diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue
index ed0b505d99..7b9ca75044 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/sidebar/SidebarTreeRuntimeHost.vue
@@ -4352,6 +4352,7 @@ function moreActionsSubmenu(children: ContextMenuItem[]): ContextMenuItem {
   return {
     label: t("common.more"),
     icon: ListTree,
+    variant: "destructive",
     children,
   };
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue
index 051187e499..16041d5ccd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/CustomContextMenu.vue
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ function itemButtonClass(variant?: "default" | "destructive") {
   ];
 }
 
+function activeSubmenuTriggerClass(item: ContextMenuItem, index: number) {
+  if (activeSubIndex.value !== index) return "";
+  return item.variant === "destructive" ? "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive" : "bg-accent text-accent-foreground";
+}
+
 function itemIsDisabled(item: ContextMenuItem): boolean {
   return typeof item.disabled === "function" ? item.disabled() : !!item.disabled;
 }
@@ -271,7 +276,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
           <div v-if="item.separator" class="-mx-1 my-1 flex items-center px-1">
             <div class="h-px flex-1 bg-border/70" />
           </div>
-          <button v-else :disabled="itemIsDisabled(item)" :class="[...itemButtonClass(item.variant), activeSubIndex === index ? 'bg-accent text-accent-foreground' : '']" @click="handleItemClick(item)" @mouseenter="(e) => onItemMouseEnter(index, e)" @mouseleave="onItemMouseLeave">
+          <button v-else :disabled="itemIsDisabled(item)" :class="[...itemButtonClass(item.variant), activeSubmenuTriggerClass(item, index)]" @click="handleItemClick(item)" @mouseenter="(e) => onItemMouseEnter(index, e)" @mouseleave="onItemMouseLeave">
             <span class="flex size-4 shrink-0 items-center justify-center">
               <Check v-if="item.checked" class="size-4 text-primary" />
               <component :is="item.icon" v-else-if="item.icon" :class="['size-4', item.iconClass]" />
@@ -280,7 +285,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
             <span v-if="item.shortcut" class="ml-8 inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1 text-muted-foreground">
               <kbd v-for="key in shortcutKeys(item.shortcut)" :key="key" class="min-w-4 rounded border border-border/70 bg-muted/60 px-1 py-0.5 text-center font-mono text-[10px] leading-none text-muted-foreground shadow-xs">{{ key }}</kbd>
             </span>
-            <ChevronRight v-if="item.children?.length" class="ml-auto size-4 text-muted-foreground/80" />
+            <ChevronRight v-if="item.children?.length" :class="['ml-auto size-4', item.variant === 'destructive' ? 'text-destructive' : 'text-muted-foreground/80']" />
           </button>
         </template>
       </template>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/CustomContextMenu.spec.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/CustomContextMenu.spec.ts
index ec31f5ce38..cc8cfedc69 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/CustomContextMenu.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/__tests__/CustomContextMenu.spec.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,50 @@ describe("CustomContextMenu lifecycle", () => {
     app.unmount();
   });
 
+  it("keeps a destructive submenu trigger red while expanded", async () => {
+    const root = defineComponent({
+      setup() {
+        return () =>
+          h(
+            CustomContextMenu,
+            {
+              items: [
+                {
+                  label: "More",
+                  variant: "destructive",
+                  children: [{ label: "Drop table", variant: "destructive" }],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            {
+              default: ({ onContextMenu }: { onContextMenu: (event: MouseEvent) => void }) => h("div", { id: "context-target", onContextmenu: onContextMenu }, "Target"),
+            },
+          );
+      },
+    });
+    const container = document.createElement("div");
+    mountedContainers.push(container);
+    document.body.append(container);
+    const app = createApp(root);
+    app.mount(container);
+
+    container.querySelector("#context-target")?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("contextmenu", { bubbles: true }));
+    await nextTick();
+
+    const trigger = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll("button")).find((button) => button.textContent?.includes("More"));
+    expect(trigger?.classList.contains("text-destructive")).toBe(true);
+    expect(trigger?.querySelector("svg")?.classList.contains("text-destructive")).toBe(true);
+
+    trigger?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mouseenter", { bubbles: true }));
+    await nextTick();
+
+    expect(trigger?.classList.contains("bg-destructive/10")).toBe(true);
+    expect(trigger?.classList.contains("text-accent-foreground")).toBe(false);
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Drop table");
+
+    app.unmount();
+  });
+
   it("resolves lazy menu items again for every open", async () => {
     let copied = false;
     const items = vi.fn(() =>