diff --git a/ui/src/screens/Lobby.svelte b/ui/src/screens/Lobby.svelte
index da1056f..112e0ee 100644
--- a/ui/src/screens/Lobby.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/screens/Lobby.svelte
@@ -324,8 +324,13 @@
     user-select: none;
     touch-action: pan-y; /* keep vertical list scroll; we only read horizontal swipes */
   }
-  .open:active {
-    background: var(--surface-2);
+  /* A tap/click on a game row leaves no highlight: drop the WebKit tap-flash on
+     both tappable areas (the open body and the chevron / kebab) and the held
+     :active background, which added nothing and only spoiled the look. */
+  .open,
+  .chev,
+  .kebab {
+    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
   }
   .kebab {
     flex: 0 0 auto;