diff --git a/src/AutoHideDockContainer.cpp b/src/AutoHideDockContainer.cpp
index 6c54788..d86e7cf 100644
--- a/src/AutoHideDockContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/AutoHideDockContainer.cpp
@@ -549,6 +549,15 @@ bool CAutoHideDockContainer::eventFilter(QObject* watched, QEvent* event)
 			return Super::eventFilter(watched, event);
 		}
 
+		// Now check, if the user clicked into the side tab and ignore this event,
+		// because the side tab click handler will call collapseView(). If we
+		// do not ignore this here, then we will collapse the container and the side tab
+		// click handler will uncollapse it
+		if (widget == d->SideTab.data())
+		{
+			return Super::eventFilter(watched, event);
+		}
+
 		// Now we check, if the user clicked inside of this auto hide container.
 		// If the click is inside of this auto hide container, then we can
 		// ignore the event, because the auto hide overlay should not get collapsed if
@@ -558,15 +567,6 @@ bool CAutoHideDockContainer::eventFilter(QObject* watched, QEvent* event)
 			return Super::eventFilter(watched, event);
 		}
 
-		// Now check, if the user clicked into the side tab and ignore this event,
-		// because the side tab click handler will call collapseView(). If we
-		// do not ignore this here, then we will collapse the container and the side tab
-		// click handler will uncollapse it
-		if (isObjectOrAncestor(widget, d->SideTab.data()))
-		{
-			return Super::eventFilter(watched, event);
-		}
-
 		// Ignore the mouse click if it is not inside of this container
 		if (!isObjectOrAncestor(widget, dockContainer()))
 		{