diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-popout-drag.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-popout-drag.ts
index e4a53889e5ba..4af646040436 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-popout-drag.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-popout-drag.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,15 @@ function gestureTargetOk(target: EventTarget | null) {
     return false
   }
 
-  return !target.closest('button, a, input, textarea, select, [role="menuitem"], [data-radix-popper-content-wrapper]')
+  // `composer-no-drag`: chrome that lives inside the composer root but isn't
+  // part of the draggable frame — the floating pill strips. The pills are
+  // `button`s and already excluded, but the strip's own box (the gaps between
+  // pills) isn't, so without this a press landing between two badges still
+  // drags. The strips are `w-fit`, so this costs the grab band only the width
+  // of the badges themselves.
+  return !target.closest(
+    'button, a, input, textarea, select, [role="menuitem"], [data-radix-popper-content-wrapper], [data-slot="composer-no-drag"]'
+  )
 }
 
 /** Floating composer's 5px outer frame — grab here to drag without long-press. */