diff --git a/Sources/UI/ContentView.swift b/Sources/UI/ContentView.swift
index 24420af..5e76b6f 100644
--- a/Sources/UI/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Sources/UI/ContentView.swift
@@ -87,9 +87,25 @@ public struct ContentView: View {
             }
             
             Section("Intelligence") {
-                Label("Alerts & Notifications", systemImage: "bell.badge")
-                    .tag("Alerts")
-                    .badge(store.alertEngine.activeAlerts.isEmpty ? nil : Text("\(store.alertEngine.activeAlerts.count)"))
+                // Custom row instead of .badge() — a badge applied after .tag
+                // detaches the tag from the list row and makes it unselectable.
+                Label {
+                    HStack {
+                        Text("Alerts & Notifications")
+                        Spacer()
+                        if !store.alertEngine.activeAlerts.isEmpty {
+                            Text("\(store.alertEngine.activeAlerts.count)")
+                                .font(.caption2.weight(.semibold))
+                                .padding(.horizontal, 6)
+                                .padding(.vertical, 2)
+                                .background(Color.red.opacity(0.85), in: Capsule())
+                                .foregroundStyle(.white)
+                        }
+                    }
+                } icon: {
+                    Image(systemName: "bell.badge")
+                }
+                .tag("Alerts")
             }
         }
         .listStyle(.sidebar)