diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx
index ee73b570514fd531e6f6daaa04c5a15c664e8ded..18fcc810f508ab634402a78e79ae3e048c46c9cb 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ const SidebarV2Row = memo(function SidebarV2Row(props: {
                 <span className="flex-1" />
               )}
               {/* The visible state owns this slot's width: status at rest,
-                  actions on hover/focus or while the popover is open. Keeping
+                  actions on hover/keyboard focus or while the popover is open. Keeping
                   the hidden state out of flow lets the project label reclaim
                   space without either state overlapping it. */}
               <span className="group/v2-status-slot relative ml-auto flex h-5 min-w-8 shrink-0 items-stretch justify-end text-xs">
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ const SidebarV2Row = memo(function SidebarV2Row(props: {
                     buttons; without it the invisible label eats their clicks. */}
                 <span
                   className={cn(
-                    "pointer-events-none self-center justify-self-end tabular-nums text-muted-foreground/65 transition-opacity group-focus-within/v2-status-slot:absolute group-focus-within/v2-status-slot:right-0 group-hover/v2-row:absolute group-hover/v2-row:right-0 group-hover/v2-row:opacity-0",
+                    "pointer-events-none self-center justify-self-end tabular-nums text-muted-foreground/65 transition-opacity group-has-[:focus-visible]/v2-status-slot:absolute group-has-[:focus-visible]/v2-status-slot:right-0 group-has-[:focus-visible]/v2-status-slot:opacity-0 group-hover/v2-row:absolute group-hover/v2-row:right-0 group-hover/v2-row:opacity-0",
                     snoozeMenuOpen && "absolute right-0 opacity-0",
                   )}
                 >
@@ -982,7 +982,12 @@ const SidebarV2Row = memo(function SidebarV2Row(props: {
                 {props.settlementSupported || showSnoozeButton ? (
                   <span
                     className={cn(
-                      "absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-stretch opacity-0 transition-opacity focus-within:static focus-within:opacity-100 group-hover/v2-row:static group-hover/v2-row:opacity-100",
+                      // focus-visible, not focus-within: a mouse click leaves
+                      // the Settle button focused, and a plain focus-within
+                      // would keep the controls pinned over the status label
+                      // once the pointer moves away (e.g. after a failed
+                      // settle) instead of cross-fading back.
+                      "absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-stretch opacity-0 transition-opacity has-[:focus-visible]:static has-[:focus-visible]:opacity-100 group-hover/v2-row:static group-hover/v2-row:opacity-100",
                       snoozeMenuOpen && "static opacity-100",
                     )}
                   >