diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeCard.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeCard.tsx
index 313f4157223..9ec6e8b1a95 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeCard.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeCard.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import {
 } from './workspace-delete-quick-action'
 import { DetachedHeadBadge } from '@/components/DetachedHeadBadge'
 import { getWorktreeGitIdentityDisplay } from '@/lib/worktree-git-identity-display'
+import { getFlushWorktreeCardPaddingLeft } from './worktree-list-indentation'
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 import { folderWorkspaceKey, parseWorkspaceKey } from '../../../../shared/workspace-scope'
 
@@ -793,8 +794,7 @@ const WorktreeCard = React.memo(function WorktreeCard({
   // aligned with the pre-inset layout and the repo header hierarchy.
   const cardStyle = flushSurface
     ? {
-        paddingLeft:
-          contentIndent > 0 ? `max(0.125rem, calc(${contentIndent}px - 0.625rem))` : '0.125rem'
+        paddingLeft: getFlushWorktreeCardPaddingLeft(contentIndent)
       }
     : contentIndent > 0
       ? { paddingLeft: `calc(0.125rem + ${contentIndent}px)` }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-indentation.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-indentation.test.ts
index 8ce4f34dc7d..a7ba3b1f80f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-indentation.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-indentation.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import {
   WORKTREE_SECTION_HEADER_PADDING_LEFT,
+  getFlushWorktreeCardPaddingLeft,
   getProjectGroupHeaderPaddingLeft,
   getWorktreeCardContentIndent,
   getWorktreeCardSurfaceInset
@@ -50,4 +51,12 @@ describe('worktree list indentation', () => {
   it('does not inset card surfaces outside grouped views', () => {
     expect(getWorktreeCardSurfaceInset({ isGrouped: false, groupDepth: 4 })).toBe(0)
   })
+
+  it('pulls flush card content back by the tuned inset gap', () => {
+    expect(getFlushWorktreeCardPaddingLeft(20)).toBe('max(2px, calc(20px - 4px))')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps flush card content off the sidebar edge without indentation', () => {
+    expect(getFlushWorktreeCardPaddingLeft(0)).toBe('2px')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-indentation.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-indentation.ts
index e327e197f83..04af39ef64b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-indentation.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-indentation.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ export const SIDEBAR_TREE_INDENT = 18
 // Why: project-grouped cards need to read as children even after the card
 // surface inset is subtracted, while lineage rows keep the base tree step.
 const PROJECT_WORKTREE_CARD_EXTRA_INDENT = 2
+// Why: flush cards span the full row, so their content is pulled back from the
+// raw tree indent to sit under the group header. A smaller pullback nudges
+// content rightward for clearer nesting; this is the knob to tune that gap.
+export const FLUSH_CARD_CONTENT_PULLBACK = 4
+// Why: even at zero indent a flush card keeps this minimal left inset so its
+// surface never sits hard against the sidebar edge.
+export const FLUSH_CARD_MIN_CONTENT_INSET = 2
 // Why: grouped workspace cards should move their surface inward without using
 // the full tree step, preserving the existing compact child-card rhythm.
 const GROUPED_WORKTREE_CARD_SURFACE_INDENT = 14
@@ -39,3 +46,9 @@ export function getWorktreeCardSurfaceInset(args: {
 }): number {
   return args.isGrouped ? clampDepth(args.groupDepth) * GROUPED_WORKTREE_CARD_SURFACE_INDENT : 0
 }
+
+export function getFlushWorktreeCardPaddingLeft(contentIndent: number): string {
+  return contentIndent > 0
+    ? `max(${FLUSH_CARD_MIN_CONTENT_INSET}px, calc(${contentIndent}px - ${FLUSH_CARD_CONTENT_PULLBACK}px))`
+    : `${FLUSH_CARD_MIN_CONTENT_INSET}px`
+}