diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/layout/Header.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/layout/Header.tsx
index 43126229..3fce3d60 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/layout/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/layout/Header.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ import {
 import type { SessionContextUsage } from '@/stores/types/sessionTypes';
 import { DesktopHostSwitcherDialog } from '@/components/desktop/DesktopHostSwitcher';
 import { OpenInAppButton } from '@/components/desktop/OpenInAppButton';
+import { ProjectActionsButton } from '@/components/layout/ProjectActionsButton';
+import { useProjectActionsContext } from '@/hooks/useProjectActionsContext';
 import { SessionSwitcherDropdown } from '@/components/session/SessionSwitcherDropdown';
 import { SessionTabsStrip, type SessionTabMenuArgs } from './SessionTabsStrip';
 import { canUseElectronDesktopIPC, invokeDesktop, isDesktopLocalOriginActive, isDesktopShell, isVSCodeRuntime, startDesktopWindowDrag, type UpdateInfo } from '@/lib/desktop';
@@ -998,27 +1000,9 @@ export const Header: React.FC = () => {
     return normalize(openDirectory || activeProject?.path || '');
   }, [activeProject?.path, openDirectory]);
 
-  const activeProjectRef = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (!activeProject) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    return { id: activeProject.id, path: activeProject.path };
-  }, [activeProject]);
-
-  const lastProjectActionsContextRef = React.useRef<{
-    projectRef: { id: string; path: string };
-    directory: string;
-  } | null>(null);
-
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (!activeProjectRef || !actionDirectory) {
-      return;
-    }
-    lastProjectActionsContextRef.current = {
-      projectRef: activeProjectRef,
-      directory: actionDirectory,
-    };
-  }, [actionDirectory, activeProjectRef]);
+  // Same resolution the titlebar overlay used to own: worktree → session →
+  // draft → project path, sticky across session switches.
+  const projectActionsContext = useProjectActionsContext();
 
 
   const planModeEnabled = useFeatureFlagsStore((state) => state.planModeEnabled);
@@ -1295,6 +1279,13 @@ export const Header: React.FC = () => {
 
   const desktopSidebarActions = (
     <>
+      {projectActionsContext ? (
+        <ProjectActionsButton
+          projectRef={projectActionsContext.projectRef}
+          directory={projectActionsContext.directory}
+          className="mr-2"
+        />
+      ) : null}
       <OpenInAppButton directory={actionDirectory} className="mr-1" />
       {/* Instances only exist in the desktop app. On web the menu was left
           holding a single dev-only shutdown action, which is not a reason to
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/layout/SidebarTopBar.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/layout/SidebarTopBar.tsx
index 564e051a..2e332521 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/layout/SidebarTopBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/layout/SidebarTopBar.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 /**
  * Strip at the top of the desktop left sidebar that reserves room for the
- * persistent {@link TitlebarLeftControls} overlay (sidebar toggle + project
- * actions), so the session list starts below them. Its height tracks the
+ * persistent {@link TitlebarLeftControls} overlay (sidebar toggle), so the
+ * session list starts below it. Its height tracks the
  * header via `--oc-header-height`.
  *
  * Split into two regions so the strip stays a window drag area while the
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/layout/TitlebarLeftControls.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/layout/TitlebarLeftControls.tsx
index c8484eb7..41b92b3f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/layout/TitlebarLeftControls.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/layout/TitlebarLeftControls.tsx
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import { Icon } from '@/components/icon/Icon';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/useUIStore';
 import { useI18n } from '@/lib/i18n';
-import { useProjectActionsContext } from '@/hooks/useProjectActionsContext';
-import { ProjectActionsButton } from '@/components/layout/ProjectActionsButton';
 import { WindowsWindowControls } from '@/components/desktop/WindowsWindowControls';
 import { formatShortcutForDisplay, getEffectiveShortcutCombo } from '@/lib/shortcuts';
 import { invokeDesktop } from '@/lib/desktop';
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ const ICON_BUTTON_CLASS =
   'app-region-no-drag inline-flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-md typography-ui-label font-medium text-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary hover:bg-interactive-hover transition-colors';
 
 /**
- * Persistent top-left titlebar controls (sidebar toggle + project actions).
+ * Persistent top-left titlebar controls (app menu on frameless chrome + sidebar toggle).
  *
  * Rendered exactly once as an absolutely-positioned overlay above both the
  * sidebar and the header, so the buttons never migrate / re-mount between the
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ export const TitlebarLeftControls: React.FC = () => {
   const { t } = useI18n();
   const toggleSidebar = useUIStore((state) => state.toggleSidebar);
   const shortcutOverrides = useUIStore((state) => state.shortcutOverrides);
-  const projectActionsContext = useProjectActionsContext();
   const clusterRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
   const toggleShortcut = formatShortcutForDisplay(getEffectiveShortcutCombo('toggle_sidebar', shortcutOverrides));
@@ -123,13 +120,6 @@ export const TitlebarLeftControls: React.FC = () => {
             <p>{t('header.actions.openSessionsWithShortcut', { shortcut: toggleShortcut })}</p>
           </TooltipContent>
         </Tooltip>
-
-        {projectActionsContext ? (
-          <ProjectActionsButton
-            projectRef={projectActionsContext.projectRef}
-            directory={projectActionsContext.directory}
-          />
-        ) : null}
       </div>
     </div>
   );