diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
index 0321aaed..d0ed5284 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -2400,6 +2400,10 @@ function App() {
     }
   }, [runId])
 
+  const dismissBrowserOverlay = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsBrowserOpen(false)
+  }, [])
+
   const handleNewChat = useCallback(() => {
     // Invalidate any in-flight run loads (rapid switching can otherwise "pop" old conversations back in)
     loadRunRequestIdRef.current += 1
@@ -2623,6 +2627,7 @@ function App() {
 
   // File tab operations
   const openFileInNewTab = useCallback((path: string) => {
+    dismissBrowserOverlay()
     const existingTab = fileTabs.find(t => t.path === path)
     if (existingTab) {
       setActiveFileTabId(existingTab.id)
@@ -2635,11 +2640,12 @@ function App() {
     setActiveFileTabId(id)
     setIsGraphOpen(false)
     setSelectedPath(path)
-  }, [fileTabs])
+  }, [fileTabs, dismissBrowserOverlay])
 
   const switchFileTab = useCallback((tabId: string) => {
     const tab = fileTabs.find(t => t.id === tabId)
     if (!tab) return
+    dismissBrowserOverlay()
     setActiveFileTabId(tabId)
     setSelectedBackgroundTask(null)
     setExpandedFrom(null)
@@ -2662,7 +2668,7 @@ function App() {
     setIsGraphOpen(false)
     setIsSuggestedTopicsOpen(false)
     setSelectedPath(tab.path)
-  }, [fileTabs, isRightPaneMaximized])
+  }, [fileTabs, isRightPaneMaximized, dismissBrowserOverlay])
 
   const closeFileTab = useCallback((tabId: string) => {
     const closingTab = fileTabs.find(t => t.id === tabId)
@@ -2734,8 +2740,9 @@ function App() {
       // Create a new tab
       const id = newChatTabId()
       setChatTabs(prev => [...prev, { id, runId: null }])
-      setActiveChatTabId(id)
+        setActiveChatTabId(id)
     }
+    dismissBrowserOverlay()
     handleNewChat()
     // Left-pane "new chat" should always open full chat view.
     if (selectedPath || isGraphOpen || isSuggestedTopicsOpen) {
@@ -2747,7 +2754,7 @@ function App() {
     setSelectedPath(null)
     setIsGraphOpen(false)
     setIsSuggestedTopicsOpen(false)
-  }, [chatTabs, activeChatTabId, handleNewChat, selectedPath, isGraphOpen, isSuggestedTopicsOpen])
+  }, [chatTabs, activeChatTabId, dismissBrowserOverlay, handleNewChat, selectedPath, isGraphOpen, isSuggestedTopicsOpen])
 
   // Sidebar variant: create/switch chat tab without leaving file/graph context.
   const handleNewChatTabInSidebar = useCallback(() => {
@@ -2865,11 +2872,12 @@ function App() {
     if (selectedPath || isGraphOpen || isSuggestedTopicsOpen) {
       setExpandedFrom({ path: selectedPath, graph: isGraphOpen, suggestedTopics: isSuggestedTopicsOpen })
     }
+    dismissBrowserOverlay()
     setIsRightPaneMaximized(false)
     setSelectedPath(null)
     setIsGraphOpen(false)
     setIsSuggestedTopicsOpen(false)
-  }, [selectedPath, isGraphOpen, isSuggestedTopicsOpen])
+  }, [selectedPath, isGraphOpen, isSuggestedTopicsOpen, dismissBrowserOverlay])
 
   const handleCloseFullScreenChat = useCallback(() => {
     if (expandedFrom) {
@@ -3004,8 +3012,7 @@ function App() {
       case 'chat':
         setSelectedPath(null)
         setIsGraphOpen(false)
-        // Don't touch isBrowserOpen here — chat navigation should land in
-        // the right sidebar when the browser overlay is active.
+        setIsBrowserOpen(false)
         setExpandedFrom(null)
         setIsRightPaneMaximized(false)
         setSelectedBackgroundTask(null)
@@ -3021,7 +3028,12 @@ function App() {
 
   const navigateToView = useCallback(async (nextView: ViewState) => {
     const current = currentViewState
-    if (viewStatesEqual(current, nextView)) return
+    if (viewStatesEqual(current, nextView)) {
+      if (isBrowserOpen) {
+        dismissBrowserOverlay()
+      }
+      return
+    }
 
     cancelRecordingIfActive()
     const nextHistory = {
@@ -3030,7 +3042,7 @@ function App() {
     }
     setHistory(nextHistory)
     await applyViewState(nextView)
-  }, [appendUnique, applyViewState, cancelRecordingIfActive, currentViewState, setHistory])
+  }, [appendUnique, applyViewState, cancelRecordingIfActive, currentViewState, setHistory, isBrowserOpen, dismissBrowserOverlay])
 
   const navigateBack = useCallback(async () => {
     const { back, forward } = historyRef.current
@@ -4329,6 +4341,8 @@ function App() {
               meetingSummarizing={meetingSummarizing}
               meetingAvailable={voiceAvailable}
               onToggleMeeting={() => { void handleToggleMeeting() }}
+              isSearchOpen={isSearchOpen}
+              isMeetingActionActive={showMeetingPermissions || meetingSummarizing || meetingTranscription.state !== 'idle'}
               isBrowserOpen={isBrowserOpen}
               onToggleBrowser={handleToggleBrowser}
               isSuggestedTopicsOpen={isSuggestedTopicsOpen}
@@ -4463,7 +4477,10 @@ function App() {
               </ContentHeader>
 
               {isBrowserOpen ? (
-                <BrowserPane onClose={handleCloseBrowser} />
+                <BrowserPane
+                  onClose={handleCloseBrowser}
+                  forceHidden={isSearchOpen || showMeetingPermissions}
+                />
               ) : isSuggestedTopicsOpen ? (
                 <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 flex flex-col overflow-hidden">
                   <SuggestedTopicsView
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/BrowserPane.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/BrowserPane.tsx
index 8777c035..a1270706 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/BrowserPane.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/browser-pane/BrowserPane.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const BLOCKING_OVERLAY_SLOTS = new Set([
 
 interface BrowserPaneProps {
   onClose: () => void
+  forceHidden?: boolean
 }
 
 const getActiveTab = (state: BrowserState) =>
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ const getBrowserTabTitle = (tab: BrowserTabState) => {
   }
 }
 
-export function BrowserPane({ onClose }: BrowserPaneProps) {
+export function BrowserPane({ onClose, forceHidden = false }: BrowserPaneProps) {
   const [state, setState] = useState<BrowserState>(EMPTY_STATE)
   const [addressValue, setAddressValue] = useState('')
 
@@ -175,6 +176,12 @@ export function BrowserPane({ onClose }: BrowserPaneProps) {
   }, [])
 
   const syncView = useCallback(() => {
+    if (forceHidden) {
+      lastBoundsRef.current = null
+      setViewVisible(false)
+      return null
+    }
+
     const doc = viewportRef.current?.ownerDocument
     if (doc && hasBlockingOverlay(doc)) {
       lastBoundsRef.current = null
@@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ export function BrowserPane({ onClose }: BrowserPaneProps) {
     pushBounds(bounds)
     setViewVisible(true)
     return bounds
-  }, [measureBounds, pushBounds, setViewVisible])
+  }, [forceHidden, measureBounds, pushBounds, setViewVisible])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     syncView()
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/sidebar-content.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/sidebar-content.tsx
index 41d6b622..7e204781 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/sidebar-content.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/sidebar-content.tsx
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ type SidebarContentPanelProps = {
   meetingSummarizing?: boolean
   meetingAvailable?: boolean
   onToggleMeeting?: () => void
+  isSearchOpen?: boolean
+  isMeetingActionActive?: boolean
   isBrowserOpen?: boolean
   onToggleBrowser?: () => void
   isSuggestedTopicsOpen?: boolean
@@ -420,6 +422,8 @@ export function SidebarContentPanel({
   meetingSummarizing = false,
   meetingAvailable = false,
   onToggleMeeting,
+  isSearchOpen = false,
+  isMeetingActionActive = false,
   isBrowserOpen = false,
   onToggleBrowser,
   isSuggestedTopicsOpen = false,
@@ -436,6 +440,9 @@ export function SidebarContentPanel({
   const [loggingIn, setLoggingIn] = useState(false)
   const [appUrl, setAppUrl] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const { billing } = useBilling(isRowboatConnected)
+  const isMeetingQuickActionSelected = isMeetingActionActive
+  const isBrowserQuickActionSelected = isBrowserOpen && !isSearchOpen && !isMeetingQuickActionSelected
+  const isSuggestedTopicsQuickActionSelected = isSuggestedTopicsOpen && !isBrowserOpen
 
   const handleRowboatLogin = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
@@ -533,7 +540,12 @@ export function SidebarContentPanel({
             <button
               type="button"
               onClick={onOpenSearch}
-              className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-sm text-sidebar-foreground/80 hover:bg-sidebar-accent hover:text-sidebar-accent-foreground transition-colors"
+              className={cn(
+                "flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-sm transition-colors",
+                isSearchOpen
+                  ? "bg-sidebar-accent text-sidebar-accent-foreground"
+                  : "text-sidebar-foreground/80 hover:bg-sidebar-accent hover:text-sidebar-accent-foreground"
+              )}
             >
               <SearchIcon className="size-4" />
               <span>Search</span>
@@ -546,9 +558,14 @@ export function SidebarContentPanel({
               disabled={meetingState === 'connecting' || meetingState === 'stopping' || meetingSummarizing}
               className={cn(
                 "flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-sm transition-colors disabled:pointer-events-none",
+                isMeetingQuickActionSelected
+                  ? "bg-sidebar-accent"
+                  : "hover:bg-sidebar-accent",
                 meetingState === 'recording'
-                  ? "text-red-500 hover:bg-sidebar-accent"
-                  : "text-sidebar-foreground/80 hover:bg-sidebar-accent hover:text-sidebar-accent-foreground"
+                  ? "text-red-500"
+                  : isMeetingQuickActionSelected
+                    ? "text-sidebar-accent-foreground"
+                    : "text-sidebar-foreground/80 hover:text-sidebar-accent-foreground"
               )}
             >
               {meetingSummarizing || meetingState === 'connecting' ? (
@@ -575,7 +592,7 @@ export function SidebarContentPanel({
               onClick={onToggleBrowser}
               className={cn(
                 "flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-sm transition-colors",
-                isBrowserOpen
+                isBrowserQuickActionSelected
                   ? "bg-sidebar-accent text-sidebar-accent-foreground"
                   : "text-sidebar-foreground/80 hover:bg-sidebar-accent hover:text-sidebar-accent-foreground"
               )}
@@ -590,7 +607,7 @@ export function SidebarContentPanel({
               onClick={onOpenSuggestedTopics}
               className={cn(
                 "flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-sm transition-colors",
-                isSuggestedTopicsOpen
+                isSuggestedTopicsQuickActionSelected
                   ? "bg-sidebar-accent text-sidebar-accent-foreground"
                   : "text-sidebar-foreground/80 hover:bg-sidebar-accent hover:text-sidebar-accent-foreground"
               )}