diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift
index 4389191..cd4be2a 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionsView.swift
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ struct SessionsView: View {
             }
             // A notification tap while this tab is already up.
             .onChange(of: store.pendingRoute) { consumeRoute() }
-            // Drive the floating tab bar straight off the navigation path: it empties the instant a
-            // back-swipe/tap begins, so the bar slides back in immediately instead of waiting for
-            // `SessionDetailView.onDisappear` (which fires only at the end of the pop transition).
+            // The tab bar's visibility is owned by the session lifecycle (`RemoteStore.open`/
+            // `closeOpen`), so it hides/shows no matter which tab a chat opens from. This handler is
+            // just the responsiveness refinement for *this* tab: the path empties the instant a
+            // back-swipe/tap begins, so clearing here slides the bar back in immediately instead of
+            // waiting for `SessionDetailView.onDisappear` (which fires only at the end of the pop).
             .onChange(of: path) { _, newPath in
-                store.compactDetailPresented = !newPath.isEmpty
+                if newPath.isEmpty { store.compactDetailPresented = false }
             }
         }
     }