diff --git a/web/src/popovers.js b/web/src/popovers.js
index 0278887a24..45e954f058 100644
--- a/web/src/popovers.js
+++ b/web/src/popovers.js
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ export function register_click_handlers() {
     {
         let last_scroll = 0;
 
-        $(".app").on("scroll", () => {
+        $(document).on("scroll", () => {
             if (suppress_scroll_hide) {
                 suppress_scroll_hide = false;
                 return;
diff --git a/web/tests/popovers.test.js b/web/tests/popovers.test.js
index f345a29930..9627398059 100644
--- a/web/tests/popovers.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/popovers.test.js
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ mock_esm("../src/stream_popover", {
     hide_streamlist_sidebar: noop,
 });
 
+set_global("document", {
+    to_$: () => $("document-stub"),
+});
+
 const people = zrequire("people");
 const user_status = zrequire("user_status");
 const popovers = zrequire("popovers");