diff --git a/src/hooks/useDragRegion.test.tsx b/src/hooks/useDragRegion.test.tsx
index c3818226..3ded3fec 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDragRegion.test.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useDragRegion.test.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ function DragRegionHarness() {
       <div data-testid="no-drag-card" data-no-drag>
         <button type="button">Action</button>
       </div>
+      <div role="menu" aria-label="Note actions">
+        <div role="menuitem">Delete this note</div>
+      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }
@@ -68,6 +71,15 @@ describe('useDragRegion', () => {
     expect(invoke).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
+  it('does not start dragging from menu items rendered inside drag surfaces', () => {
+    render(<DragRegionHarness />)
+
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(screen.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Delete this note' }), { button: 0 })
+
+    expect(startDragging).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(invoke).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('ignores non-primary mouse buttons', () => {
     render(<DragRegionHarness />)
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useDragRegion.ts b/src/hooks/useDragRegion.ts
index abfa70d3..7b767a6b 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDragRegion.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useDragRegion.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,17 @@ import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core'
 import { getCurrentWindow } from '@tauri-apps/api/window'
 import { useCallback } from 'react'
 
-const NO_DRAG_SELECTOR = 'button, input, select, a, [data-no-drag]'
+const NO_DRAG_SELECTOR = [
+  'button',
+  'input',
+  'select',
+  'a',
+  '[role="menu"]',
+  '[role="menuitem"]',
+  '[role="menuitemcheckbox"]',
+  '[role="menuitemradio"]',
+  '[data-no-drag]',
+].join(', ')
 
 function isDragDisabledTarget(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
   return target instanceof Element && target.closest(NO_DRAG_SELECTOR) !== null
diff --git a/tests/smoke/delete-note-nonblocking.spec.ts b/tests/smoke/delete-note-nonblocking.spec.ts
index d71d58a7..f63fe934 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/delete-note-nonblocking.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/smoke/delete-note-nonblocking.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ test.describe('responsive note deletion', () => {
       const handlers = window.__mockHandlers
       if (!handlers) throw new Error('Mock handlers unavailable for delete override')
       const delayedDelete = (args?: { paths?: string[] }) =>
-        new Promise((resolve) => window.setTimeout(() => resolve(args?.paths ?? []), 3_000))
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+          const testWindow = window as typeof window & { __resolveDelete?: () => void }
+          testWindow.__resolveDelete = () => resolve(args?.paths ?? [])
+        })
       handlers.batch_delete_notes = delayedDelete
       handlers.batch_delete_notes_async = delayedDelete
     })
@@ -49,7 +52,28 @@ test.describe('responsive note deletion', () => {
 
     await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Note B', level: 1 })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
     await expect(progressNotice).toBeVisible()
+    await page.evaluate(() => {
+      const { __resolveDelete: resolveDelete } = window as typeof window & { __resolveDelete?: () => void }
+      if (!resolveDelete) throw new Error('Delete resolver was not registered')
+      resolveDelete()
+    })
     await expect(progressNotice).toHaveCount(0, { timeout: 5_000 })
     await expect(page.getByText('Note permanently deleted')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
   })
+
+  test('breadcrumb delete menu responds to a single pointer click @smoke', async ({ page }) => {
+    await openFixtureVaultDesktopHarness(page, tempVaultDir)
+    await page.getByText('Alpha Project', { exact: true }).first().click()
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Alpha Project', level: 1 })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'More note actions' }).click()
+    const menu = page.getByRole('menu')
+    const deleteItem = menu.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Delete this note' })
+    await expect(deleteItem).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
+
+    await deleteItem.click()
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('confirm-delete-dialog')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 })
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('confirm-delete-btn')).toBeFocused()
+  })
 })