-  signal?: AbortSignal;
   defaultTimeoutMs?: number;
-  /** Temporarily disable overlay click blocker during CDP automation. */
-  bypassOverlay?: (tabId: number, enabled: boolean) => Promise<void>;
   /** Keep hover hit-testing active for the caller's next observation/action. */
   keepOverlayBypassAfterHover?: boolean;
 }
@@ -517,36 +513,10 @@ export async function clickResolvedTarget(
   if (clickCount < 1) {
     return { code: "invalid_params", message: "click_count must be greater than zero" };
   }
-  const overlayBlocking = await checkOverlayAtPoint(deps.cdp, target.tabId, centre.x, centre.y);
-  let automationBypassEnabled = false;
-  if (overlayBlocking && deps.bypassOverlay) {
-    try {
-      await deps.bypassOverlay(target.tabId, true);
-      automationBypassEnabled = true;
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.debug("[bsk interaction] overlay bypass enable failed", err);
-    }
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const error = await dispatchClickAtPoint(
-      target.tabId,
-      centre,
-      params,
-      deps,
-      undefined,
-      markSent,
-    );
-    if (error) return error;
-  } finally {
-    if (automationBypassEnabled && deps.bypassOverlay && !deps.keepOverlayBypassAfterHover) {
-      try {
-        await deps.bypassOverlay(target.tabId, false);
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.debug("[bsk interaction] overlay bypass disable failed", err);
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  const error = await withClickOverlay(target.tabId, centre, deps, (verifyOverlay) =>
+    dispatchClickAtPoint(target.tabId, centre, params, deps, verifyOverlay, undefined, markSent),
+  );
+  if (error) return error;
 
   return attachDialogs(deps.cdp, target.tabId, dialogCursor, {
     tab_id: target.tabId,
@@ -563,6 +533,7 @@ async function dispatchClickAtPoint(
   point: { x: number; y: number },
   params: Pick<ClickParams, "button" | "click_count" | "modifiers">,
   deps: InteractionDeps,
+  verifyOverlay: () => Promise<RpcError | null>,
   beforePress?: () => Promise<RpcError | null>,
   markSent?: () => void,
 ): Promise<RpcError | null> {
@@ -581,7 +552,7 @@ async function dispatchClickAtPoint(
       modifiers,
     });
   const failure = (error: RpcError): RpcError =>
-    beforePress
+    beforePress || error.data?.reason === "input_not_ready"
       ? {
           ...error,
           data: {
@@ -612,6 +583,9 @@ async function dispatchClickAtPoint(
         if (error) return failure(error);
       }
       if (deps.signal?.aborted) return failure({ code: "cancelled", message: "click aborted" });
+      const blocked = await verifyOverlay();
+      if (blocked) return failure(blocked);
+      if (deps.signal?.aborted) return failure({ code: "cancelled", message: "click aborted" });
       deps.onInputSent?.(tabId);
       markSent?.();
       attempted = true;
@@ -683,40 +657,42 @@ async function clickVisualPoint(
       return changed();
     return null;
   };
-  let bypass = false;
   try {
     deps.cdp.trackSessionTab?.(ctx.sessionId, target.tabId);
-    if (deps.bypassOverlay) {
-      await deps.bypassOverlay(target.tabId, true);
-      bypass = true;
-    }
-    const invalid = await validate();
-    if (invalid) return { ...invalid, data: { ...invalid.data, effect_state: "none" } };
-    const error = await dispatchClickAtPoint(
+    return await withClickOverlay<ClickResult | RpcError>(
       target.tabId,
       point,
-      params,
       deps,
-      async () => {
-        await wait(32, deps.signal); // Scheduling opportunity, not a claim of page stability.
-        return validate();
+      async (verifyOverlay) => {
+        const invalid = await validate();
+        if (invalid) return { ...invalid, data: { ...invalid.data, effect_state: "none" } };
+        const error = await dispatchClickAtPoint(
+          target.tabId,
+          point,
+          params,
+          deps,
+          verifyOverlay,
+          async () => {
+            await wait(32, deps.signal); // Scheduling opportunity, not a claim of page stability.
+            return validate();
+          },
+          markSent,
+        );
+        if (error) return error;
+        return attachDialogs(deps.cdp, target.tabId, dialogCursor, {
+          tab_id: target.tabId,
+          used_ref: capture.ref,
+          ...point,
+        });
       },
-      markSent,
+      true, // Visual target validation also needs the page blocker bypassed.
     );
-    if (error) return error;
-    return attachDialogs(deps.cdp, target.tabId, dialogCursor, {
-      tab_id: target.tabId,
-      used_ref: capture.ref,
-      ...point,
-    });
   } catch (error) {
     return {
       code: deps.signal?.aborted || isAbortError(error) ? "cancelled" : "cdp_failed",
       message: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
       data: { effect_state: "none" },
     };
-  } finally {
-    if (bypass) await deps.bypassOverlay!(target.tabId, false).catch(() => {});
   }
 }