diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/FocusThreadDrawer.tsx b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/FocusThreadDrawer.tsx
index 7966ccda9b..b00b612648 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/FocusThreadDrawer.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/FocusThreadDrawer.tsx
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export function FocusThreadDrawer({
           // share a radius — a smaller one here would put two radii on one
           // element. `shadow-panel-left` draws the left edge and its corners;
           // see the token for why a `border-l` cannot.
-          "absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-l-2xl bg-background shadow-panel-left",
+          "absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-l-2xl bg-background shadow-panel-left outline-hidden",
         )}
         aria-label={label}
         data-testid="focus-thread-drawer"
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/project-commit-detail.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/project-commit-detail.spec.ts
index dd5501dbf2..5de32311e7 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/project-commit-detail.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/project-commit-detail.spec.ts
@@ -801,6 +801,10 @@ test("commit detail opens from the commits feed with a diff", async ({
   await expect(page.getByTestId("focus-thread-drawer")).toBeVisible();
   await page.getByTestId("project-home-context-tasks").click();
   await expect(page.getByTestId("project-home-workspace-sheet")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("focus-thread-drawer")).toHaveCSS(
+    "outline-style",
+    "none",
+  );
   const workspaceSheet = page.getByTestId("project-home-workspace-sheet");
   await expect(workspaceSheet).toHaveAttribute("data-tab", "issues");
   await expect(