diff --git a/packages/client/ui-conversation/src/client/skeleton/ConversationRoot.module.css b/packages/client/ui-conversation/src/client/skeleton/ConversationRoot.module.css
index 971661cd48..0a69ec6e72 100644
--- a/packages/client/ui-conversation/src/client/skeleton/ConversationRoot.module.css
+++ b/packages/client/ui-conversation/src/client/skeleton/ConversationRoot.module.css
@@ -26,9 +26,22 @@
 }
 
 .header {
+  position: relative;
   flex: none;
   padding: 12px 28px 0 20px;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--dsw-alias-border-l2);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
+}
+
+.header::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 1px;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: 0;
+  height: 1px;
+  background: var(--dsw-alias-border-l2);
+  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
 /* Blank hero/settling: keep the strict Session header mounted without taking
@@ -100,13 +113,15 @@
 
 /* figma Tab_Group 34:11441: 35px strip, gap 36, pad-left 8, tabs bottom-aligned. */
 .tabs {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
   display: flex;
   gap: 36px;
   margin-top: 4px;
   padding-left: 8px;
 }
 
-/* figma .Tab 34:11442: 13/16 text (figma wt510, rendered 500), gap 8 to the 3px bar (no bottom rounding). */
+/* figma .Tab 34:11442: 13/16 text (figma wt510, rendered 500), gap 8 to the 3px bar. */
 .tab {
   position: relative;
   padding: 0 0 11px;
@@ -126,6 +141,7 @@
   bottom: 0;
   left: 0;
   height: 3px;
+  border-radius: 2px;
   background: transparent;
 }