diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@
 import ChatThreadListItemMenu from './chat-thread-list-item-menu.react.js';
 import css from './chat-thread-list.css';
 import SidebarItem from './sidebar-item.react.js';
-import {
-  useOnClickThread,
-  useThreadIsActive,
-} from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
+import { useThreadIsActive } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +sidebarInfo: SidebarInfo,
@@ -26,18 +23,16 @@
   } = threadInfo;
   const active = useThreadIsActive(threadID);
 
-  const onClick = useOnClickThread(threadInfo);
   let unreadDot;
   if (unread) {
     unreadDot = <div className={css.unreadDot} />;
   }
 
   return (
-    <a
+    <div
       className={classNames(css.threadListSidebar, css.sidebar, {
         [css.activeThread]: active,
       })}
-      onClick={onClick}
     >
       <div className={css.dotContainer}>{unreadDot}</div>
       <SidebarItem sidebarInfo={sidebarInfo} extendArrow={isSubsequentItem} />
@@ -46,7 +41,7 @@
         mostRecentNonLocalMessage={mostRecentNonLocalMessage}
         renderStyle="thread"
       />
-    </a>
+    </div>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css b/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
 }
+
+.sidebarItem {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
 .threadListSidebar {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
diff --git a/web/chat/sidebar-item.react.js b/web/chat/sidebar-item.react.js
--- a/web/chat/sidebar-item.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/sidebar-item.react.js
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@
   }
   const { uiName } = useResolvedThreadInfo(threadInfo);
   return (
-    <>
+    <a className={css.sidebarItem} onClick={onClick}>
       {arrow}
       <div className={css.spacer} />
-      <a className={css.threadButtonSidebar} onClick={onClick}>
+      <div className={css.threadButtonSidebar}>
         <div className={css.threadRow}>
           <div className={unreadCls}>{uiName}</div>
         </div>
-      </a>
-    </>
+      </div>
+    </a>
   );
 }