diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 197c4baa3..d92a54fc0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 - Menu bar session/node sections no longer reflow while open, keeping hover highlights aligned.
 - Menu hover highlights now span the full width (including submenu arrows).
 - Menu session rows now refresh while open without width changes (no more stuck “Loading sessions…”).
+- Menu width no longer grows on hover when moving the mouse across rows.
 - macOS node timeouts now share a single async timeout helper for consistent behavior.
 
 ### Nodes & Canvas
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuHighlightedHostView.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuHighlightedHostView.swift
index 22970ad4a..4f0d5f03d 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuHighlightedHostView.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuHighlightedHostView.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ final class HighlightedMenuItemHostView: NSView {
     required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented") }
 
     override var intrinsicContentSize: NSSize {
-        self.hosting.fittingSize
+        let size = self.hosting.fittingSize
+        return NSSize(width: self.targetWidth, height: size.height)
     }
 
     override func updateTrackingAreas() {
@@ -79,11 +80,11 @@ final class HighlightedMenuItemHostView: NSView {
     }
 
     private func updateSizing() {
-        let width = max(1, self.superview?.bounds.width ?? self.targetWidth)
-        self.targetWidth = width
+        let width = max(1, self.targetWidth)
         self.hosting.frame.size.width = width
         let size = self.hosting.fittingSize
         self.frame = NSRect(origin: .zero, size: NSSize(width: width, height: size.height))
+        self.invalidateIntrinsicContentSize()
     }
 
 }