diff --git a/.changeset/forty-days-tell.md b/.changeset/forty-days-tell.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98aed740b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/forty-days-tell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Fixed bug in catalog filters where you could not click on the text to select a value.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityAutocompletePicker/EntityAutocompletePickerOption.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityAutocompletePicker/EntityAutocompletePickerOption.tsx
index 51b57257a9..8c218a352c 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityAutocompletePicker/EntityAutocompletePickerOption.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityAutocompletePicker/EntityAutocompletePickerOption.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export const EntityAutocompletePickerOption = memo((props: Props) => {
     <FormControlLabel
       control={<OptionCheckbox selected={selected} />}
       label={label}
+      onClick={event => event.preventDefault()}
     />
   );
 });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.tsx
index 29002564ca..dd107b2673 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.tsx
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ export const EntityLifecyclePicker = (props: { initialFilter?: string[] }) => {
                   checked={selected}
                 />
               }
+              onClick={event => event.preventDefault()}
               label={option}
             />
           )}
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityOwnerPicker/EntityOwnerPicker.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityOwnerPicker/EntityOwnerPicker.tsx
index c8a6c64dd6..185de3535a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityOwnerPicker/EntityOwnerPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityOwnerPicker/EntityOwnerPicker.tsx
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export const EntityOwnerPicker = () => {
                   checked={selected}
                 />
               }
+              onClick={event => event.preventDefault()}
               label={option}
             />
           )}
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityProcessingStatusPicker/EntityProcessingStatusPicker.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityProcessingStatusPicker/EntityProcessingStatusPicker.tsx
index db48534bc0..01a6e0188d 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityProcessingStatusPicker/EntityProcessingStatusPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityProcessingStatusPicker/EntityProcessingStatusPicker.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export const EntityProcessingStatusPicker = () => {
                   checked={selected}
                 />
               }
+              onClick={event => event.preventDefault()}
               label={option}
             />
           )}