diff --git a/frontend/src/documents/SelectionAssignmentMenu.jsx b/frontend/src/documents/SelectionAssignmentMenu.jsx
index 7f2742e..e5ff17b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/documents/SelectionAssignmentMenu.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/documents/SelectionAssignmentMenu.jsx
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ const SelectionAssignmentMenu = ({
           ref={menuRef}
           style={menuStyle || undefined}
           role="menu"
+          data-floating-position
         >
           <div className="selection-assignment__header">
             <input
diff --git a/frontend/src/settings/components/CapabilityDropdown.jsx b/frontend/src/settings/components/CapabilityDropdown.jsx
index 30e6e14..c3784b0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/settings/components/CapabilityDropdown.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/settings/components/CapabilityDropdown.jsx
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ const CapabilityDropdown = ({
           role="menu"
           ref={menuRef}
           className="menu menu--floating capability-dropdown__menu"
+          data-floating-position
         >
           {total ? (
             options.map((option) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/base/theme.css b/frontend/src/styles/base/theme.css
index 6b7db9f..44bbe35 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/base/theme.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/base/theme.css
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   --surface-subtle: oklch(0.96 0.002 calc(var(--neutral-hue) + var(--surface-hue-shift)));
   --fg: oklch(0.32 0.005 calc(var(--neutral-hue) + var(--foreground-hue-offset)));
   --muted: oklch(0.54 0.008 calc(var(--neutral-hue) + var(--foreground-hue-offset)));
+  --muted-subtle: color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 55%, var(--border));
   --sidebar-fg: oklch(0.56 0.007 calc(var(--neutral-hue) + var(--foreground-hue-offset)));
   --border: oklch(0.92 0.002 calc(var(--neutral-hue) + var(--foreground-hue-offset)));
 
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@
   --surface-subtle: oklch(0.23 0.012 calc(var(--dark-neutral-hue) + var(--surface-hue-shift)));
   --fg: oklch(0.89 0.015 var(--dark-foreground-hue));
   --muted: oklch(0.72 0.02 var(--dark-foreground-hue));
+  --muted-subtle: color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 45%, var(--border));
   --sidebar-fg: oklch(0.78 0.02 var(--dark-foreground-hue));
   --border: oklch(0.33 0.01 var(--dark-foreground-hue));
 
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@
     --surface-subtle: oklch(0.23 0.012 calc(var(--dark-neutral-hue) + var(--surface-hue-shift)));
     --fg: oklch(0.89 0.015 var(--dark-foreground-hue));
     --muted: oklch(0.72 0.02 var(--dark-foreground-hue));
+    --muted-subtle: color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 45%, var(--border));
     --sidebar-fg: oklch(0.78 0.02 var(--dark-foreground-hue));
     --border: oklch(0.33 0.01 var(--dark-foreground-hue));
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/detail/detail-panels.css b/frontend/src/styles/detail/detail-panels.css
index 9ec4119..1afcd0e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/detail/detail-panels.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/detail/detail-panels.css
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
 }
 
 .quick-add {
+  --quick-add-menu-offset: 0.35rem;
+  --quick-add-menu-min-width: 220px;
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   position: relative;
@@ -128,10 +130,6 @@
   gap: 0.25rem;
 }
 
-.quick-add__menu {
-  padding: 0.25rem 0;
-}
-
 .quick-add__form {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -196,8 +194,8 @@
 
 .selection-assignment__header input:focus-visible {
   outline: none;
-  border-color: var(--selection-border);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in oklch, var(--selection) 25%, transparent);
+  border-color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 60%, transparent);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 35%, transparent);
 }
 
 .selection-assignment__list {
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/documents/controls.css b/frontend/src/styles/documents/controls.css
index 8c5c8ac..24642cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/documents/controls.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/documents/controls.css
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
   position: relative;
 }
 
+.documents-sort__quickmenu {
+  --quick-add-menu-min-width: 200px;
+}
+
 .documents-sort__trigger {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -105,4 +109,3 @@
   width: 1.1rem;
   height: 1.1rem;
 }
-
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/documents/panel-sections.css b/frontend/src/styles/documents/panel-sections.css
index de07a4f..3899f0c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/documents/panel-sections.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/documents/panel-sections.css
@@ -84,19 +84,36 @@
   cursor: default;
 }
 
+.breadcrumb-trail--measure .breadcrumb-trail__link,
+.breadcrumb-trail--measure .breadcrumb-trail__ellipsis-button {
+  max-width: none;
+  overflow: visible;
+}
+
+button.breadcrumb-trail__link,
+.breadcrumb-trail__ellipsis-button {
+  padding: 0.25rem;
+  background: none;
+  border-radius: 0.25rem;
+}
+
 .breadcrumb-trail__link:not(.is-current) {
   cursor: pointer;
   color: var(--accent);
 }
 
 .breadcrumb-trail__link:not(.is-current):hover,
-.breadcrumb-trail__link:not(.is-current):focus-visible {
+.breadcrumb-trail__link:not(.is-current):focus-visible,
+.panel-header .breadcrumb-trail__link:not(.is-current):hover,
+.panel-header .breadcrumb-trail__link:not(.is-current):focus-visible {
   text-decoration: underline;
+  background: var(--accent-soft);
+  color: var(--accent);
 }
 
 .breadcrumb-trail__separator {
-  color: var(--muted);
-  margin: 0 0.2rem;
+  color: var(--muted-subtle);
+  margin: 0;
 }
 
 .breadcrumb-trail__ellipsis {
@@ -130,4 +147,3 @@
 .panel-section__body.scrollable {
   overflow-y: auto;
 }
-
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/layout/structure.css b/frontend/src/styles/layout/structure.css
index 4f07e1e..e2712c6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/layout/structure.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/layout/structure.css
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 .main-content__actions-divider {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
-  color: var(--muted);
+  color: var(--muted-subtle);
 }
 
 .main-content__title {
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/sidebar/sidebar.css b/frontend/src/styles/sidebar/sidebar.css
index 6a21907..4d38da3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/sidebar/sidebar.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/sidebar/sidebar.css
@@ -229,14 +229,19 @@
   border-radius: 0.5rem;
   box-shadow: 0 12px 28px var(--shadow-strong);
   min-width: 220px;
-  z-index: 20;
+  z-index: 2500000;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+.menu[data-floating-position] {
+  top: auto;
+  left: auto;
+  min-width: var(--floating-min-width, 220px);
+}
+
 .menu__list {
-  max-height: 260px;
   overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.25rem;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 0.25rem;
@@ -265,7 +270,7 @@
   width: 100%;
   padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
   border: none;
-  border-radius: 0.4rem;
+  border-radius: 0.25rem;
   background: none;
   color: var(--sidebar-fg);
   font: inherit;
diff --git a/frontend/src/ui/BreadcrumbTrail.jsx b/frontend/src/ui/BreadcrumbTrail.jsx
index 3ea89da..a6fed37 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ui/BreadcrumbTrail.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/ui/BreadcrumbTrail.jsx
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ const normalizeEntries = (entries) =>
 
 const ELLIPSIS = { id: '__breadcrumbs_ellipsis__', label: '…', onClick: null, raw: null };
 const WIDTH_TOLERANCE = 1;
-const WIDTH_BUFFER_RATIO = 0.99;
+const WIDTH_BUFFER_RATIO = 0.95;
+const WIDTH_CHANGE_TOLERANCE = 0.25;
 
 const BreadcrumbTrail = ({
   entries = [],
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ const BreadcrumbTrail = ({
   const ellipsisButtonRef = useRef(null);
   const [availableWidth, setAvailableWidth] = useState(null);
   const [startIndex, setStartIndex] = useState(0);
+  const measureRafRef = useRef(null);
 
   const {
     isOpen: ellipsisMenuOpen,
@@ -58,18 +60,13 @@ const BreadcrumbTrail = ({
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setStartIndex(0);
     closeEllipsisMenu();
   }, [normalized, shouldTruncateFromStart, closeEllipsisMenu]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const container = containerRef.current;
-    if (!container || typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined') {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    const updateWidth = () => {
-      const host = containerRef.current;
+    const resolveHost = () => containerRef.current?.parentElement || containerRef.current;
+    const measure = () => {
+      const host = resolveHost();
       if (!host) {
         return;
       }
@@ -77,14 +74,56 @@ const BreadcrumbTrail = ({
       if (!nextWidth) {
         return;
       }
-      setAvailableWidth((prev) => (prev && Math.abs(prev - nextWidth) < 0.5 ? prev : nextWidth));
+      setAvailableWidth((prev) => (
+        prev && Math.abs(prev - nextWidth) < WIDTH_CHANGE_TOLERANCE ? prev : nextWidth
+      ));
     };
 
-    updateWidth();
+    const scheduleMeasure = () => {
+      if (typeof window === 'undefined' || typeof window.requestAnimationFrame !== 'function') {
+        measure();
+        return;
+      }
+      if (measureRafRef.current) {
+        cancelAnimationFrame(measureRafRef.current);
+      }
+      measureRafRef.current = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        measureRafRef.current = null;
+        measure();
+      });
+    };
 
-    const observer = new ResizeObserver(updateWidth);
-    observer.observe(container.parentElement || container);
-    return () => observer.disconnect();
+    scheduleMeasure();
+
+    if (typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined') {
+      return () => {
+        if (measureRafRef.current) {
+          cancelAnimationFrame(measureRafRef.current);
+          measureRafRef.current = null;
+        }
+      };
+    }
+
+    const host = resolveHost();
+    if (!host) {
+      return () => {
+        if (measureRafRef.current) {
+          cancelAnimationFrame(measureRafRef.current);
+          measureRafRef.current = null;
+        }
+      };
+    }
+
+    const observer = new ResizeObserver(scheduleMeasure);
+    observer.observe(host);
+
+    return () => {
+      observer.disconnect();
+      if (measureRafRef.current) {
+        cancelAnimationFrame(measureRafRef.current);
+        measureRafRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
   }, []);
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
@@ -94,7 +133,8 @@ const BreadcrumbTrail = ({
 
     const container = containerRef.current;
     const measurement = measurementRef.current;
-    if (!container || !measurement) {
+    const host = container?.parentElement || container;
+    if (!container || !measurement || !host) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -142,7 +182,7 @@ const BreadcrumbTrail = ({
       ellipsisNode.style.display = originalEllipsisDisplay ?? 'none';
     }
 
-    const available = availableWidth ?? container.getBoundingClientRect().width;
+    const available = availableWidth ?? host.getBoundingClientRect().width;
     if (!available || !widths.length) {
       return;
     }
@@ -283,33 +323,43 @@ const BreadcrumbTrail = ({
         className="breadcrumb-trail breadcrumb-trail--measure"
         aria-hidden="true"
       >
-        <span
+        <button
+          type="button"
           className="breadcrumb-trail__link breadcrumb-trail__ellipsis-button"
           data-item-type="ellipsis"
           style={{ display: 'none' }}
+          tabIndex={-1}
         >
           {ELLIPSIS.label}
-        </span>
-        {measurementEntries.map((entry, index) => (
-          <React.Fragment key={`measure-${entry.id || index}`}>
-            {index > 0 ? (
-              <span
-                className="breadcrumb-trail__separator"
-                data-item-type="separator"
-                data-target-index={index}
+        </button>
+        {measurementEntries.map((entry, index) => {
+          const isLast = index === measurementEntries.length - 1;
+          const isInteractive = Boolean(entry.onClick) && !isLast;
+          const MeasurementTag = isInteractive ? 'button' : 'span';
+
+          return (
+            <React.Fragment key={`measure-${entry.id || index}`}>
+              {index > 0 ? (
+                <span
+                  className="breadcrumb-trail__separator"
+                  data-item-type="separator"
+                  data-target-index={index}
+                >
+                  {separator}
+                </span>
+              ) : null}
+              <MeasurementTag
+                type={isInteractive ? 'button' : undefined}
+                className="breadcrumb-trail__link"
+                data-item-type="entry"
+                data-entry-index={index}
+                tabIndex={-1}
               >
-                {separator}
-              </span>
-            ) : null}
-            <span
-              className="breadcrumb-trail__link"
-              data-item-type="entry"
-              data-entry-index={index}
-            >
-              {entry.label}
-            </span>
-          </React.Fragment>
-        ))}
+                {entry.label}
+              </MeasurementTag>
+            </React.Fragment>
+          );
+        })}
       </span>
       {ellipsisMenuOpen
         && hasHiddenEntries
@@ -321,6 +371,7 @@ const BreadcrumbTrail = ({
               role="menu"
               ref={ellipsisMenuRef}
               style={ellipsisMenuStyle}
+              data-floating-position
             >
               <div className="menu__list">
                 {hiddenEntries.map((hiddenEntry) => (
diff --git a/frontend/src/ui/QuickAddMenu.jsx b/frontend/src/ui/QuickAddMenu.jsx
index f239735..2def0e2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ui/QuickAddMenu.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/ui/QuickAddMenu.jsx
@@ -144,6 +144,23 @@ const QuickAddMenu = ({
   );
 
   const canCreate = Boolean(onCreate);
+  const isAnchoredMenu = positionStrategy === 'absolute' && align === 'start';
+  const menuClassName = 'menu menu--floating';
+  const anchoredMenuStyle = isAnchoredMenu && menuStyle
+    ? {
+        top: menuStyle.top,
+        left: menuStyle.left,
+        ...(menuStyle.width ? { width: menuStyle.width } : null),
+      }
+    : undefined;
+  const menuInlineStyle = isAnchoredMenu ? anchoredMenuStyle : menuStyle || undefined;
+  const hasFloatingWidthVar = Boolean(menuInlineStyle && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(menuInlineStyle, '--floating-min-width'));
+  const menuStyleWithVar = hasFloatingWidthVar
+    ? menuInlineStyle
+    : {
+        ...(menuInlineStyle || {}),
+        '--floating-min-width': `${Math.max(menuMinWidth, 0)}px`,
+      };
 
   return (
     <div className={className ? `quick-add ${className}` : 'quick-add'}>
@@ -162,10 +179,11 @@ const QuickAddMenu = ({
       </button>
       {isOpen ? (
         <div
-          className="menu menu--floating quick-add__menu"
+          className={menuClassName}
           ref={menuRef}
-          style={menuStyle || undefined}
+          style={menuStyleWithVar}
           role="menu"
+          data-floating-position
         >
           {canCreate ? (
             <form className="quick-add__form" onSubmit={handleCreate}>
@@ -183,7 +201,7 @@ const QuickAddMenu = ({
               </button>
             </form>
           ) : null}
-          <div className="menu__list quick-add__list" role="presentation">
+          <div className="menu__list" role="presentation">
             {filteredOptions.length ? (
               filteredOptions.map((option) => {
                 const key = option.id ?? option.index;
diff --git a/frontend/src/ui/useFloatingMenu.js b/frontend/src/ui/useFloatingMenu.js
index 3140ba6..e46e113 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ui/useFloatingMenu.js
+++ b/frontend/src/ui/useFloatingMenu.js
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ const formatStyle = (metrics) => {
     position: metrics.strategy === 'absolute' ? 'absolute' : 'fixed',
     top: metrics.top,
     left: metrics.left,
-    minWidth: metrics.minWidth,
   };
+  if (typeof metrics.minWidth === 'number') {
+    style['--floating-min-width'] = `${Math.max(metrics.minWidth, 0)}px`;
+  }
   if (metrics.width) {
     style.width = metrics.width;
   }