diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/regression/patch-sticky-header.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/regression/patch-sticky-header.spec.ts
index 53e8cecbe90..fa1979b9d51 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/regression/patch-sticky-header.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/regression/patch-sticky-header.spec.ts
@@ -220,13 +220,16 @@ for (const scenario of scenarios) {
                 const top = sessionTop + (group?.getBoundingClientRect().height ?? 0)
                 const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect()
                 const trigger = element.querySelector("button")!
+                // The header stuck directly below the session title sits where the title's fade starts.
+                const hits = (target: Element, box: DOMRect) =>
+                  [box.top + 1, box.top + box.height / 2].every((y) =>
+                    target.contains(document.elementFromPoint(box.left + box.width / 2, y)),
+                  )
                 return {
                   gap: Math.abs(rect.top - top - (toolTitle?.getBoundingClientRect().height ?? 0)),
                   groupGap: group ? Math.abs(group.getBoundingClientRect().top - sessionTop) : 0,
                   titleGap: toolTitle ? Math.abs(toolTitle.getBoundingClientRect().top - top) : 0,
-                  clickable: trigger.contains(
-                    document.elementFromPoint(rect.left + rect.width / 2, rect.top + rect.height / 2),
-                  ),
+                  clickable: hits(trigger, rect) && (!group || hits(group, group.getBoundingClientRect())),
                 }
               }),
             )
diff --git a/packages/app/src/session/session-identity-header.tsx b/packages/app/src/session/session-identity-header.tsx
index 205fbd42ba0..cf40c6345f6 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/session/session-identity-header.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/session/session-identity-header.tsx
@@ -30,12 +30,17 @@ import "./session-identity-header.css"
 
 export function SessionTitleHeader(props: ParentProps) {
   return (
-    <div
-      data-session-title
-      class="sticky top-0 z-30 w-full bg-[linear-gradient(to_bottom,var(--v2-background-bg-base)_48px,transparent)] pb-4 pe-3 ps-2.5"
-    >
-      {props.children}
-    </div>
+    <>
+      {/* The bottom inset reserves room for the fade without covering rows stuck below the bar. */}
+      <div data-session-title class="pointer-events-none sticky top-0 z-30 w-full pb-4">
+        <div class="pointer-events-auto bg-v2-background-bg-base pe-3 ps-2.5">{props.children}</div>
+      </div>
+      {/* Stuck timeline headers stack above this fade, so it only fades content scrolling under the bar. */}
+      <div
+        aria-hidden="true"
+        class="pointer-events-none sticky top-12 z-[5] -mt-4 h-4 w-full bg-[linear-gradient(to_bottom,var(--v2-background-bg-base),transparent)]"
+      />
+    </>
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/session-ui/src/tools/tool-group.stories.tsx b/packages/session-ui/src/tools/tool-group.stories.tsx
index 1a3f79b2837..1e356f132a9 100644
--- a/packages/session-ui/src/tools/tool-group.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/session-ui/src/tools/tool-group.stories.tsx
@@ -168,11 +168,14 @@ export const StickyHeader = {
         class="relative w-full max-w-[1030px] overflow-y-auto bg-v2-background-bg-base"
         style={{ height: `${args.height}px`, "--sticky-accordion-top": "48px" }}
       >
-        <div class="sticky top-0 z-30 w-full bg-[linear-gradient(to_bottom,var(--v2-background-bg-base)_48px,transparent)] pb-4 pe-3 ps-2.5">
-          <div class="flex h-12 items-center px-1 text-[13px] font-[530] leading-4 tracking-[-0.04px] text-v2-text-text-base">
-            Trace stacked review history
+        <div class="pointer-events-none sticky top-0 z-30 w-full pb-4">
+          <div class="pointer-events-auto bg-v2-background-bg-base pe-3 ps-2.5">
+            <div class="flex h-12 items-center px-1 text-[13px] font-[530] leading-4 tracking-[-0.04px] text-v2-text-text-base">
+              Trace stacked review history
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div class="pointer-events-none sticky top-12 z-[5] -mt-4 h-4 w-full bg-[linear-gradient(to_bottom,var(--v2-background-bg-base),transparent)]" />
         <div class="px-6" style={{ "padding-bottom": `${args.height}px` }}>
           <CurrentSessionProviders document={storyDocument(stickyParts.filter((part) => part.type === "tool"))}>
             <CurrentContextToolGroup