diff --git a/src/assets/scripts/Pinecone/Dialog/index.js b/src/assets/scripts/Pinecone/Dialog/index.js
index 82053210..90c0a59f 100644
--- a/src/assets/scripts/Pinecone/Dialog/index.js
+++ b/src/assets/scripts/Pinecone/Dialog/index.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Dialog {
 	 * @param {Function} callback
 	 */
 	invokeDialog( callback ) {
-		const elems = document.querySelectorAll( 'body > *' );
+		const elems = document.querySelectorAll( 'body > *:not([aria-live])' );
 		Array.prototype.forEach.call( elems, ( elem ) => {
 			elem.setAttribute( 'inert', 'inert' );
 		} );
diff --git a/src/assets/scripts/Pinecone/FilterList/index.js b/src/assets/scripts/Pinecone/FilterList/index.js
index 45cf7a09..2dc521cc 100644
--- a/src/assets/scripts/Pinecone/FilterList/index.js
+++ b/src/assets/scripts/Pinecone/FilterList/index.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class FilterList {
 	handleOverlay( event ) {
 		if ( ! event.target.closest( this.config.showCtrlSelector ) && ! event.target.closest( this.config.hideCtrlSelector ) ) return false;
 
-		const elems = document.querySelectorAll( 'body > *' );
+		const elems = document.querySelectorAll( 'body > *:not([aria-live])' );
 
 		if ( event.target.closest( this.config.showCtrlSelector ) ) {
 			document.body.classList.add( 'has-modal' );