diff --git a/apps/ui/e2e/__screens__/bridge-prs.png b/apps/ui/e2e/__screens__/bridge-prs.png
index 6ef2eff0f..5490feded 100644
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diff --git a/apps/ui/e2e/__screens__/bridge.png b/apps/ui/e2e/__screens__/bridge.png
index 93218282c..d5251bdf2 100644
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diff --git a/apps/ui/e2e/visual-smoke.spec.ts b/apps/ui/e2e/visual-smoke.spec.ts
index 2c6de4937..03878b4cb 100644
--- a/apps/ui/e2e/visual-smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/ui/e2e/visual-smoke.spec.ts
@@ -160,9 +160,17 @@ test.describe("visual smoke — legacy-palette baseline", () => {
 	test("bridge — PRs board", async ({ page }) => {
 		await page.goto("/#/");
 		await page.locator(".bridge").waitFor({ state: "visible" });
-		// The PRs seg button (Bridge.tsx:154-158) — label "PRs · N", matched on
-		// its stable prefix so the live count doesn't perturb the selector.
+		// The tab seg must not move when the PRs tab hides the grouping seg, or
+		// the control slides out from under the pointer.
+		const tabSeg = page.locator('[aria-label="Board view"]');
+		const onIssues = await tabSeg.boundingBox();
+		// The PRs seg button — label "PRs · N", matched on its stable prefix so
+		// the live count doesn't perturb the selector.
 		await page.getByRole("button", { name: /^PRs/ }).click();
+		await page.locator('[aria-label="Board grouping"]').waitFor({
+			state: "detached",
+		});
+		expect(await tabSeg.boundingBox()).toEqual(onIssues);
 		// Wait on a populated PR card in the board (Bridge.tsx `.bridge-grid` >
 		// `.bridge-cell` > `.cx-card`), not the grid container — the grid renders
 		// even with no cards, so gating on a card guarantees the populated board is
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/app.css b/apps/ui/src/app.css
index 7f4830b6e..b7350fadb 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/app.css
+++ b/apps/ui/src/app.css
@@ -501,6 +501,12 @@
 	color: var(--cx-text-dim);
 }
 
+/* The tab seg sits by the heading. Sharing the auto margin with the grouping
+   seg would slide it right whenever the PRs tab hides that seg. */
+.bridge-toolbar .bridge-tabs {
+	margin-left: 0;
+}
+
 .seg {
 	display: flex;
 	margin-left: auto;
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/Bridge.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/Bridge.tsx
index 6fe764109..f181eeffb 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/Bridge.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/Bridge.tsx
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ export const Bridge: Component = () => {
 				<span class="sub">
 					{boardAgents().length} agents · {inFlight()} in-flight issues
 				</span>
-				<div class="seg" role="toolbar" aria-label="Board view">
+				<div class="seg bridge-tabs" role="toolbar" aria-label="Board view">
 					<button
 						type="button"
 						class={{ active: tab() === "issues" }}