diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx
index fd59cb63adcae9b4cd79c342226eed034a6e669e..8c5891ebe7e363b1294f3d88517f5df312f42e53 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/SidebarV2.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {
   AlarmClockOffIcon,
   CheckIcon,
   ChevronDownIcon,
-  ChevronRightIcon,
   CircleAlertIcon,
   CircleCheckIcon,
   CircleDashedIcon,
@@ -240,7 +239,11 @@ function SidebarV2ThreadTooltip({
       side="right"
       align="start"
       sideOffset={8}
-      className="dropdown-glass max-w-80 border-0! bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--background)_var(--glass-opacity),transparent)] text-left whitespace-normal shadow-lg/10 before:hidden dark:shadow-none"
+      className="dropdown-glass max-w-80 border-0! text-left whitespace-normal shadow-lg/10 before:hidden dark:shadow-none"
+      style={{
+        background:
+          "color-mix(in srgb, var(--popover) 18%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--popover) var(--glass-opacity), transparent))",
+      }}
     >
       <div className="flex max-w-80 flex-col gap-2 p-2">
         <div className="whitespace-nowrap text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{thread.title}</div>
@@ -652,7 +655,6 @@ const SidebarV2Row = memo(function SidebarV2Row(props: {
   // content; surface is reserved for interaction (hover, multi-select, route).
   const rowSurfaceClassName = cn(
     "group/v2-row relative w-full cursor-pointer overflow-hidden rounded-md text-left outline-none select-none",
-    variant === "card" && "backdrop-blur-[16px]",
     props.isActive
       ? "bg-sidebar-row-active text-sidebar-foreground"
       : isSelected
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelListRow.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelListRow.tsx
index c62e0639db83f74f417e16f217bf0e4e5e547053..2ec4be70994b6ac6c0ba12521fc8900c6c6c10db 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelListRow.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelListRow.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const ModelListRow = memo(function ModelListRow(props: {
       contentClassName="flex w-full items-center gap-3"
       className={cn(
         "group relative w-full !min-w-0 max-w-full cursor-pointer rounded-md px-2 py-2.5 transition-[background-color,box-shadow,color]",
-        "data-highlighted:bg-muted/56 data-selected:bg-foreground/[0.08] data-selected:text-foreground data-selected:ring-0",
+        "hover:bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--popover)_90%,var(--foreground))] data-highlighted:bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--popover)_90%,var(--foreground))] data-selected:bg-foreground/[0.08] data-selected:text-foreground data-selected:ring-0 [&[data-highlighted][data-selected]]:bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--popover)_90%,var(--foreground))]",
         props.disabledReason &&
           "data-disabled:pointer-events-auto data-disabled:cursor-not-allowed data-disabled:hover:bg-transparent",
       )}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelPickerContent.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelPickerContent.tsx
index 1f3e2b1af677651845a686c0f708ebb544306671..bbdbd8bd9d9647766d9b36e05f8ff683f965de31 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelPickerContent.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelPickerContent.tsx
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ export const ModelPickerContent = memo(function ModelPickerContent(props: {
   return (
     <TooltipProvider delay={0}>
       <div
-        className="dropdown-glass model-picker-surface relative flex h-screen max-h-96 w-screen max-w-100 flex-row overflow-hidden rounded-lg text-popover-foreground"
+        className="dropdown-glass model-picker-surface relative flex h-screen max-h-96 w-screen max-w-100 flex-row overflow-hidden rounded-lg text-popover-foreground [clip-path:inset(0_round_var(--radius-lg))]"
         data-model-picker-content="true"
       >
         {/* Sidebar */}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelPickerSidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelPickerSidebar.tsx
index e5555cb01153efdba7f2ee59a7d2a881fecfa87a..36a608888b2e5b56c66f6e97c7fc9ed5c6591a1b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelPickerSidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ModelPickerSidebar.tsx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const ModelPickerSidebar = memo(function ModelPickerSidebar(props: {
                     render={
                       <button
                         className={cn(
-                          "relative isolate flex w-full cursor-pointer aspect-square items-center justify-center rounded-md transition-colors hover:bg-muted",
+                          "relative isolate flex w-full cursor-pointer aspect-square items-center justify-center rounded-md transition-colors hover:bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--popover)_90%,var(--foreground))] focus-visible:bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--popover)_90%,var(--foreground))] focus-visible:outline-none",
                         )}
                         onClick={() => handleSelect("favorites")}
                         type="button"
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export const ModelPickerSidebar = memo(function ModelPickerSidebar(props: {
               <button
                 data-model-picker-provider={entry.instanceId}
                 className={cn(
-                  "relative isolate flex w-full cursor-pointer aspect-square items-center justify-center rounded-md transition-colors hover:bg-muted",
+                  "relative isolate flex w-full cursor-pointer aspect-square items-center justify-center rounded-md transition-colors hover:bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--popover)_90%,var(--foreground))] focus-visible:bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--popover)_90%,var(--foreground))] focus-visible:outline-none",
                   isDisabled && "opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed hover:bg-transparent",
                 )}
                 data-provider-accent-color={entry.accentColor}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ProviderModelPicker.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ProviderModelPicker.tsx
index 6e6f29c12c3c2cdd71f786a869ff817dad511bb4..74c92a044b3d49510645beedc4a47bb665c742f2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ProviderModelPicker.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ProviderModelPicker.tsx
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ export const ProviderModelPicker = memo(function ProviderModelPicker(props: {
       </PopoverTrigger>
       <PopoverPopup
         align="start"
-        className="border-0 bg-transparent p-0 shadow-none before:hidden [--viewport-inline-padding:0]"
-        viewportClassName="rounded-lg !overflow-hidden p-0 [clip-path:inset(0_round_var(--radius-lg))]"
+        className="border-0 bg-transparent p-0 shadow-none before:hidden [-webkit-backdrop-filter:none]! [--viewport-inline-padding:0] [backdrop-filter:none]!"
+        viewportClassName="rounded-lg !overflow-hidden p-0"
       >
         <ModelPickerContent
           activeInstanceId={activeInstanceId}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/index.css b/apps/web/src/index.css
index 619a3e101c39e6cfbf8e8dfc2d3a52bd88b1dc1a..29dd99b8e6d80622113d1869cddd116c18ae1934 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/index.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/index.css
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ html[data-mobile-composer-route-transition="true"]::view-transition-old(t3-mobil
     --alert-glass-tint: var(--warning);
   }
 
-  .dropdown-glass,
   .dialog-glass {
     background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--background) var(--glass-opacity), transparent);
     -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(var(--glass-blur)) saturate(var(--glass-saturation));
@@ -588,6 +587,19 @@ html[data-mobile-composer-route-transition="true"]::view-transition-old(t3-mobil
   }
 
   .dropdown-glass {
+    /*
+     * Elevated glass needs a denser tint than broad ambient surfaces. Nesting
+     * the user-controlled mix inside an 18% popover tint preserves the full
+     * opacity setting range (40% -> 51%, 80% -> 84%, 100% -> 100%) while
+     * keeping high-contrast page content from blooming through menus.
+     */
+    background: color-mix(
+      in srgb,
+      var(--popover) 18%,
+      color-mix(in srgb, var(--popover) var(--glass-opacity), transparent)
+    );
+    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(var(--glass-blur));
+    backdrop-filter: blur(var(--glass-blur));
     border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--foreground) 10%, transparent);
     box-shadow: 0 16px 40px -18px rgb(0 0 0 / 55%);
   }
@@ -602,7 +614,11 @@ html[data-mobile-composer-route-transition="true"]::view-transition-old(t3-mobil
   }
 
   .dark .model-picker-surface.model-picker-surface {
-    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--background) var(--glass-opacity), transparent);
+    background: color-mix(
+      in srgb,
+      var(--popover) 18%,
+      color-mix(in srgb, var(--popover) var(--glass-opacity), transparent)
+    );
   }
 
   .dark .dialog-glass {