diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/DOCUMENTATION.md b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/DOCUMENTATION.md
index 5daf7f68..9a93f7ea 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/DOCUMENTATION.md
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/DOCUMENTATION.md
@@ -74,3 +74,4 @@ make every row observe unrelated streaming updates.
 - Empty successful lists, unresolved loads, and failed loads are separate UI states. Failed groups expose Retry and retain prior data.
 - Directory permission failures remain visible even when stale sessions are retained. Flat groups inspect every represented root/worktree directory; local Desktop may open the native picker for the exact failed directory, while other runtimes keep the ordinary Retry action.
 - Pins and folder assignments are not pruned from the first startup snapshot or from optimistic mutations. Confirmed local deletion and routed external deletion clean immediately; a later authoritative omission after an established baseline covers missed external delete events.
+- Pending-permission/question row badges fade with the same hover/menu-open rule as the date label, except on always-visible-actions rows, which reserve permanent padding and keep the badges shown (`selectRowBadgeVisibilityClass` in `sessions/sessionNodeItemUtils.ts`).
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/SessionNodeItem.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/SessionNodeItem.tsx
index f4fabef8..761a7cba 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/SessionNodeItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/SessionNodeItem.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { useGlobalSessionStatus, useSessionPermissions, useSessionQuestionCount
 import { useSessionMessageRecordsForExport } from '@/sync/use-sync';
 import { useViewportStore, viewportSessionKey } from '@/sync/viewport-store';
 import { DraggableSessionRow } from '../folders/sessionFolderDnd';
-import { canShowSessionWorktreeMenu, getSessionWorktreeMenuDisabled, nodeContainsSessionId, nodeHasPinnedMembershipChange, selectQuestionBadgeSessionScopes } from './sessionNodeItemUtils';
+import { canShowSessionWorktreeMenu, getSessionWorktreeMenuDisabled, nodeContainsSessionId, nodeHasPinnedMembershipChange, selectQuestionBadgeSessionScopes, selectRowBadgeVisibilityClass } from './sessionNodeItemUtils';
 import type { SessionNode } from '../types';
 import { formatProjectLabel, formatSessionCompactDateLabel, formatSessionDateLabel, normalizePath, renderHighlightedText } from '../utils';
 import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/useProjectsStore';
@@ -685,6 +685,14 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: SessionNodeItemProps): React.ReactNode
   const pendingQuestionLabel = pendingQuestionCount === 1
     ? t('sessions.sidebar.session.status.questionPendingSingle')
     : t('sessions.sidebar.session.status.questionPendingMany', { count: pendingQuestionCount });
+  // Actions are permanently visible (with matching permanent padding) only in
+  // the non-VSCode alwaysShowActions layout; every other layout hover-reveals
+  // them over the row's right edge, where the badges live (#2284).
+  const badgeVisibilityClass = selectRowBadgeVisibilityClass({
+    actionsAlwaysVisible: alwaysShowActions && !isVSCode,
+    menuOpen: isSessionMenuOpen,
+    hideOnHoverClass,
+  });
   const showUnreadStatus = !isMovingToWorktree && !isStreaming && needsAttention && !isActive;
   const showStatusMarker = isStreaming || showUnreadStatus;
   // Both states are the same static dot; only the color separates "running"
@@ -1432,13 +1440,13 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: SessionNodeItemProps): React.ReactNode
                         </div>
                       ) : null}
                       {pendingPermissionCount > 0 ? (
-                        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded bg-destructive/10 px-1 py-0.5 text-[0.7rem] text-destructive flex-shrink-0" title={t('sessions.sidebar.session.status.permissionRequired')} aria-label={t('sessions.sidebar.session.status.permissionRequired')}>
+                        <span className={cn('inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded bg-destructive/10 px-1 py-0.5 text-[0.7rem] text-destructive flex-shrink-0', badgeVisibilityClass)} title={t('sessions.sidebar.session.status.permissionRequired')} aria-label={t('sessions.sidebar.session.status.permissionRequired')}>
                           <Icon name="shield" className="h-3 w-3" />
                           <span className="leading-none">{pendingPermissionCount}</span>
                         </span>
                       ) : null}
                       {pendingQuestionCount > 0 ? (
-                        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded bg-status-info/10 px-1 py-0.5 text-[0.7rem] text-status-info flex-shrink-0" title={pendingQuestionLabel} aria-label={pendingQuestionLabel}>
+                        <span className={cn('inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded bg-status-info/10 px-1 py-0.5 text-[0.7rem] text-status-info flex-shrink-0', badgeVisibilityClass)} title={pendingQuestionLabel} aria-label={pendingQuestionLabel}>
                           <Icon name="question" className="h-3 w-3" />
                           <span className="leading-none">{pendingQuestionCount}</span>
                         </span>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/sessionNodeItemUtils.test.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/sessionNodeItemUtils.test.ts
index 93128ec0..9c775b35 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/sessionNodeItemUtils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/sessionNodeItemUtils.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   nodeHasPinnedMembershipChange,
   selectFolderRootNodes,
   selectQuestionBadgeSessionScopes,
+  selectRowBadgeVisibilityClass,
 } from './sessionNodeItemUtils';
 import type { SessionNode } from '../types';
 
@@ -166,6 +167,45 @@ describe('selectFolderRootNodes', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('selectRowBadgeVisibilityClass', () => {
+  const hideOnHoverClass = 'group-hover:opacity-0 group-focus-within:opacity-0';
+
+  test('hides the badge while hover-revealed actions are shown, like the date label (#2284)', () => {
+    const className = selectRowBadgeVisibilityClass({
+      actionsAlwaysVisible: false,
+      menuOpen: false,
+      hideOnHoverClass,
+    });
+
+    expect(className).toContain(hideOnHoverClass);
+    expect(className).toContain('transition-opacity');
+  });
+
+  test('hides the badge while the row menu keeps the actions visible without hover', () => {
+    const className = selectRowBadgeVisibilityClass({
+      actionsAlwaysVisible: false,
+      menuOpen: true,
+      hideOnHoverClass,
+    });
+
+    expect(className).toContain('opacity-0');
+    expect(className).not.toContain('group-hover');
+  });
+
+  test('keeps the badge always visible when actions have reserved permanent padding', () => {
+    expect(selectRowBadgeVisibilityClass({
+      actionsAlwaysVisible: true,
+      menuOpen: false,
+      hideOnHoverClass,
+    })).toBe('');
+    expect(selectRowBadgeVisibilityClass({
+      actionsAlwaysVisible: true,
+      menuOpen: true,
+      hideOnHoverClass,
+    })).toBe('');
+  });
+});
+
 describe('getSessionWorktreeMenuDisabled', () => {
   test('shares the parent trigger disabled contract with the new worktree action', () => {
     expect(getSessionWorktreeMenuDisabled({
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/sessionNodeItemUtils.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/sessionNodeItemUtils.ts
index 171c36cb..71caff37 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/sessionNodeItemUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sessions/sessionNodeItemUtils.ts
@@ -333,6 +333,25 @@ export const nodeHasPinnedMembershipChange = (
   return visit(prevNode, nextNode);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Visibility classes for the row's right-edge badges (pending permissions /
+ * questions). The hover actions paint over the row's right edge, and they are
+ * also forced visible while the row menu is open — without hover, so the
+ * hover reveal padding does not apply and the actions would cover the badges.
+ * The badges therefore yield exactly like the date/branch metadata label:
+ * hidden while the actions are hover-revealed or the menu is open. Rows with
+ * always-visible actions reserve permanent padding instead, so their badges
+ * never conflict and must stay visible.
+ */
+export const selectRowBadgeVisibilityClass = (input: {
+  actionsAlwaysVisible: boolean;
+  menuOpen: boolean;
+  hideOnHoverClass: string;
+}): string => {
+  if (input.actionsAlwaysVisible) return '';
+  return `transition-opacity duration-150 ${input.menuOpen ? 'opacity-0' : input.hideOnHoverClass}`;
+};
+
 /**
  * Resolve the session id whose sidebar menu is open, or null if no
  * menu is open. Only one row can have its menu open at a time.