diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/styles/app/desktop-title-bar.css b/packages/frontend/src/styles/app/desktop-title-bar.css
index 1660a179..81e37885 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/styles/app/desktop-title-bar.css
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/styles/app/desktop-title-bar.css
@@ -20,16 +20,20 @@
 
 .desktop-task-title-bar .app-sidebar-frame-overlay-header {
   height: 45px;
+  /* The real Task header owns center controls and native drag handling. */
+  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
 .app-sidebar-frame-overlay-header .desktop-title-bar-integrated {
   height: 45px;
 }
 
-.desktop-title-bar-integrated .desktop-title-bar-content {
+.desktop-title-bar-integrated {
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+.desktop-title-bar-integrated .desktop-title-bar-sidebar,
+.desktop-title-bar-integrated .desktop-title-bar-native-end,
 .desktop-title-bar-integrated .desktop-caption-buttons {
   pointer-events: auto;
 }
diff --git a/tests/smoke/desktop-new-task.spec.mjs b/tests/smoke/desktop-new-task.spec.mjs
index ae343bcb..21557298 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/desktop-new-task.spec.mjs
+++ b/tests/smoke/desktop-new-task.spec.mjs
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ test("merges an active Task header into Windows chrome", async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(page.locator(".desktop-title-bar-label")).toHaveCount(0);
   await expect(page.getByLabel("Window controls", { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
 
+  const taskTitle = page.locator(".task-header-title > strong");
+  expect(await taskTitle.evaluate((element) => {
+    const bounds = element.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const hit = document.elementFromPoint(bounds.left + bounds.width / 2, bounds.top + bounds.height / 2);
+    return Boolean(hit?.closest(".task-header"));
+  })).toBe(true);
+
+  const permissionPolicy = page.getByRole("button", { name: /Permission handling:/ });
+  await permissionPolicy.click();
+  await expect(page.getByRole("menu", { name: "Permission handling" })).toBeVisible();
+  await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
+
   const layout = await page.evaluate(() => {
     const chrome = document.querySelector(".desktop-title-bar-integrated");
     const taskHeader = document.querySelector(".task-work-stack-header");