diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46cf4d5..5dcb498 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Improvements
 - Don't query a paragraph's text callback in the constructor
 - Allow manually hiding a paragraph without its text overriding the hidden state
 - Added optional isKeybindAllowed parameter to KeybindButton
+- Allow manually setting a RootElement as CanBeActive
 
 Fixes
 - Fixed auto-nav tooltip displaying on the selected element even when not in auto-nav mode
diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/UiControls.cs b/MLEM.Ui/UiControls.cs
index a279e5e..8f47cf4 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/UiControls.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/UiControls.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The <see cref="RootElement"/> that is currently active.
-        /// The active root element is the one with the highest <see cref="RootElement.Priority"/> that whose <see cref="RootElement.CanSelectContent"/> property is true.
+        /// The active root element is the one with the highest <see cref="RootElement.Priority"/> that <see cref="RootElement.CanBeActive"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public RootElement ActiveRoot { get; protected set; }
         /// <summary>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         public virtual void Update() {
             if (this.IsInputOurs)
                 this.Input.Update();
-            this.ActiveRoot = this.System.GetRootElements().FirstOrDefault(root => !root.Element.IsHidden && root.CanSelectContent);
+            this.ActiveRoot = this.System.GetRootElements().FirstOrDefault(root => root.CanBeActive);
 
             // MOUSE INPUT
             if (this.HandleMouse) {
diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs b/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs
index d9325ac..9176fbb 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         /// The <see cref="UiSystem"/> that this root element is a part of.
         /// </summary>
         public readonly UiSystem System;
-        private float scale = 1;
         /// <summary>
         /// The scale of this root element.
         /// Note that, to change the scale of every root element, you can use <see cref="UiSystem.GlobalScale"/>
@@ -522,7 +521,6 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
                 this.Element.ForceUpdateArea();
             }
         }
-        private int priority;
         /// <summary>
         /// The priority of this root element.
         /// A higher priority means the element will be updated first, as well as rendered on top.
@@ -539,7 +537,6 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         /// This is a combination of this root element's <see cref="Scale"/> as well as the ui system's <see cref="UiSystem.GlobalScale"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public float ActualScale => this.System.GlobalScale * this.Scale;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The transformation that this root element (and all of its children) has.
         /// This transform is applied both to input, as well as to rendering.
@@ -549,7 +546,6 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         /// An inversion of <see cref="Transform"/>
         /// </summary>
         public Matrix InvTransform => Matrix.Invert(this.Transform);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The child element of this root element that is currently selected.
         /// If there is no selected element in this root, this value will be <c>null</c>.
@@ -557,9 +553,17 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         public Element SelectedElement => this.System.Controls.GetSelectedElement(this);
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines whether this root element contains any children that <see cref="Elements.Element.CanBeSelected"/>.
-        /// This value is automatically calculated.
+        /// This value is automatically calculated, and used in <see cref="CanBeActive"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public bool CanSelectContent => this.Element.CanBeSelected || this.Element.GetChildren(c => c.CanBeSelected, true).Any();
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines whether this root element can become the <see cref="UiControls.ActiveRoot"/>.
+        /// This property returns <see langword="true"/> if <see cref="CanSelectContent"/> is <see langword="true"/> and the <see cref="Element"/> is not hidden, or if it has been set to <see langword="true"/> manually.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool CanBeActive {
+            get => this.canBeActive || (!this.Element.IsHidden && this.CanSelectContent);
+            set => this.canBeActive = value;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Event that is invoked when a <see cref="Element"/> is added to this root element or any of its children.
@@ -578,6 +582,10 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         /// </summary>
         public event Action<UiSystem> OnRemovedFromUi;
 
+        private float scale = 1;
+        private bool canBeActive;
+        private int priority;
+
         internal RootElement(string name, Element element, UiSystem system) {
             this.Name = name;
             this.Element = element;