diff --git a/next-ui/src/components/item/card/ItemCard.vue b/next-ui/src/components/item/card/ItemCard.vue
index 9c8f1bd9..eeb53575 100644
--- a/next-ui/src/components/item/card/ItemCard.vue
+++ b/next-ui/src/components/item/card/ItemCard.vue
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
           <!--  Bottom left quick action icon  -->
           <v-icon-btn
             v-if="isHovering && quickActionIcon && !hideQuickAction"
+            v-bind="quickActionPropsOverlay"
             :icon="quickActionIcon"
             variant="plain"
             color="white"
@@ -102,10 +103,20 @@
             variant="plain"
             color="white"
             class="bottom-0 right-0 position-absolute"
+            v-bind="menuProps"
             @click.stop="emit('clickMenu')"
-            @mouseenter="(event: Event) => menuMouseEnter(event)"
           />
         </v-overlay>
+
+        <!--  Underlay: Bottom left quick action icon  -->
+        <!--  Underlay is necessary to use as activator for dialogs, as the overlay disappears when it loses focus  -->
+        <v-icon-btn
+          v-bind="quickActionPropsUnderlay"
+          variant="text"
+          color="red"
+          class="bottom-0 left-0 position-absolute"
+          style="z-index: -50"
+        />
       </div>
     </v-hover>
 
@@ -138,6 +149,7 @@
 import type { ItemCardEmits, ItemCardLine, ItemCardProps, ItemCardTitle } from '@/types/ItemCard'
 import { vOnLongPress } from '@vueuse/components'
 import { usePrimaryInput } from '@/composables/device'
+import { reactiveOmit, reactivePick } from '@vueuse/core'
 
 const { isTouchPrimary } = usePrimaryInput()
 
@@ -153,8 +165,8 @@ const {
   preSelect = false,
   fabIcon,
   quickActionIcon,
+  quickActionProps = {},
   menuIcon,
-  menuMouseEnter = () => {},
 } = defineProps<
   ItemCardProps & {
     /**
@@ -185,15 +197,18 @@ const {
      * Icon displayed in the bottom-left corner.
      */
     quickActionIcon?: string
+    /**
+     * Props to pass to the menu icon element.
+     */
+    quickActionProps?: Record<string, unknown>
     /**
      * Icon displayed in the bottom-right corner.
      */
     menuIcon?: string
     /**
-     * Callback function called when the mouse enters the menu button.
-     * @param event
+     * Props to pass to the menu icon element.
      */
-    menuMouseEnter?: (event: Event) => void
+    menuProps?: object
   }
 >()
 
@@ -222,6 +237,12 @@ const hideSelection = computed(
 const hideFab = computed(() => selected || isPreSelect.value || isTouchPrimary.value)
 const hideQuickAction = computed(() => selected || isPreSelect.value || isTouchPrimary.value)
 const hideMenu = computed(() => selected || isPreSelect.value || isTouchPrimary.value)
+
+// for the quick action button to work as a dialog activator
+// when the dialog is shown, the overlay disappears, along with the activator
+// we use an underlay with the same positioning, but a negative z-index, and we map the `id` to the underlay
+const quickActionPropsOverlay = reactiveOmit(quickActionProps, 'id')
+const quickActionPropsUnderlay = reactivePick(quickActionProps, 'id')
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
diff --git a/next-ui/src/components/series/card/SeriesCard.vue b/next-ui/src/components/series/card/SeriesCard.vue
index a1180811..1364f053 100644
--- a/next-ui/src/components/series/card/SeriesCard.vue
+++ b/next-ui/src/components/series/card/SeriesCard.vue
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     :top-right-icon="isRead ? 'i-mdi:check' : undefined"
     fab-icon="i-mdi:play"
     :quick-action-icon="quickActionIcon"
+    :quick-action-props="quickActionProps"
     :menu-icon="menuIcon"
-    :menu-mouse-enter="(event: Event) => (menuActivator = event.currentTarget as Element)"
+    :menu-props="menuProps"
     v-bind="props"
-    @mouseenter="editMetadataActivator = `#${id}`"
     @selection="(val) => emit('selection', val)"
     @click-quick-action="showEditMetadataDialog()"
     @card-long-press="bottomSheet = true"
@@ -95,7 +95,13 @@ const lines = computed<ItemCardLine[]>(() => {
 
 const { isAdmin } = useCurrentUser()
 const quickActionIcon = computed(() => (isAdmin.value ? 'i-mdi:pencil' : undefined))
+const quickActionProps = computed(() => ({
+  id: `${id}_quick`,
+}))
 const menuIcon = computed(() => (isAdmin.value ? 'i-mdi:dots-vertical' : undefined))
+const menuProps = computed(() => ({
+  onmouseenter: (event: Event) => (menuActivator.value = event.currentTarget as Element),
+}))
 
 const {
   prepareDialog: prepareEditSeriesMetadataDialog,
@@ -103,6 +109,8 @@ const {
   activator: editMetadataActivator,
 } = useEditSeriesMetadataDialog()
 
+editMetadataActivator.value = `#${id}_quick`
+
 function showEditMetadataDialog() {
   prepareEditSeriesMetadataDialog(series)
   showEditSeriesMetadataDialog()