diff --git a/client/src/components/Collections/CollectionList.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Collections/CollectionList.test.tsx
index b56114655..8aab515d5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Collections/CollectionList.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Collections/CollectionList.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// FE-COMP-COLLIST-001 to FE-COMP-COLLIST-010
+// FE-COMP-COLLIST-001 to FE-COMP-COLLIST-011
 import { render, screen } from '../../../tests/helpers/render';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import type { CollectionPlace } from '@trek/shared';
@@ -157,4 +157,14 @@ describe('CollectionList', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Blue Bottle Coffee').closest('.col-lrow')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Golden Gate Bridge').closest('.col-lrow')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('FE-COMP-COLLIST-011: the row opts out of the global press-scale (#2158)', () => {
+    // jsdom cannot replay the browser mechanics behind #2158: the :active scale on
+    // the row-wide role="button" shifted the status badge out from under the pointer,
+    // so the click retargeted onto the row and opened the place instead of cycling the
+    // status. The data-no-press attribute is the pin.
+    renderList();
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Blue Bottle Coffee').closest('.col-lrow')).toHaveAttribute('data-no-press');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/components/Collections/CollectionList.tsx b/client/src/components/Collections/CollectionList.tsx
index d19fdd083..1ba3f50b0 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Collections/CollectionList.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Collections/CollectionList.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ export default function CollectionList({
             key={place.id}
             ref={active ? selectedRef : undefined}
             role="button"
+            // Opt out of the global :active press-scale: shrinking the row-wide button
+            // slides the status badge out from under the pointer mid-click, so the click
+            // retargets onto the row and opens the place instead of cycling (#2158).
+            data-no-press
             tabIndex={0}
             onClick={() => (selectMode ? onToggleSelect(place.id) : onOpenPlace(place.id))}
             onKeyDown={e => { if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') { e.preventDefault(); if (selectMode) onToggleSelect(place.id); else onOpenPlace(place.id) } }}
diff --git a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.test.tsx
index 72cd6642a..5404fc695 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// FE-JRN-GALLERY-001 to FE-JRN-GALLERY-016
+// FE-JRN-GALLERY-001 to FE-JRN-GALLERY-019
 
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { act, useRef, useState } from 'react'
@@ -373,4 +373,14 @@ describe('GalleryView', () => {
     expect(container.querySelectorAll('.aspect-square')).toHaveLength(2)
     expect(container.querySelector('.animate-spin')).toBeNull()
   })
+
+  it('FE-JRN-GALLERY-019: the tile opts out of the global press-scale (#2158)', () => {
+    // jsdom cannot replay the browser mechanics behind #2158: the :active scale on
+    // the tile shifted its corner delete button out from under the pointer, so the
+    // click retargeted onto the tile and opened the lightbox instead of deleting.
+    // The data-no-press attribute is the pin.
+    const { container } = mountGallery([buildGalleryPhoto()])
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('.aspect-square')).toHaveAttribute('data-no-press')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.tsx b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.tsx
index a5783b1ea..52ba4a41a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyDetailPageGalleryView.tsx
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ export function GalleryView({ entries, gallery, journeyId, userId, trips, onPhot
             <div
               key={photo.id}
               role="button"
+              // No press-scale on the tile: shrinking it mid-click slides the corner
+              // delete button out from under the pointer, so the click retargets onto
+              // the tile and opens the lightbox instead (#2158).
+              data-no-press
               tabIndex={0}
               className="relative aspect-square rounded-lg overflow-hidden cursor-pointer group"
               onClick={() => onPhotoClick(allPhotos, i)}
diff --git a/client/src/components/Vacay/VacaySharedCalendars.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Vacay/VacaySharedCalendars.test.tsx
index 6414b139f..788b7babe 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Vacay/VacaySharedCalendars.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Vacay/VacaySharedCalendars.test.tsx
@@ -141,4 +141,15 @@ describe('VacaySharedCalendars', () => {
 
     expect(shareWithMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(2)
   })
+
+  it('FE-COMP-VACAYSHARED-008: Incoming row opts out of the global press-scale (#2158)', () => {
+    // jsdom cannot replay the browser mechanics behind #2158: the :active scale on
+    // the row shifted the remove X out from under the pointer, so the click retargeted
+    // onto the row and only toggled visibility. The data-no-press attribute is the pin.
+    seedShares({ incomingShares: [incoming] })
+
+    render(<VacaySharedCalendars />)
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Carol').closest('[role="button"]')).toHaveAttribute('data-no-press')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/client/src/components/Vacay/VacaySharedCalendars.tsx b/client/src/components/Vacay/VacaySharedCalendars.tsx
index 2a2dfa059..e6cc578da 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Vacay/VacaySharedCalendars.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Vacay/VacaySharedCalendars.tsx
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ export default function VacaySharedCalendars() {
           {incomingShares.map(s => (
             <div key={s.id}
               role="button"
+              // No press-scale on the row: shrinking it mid-click slides the remove X
+              // out from under the pointer, so the click retargets onto the row and
+              // toggles visibility instead of removing the share (#2158).
+              data-no-press
               tabIndex={0}
               onClick={() => handleToggleHidden(s.id, !s.hidden)}
               onKeyDown={e => { if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') { e.preventDefault(); handleToggleHidden(s.id, !s.hidden) } }}