diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc0b2848c6..9813cabff1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     Bug #5588: Randomly clicking on the journal's right-side page when it's empty shows random topics
     Bug #5603: Setting constant effect cast style doesn't correct effects view
     Bug #5611: Usable items with "0 Uses" should be used only once
+    Bug #5622: Can't properly interact with the console when in pause menu
     Feature #390: 3rd person look "over the shoulder"
     Feature #2386: Distant Statics in the form of Object Paging
     Feature #4894: Consider actors as obstacles for pathfinding
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_layers.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_layers.xml
index a98efe07c2..a090fb369c 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_layers.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_layers.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <Layer name="AdditiveOverlay" type="AdditiveLayer" pick="false"/>
     <Layer name="HUD" overlapped="false" pick="true"/>
     <Layer name="Menu" overlapped="false" pick="true"/>
+    <Layer name="MainMenu" overlapped="true" pick="true"/>
     <Layer name="JournalBooks" type="ScalingLayer" pick="true">
         <Property key="Size" value="600 520"/>
     </Layer>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
index c4d88ff855..533ba13173 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <MyGUI type="Layout">
     <!-- The entire screen -->
-    <Widget type="Widget" layer="Windows" position="0 0 300 300" name="_Main">
+    <Widget type="Widget" layer="MainMenu" position="0 0 300 300" name="_Main">
         <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextBoxEdit" position="0 250 280 50" align="Bottom Right" name="VersionText">
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Right"/>
             <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>