diff --git a/packages/web/src/index.css b/packages/web/src/index.css
index 405c5637..2d663785 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/index.css
+++ b/packages/web/src/index.css
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 @import '@proxy/ui/styles.css';
 
-/* The macOS desktop window uses a hidden native title bar. The transparent drag surface leaves the
-   traffic lights over each column's own background, with no separate bar; browsers keep the page's
-   normal edge-to-edge layout. */
+/* The macOS desktop window uses a hidden native title bar. Its drag surface covers the column seams
+   below it while the native traffic lights remain above; browsers keep the page's normal
+   edge-to-edge layout. */
 .desktop-app {
 	/* Keep in step with the fallback in preload.ts and desktop's splash.css. */
 	--desktop-title-bar-height: 2rem;
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	left: 0;
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 	height: var(--desktop-title-bar-height);
+	background: var(--background);
 	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
 	content: '';
 	-webkit-app-region: drag;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 }
 
 /* The columns themselves reach the window's top, so their backgrounds continue under the traffic
-   lights. Only their contents make room for the controls and transparent drag surface. */
+   lights. Only their contents make room for the controls and drag surface. */
 .desktop-app [data-slot='sidebar-inner'],
 .desktop-app [data-desktop-panel],
 .desktop-app [data-desktop-page] {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/lib/desktop.test.ts b/packages/web/src/lib/desktop.test.ts
index 1e3a63e2..a99f9a5d 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/lib/desktop.test.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/lib/desktop.test.ts
@@ -30,3 +30,11 @@ describe('hasHiddenDesktopTitleBar', () => {
 		expect(hasHiddenDesktopTitleBar()).toBe(true);
 	});
 });
+
+describe('hidden desktop title bar layout', () => {
+	test('covers the column seams behind the title bar', async () => {
+		const css = await Bun.file(new URL('../index.css', import.meta.url)).text();
+
+		expect(css).toMatch(/body::before\s*{[^}]*background:\s*var\(--background\)/s);
+	});
+});