diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/home.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/home.tsx
index 996145bbce..b20427bf88 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ function HomeSessionLeading(props: {
   session: Session
   server: ServerConnection.Key
   activeServer: boolean
+  revealProjectOnHover: boolean
 }) {
   const tabs = useTabs()
   const hasOpenTab = createMemo(() => sessionHasOpenTab(tabs.store, props.server, props.session))
@@ -1006,6 +1007,7 @@ function HomeSessionLeading(props: {
         directory={props.session.directory}
         sessionId={props.session.id}
         activeServer={props.activeServer}
+        revealProjectOnHover={props.revealProjectOnHover}
       />
     </div>
   )
@@ -1245,6 +1247,7 @@ function HomeSessionSearchResultRow(props: {
       classList={{
         [HOME_SEARCH_RESULT_ROW]: true,
         "bg-v2-overlay-simple-overlay-hover": props.selected,
+        group: !!showProjectName(),
       }}
       onMouseEnter={() => props.onHighlight()}
       onClick={() => props.onSelect(props.record.session)}
@@ -1254,6 +1257,7 @@ function HomeSessionSearchResultRow(props: {
         session={props.record.session}
         server={props.server}
         activeServer={props.activeServer}
+        revealProjectOnHover={!!showProjectName()}
       />
       <div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-1.5">
         <span
@@ -1300,7 +1304,10 @@ function HomeSessionRow(props: {
   const showProjectName = () => props.showProjectName && props.record.projectName
 
   return (
-    <div class="group/session relative flex h-10 min-w-0 items-center rounded-[6px]">
+    <div
+      class="group/session relative flex h-10 min-w-0 items-center rounded-[6px]"
+      classList={{ group: !!showProjectName() }}
+    >
       <button
         type="button"
         data-component="home-session-row"
@@ -1312,6 +1319,7 @@ function HomeSessionRow(props: {
           session={props.record.session}
           server={props.server}
           activeServer={props.activeServer}
+          revealProjectOnHover={!!showProjectName()}
         />
         <span
           class={`min-w-0 overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap text-v2-text-text-base [font-weight:530] ${showProjectName() ? "max-w-[min(70%,480px)] flex-[0_1_auto]" : "flex-[1_1_auto]"}`}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/layout/session-tab-avatar.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/layout/session-tab-avatar.tsx
index ca3b45ccbd..86b6882844 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/layout/session-tab-avatar.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/layout/session-tab-avatar.tsx
@@ -11,32 +11,31 @@ export function SessionTabAvatar(props: {
   directory: string
   sessionId: string
   activeServer: boolean
+  revealProjectOnHover?: boolean
 }) {
   const directory = () => props.directory
   const sessionId = () => props.sessionId
   const state = useSessionTabAvatarState(directory, sessionId, () => props.activeServer)
+  const projectAvatar = () => (
+    <ProjectAvatar
+      fallback={displayName(props.project ?? { worktree: props.directory })}
+      src={getProjectAvatarSource(props.project?.id, props.project?.icon)}
+      variant={getProjectAvatarVariant(props.project?.icon?.color)}
+      unread={state.unread()}
+    />
+  )
   return (
     <Show
       when={state.loading()}
-      fallback={
-        <ProjectAvatar
-          fallback={displayName(props.project ?? { worktree: props.directory })}
-          src={getProjectAvatarSource(props.project?.id, props.project?.icon)}
-          variant={getProjectAvatarVariant(props.project?.icon?.color)}
-          unread={state.unread()}
-        />
-      }
+      fallback={projectAvatar()}
     >
       <span class="relative block size-4 shrink-0">
-        <SessionProgressIndicatorV2 class="absolute inset-0 group-hover:invisible" />
-        <span class="invisible absolute inset-0 group-hover:visible">
-          <ProjectAvatar
-            fallback={displayName(props.project ?? { worktree: props.directory })}
-            src={getProjectAvatarSource(props.project?.id, props.project?.icon)}
-            variant={getProjectAvatarVariant(props.project?.icon?.color)}
-            unread={state.unread()}
-          />
-        </span>
+        <SessionProgressIndicatorV2
+          class={`absolute inset-0 ${props.revealProjectOnHover === false ? "" : "group-hover:invisible"}`}
+        />
+        <Show when={props.revealProjectOnHover !== false}>
+          <span class="invisible absolute inset-0 group-hover:visible">{projectAvatar()}</span>
+        </Show>
       </span>
     </Show>
   )