diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts
index 59784bf8fac..dcf2c988778 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   resolveSidebarStageBadgeLabel,
   resolveThreadRowClassName,
   resolveSidebarV2Status,
+  resolveSidebarV2StatusSlotClassNames,
   resolveThreadStatusPill,
   resolveWorkingStartedAt,
   formatWorkingDurationLabel,
@@ -654,6 +655,55 @@ describe("resolveSidebarV2Status", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("resolveSidebarV2StatusSlotClassNames", () => {
+  // The label and the actions share one slot, so the states must be
+  // mutually exclusive: a variant that reveals the actions without fading
+  // the label leaves "Working" stacked on top of "Settle".
+  const revealVariants = (className: string): ReadonlyArray<string> =>
+    className
+      .split(" ")
+      .filter((candidate) => candidate.endsWith(":opacity-100"))
+      .map((candidate) => candidate.slice(0, -":opacity-100".length));
+
+  it("fades the status label out for every variant that reveals the actions", () => {
+    for (const snoozeMenuOpen of [false, true]) {
+      const { statusClassName, actionsClassName } = resolveSidebarV2StatusSlotClassNames({
+        snoozeMenuOpen,
+      });
+      const variants = revealVariants(actionsClassName);
+      expect(variants.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      for (const variant of variants) {
+        expect(statusClassName).toContain(`${variant}:opacity-0`);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("never takes the status label out of flow while it is still visible", () => {
+    const { statusClassName } = resolveSidebarV2StatusSlotClassNames({ snoozeMenuOpen: false });
+    const outOfFlowVariants = statusClassName
+      .split(" ")
+      .filter((candidate) => candidate.endsWith(":absolute"))
+      .map((candidate) => candidate.slice(0, -":absolute".length));
+
+    expect(outOfFlowVariants).toContain("group-focus-within/v2-status-slot");
+    expect(outOfFlowVariants).toContain("group-hover/v2-row");
+    for (const variant of outOfFlowVariants) {
+      expect(statusClassName).toContain(`${variant}:opacity-0`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("swaps both halves while the snooze popover holds the row open", () => {
+    const { statusClassName, actionsClassName } = resolveSidebarV2StatusSlotClassNames({
+      snoozeMenuOpen: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(statusClassName).toContain("opacity-0");
+    expect(statusClassName).toContain("absolute");
+    expect(actionsClassName).toContain("static");
+    expect(actionsClassName).toContain("opacity-100");
+  });
+});
+
 describe("sortThreadsForSidebarV2", () => {
   const sortable = (input: { id: string; createdAt: string }) => ({
     id: input.id,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts
index 7aee3100d0e..3a5994a3204 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts
@@ -424,6 +424,29 @@ export function resolveSidebarV2Status(thread: SidebarV2StatusInput): SidebarV2S
   return "ready";
 }
 
+/** The v2 card's status label and its hover actions share one slot, so they
+    must never be visible together. Both class strings live here because the
+    invariant is a pairing, not two independent styles: every variant that
+    promotes the actions has to fade the label out, and taking the label out
+    of flow without fading it leaves "Working" stacked on top of Settle.
+    Written as literals — Tailwind scans source text, so these cannot be
+    assembled from a shared list of variants. */
+export function resolveSidebarV2StatusSlotClassNames(input: { snoozeMenuOpen: boolean }): {
+  statusClassName: string;
+  actionsClassName: string;
+} {
+  return {
+    statusClassName: cn(
+      "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-focus-within/v2-status-slot:opacity-0 group-hover/v2-row:absolute group-hover/v2-row:right-0 group-hover/v2-row:opacity-0",
+      input.snoozeMenuOpen && "absolute right-0 opacity-0",
+    ),
+    actionsClassName: cn(
+      "absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-stretch opacity-0 transition-opacity group-focus-within/v2-status-slot:static group-focus-within/v2-status-slot:opacity-100 group-hover/v2-row:static group-hover/v2-row:opacity-100",
+      input.snoozeMenuOpen && "static opacity-100",
+    ),
+  };
+}
+
 /** NaN-safe Date.parse for sort comparators: a malformed timestamp must not
     poison the whole ordering, so it sinks to the epoch instead. */
 export function parseTimestampMs(isoDate: string): number {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx
index be93f510c97..3ae970d5ba7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ import {
   resolveAdjacentThreadId,
   resolveSettledTimestamp,
   resolveSidebarV2Status,
+  resolveSidebarV2StatusSlotClassNames,
   resolveWorkingStartedAt,
   shouldNavigateAfterProjectRemoval,
   sortLogicalProjectsForSidebar,
@@ -648,6 +649,7 @@ const SidebarV2Row = memo(function SidebarV2Row(props: {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!showSnoozeButton) setSnoozeMenuOpen(false);
   }, [showSnoozeButton]);
+  const statusSlotClassNames = resolveSidebarV2StatusSlotClassNames({ snoozeMenuOpen });
   const handlePrClick = useCallback(
     (event: ReactMouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
       if (pr?.url) openPrLink(event, pr.url);
@@ -890,25 +892,25 @@ const SidebarV2Row = memo(function SidebarV2Row(props: {
                   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">
-                <span
-                  className={cn(
-                    "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",
-                    snoozeMenuOpen && "absolute right-0 opacity-0",
-                  )}
-                >
+                <span className={statusSlotClassNames.statusClassName}>
+                  {/* Baseline, not center: an inline-flex takes its baseline
+                      from the first item, so the leading icon used to drag the
+                      label 2px above the project title and the duration next
+                      to it. The icon opts out with self-center and rides the
+                      text's line box instead. */}
                   {topStatus ? (
                     <span
                       className={cn(
-                        "inline-flex items-center gap-1 font-medium",
+                        "inline-flex items-baseline gap-1 font-medium",
                         topStatus.className,
                       )}
                     >
                       {topStatus.icon === "working" ? (
-                        <CircleDashedIcon aria-hidden className="size-4 shrink-0" />
+                        <CircleDashedIcon aria-hidden className="size-4 shrink-0 self-center" />
                       ) : topStatus.icon === "done" ? (
-                        <CircleCheckIcon aria-hidden className="size-4 shrink-0" />
+                        <CircleCheckIcon aria-hidden className="size-4 shrink-0 self-center" />
                       ) : topStatus.icon === "woke" ? (
-                        <AlarmClockIcon aria-hidden className="size-4 shrink-0" />
+                        <AlarmClockIcon aria-hidden className="size-4 shrink-0 self-center" />
                       ) : null}
                       {/* The label alone is the live region: a role="status"
                           wrapper around the ticking duration would make
@@ -925,12 +927,7 @@ const SidebarV2Row = memo(function SidebarV2Row(props: {
                   )}
                 </span>
                 {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",
-                      snoozeMenuOpen && "static opacity-100",
-                    )}
-                  >
+                  <span className={statusSlotClassNames.actionsClassName}>
                     {showSnoozeButton ? (
                       <SnoozePopoverButton
                         open={snoozeMenuOpen}