diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-items.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-items.tsx
index 0ec50c674451..a4da32ef7018 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-items.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-items.tsx
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ export const THREAD_LIST_COMPACT_INSET = HOME_HORIZONTAL_INSET;
 const SIDEBAR_ROW_RADIUS = 12;
 
 function pullRequestTintColor(
-  pr: Pick<ThreadPrPresentation, "state" | "isDraft">,
+  pr: Pick<ThreadPrPresentation, "state" | "isDraft" | "others">,
   colorScheme: "light" | "dark",
 ) {
   const dark = colorScheme === "dark";
-  if (pr.state === "open" && pr.isDraft === true) {
+  if (pr.others > 0 || (pr.state === "open" && pr.isDraft === true)) {
     return dark ? "#a1a1aa" : "#71717a";
   }
   switch (pr.state) {
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-v2-items.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-v2-items.tsx
index 67a917c0079c..937ca5f909a8 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-v2-items.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-v2-items.tsx
@@ -880,13 +880,7 @@ export const ThreadListV2Row = memo(function ThreadListV2Row(props: {
                     ? materialYouStyleLayoutActive
                       ? "accent-thread-selected-foreground"
                       : "accent-user-bubble-foreground"
-                    : pr.kind === "stack" || pr.isDraft || pr.state === null
-                      ? "accent-foreground-muted"
-                      : pr.state === "open"
-                        ? "accent-adaptive-emerald-600-400"
-                        : pr.state === "merged"
-                          ? "accent-adaptive-violet-600-400"
-                          : "accent-foreground-muted"
+                    : "accent-foreground-muted"
                 }
               />
             ) : null}
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/state/thread-pr-presentation.ts b/apps/mobile/src/state/thread-pr-presentation.ts
index 48fe3abf5f66..fc310d070acc 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/state/thread-pr-presentation.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/state/thread-pr-presentation.ts
@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@ export function presentThreadLinkedPullRequests(
   const snapshot = link.snapshot;
   const state = badge.kind === "stack" ? badge.state : (snapshot?.state ?? null);
   const isDraft = snapshot?.isDraft === true && state === "open";
+  const linkedCount = badge.kind === "pull-request" && badge.others > 0 ? badge.others + 1 : null;
   const label =
     badge.kind === "stack"
       ? String(badge.layers)
-      : badge.others > 0
-        ? `+${badge.others}`
+      : linkedCount !== null
+        ? `+${linkedCount}`
         : String(link.number);
   return {
     kind: badge.kind,
@@ -84,7 +85,10 @@ export function presentThreadLinkedPullRequests(
       badge.kind === "stack"
         ? `${badge.layers} pull requests in stack, ${state ?? "status pending"}`
         : `#${link.number} pull request ${state === null ? "status pending" : isDraft ? "draft" : state}${badge.others > 0 ? `, ${badge.others} more linked` : ""}`,
-    textClassName: state === null || isDraft ? "text-foreground-muted" : PR_STATE_TEXT_CLASS[state],
+    textClassName:
+      linkedCount !== null || state === null || isDraft
+        ? "text-foreground-muted"
+        : PR_STATE_TEXT_CLASS[state],
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/state/use-thread-pr.test.ts b/apps/mobile/src/state/use-thread-pr.test.ts
index 5fdb90e19c65..e36bd7d81434 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/state/use-thread-pr.test.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/state/use-thread-pr.test.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ describe("presentThreadLinkedPullRequests", () => {
   it("counts unrelated links without labelling them a stack", () => {
     expect(presentThreadLinkedPullRequests([linkedPr(1), linkedPr(2)])).toMatchObject({
       kind: "pull-request",
-      label: "+1",
+      label: "+2",
+      others: 1,
+      textClassName: "text-foreground-muted",
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 72a119cb76ba..b1583a346b56 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1387,6 +1387,7 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: {
   // content; surface is reserved for interaction (hover, multi-select, route).
   const rowSurfaceClassName = cn(
     "group/sidebar-row relative w-full cursor-pointer overflow-hidden rounded-md text-left outline-none select-none",
+    variantAction === "unsettle" && "[&:not(:hover):not(:focus-within)_*]:text-secondary-label/70",
     props.isActive
       ? "bg-sidebar-row-active text-sidebar-foreground"
       : isSelected
@@ -1469,7 +1470,7 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: {
                     : "text-foreground/90",
             )
           : cn(
-              "truncate group-hover/sidebar-row:text-foreground",
+              "truncate group-focus-within/sidebar-row:text-foreground group-hover/sidebar-row:text-foreground",
               shouldRecede
                 ? "text-secondary-label/70"
                 : props.isActive || isWoke
@@ -1485,7 +1486,7 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: {
     </span>
   );
 
-  // Stacks show their layer count; unrelated links show only the remainder count.
+  // Stacks show their layer count; multiple unrelated links show their total count.
   // Plain clicks open T3; individual PR links also support opening the host in a new tab.
   const prBadgeShape = supportsMultiplePullRequests
     ? resolveThreadPullRequestBadge(thread.pullRequests)
@@ -1597,8 +1598,8 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: {
             <span
               className={cn(
                 "shrink-0 transition-opacity",
-                !props.isActive &&
-                  "opacity-40 grayscale group-hover/sidebar-row:opacity-100 group-hover/sidebar-row:grayscale-0",
+                (!props.isActive || variantAction === "unsettle") &&
+                  "opacity-40 grayscale group-focus-within/sidebar-row:opacity-100 group-focus-within/sidebar-row:grayscale-0 group-hover/sidebar-row:opacity-100 group-hover/sidebar-row:grayscale-0",
               )}
             >
               {props.project ? <ProjectFavicon project={props.project} className="size-4" /> : null}
@@ -1617,6 +1618,7 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: {
               the time/jump label yields to the settle affordance. */}
             {prBadge}
             {prBadge &&
+            variantAction !== "unsettle" &&
             pr &&
             (supportsMultiplePullRequests
               ? visibleThreadPullRequests(thread.pullRequests).length === 0
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ThreadStatusIndicators.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/ThreadStatusIndicators.tsx
index 2d724a726506..e948aa4091ee 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ThreadStatusIndicators.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ThreadStatusIndicators.tsx
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ export function ThreadPullRequestBadgeControl({
   onOpenPullRequest: (event: MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) => void;
 }) {
   const isStack = badge?.kind === "stack";
+  const linkedCount = badge?.kind === "pull-request" && badge.others > 0 ? badge.others + 1 : null;
   if (!isStack && (number === undefined || url === undefined)) return null;
   const label = isStack
     ? `Stack of ${badge.layers} pull requests, ${badge.state}`
@@ -169,16 +170,16 @@ export function ThreadPullRequestBadgeControl({
     "text-xs tabular-nums",
     variant === "ghost" &&
       "font-normal text-xs! active:scale-100 [--control-icon-color:currentColor]",
-    isStack ? PR_STATE_COLOR_CLASS[badge.state] : (status?.colorClass ?? "text-muted-foreground"),
+    linkedCount !== null
+      ? "text-secondary-label"
+      : isStack
+        ? PR_STATE_COLOR_CLASS[badge.state]
+        : (status?.colorClass ?? "text-muted-foreground"),
   );
   const content = (
     <>
       <ThreadPullRequestBadgeIcon icon={badge?.kind ?? "pull-request"} />
-      {isStack
-        ? badge.layers
-        : badge?.kind === "pull-request" && badge.others > 0
-          ? `+${badge.others}`
-          : number}
+      {isStack ? badge.layers : linkedCount !== null ? `+${linkedCount}` : number}
     </>
   );
   return (