diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/FilterToggleRow.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/FilterToggleRow.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0035a682479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/FilterToggleRow.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+/**
+ * Guards the sub-option indent: Tailwind v4 emits `px-*` as `padding-inline`,
+ * which outranks a physical `pl-*` override and silently flattens the nesting.
+ */
+
+import { act } from 'react'
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { FilterToggleRow } from './FilterToggleRow'
+
+let container: HTMLDivElement
+let root: Root
+
+function renderRow(indented: boolean): HTMLElement {
+  act(() => {
+    root.render(
+      <FilterToggleRow
+        icon={null}
+        label="Row"
+        checked={false}
+        onChange={vi.fn()}
+        indented={indented}
+      />
+    )
+  })
+  const row = container.querySelector('[role="switch"]')
+  if (!(row instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+    throw new Error('FilterToggleRow did not render a switch')
+  }
+  return row
+}
+
+function paddingClasses(row: HTMLElement): string[] {
+  return row.className.split(/\s+/).filter((cls) => /^p[xlr]?-/.test(cls))
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  container = document.createElement('div')
+  document.body.appendChild(container)
+  root = createRoot(container)
+})
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  act(() => root.unmount())
+  container.remove()
+})
+
+describe('FilterToggleRow', () => {
+  it('indents a sub-option past the row above it', () => {
+    const indented = paddingClasses(renderRow(true))
+    const flat = paddingClasses(renderRow(false))
+    expect(indented).toContain('pl-7')
+    expect(flat).toContain('pl-2')
+  })
+
+  it('never pairs the indent with a padding-inline utility that would outrank it', () => {
+    expect(paddingClasses(renderRow(true)).filter((cls) => cls.startsWith('px-'))).toEqual([])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/FilterToggleRow.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/FilterToggleRow.tsx
index 60930a19c44..7fbc0b77874 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/FilterToggleRow.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/FilterToggleRow.tsx
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ export function FilterToggleRow({
       aria-label={ariaLabel}
       onClick={() => onChange(!checked)}
       className={cn(
-        'flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2 rounded-[5px] px-2 py-1.5 text-[12px] font-medium hover:bg-muted focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring',
-        indented && 'pl-6'
+        // Why pl-* and not px-2 + pl-6: Tailwind v4 emits px as padding-inline,
+        // which outranks a physical pl-6 override and flattens the indent.
+        'flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2 rounded-[5px] py-1.5 pr-2 text-[12px] font-medium hover:bg-muted focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring',
+        indented ? 'pl-7' : 'pl-2'
       )}
     >
       <span