diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/sheet.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/sheet.test.tsx
index f41217471..e6e71443e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/sheet.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/sheet.test.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe("Sheet", () => {
 				<SheetContent>visible</SheetContent>
 			</Sheet>,
 		);
-		const content = screen.getByText("visible");
+		const content = screen.getByText("visible").closest('[data-slot="sheet-content"]');
 		expect(content).toHaveAttribute("data-side", "right");
 	});
 
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ describe("Sheet", () => {
 				<SheetContent side={side}>visible {side}</SheetContent>
 			</Sheet>,
 		);
-		expect(screen.getByText(`visible ${side}`)).toHaveAttribute("data-side", side);
+		expect(screen.getByText(`visible ${side}`).closest('[data-slot="sheet-content"]')).toHaveAttribute(
+			"data-side",
+			side,
+		);
 	});
 
 	it("renders close button by default", () => {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/sheet.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/sheet.tsx
index c4e11dab6..7a61c997f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/sheet.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/sheet.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ function SheetContent({
 			{side === "bottom" && (
 				<span aria-hidden="true" className="mx-auto block h-[5px] w-9 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-line-2" />
 			)}
-			{children}
+			{/* Content is where a mouse press clicks rather than starts a swipe; `contents` keeps it out of the layout. */}
+			<SheetPrimitive.Content className="contents">{children}</SheetPrimitive.Content>
 			{showCloseButton && (
 				<SheetPrimitive.Close
 					data-slot="sheet-close"