diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
index 80f3c37..10f7ad2 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ struct SessionDetailView: View {
             .safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom) { actionArea }
             .navigationTitle(summary?.title ?? "Session")
             .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+            // With a session open the floating chat bar owns the bottom edge; the tab bar below it
+            // would be a redundant second bar (and clip the glass action area), so hide it while
+            // this detail is pushed. A no-op in the iPad split, which has no tab bar.
+            .toolbar(.hidden, for: .tabBar)
             .toolbar {
                 ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarTrailing) { sessionMenu }
             }