diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 3577982b..81b10888 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -2728,6 +2728,7 @@
 /* ── Message action buttons (copy, edit, retry) ── */
 .msg-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:2px;opacity:0;transition:opacity .15s;margin-left:auto;}
 .msg-row:hover .msg-actions{opacity:1;}
+/* Keep !important so this beats equal-specificity .msg-foot-with-usage fades during measurement rerenders. */
 .vscroll-measuring .msg-foot,
 .vscroll-measuring .msg-actions,
 .vscroll-measuring .msg-time{transition:none !important;}
diff --git a/tests/test_issue4346_vscroll_footer_jitter.py b/tests/test_issue4346_vscroll_footer_jitter.py
index 1ac34c8f..d7afca96 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue4346_vscroll_footer_jitter.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue4346_vscroll_footer_jitter.py
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@ def test_css_vscroll_measuring_guard():
     """style.css suppresses opacity transitions on .msg-foot and .msg-actions
     while .vscroll-measuring is present on the scroll container."""
     assert 'vscroll-measuring' in CSS
-    assert re.search(
-        r'\.vscroll-measuring\s+\.msg-foot.*transition\s*:\s*none\s*!important',
-        CSS, re.DOTALL
-    ), "missing transition:none !important for .vscroll-measuring .msg-foot"
-    assert re.search(
-        r'\.vscroll-measuring\s+\.msg-actions.*transition\s*:\s*none\s*!important',
-        CSS, re.DOTALL
-    ), "missing transition:none !important for .vscroll-measuring .msg-actions"
-    assert re.search(
-        r'\.vscroll-measuring\s+\.msg-time.*transition\s*:\s*none\s*!important',
-        CSS, re.DOTALL
-    ), "missing transition:none !important for .vscroll-measuring .msg-time"
+    guard_match = re.search(
+        r'(?m)^\.vscroll-measuring\s+\.msg-foot,\n'
+        r'^\.vscroll-measuring\s+\.msg-actions,\n'
+        r'^\.vscroll-measuring\s+\.msg-time\{transition:none !important;\}$',
+        CSS,
+    )
+    assert guard_match, \
+        "missing contiguous .vscroll-measuring transition:none !important guard block"
 
 
 def test_js_compensate_adds_vscroll_measuring():