diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/browser/sidebar-help.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/browser/sidebar-help.spec.ts
index 11c7cc52b7..6d2ed6e96f 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/browser/sidebar-help.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/browser/sidebar-help.spec.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,18 @@ test("keeps diagnostics available from Settings after globalizing the sheet", as
 test.describe("compact sidebar help", () => {
   test.use({ viewport: { width: 390, height: 844 }, isMobile: true, hasTouch: true });
 
+  test("footer buttons provide finger-sized targets and accept taps beyond the glyph", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await openCompactSidebar(page);
+    await expectFingerSizedFooterTargets(page);
+    await tapHelpNearTargetEdge(page);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("sidebar-help-menu")).toBeVisible();
+    await page.getByTestId("sidebar-help-diagnostics").click();
+    await expectDiagnosticReport(page);
+  });
+
   test("offers diagnostics without advertising disabled keyboard shortcuts", async ({ page }) => {
     await gotoAppShell(page);
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Open menu", exact: true }).click();
@@ -165,3 +177,23 @@ test.describe("compact sidebar help", () => {
     await expectDiagnosticReport(page);
   });
 });
+
+async function openCompactSidebar(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Open menu", exact: true }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("sidebar-footer-bottom-line")).toBeVisible();
+}
+
+async function expectFingerSizedFooterTargets(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const buttons = page.getByTestId("sidebar-footer-bottom-line").getByRole("button");
+  await expect(buttons).toHaveCount(5);
+  for (const button of await buttons.all()) {
+    const bounds = await button.boundingBox();
+    expect(bounds?.width).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(44);
+    expect(bounds?.height).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(44);
+  }
+}
+
+async function tapHelpNearTargetEdge(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const button = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Help and support", exact: true });
+  await button.tap({ position: { x: 40, y: 40 } });
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx
index 0737634a1b..a6def126b1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { SidebarSeparator } from "@/components/sidebar/sidebar-separator";
 import { SidebarNavRows } from "@/components/sidebar/sidebar-nav-rows";
 import { SidebarHelpMenu } from "@/components/sidebar/sidebar-help-menu";
 import { SidebarResizeHandle } from "@/components/sidebar-resize-handle";
+import { buttonControlHeight } from "@/components/ui/control-geometry";
 import { Shortcut } from "@/components/ui/shortcut";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import { HEADER_INNER_HEIGHT, useIsCompactFormFactor } from "@/constants/layout";
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ function FooterIconButton({
   testID,
   label,
   icon: Icon,
-  iconSize,
+  iconSizeAdjustment = 0,
   shortcutKeys,
   theme,
 }: {
@@ -284,17 +285,20 @@ function FooterIconButton({
   label: string;
   icon: typeof FolderPlus;
   /** Only for a glyph that reads larger than the others at the same size. */
-  iconSize?: number;
+  iconSizeAdjustment?: number;
   shortcutKeys?: ReturnType<typeof useShortcutKeys>;
   theme: SidebarTheme;
   buttonRef?: RefObject<View | null>;
 }) {
+  const isCompact = useIsCompactFormFactor();
+  const iconSize = isCompact ? theme.iconSize.xl : theme.iconSize.md;
+
   return (
     <Tooltip delayDuration={300}>
       <TooltipTrigger asChild>
         <Pressable
           ref={buttonRef}
-          style={styles.footerIconButton}
+          style={styles.footerIconButton(isCompact)}
           testID={testID}
           nativeID={testID}
           collapsable={false}
@@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ function FooterIconButton({
         >
           {({ hovered }) => (
             <Icon
-              size={iconSize ?? theme.iconSize.md}
+              size={iconSize + iconSizeAdjustment}
               color={hovered ? theme.colors.foreground : theme.colors.foregroundMuted}
             />
           )}
@@ -367,7 +371,7 @@ function SidebarHostPicker({
         label={label}
         icon={Server}
         // Server's two boxes fill more of the square than the other glyphs.
-        iconSize={theme.iconSize.md - 1}
+        iconSizeAdjustment={-1}
         theme={theme}
       />
     </HostPicker>
@@ -923,7 +927,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     borderTopWidth: 1,
     borderTopColor: theme.colors.border,
   },
-  // The icons' 28pt buttons sit edge to edge; their own inset spaces the glyphs.
+  // Buttons sit edge to edge; their own inset spaces the glyphs.
   sidebarFooter: {
     flexDirection: "row",
     alignItems: "center",
@@ -940,14 +944,14 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     paddingVertical: theme.spacing[1.5],
     gap: 2,
   },
-  footerIconButton: {
-    width: 28,
-    height: 28,
+  footerIconButton: (isCompact: boolean) => ({
+    width: isCompact ? buttonControlHeight.md : buttonControlHeight.xs,
+    height: isCompact ? buttonControlHeight.md : buttonControlHeight.xs,
     alignItems: "center",
     justifyContent: "center",
     paddingVertical: theme.spacing[1],
     paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[1],
-  },
+  }),
   tooltipRow: {
     flexDirection: "row",
     alignItems: "center",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-help-menu.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-help-menu.tsx
index d709b3d9ea..85acc8cf30 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-help-menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-help-menu.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuSeparator,
   DropdownMenuTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu";
+import { buttonControlHeight } from "@/components/ui/control-geometry";
+import { useIsCompactFormFactor } from "@/constants/layout";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import { useAppDiagnosticStore } from "@/diagnostics/store";
 import { useKeyboardShortcutsAvailable } from "@/keyboard/availability";
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ function HostVersionHint({ host }: { host: HostProfile }) {
 }
 
 export function SidebarHelpMenu() {
+  const isCompact = useIsCompactFormFactor();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const shortcutsAvailable = useKeyboardShortcutsAvailable();
   const openAppDiagnostic = useAppDiagnosticStore((state) => state.open);
@@ -103,14 +106,14 @@ export function SidebarHelpMenu() {
         <TooltipTrigger asChild>
           <View>
             <DropdownMenuTrigger
-              style={styles.trigger}
+              style={styles.trigger(isCompact)}
               testID="sidebar-help"
               accessibilityRole="button"
               accessibilityLabel={t("sidebar.help.trigger")}
             >
               {({ hovered }) => (
                 <ThemedCircleHelp
-                  size={ICON_SIZE.md}
+                  size={isCompact ? ICON_SIZE.xl : ICON_SIZE.md}
                   uniProps={hovered ? foregroundColorMapping : foregroundMutedColorMapping}
                 />
               )}
@@ -181,14 +184,14 @@ export function SidebarHelpMenu() {
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
-  trigger: {
-    width: 28,
-    height: 28,
+  trigger: (isCompact: boolean) => ({
+    width: isCompact ? buttonControlHeight.md : buttonControlHeight.xs,
+    height: isCompact ? buttonControlHeight.md : buttonControlHeight.xs,
     alignItems: "center",
     justifyContent: "center",
     paddingVertical: theme.spacing[1],
     paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[1],
-  },
+  }),
   tooltipText: {
     fontSize: theme.fontSize.base,
     color: theme.colors.popoverForeground,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/styles/theme.ts b/packages/app/src/styles/theme.ts
index 04b1e8f6ae..d5c1678749 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/styles/theme.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/styles/theme.ts
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ export const ICON_SIZE = {
   sm: 14,
   md: 16,
   lg: 20,
+  xl: 24,
 } as const;
 
 export const ICON_STROKE_WIDTH = 1.5;