diff --git a/src/shared/styles/globals.css b/src/shared/styles/globals.css
index 78739b45d..35b461942 100644
--- a/src/shared/styles/globals.css
+++ b/src/shared/styles/globals.css
@@ -1953,10 +1953,8 @@ html[data-window-kind="voice-buddy"] #root {
     outline: none !important;
   }
 
-  *:not(body):not(.focus-override) {
-    &:focus-visible {
-      @apply ring-ring ring-offset-background ring-2 ring-offset-1 outline-hidden;
-    }
+  *:not(body):not(.focus-override):focus-visible {
+    @apply ring-ring ring-offset-background ring-2 ring-offset-1 outline-hidden;
   }
 
   /* Menu surfaces and items paint their own focus highlight (focus:bg-*),
@@ -1977,20 +1975,16 @@ html[data-window-kind="voice-buddy"] #root {
       [data-slot="menubar-checkbox-item"],
       [data-slot="menubar-radio-item"],
       [data-slot="menubar-sub-trigger"]
-    ) {
-    &:focus-visible {
-      @apply ring-0 ring-offset-0;
-    }
+    ):focus-visible {
+    @apply ring-0 ring-offset-0;
   }
 
   .link {
     @apply hover:text-foreground/80 inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-xs font-medium underline underline-offset-4;
   }
 
-  *:not(body):not(.focus-override).link {
-    &:focus-visible {
-      @apply ring-ring ring-offset-background ring-2 ring-offset-2 outline-hidden;
-    }
+  *:not(body):not(.focus-override).link:focus-visible {
+    @apply ring-ring ring-offset-background ring-2 ring-offset-2 outline-hidden;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/styles/globals.test.ts b/src/shared/styles/globals.test.ts
index 20dc6bc04..a593a5f72 100644
--- a/src/shared/styles/globals.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/styles/globals.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,30 @@ describe("text shimmer motion", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("global focus ring", () => {
+  // Tailwind v4.3.3 drops the whole parent selector when a `*`-led selector
+  // like `*:not(body):not(.focus-override)` uses `&` nesting, compiling it to a
+  // bare `:focus-visible` that matches every element. Keep these rules
+  // flattened until the upstream Tailwind bug is fixed.
+  it("keeps focus-visible selectors flattened", () => {
+    const cssWithoutVariantDefinitions = globalsCss
+      .split("\n")
+      .filter((line) => !line.trimStart().startsWith("@custom-variant"))
+      .join("\n");
+
+    expect(cssWithoutVariantDefinitions).not.toMatch(/^\s*&/m);
+    expect(globalsCss).toContain(
+      "*:not(body):not(.focus-override):focus-visible {",
+    );
+    expect(globalsCss).toContain(
+      '[data-slot="menubar-sub-trigger"]\n    ):focus-visible {',
+    );
+    expect(globalsCss).toContain(
+      "*:not(body):not(.focus-override).link:focus-visible {",
+    );
+  });
+});
+
 describe("card-glass surface", () => {
   it("derives the glass panel fill from the card token in both themes", () => {
     const lightTheme = declarationsFor(":root {");