diff --git a/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/file_default_widget.vala b/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/file_default_widget.vala
index c2af92e3..33b8f8a7 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/file_default_widget.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/file_default_widget.vala
@@ -17,16 +17,10 @@ public class FileDefaultWidget : EventBox {
     [GtkChild] public EventBox stack_event_box;
 
     private FileTransfer.State state;
-    private bool pointer_inside = false;
 
     public FileDefaultWidget() {
         this.enter_notify_event.connect(on_pointer_entered);
         this.leave_notify_event.connect(on_pointer_left);
-
-        stack_event_box.enter_notify_event.connect((event) => { pointer_inside = true; return false; });
-        mime_label.enter_notify_event.connect((event) => { pointer_inside = true; return false; });
-        stack_event_box.leave_notify_event.connect((event) => { pointer_inside = true; return false; });
-        mime_label.leave_notify_event.connect((event) => { pointer_inside = true; return false; });
     }
 
     public void update_file_info(string? mime_type, FileTransfer.State state, long size) {
@@ -66,32 +60,24 @@ public class FileDefaultWidget : EventBox {
     }
 
     private bool on_pointer_entered(Gdk.EventCrossing event) {
-        pointer_inside = true;
-        Timeout.add(20, () => {
-            if (pointer_inside) {
-                event.get_window().set_cursor(new Cursor.for_display(Gdk.Display.get_default(), CursorType.HAND2));
-                content_type_image.opacity = 0.7;
-                if (state == FileTransfer.State.NOT_STARTED) {
-                    image_stack.set_visible_child_name("download_image");
-                }
-            }
-            return false;
-        });
+        if (event.detail == Gdk.NotifyType.INFERIOR) return false;
+
+        event.get_window().set_cursor(new Cursor.for_display(Gdk.Display.get_default(), CursorType.HAND2));
+        content_type_image.opacity = 0.7;
+        if (state == FileTransfer.State.NOT_STARTED) {
+            image_stack.set_visible_child_name("download_image");
+        }
         return false;
     }
 
     private bool on_pointer_left(Gdk.EventCrossing event) {
-        pointer_inside = false;
-        Timeout.add(20, () => {
-            if (!pointer_inside) {
-                event.get_window().set_cursor(new Cursor.for_display(Gdk.Display.get_default(), CursorType.XTERM));
-                content_type_image.opacity = 0.5;
-                if (state == FileTransfer.State.NOT_STARTED) {
-                    image_stack.set_visible_child_name("content_type_image");
-                }
-            }
-            return false;
-        });
+        if (event.detail == Gdk.NotifyType.INFERIOR) return false;
+
+        event.get_window().set_cursor(new Cursor.for_display(Gdk.Display.get_default(), CursorType.XTERM));
+        content_type_image.opacity = 0.5;
+        if (state == FileTransfer.State.NOT_STARTED) {
+            image_stack.set_visible_child_name("content_type_image");
+        }
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/file_image_widget.vala b/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/file_image_widget.vala
index 8005f996..f7841736 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/file_image_widget.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/file_image_widget.vala
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ public class FileImageWidget : EventBox {
     private ScalingImage image;
     FileDefaultWidget file_default_widget;
     FileDefaultWidgetController file_default_widget_controller;
-    private bool pointer_inside = false;
 
     public FileImageWidget() {
         this.halign = Align.START;
@@ -60,25 +59,17 @@ public class FileImageWidget : EventBox {
         overlay.add(image);
         overlay.add_overlay(file_default_widget);
 
-        this.enter_notify_event.connect(() => {
+        this.enter_notify_event.connect((event) => {
+            if (event.detail == Gdk.NotifyType.INFERIOR) return false;
             file_default_widget.visible = true;
             return false;
         });
-        this.leave_notify_event.connect(() => {
-            pointer_inside = false;
-            Timeout.add(20, () => {
-                if (!pointer_inside) {
-                    file_default_widget.visible = false;
-                }
-                return false;
-            });
-
+        this.leave_notify_event.connect((event) => {
+            if (event.detail == Gdk.NotifyType.INFERIOR) return false;
+            file_default_widget.visible = false;
             return false;
         });
 
-        file_default_widget.enter_notify_event.connect(() => { pointer_inside = true; return false; });
-        file_default_widget.leave_notify_event.connect(() => { pointer_inside = true; return false; });
-
         this.add(overlay);
     }
 }