diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx
index 8ba8ec8400..7d4c84165d 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx
@@ -3483,6 +3483,11 @@ function TaskCardComponent({
     );
   }
 
+  /*
+  FNXC:TaskCardMenu 2026-08-01-16:06:
+  React portal events bubble through the TaskCard owner tree even though this menu lives under document.body.
+  Stop every touch, pointer, compatibility-click, and keyboard path at the portal wrapper so selecting any menu action cannot invoke card detail opening while TaskContextMenu keeps its own dispatch and navigation behavior.
+  */
   return (
     <div
       ref={cardRef}
@@ -3515,8 +3520,20 @@ function TaskCardComponent({
           ref={contextMenuRef}
           className="task-card-context-menu-popover"
           style={{ left: contextMenuPosition.x, top: contextMenuPosition.y } as CSSProperties}
+          onPointerDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+          onPointerMove={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+          onPointerUp={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+          onPointerCancel={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+          onTouchStart={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+          onTouchMove={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+          onTouchEnd={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+          onTouchCancel={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
           onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
-          onContextMenu={(event) => event.preventDefault()}
+          onKeyDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+          onContextMenu={(event) => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            event.stopPropagation();
+          }}
         >
           <TaskContextMenu
             actions={contextMenuActions}
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.test.tsx
index 4288cf439d..d3abdba236 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.test.tsx
@@ -1100,6 +1100,69 @@ describe("TaskCard", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("isolates mobile menu actions from card detail while intentional card taps still open it", async () => {
+    const cleanupGeometry = mockBoardContextMenuGeometry();
+    const onOpenDetail = vi.fn();
+    const onUnpauseTask = vi.fn(async () => makeTask());
+    const onPauseTask = vi.fn(async () => makeTask({ paused: true }));
+    try {
+      const { rerender } = render(
+        <TaskCard
+          task={makeTask({ paused: true, userPaused: true })}
+          onOpenDetail={onOpenDetail}
+          addToast={noop}
+          onUnpauseTask={onUnpauseTask}
+          onPauseTask={onPauseTask}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("card-menu-btn-FN-001"));
+      await waitFor(() => expectBoardContextMenuPortaled());
+      const unpause = screen.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Unpause" });
+      fireEvent.pointerDown(unpause, { pointerType: "touch", pointerId: 1 });
+      fireEvent.touchStart(unpause, { touches: [{ clientX: 20, clientY: 20 }] });
+      fireEvent.pointerUp(unpause, { pointerType: "touch", pointerId: 1 });
+      await waitFor(() => expect(onUnpauseTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith("FN-001"));
+      expect(onUnpauseTask).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(screen.queryByRole("menu")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(onOpenDetail).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      rerender(
+        <TaskCard
+          task={makeTask({ paused: false, userPaused: false })}
+          onOpenDetail={onOpenDetail}
+          addToast={noop}
+          onUnpauseTask={onUnpauseTask}
+          onPauseTask={onPauseTask}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("card-menu-btn-FN-001"));
+      await waitFor(() => expectBoardContextMenuPortaled());
+      const pause = screen.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Pause" });
+      fireEvent.pointerDown(pause, { pointerType: "touch", pointerId: 2 });
+      fireEvent.touchStart(pause, { touches: [{ clientX: 20, clientY: 20 }] });
+      fireEvent.pointerUp(pause, { pointerType: "touch", pointerId: 2 });
+      await waitFor(() => expect(onPauseTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith("FN-001"));
+      expect(onPauseTask).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(screen.queryByRole("menu")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(onOpenDetail).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      const card = document.querySelector(".card") as HTMLElement;
+      fireEvent.touchStart(card, {
+        touches: [{ clientX: 20, clientY: 20 }],
+        changedTouches: [{ clientX: 20, clientY: 20 }],
+      });
+      fireEvent.touchEnd(card, {
+        touches: [],
+        changedTouches: [{ clientX: 20, clientY: 20 }],
+      });
+      expect(onOpenDetail).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    } finally {
+      cleanupGeometry();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("suppresses native text selection when touch long-press opens the board card context menu", async () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
     const cleanupGeometry = mockBoardContextMenuGeometry();