diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f84c53d..3402c19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 7.0.2
+* Fix compatibility with `@angular/material`: `^16.0.0`
+  [#425](https://github.com/bithost-gmbh/ngx-mat-select-search/issues/425)
+
+  Thanks to @GipHub123 for reporting
+
 ## 7.0.1
 * Enhancement: Add compatibility with `@angular/material`: `^16.0.0`
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 48c5b33..28fd552 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ngx-mat-select-search",
-  "version": "7.0.1",
+  "version": "7.0.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ngx-mat-select-search",
-      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "version": "7.0.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "tslib": "^2.4.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7705563..e0881f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ngx-mat-select-search",
   "description": "Angular component providing an input field for searching / filtering MatSelect options of the Angular Material library.",
-  "version": "7.0.1",
+  "version": "7.0.2",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "ng": "ng",
diff --git a/src/app/mat-select-search/mat-select-search.component.scss b/src/app/mat-select-search/mat-select-search.component.scss
index d42a36d..a63f2ed 100755
--- a/src/app/mat-select-search/mat-select-search.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/mat-select-search/mat-select-search.component.scss
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ $mat-select-panel-padding: 8px;
   z-index: 1;
   opacity: 1;
   margin-top: -$mat-select-panel-padding;
+  pointer-events: all;
 
   .mat-icon {
     margin-right: 0;
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ $mat-select-panel-padding: 8px;
   mat-pseudo-checkbox {
     display: none;
   }
+  .mdc-list-item__primary-text {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
 }
 
 .mat-select-search-toggle-all-checkbox {
diff --git a/src/app/mat-select-search/ngx-mat-select-search.module.ts b/src/app/mat-select-search/ngx-mat-select-search.module.ts
index fd3e6bd..97ba57a 100755
--- a/src/app/mat-select-search/ngx-mat-select-search.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/mat-select-search/ngx-mat-select-search.module.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { MatSelectNoEntriesFoundDirective } from './mat-select-no-entries-found.directive';
 import { MatDividerModule } from '@angular/material/divider';
 
-export const MatSelectSearchVersion = '7.0.1';
+export const MatSelectSearchVersion = '7.0.2';
 export { MatSelectSearchClearDirective };
 export { MatSelectNoEntriesFoundDirective };