diff --git a/app/src/main/java/sh/sar/basedbank/ui/onboarding/OnboardingActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/sh/sar/basedbank/ui/onboarding/OnboardingActivity.kt
index 77c8e9f..7788a23 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/sh/sar/basedbank/ui/onboarding/OnboardingActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/sh/sar/basedbank/ui/onboarding/OnboardingActivity.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ class OnboardingActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SecuritySetupFragment.Callback {
         binding.viewPager.adapter = adapter
 
         TabLayoutMediator(binding.dotsIndicator, binding.viewPager) { _, _ -> }.attach()
+        // Disable tap-to-navigate on dots: touch listener must be on the individual
+        // tab views inside SlidingTabStrip (child 0), because they consume ACTION_DOWN
+        // before the TabLayout's own touch listener ever fires.
+        val tabStrip = binding.dotsIndicator.getChildAt(0) as? android.view.ViewGroup
+        tabStrip?.let {
+            for (i in 0 until it.childCount) {
+                it.getChildAt(i).setOnTouchListener { _, _ -> true }
+            }
+        }
 
         // Pre-select language button without triggering the listener
         val savedLang = prefs.getString("language", null)