diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_forums.html b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_forums.html
index 048a24a328..e29cdcf2e9 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_forums.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_forums.html
@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@
 				<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 100px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;">
 					<!-- IF forums.S_FIRST_ROW && not forums.S_LAST_ROW -->
 						<span class="up">{ICON_MOVE_UP_DISABLED}</span>
-						<span class="down"><a href="{forums.U_MOVE_DOWN}" data-ajax="forum_down">{ICON_MOVE_DOWN}</a></span>
+						<span class="down"><a href="{forums.U_MOVE_DOWN}" data-ajax="forum_down" data-overlay="false">{ICON_MOVE_DOWN}</a></span>
 					<!-- ELSEIF not forums.S_FIRST_ROW && not forums.S_LAST_ROW -->
-						<span class="up"><a href="{forums.U_MOVE_UP}" data-ajax="forum_up">{ICON_MOVE_UP}</a></span>
-						<span class="down"><a href="{forums.U_MOVE_DOWN}" data-ajax="forum_down">{ICON_MOVE_DOWN}</a></span>
+						<span class="up"><a href="{forums.U_MOVE_UP}" data-ajax="forum_up" data-overlay="false">{ICON_MOVE_UP}</a></span>
+						<span class="down"><a href="{forums.U_MOVE_DOWN}" data-ajax="forum_down" data-overlay="false">{ICON_MOVE_DOWN}</a></span>
 					<!-- ELSEIF forums.S_LAST_ROW && not forums.S_FIRST_ROW -->
-						<span class="up"><a href="{forums.U_MOVE_UP}" data-ajax="forum_up">{ICON_MOVE_UP}</a></span>
+						<span class="up"><a href="{forums.U_MOVE_UP}" data-ajax="forum_up" data-overlay="false">{ICON_MOVE_UP}</a></span>
 						<span class="down">{ICON_MOVE_DOWN_DISABLED}</span>
 					<!-- ELSE -->
 						<span class="up">{ICON_MOVE_UP_DISABLED}</span>
diff --git a/phpBB/assets/javascript/core.js b/phpBB/assets/javascript/core.js
index 17e859eedc..f7d6688f68 100644
--- a/phpBB/assets/javascript/core.js
+++ b/phpBB/assets/javascript/core.js
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ phpbb.ajaxify = function(options) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (overlay)
+		if (overlay && (typeof $this.attr('data-overlay') === 'undefined' || $this.attr('data-overlay') == 'true'))
 		{
 			phpbb.loading_alert();
 		}