diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 5368804d2..3da25d640 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -3960,7 +3960,10 @@ clutter_actor_pick (ClutterActor       *actor,
 
       clutter_paint_volume_to_box (&priv->last_paint_volume, &box);
       if (!clutter_pick_context_intersects_box (pick_context, &box))
-        goto out;
+        {
+          clutter_pick_context_log_overlap (pick_context, actor);
+          goto out;
+        }
     }
 
   if (priv->enable_model_view_transform)
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.c
index 2f054d318..28e095bfa 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.c
@@ -118,6 +118,20 @@ clutter_pick_context_log_pick (ClutterPickContext    *pick_context,
   clutter_pick_stack_log_pick (pick_context->pick_stack, box, actor);
 }
 
+/**
+ * clutter_pick_context_log_overlap:
+ * @pick_context: a #ClutterPickContext
+ * @actor: a #ClutterActor
+ *
+ * Logs an overlapping actor into the pick stack.
+ */
+void
+clutter_pick_context_log_overlap (ClutterPickContext *pick_context,
+                                  ClutterActor       *actor)
+{
+  clutter_pick_stack_log_overlap (pick_context->pick_stack, actor);
+}
+
 /**
  * clutter_pick_context_push_clip:
  * @pick_context: a #ClutterPickContext
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.h
index 5792be6b5..730db1a0a 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-context.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void clutter_pick_context_log_pick (ClutterPickContext    *pick_context,
                                     const ClutterActorBox *box,
                                     ClutterActor          *actor);
+CLUTTER_EXPORT
+void clutter_pick_context_log_overlap (ClutterPickContext *pick_context,
+                                       ClutterActor       *actor);
 
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void clutter_pick_context_push_clip (ClutterPickContext    *pick_context,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-stack-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-stack-private.h
index 0523fcafe..93181c333 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-stack-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-stack-private.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ void clutter_pick_stack_seal (ClutterPickStack *pick_stack);
 void clutter_pick_stack_log_pick (ClutterPickStack      *pick_stack,
                                   const ClutterActorBox *box,
                                   ClutterActor          *actor);
+void clutter_pick_stack_log_overlap (ClutterPickStack *pick_stack,
+                                     ClutterActor     *actor);
 
 void clutter_pick_stack_push_clip (ClutterPickStack      *pick_stack,
                                    const ClutterActorBox *box);
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-stack.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-stack.c
index 87d3a3ca8..c5bc87ccc 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-stack.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-pick-stack.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ typedef struct
   Record base;
   ClutterActor *actor;
   int clip_index;
+  gboolean is_overlap;
 } PickRecord;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ clutter_pick_stack_log_pick (ClutterPickStack       *pick_stack,
 
   g_assert (!pick_stack->sealed);
 
+  rec.is_overlap = FALSE;
   rec.actor = actor;
   rec.clip_index = pick_stack->current_clip_stack_top;
   rec.base.rect = *box;
@@ -352,6 +354,21 @@ clutter_pick_stack_log_pick (ClutterPickStack       *pick_stack,
   g_array_append_val (pick_stack->vertices_stack, rec);
 }
 
+void
+clutter_pick_stack_log_overlap (ClutterPickStack *pick_stack,
+                                ClutterActor     *actor)
+{
+  PickRecord rec = { 0 };
+
+  g_assert (!pick_stack->sealed);
+
+  rec.is_overlap = TRUE;
+  rec.actor = actor;
+  rec.clip_index = pick_stack->current_clip_stack_top;
+
+  g_array_append_val (pick_stack->vertices_stack, rec);
+}
+
 void
 clutter_pick_stack_push_clip (ClutterPickStack      *pick_stack,
                               const ClutterActorBox *box)
@@ -428,7 +445,8 @@ clutter_pick_stack_search_actor (ClutterPickStack         *pick_stack,
       PickRecord *rec =
         &g_array_index (pick_stack->vertices_stack, PickRecord, i);
 
-      if (rec->actor && ray_intersects_record (pick_stack, rec, point, ray))
+      if (!rec->is_overlap && rec->actor &&
+          ray_intersects_record (pick_stack, rec, point, ray))
         return rec->actor;
     }