diff --git a/studio/backend/routes/settings.py b/studio/backend/routes/settings.py
index 73fbb2dbed..796b0f5ac4 100644
--- a/studio/backend/routes/settings.py
+++ b/studio/backend/routes/settings.py
@@ -735,8 +735,8 @@ SIDEBAR_MENU_ITEM_DEFAULTS = {
 }
 
 # Navigable sidebar rows the user can pin/reorder; the boolean is each id's
-# default pin state, matching the shipped layout. An unpinned row moves into the
-# "More" flyout client-side, so it stays reachable.
+# default pin state, matching the shipped layout. Unpinned rows collect in the
+# "More" flyout client-side; a single unpinned row is hidden there instead.
 SIDEBAR_NAV_ITEM_DEFAULTS = {
     "projects": True,
     "hub": True,
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/components/app-sidebar.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/components/app-sidebar.tsx
index 5bb7434d3e..449b138af3 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/components/app-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/components/app-sidebar.tsx
@@ -829,11 +829,11 @@ export function AppSidebar() {
     .filter((item) => !item.pinned)
     .map((item) => item.id);
   // A flyout wrapping a single row costs a click and earns nothing, so More only
-  // appears once it would hold two or more; a lone unpinned row renders inline,
-  // in its saved order position.
+  // appears once it would hold two or more. With exactly one row unpinned, both
+  // the menu and that row are dropped -- the page stays reachable by URL.
   const overflowNavIds = unpinnedNavIds.length > 1 ? unpinnedNavIds : [];
   const inlineNavIds = sidebarNav
-    .filter((item) => item.pinned || overflowNavIds.length === 0)
+    .filter((item) => item.pinned)
     .map((item) => item.id);
 
   const showSidebarBrand = !usesCustomTitlebar;
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/settings/components/sidebar-nav-customizer.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/settings/components/sidebar-nav-customizer.tsx
index fb23dca4ae..e0bf096871 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/settings/components/sidebar-nav-customizer.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/settings/components/sidebar-nav-customizer.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import {
   DashboardCircleIcon,
   DownloadSquare01Icon,
   DragDropVerticalIcon,
-  Edit03Icon,
   FlimSlateIcon,
   Folder01Icon,
   Image03Icon,
   MoreHorizontalIcon,
+  PencilEdit02Icon,
 } from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
 import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
 import { Reorder, useDragControls } from "motion/react";
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ function MovableRow({ item }: { item: SidebarNavItemPref }) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Pin and reorder the sidebar navigation rows. A row with its switch off moves
- * into the "More" flyout instead of disappearing, so every page stays reachable
- * -- unless it is the only unpinned row, which stays inline (a menu holding one
- * item earns nothing). New chat renders as a static row: it is an action pinned
- * to the top, not a destination.
+ * Pin and reorder the sidebar navigation rows. Rows with their switch off collect
+ * in the "More" flyout. A single unpinned row is hidden outright instead: More
+ * would be a menu of one, so neither it nor the row is drawn (the page stays
+ * reachable by URL). New chat renders as a static row: it is an action pinned to
+ * the top, not a destination.
  */
 export function SidebarNavCustomizer() {
   const t = useT();
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export function SidebarNavCustomizer() {
   const unpinnedCount = sidebarNav.filter((item) => !item.pinned).length;
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col rounded-xl border border-border/70 p-1.5">
-      <FixedRow icon={Edit03Icon} label={t("shell.navigation.newChat")} />
+      <FixedRow icon={PencilEdit02Icon} label={t("shell.navigation.newChat")} />
       <Reorder.Group
         axis="y"
         values={sidebarNav.map((item) => item.id)}
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ export function SidebarNavCustomizer() {
         ))}
       </Reorder.Group>
       {/* Only meaningful at two or more: with everything pinned there is no More
-          row, and a lone unpinned row renders inline rather than hiding behind
-          a menu built for one item. */}
+          row, and a single unpinned row is hidden rather than sitting behind a
+          menu built for one item. */}
       {unpinnedCount > 1 && (
         <>
           <div className="mx-2 my-1 border-t border-border/70" />
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/settings/stores/appearance-custom-store.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/settings/stores/appearance-custom-store.ts
index 1efcaea2ba..758f33902f 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/settings/stores/appearance-custom-store.ts
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/settings/stores/appearance-custom-store.ts
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ export const SIDEBAR_MENU_DEFAULT_VISIBLE: Record<SidebarMenuItemId, boolean> =
  * Sidebar NAVIGATION rows the user can pin and reorder (distinct from the
  * profile-menu entries above). New chat stays fixed at the top: it is an action,
  * not a destination. Array order is render order; an unpinned row moves into the
- * "More" flyout rather than disappearing, so no page becomes unreachable --
- * except when it is the only unpinned row, which renders inline instead.
+ * "More" flyout. A single unpinned row is hidden outright rather than getting a
+ * flyout of one; the page stays reachable by URL.
  */
 export const SIDEBAR_NAV_ITEM_IDS = [
   "projects",
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/studio/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 56e4f3c632..041dafc419 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -519,15 +519,15 @@ export const en = {
       sidebarNav: {
         title: "Sidebar navigation",
         description:
-          "Pin and reorder the sidebar tabs. Anything unpinned moves into the More menu instead of being hidden, unless it is the only one left. New chat stays fixed.",
+          "Pin and reorder the sidebar tabs. Unpinned tabs collect in the More menu; a single unpinned tab is hidden instead of getting a menu of one. New chat stays fixed.",
         dragToReorder: "Drag to reorder",
         pinToSidebar: "Pin {name} to the sidebar",
         moreHolds: "More ({count})",
       },
       sidebarMenu: {
-        title: "Sidebar menu",
+        title: "Profile menu",
         description:
-          "Show, hide, and reorder items in the sidebar profile menu. Settings, Help, Log out, and Shutdown stay fixed.",
+          "Choose which shortcuts appear when you click your name at the bottom of the sidebar, and in what order. Settings, Help, Log out, and Shutdown always appear.",
         darkModeToggle: "Dark mode toggle",
         dragToReorder: "Drag to reorder",
       },
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/studio/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 416b0b87f0..ad579e2c86 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -373,15 +373,15 @@ export const zhCN = {
       sidebarNav: {
         title: "侧边栏导航",
         description:
-          "固定并重新排序侧边栏标签。取消固定的项目会移入“更多”菜单而不是被隐藏；若仅剩一项，则直接显示。新聊天保持固定。",
+          "固定并重新排序侧边栏标签。取消固定的标签会收进“更多”菜单；若只有一个取消固定，则直接隐藏，而不是为它单独建一个菜单。新聊天保持固定。",
         dragToReorder: "拖动以重新排序",
         pinToSidebar: "将{name}固定到侧边栏",
         moreHolds: "更多（{count}）",
       },
       sidebarMenu: {
-        title: "侧边栏菜单",
+        title: "个人菜单",
         description:
-          "显示、隐藏和重新排序侧边栏个人菜单中的项目。设置、帮助、退出登录和关闭保持固定。",
+          "选择点击侧边栏底部你的名字时显示哪些快捷项及其顺序。设置、帮助、退出登录和关闭始终显示。",
         darkModeToggle: "深色模式切换",
         dragToReorder: "拖动以重新排序",
       },