diff --git a/app/src/components/nav/NavSidebarOption.tsx b/app/src/components/nav/NavSidebarOption.tsx
index 052e4b5..01136c0 100644
--- a/app/src/components/nav/NavSidebarOption.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/nav/NavSidebarOption.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { Box, type BoxProps } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { Box, type BoxProps, forwardRef } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 
-const NavSidebarOption = ({
-  activeHrefPattern,
-  disableHoverEffect,
-  ...props
-}: { activeHrefPattern?: string; disableHoverEffect?: boolean } & BoxProps) => {
+const NavSidebarOption = forwardRef<
+  { activeHrefPattern?: string; disableHoverEffect?: boolean } & BoxProps,
+  "div"
+>(({ activeHrefPattern, disableHoverEffect, ...props }, ref) => {
   const router = useRouter();
   const isActive = activeHrefPattern && router.pathname.startsWith(activeHrefPattern);
   return (
@@ -18,10 +17,13 @@ const NavSidebarOption = ({
       cursor="pointer"
       borderRadius={4}
       {...props}
+      ref={ref}
     >
       {props.children}
     </Box>
   );
-};
+});
+
+NavSidebarOption.displayName = "NavSidebarOption";
 
 export default NavSidebarOption;
diff --git a/app/src/components/nav/ProjectMenu.tsx b/app/src/components/nav/ProjectMenu.tsx
index 8574025..f9a2db6 100644
--- a/app/src/components/nav/ProjectMenu.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/nav/ProjectMenu.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
-import { AiFillCaretDown } from "react-icons/ai";
-import { BsGear, BsPlus } from "react-icons/bs";
+import { BsChevronRight, BsGear, BsPlus } from "react-icons/bs";
 import { type Project } from "@prisma/client";
 
 import { useAppStore } from "~/state/store";
@@ -68,14 +67,9 @@ export default function ProjectMenu() {
       >
         PROJECT
       </Text>
-      <NavSidebarOption>
-        <Popover
-          placement="bottom-start"
-          isOpen={popover.isOpen}
-          onClose={popover.onClose}
-          closeOnBlur
-        >
-          <PopoverTrigger>
+      <Popover placement="right" isOpen={popover.isOpen} onClose={popover.onClose} closeOnBlur>
+        <PopoverTrigger>
+          <NavSidebarOption>
             <HStack w="full" onClick={popover.onToggle}>
               <Flex
                 p={1}
@@ -92,46 +86,41 @@ export default function ProjectMenu() {
               <Text fontSize="sm" display={{ base: "none", md: "block" }} py={1} flex={1}>
                 {selectedProject?.name}
               </Text>
-              <Icon as={AiFillCaretDown} boxSize={3} size="xs" color="gray.500" mr={2} />
+              <Icon as={BsChevronRight} boxSize={4} color="gray.500" />
             </HStack>
-          </PopoverTrigger>
-          <PopoverContent
-            _focusVisible={{ boxShadow: "unset" }}
-            minW={0}
-            borderColor="blue.400"
-            w="full"
-          >
-            <VStack alignItems="flex-start" spacing={2} py={4} px={2}>
-              <Text color="gray.500" fontSize="xs" fontWeight="bold" pb={1}>
-                PROJECTS
-              </Text>
-              <Divider />
-              <VStack spacing={0} w="full">
-                {projects?.map((proj) => (
-                  <ProjectOption
-                    key={proj.id}
-                    proj={proj}
-                    isActive={proj.id === selectedProjectId}
-                    onClose={popover.onClose}
-                  />
-                ))}
-              </VStack>
-              <HStack
-                as={Button}
-                variant="ghost"
-                colorScheme="blue"
-                color="blue.400"
-                pr={8}
-                w="full"
-                onClick={createProject}
-              >
-                <Icon as={isLoading ? Spinner : BsPlus} boxSize={6} />
-                <Text>New project</Text>
-              </HStack>
+          </NavSidebarOption>
+        </PopoverTrigger>
+        <PopoverContent _focusVisible={{ outline: "unset" }} ml={-1}>
+          <VStack alignItems="flex-start" spacing={2} py={4} px={2}>
+            <Text color="gray.500" fontSize="xs" fontWeight="bold" pb={1}>
+              PROJECTS
+            </Text>
+            <Divider />
+            <VStack spacing={0} w="full">
+              {projects?.map((proj) => (
+                <ProjectOption
+                  key={proj.id}
+                  proj={proj}
+                  isActive={proj.id === selectedProjectId}
+                  onClose={popover.onClose}
+                />
+              ))}
             </VStack>
-          </PopoverContent>
-        </Popover>
-      </NavSidebarOption>
+            <HStack
+              as={Button}
+              variant="ghost"
+              colorScheme="blue"
+              color="blue.400"
+              pr={8}
+              w="full"
+              onClick={createProject}
+            >
+              <Icon as={isLoading ? Spinner : BsPlus} boxSize={6} />
+              <Text>New project</Text>
+            </HStack>
+          </VStack>
+        </PopoverContent>
+      </Popover>
     </VStack>
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/src/components/nav/UserMenu.tsx b/app/src/components/nav/UserMenu.tsx
index 9d538bc..a8ca272 100644
--- a/app/src/components/nav/UserMenu.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/nav/UserMenu.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   PopoverContent,
   Link,
   type StackProps,
-  Box,
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { type Session } from "next-auth";
 import { signOut } from "next-auth/react";
@@ -27,30 +26,28 @@ export default function UserMenu({ user, ...rest }: { user: Session } & StackPro
     <>
       <Popover placement="right">
         <PopoverTrigger>
-          <Box>
-            <NavSidebarOption>
-              <HStack
-                // Weird values to make mobile look right; can clean up when we make the sidebar disappear on mobile
-                py={2}
-                px={1}
-                spacing={3}
-                {...rest}
-              >
-                {profileImage}
-                <VStack spacing={0} align="start" flex={1} flexShrink={1}>
-                  <Text fontWeight="bold" fontSize="sm">
-                    {user.user.name}
-                  </Text>
-                  <Text color="gray.500" fontSize="xs">
-                    {/* {user.user.email} */}
-                  </Text>
-                </VStack>
-                <Icon as={BsChevronRight} boxSize={4} color="gray.500" />
-              </HStack>
-            </NavSidebarOption>
-          </Box>
+          <NavSidebarOption>
+            <HStack
+              // Weird values to make mobile look right; can clean up when we make the sidebar disappear on mobile
+              py={2}
+              px={1}
+              spacing={3}
+              {...rest}
+            >
+              {profileImage}
+              <VStack spacing={0} align="start" flex={1} flexShrink={1}>
+                <Text fontWeight="bold" fontSize="sm">
+                  {user.user.name}
+                </Text>
+                <Text color="gray.500" fontSize="xs">
+                  {/* {user.user.email} */}
+                </Text>
+              </VStack>
+              <Icon as={BsChevronRight} boxSize={4} color="gray.500" />
+            </HStack>
+          </NavSidebarOption>
         </PopoverTrigger>
-        <PopoverContent _focusVisible={{ boxShadow: "unset", outline: "unset" }} maxW="200px">
+        <PopoverContent _focusVisible={{ outline: "unset" }} ml={-1}>
           <VStack align="stretch" spacing={0}>
             {/* sign out */}
             <HStack