diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
index 9da8e8da5..1a5373113 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
@@ -1312,10 +1312,11 @@
 					<!-- Drag handle (at top of panel) -->
 					<!-- svelte-ignore a11y-no-static-element-interactions -->
 					<div
-						class="h-1 cursor-row-resize hover:bg-blue-400/30 transition group relative"
+						class="relative cursor-row-resize group"
 						on:mousedown={onHandleMouseDown}
 					>
-						<div class="absolute inset-x-0 -top-1 -bottom-1" />
+						<div class="h-px bg-transparent group-hover:bg-black/10 dark:group-hover:bg-white/10 transition" />
+						<div class="absolute inset-x-0 -top-1.5 -bottom-1.5" />
 					</div>
 				{/if}