diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/chat/FriendsPage.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/chat/FriendsPage.tsx
index 68e587c8..a38aad11 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/chat/FriendsPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/chat/FriendsPage.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function FriendsPage({ mobile }: FriendsPageProps) {
                 <p className="text-txt-tertiary text-sm">No one's online right now.</p>
               </div>
             ) : (
-              <div className="divide-y divide-interactive-muted">
+              <div className="divide-y divide-interactive-muted border-t border-interactive-muted">
                 {onlineFriends.map(friend => (
                   <FriendItem key={`${friend.id}:${friend._instanceOrigin}`} friend={friend} onRemove={() => setPendingUnfriend({ id: friend.id, name: friend.displayName ?? parseFederatedUsername(friend.username).baseName })} onDm={() => handleOpenDm(friend.id, friend.homeUserId ?? undefined, friend.homeInstance)} />
                 ))}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export function FriendsPage({ mobile }: FriendsPageProps) {
                 <p className="text-txt-tertiary text-sm">No friends yet — add someone!</p>
               </div>
             ) : (
-              <div className="divide-y divide-interactive-muted">
+              <div className="divide-y divide-interactive-muted border-t border-interactive-muted">
                 {friends.map(friend => (
                   <FriendItem key={`${friend.id}:${friend._instanceOrigin}`} friend={friend} onRemove={() => setPendingUnfriend({ id: friend.id, name: friend.displayName ?? parseFederatedUsername(friend.username).baseName })} onDm={() => handleOpenDm(friend.id, friend.homeUserId ?? undefined, friend.homeInstance)} />
                 ))}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export function FriendsPage({ mobile }: FriendsPageProps) {
                 <p className="text-txt-tertiary text-sm">No pending requests — Nori is napping.</p>
               </div>
             ) : (
-              <div className="divide-y divide-interactive-muted">
+              <div className="divide-y divide-interactive-muted border-t border-interactive-muted">
                 {pendingIncoming.map(req => (
                   <RequestItem
                     key={`${req.id}:${req._instanceOrigin}`}
@@ -911,41 +911,43 @@ function FriendItem({ friend, onRemove, onDm }: { friend: TaggedFriend, onRemove
   const { baseName: friendBaseName } = parseFederatedUsername(friend.username);
   const friendDisplayName = friend.displayName ?? friendBaseName;
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 h-[62px] rounded-[8px] hover:bg-interactive-hover group transition-colors mx-2">
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-        <Avatar src={friend.avatar} name={friendDisplayName} size={32} status={friend.status} userId={friend.homeUserId ?? friend.id} avatarColor={friend.avatarColor} />
-        <div className="flex flex-col leading-tight">
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <span className="text-txt-primary font-semibold text-[15px]">{friendDisplayName}</span>
-            <span className="text-txt-tertiary text-[13px] opacity-60 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity font-medium">@{friend.username}</span>
-          </div>
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <span className="text-[12px] text-txt-tertiary font-medium">{statusLabel[friend.status] ?? friend.status}</span>
-            {instanceLabel && (
-              <span className="text-[11px] text-txt-tertiary/60 font-medium">via {instanceLabel}</span>
-            )}
+    <div className="px-2">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-1 h-[62px] rounded-[8px] hover:bg-interactive-hover group transition-colors">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 pl-2">
+          <Avatar src={friend.avatar} name={friendDisplayName} size={32} status={friend.status} userId={friend.homeUserId ?? friend.id} avatarColor={friend.avatarColor} />
+          <div className="flex flex-col leading-tight">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+              <span className="text-txt-primary font-semibold text-[15px]">{friendDisplayName}</span>
+              <span className="text-txt-tertiary text-[13px] opacity-60 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity font-medium">@{friend.username}</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+              <span className="text-[12px] text-txt-tertiary font-medium">{statusLabel[friend.status] ?? friend.status}</span>
+              {instanceLabel && (
+                <span className="text-[11px] text-txt-tertiary/60 font-medium">via {instanceLabel}</span>
+              )}
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
-      </div>
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 opacity-60 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity pr-2">
-        <button
-          onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); onDm(); }}
-          className="w-9 h-9 flex items-center justify-center bg-surface-base rounded-full text-txt-tertiary hover:text-txt-primary transition-colors"
-          title="Message"
-        >
-          <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
-            <path d="M20 2H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 22l4-4h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V4c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zM6 9h12v2H6V9zm8 5H6v-2h8v2zm4-5H6V7h12v2z" />
-          </svg>
-        </button>
-        <button
-          onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); onRemove(); }}
-          className="w-9 h-9 flex items-center justify-center bg-surface-base rounded-full text-txt-tertiary hover:text-txt-danger transition-colors"
-          title="Remove Friend"
-        >
-          <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
-            <path d="M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z" />
-          </svg>
-        </button>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 opacity-60 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity pr-2">
+          <button
+            onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); onDm(); }}
+            className="w-9 h-9 flex items-center justify-center bg-surface-base rounded-full text-txt-tertiary hover:text-txt-primary transition-colors"
+            title="Message"
+          >
+            <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+              <path d="M20 2H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 22l4-4h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V4c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zM6 9h12v2H6V9zm8 5H6v-2h8v2zm4-5H6V7h12v2z" />
+            </svg>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); onRemove(); }}
+            className="w-9 h-9 flex items-center justify-center bg-surface-base rounded-full text-txt-tertiary hover:text-txt-danger transition-colors"
+            title="Remove Friend"
+          >
+            <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+              <path d="M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z" />
+            </svg>
+          </button>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
@@ -965,9 +967,10 @@ function RequestItem({ request, type, onAccept, onDecline, onCancel }: {
   const reqDisplayName = user.displayName ?? reqBaseName;
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg hover:bg-interactive-hover group transition-colors mx-2">
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-        <Avatar src={user.avatar} name={reqDisplayName} size={32} status={user.status as any} userId={user.homeUserId ?? user.id} avatarColor={user.avatarColor} />
+    <div className="px-2">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-1 py-2.5 rounded-lg hover:bg-interactive-hover group transition-colors">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 pl-2">
+          <Avatar src={user.avatar} name={reqDisplayName} size={32} status={user.status as any} userId={user.homeUserId ?? user.id} avatarColor={user.avatarColor} />
         <div className="flex flex-col">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
             <span className="text-txt-primary font-bold text-sm">{reqDisplayName}</span>
@@ -1014,6 +1017,7 @@ function RequestItem({ request, type, onAccept, onDecline, onCancel }: {
             </svg>
           </button>
         )}
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/layout/ChannelSidebar.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/layout/ChannelSidebar.tsx
index 90e2b61a..2b7f5732 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/layout/ChannelSidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/layout/ChannelSidebar.tsx
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ export function ChannelSidebar() {
           </div>
 
           <div className="mt-[18px] px-2 mb-1 flex items-center justify-between group">
-            <span className="text-[12px] font-bold text-txt-tertiary uppercase tracking-wider">Direct Messages</span>
+            <span className="text-[12px] font-bold text-txt-tertiary tracking-wider">Direct Messages</span>
             <button
               onClick={() => openModal('newDm')}
               className="text-txt-tertiary hover:text-txt-primary transition-colors"