diff --git a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-card.js b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-card.js
index 96aa12a814..b4cbe39b56 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-card.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-card.js
@@ -43,11 +43,20 @@ export default Component.extend({
         return htmlSafe(baseStyles);
     }),
 
-    toolbarStyle: computed('toolbarWidth', 'toolbarHeight', function () {
+    toolbarStyle: computed('showToolbar', 'toolbarWidth', 'toolbarHeight', function () {
+        let showToolbar = this.get('showToolbar');
         let width = this.get('toolbarWidth');
         let height = this.get('toolbarHeight');
+        let styles = [];
 
-        return htmlSafe(`top: -${height}px; left: calc(50% - ${width / 2}px)`);
+        styles.push(`top: -${height}px`);
+        styles.push(`left: calc(50% - ${width / 2}px)`);
+
+        if (!showToolbar) {
+            styles.push('pointer-events: none !important');
+        }
+
+        return htmlSafe(styles.join('; '));
     }),
 
     didReceiveAttrs() {
diff --git a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-card-html.hbs b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-card-html.hbs
index 4b31bcec1a..1ba11ce4a2 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-card-html.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-card-html.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{#koenig-card
-    class=(concat (kg-style "media-card") " mih10 miw-100 tc")
+    class=(concat (kg-style "media-card") " mih10 miw-100 tc relative")
     toolbar=toolbar
     isSelected=isSelected
     isEditing=isEditing
diff --git a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-card.hbs b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-card.hbs
index 2465241447..a875c48dbb 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-card.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-card.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {{yield}}
 
 {{#if toolbar}}
-    <ul data-toolbar="true" class="kg-action-bar bg-lgr-darkgrey inline-flex pa0 ma0 list br3 shadow-2 items-center absolute white sans-serif f8 fw6 tracked-2 anim-fast-bezier {{if showToolbar "" "o-0 drop-down"}}" style={{toolbarStyle}}>
+    <ul data-toolbar="true" class="kg-action-bar bg-lgr-darkgrey inline-flex pa0 ma0 list br3 shadow-2 items-center absolute white sans-serif f8 fw6 tracked-2 anim-fast-bezier z-999 {{if showToolbar "" "o-0 drop-down"}}" style={{toolbarStyle}}>
         {{#each toolbar.items as |item|}}
             <li class="ma0">
                 <button