diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/action-strip/_action-strip-theme.scss b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/action-strip/_action-strip-theme.scss
index 9a855fc8ae9..2bb2d7e6a7b 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/action-strip/_action-strip-theme.scss
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/action-strip/_action-strip-theme.scss
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
                 width: var(--ig-icon-size, $icon-size);
                 height: var(--ig-icon-size, $icon-size);
                 font-size: var(--ig-icon-size, $icon-size);
+                pointer-events: none;
             }
         }
     }