diff --git a/public/css/icinga/configmenu.less b/public/css/icinga/configmenu.less
index 05e50e8647..bebb87d3d4 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/configmenu.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/configmenu.less
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@
     bottom: 0;
     top: 0;
 
+    &:hover {
+      // Increase width to have a larger hover area, so that the flyout doesn't vanish
+      padding-left: 3em;
+    }
+
     .state-badge {
       left: -1em;
       top: 0;