diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentRow.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentRow.svelte
index c5659eb7..e5fcf385 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentRow.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentRow.svelte
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ const hasMore = $derived(item.contributors.length >= 4);
 
 function tagClass(matched: boolean): string {
 	return matched
-		? 'inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest uppercase bg-primary text-primary-fg transition-colors'
-		: 'inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest uppercase bg-muted text-ink hover:bg-primary hover:text-primary-fg transition-colors';
+		? 'pointer-events-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest uppercase bg-primary text-primary-fg transition-colors'
+		: 'pointer-events-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest uppercase bg-muted text-ink hover:bg-primary hover:text-primary-fg transition-colors';
 }
 
 function safeTagColor(color: string | null | undefined): string {
@@ -45,8 +45,15 @@ function safeTagColor(color: string | null | undefined): string {
 }
 </script>
 
-<li class="group transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-muted/50">
-	<a href="/documents/{doc.id}" class="block px-4 py-4 sm:py-5">
+<li class="group relative transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-muted/50">
+	<!--
+		Stretched-link pattern: the row-wide anchor sits as an overlay so it
+		isn't a parent of interior interactive controls (tag buttons). Nesting
+		<button> inside <a> is invalid HTML and was causing tag clicks to also
+		fire the row navigation in real browsers.
+	-->
+	<a href="/documents/{doc.id}" aria-label={titleText} class="absolute inset-0 z-0 block"></a>
+	<div class="pointer-events-none relative z-10 px-4 py-4 sm:py-5">
 		<div class="flex gap-3 sm:gap-5">
 			<!-- Thumbnail tile -->
 			<DocumentThumbnail doc={doc} size="lg" />
@@ -124,7 +131,7 @@ function safeTagColor(color: string | null | undefined): string {
 							<button
 								type="button"
 								class={tagClass(matchedTagIds.has(tag.id))}
-								onclick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); goto('/documents?tag=' + encodeURIComponent(tag.name)); }}
+								onclick={() => goto('/documents?tag=' + encodeURIComponent(tag.name))}
 							>
 								{#if tag.color}
 									<span
@@ -202,5 +209,5 @@ function safeTagColor(color: string | null | undefined): string {
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
-	</a>
+	</div>
 </li>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentRow.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentRow.svelte.spec.ts
index f71c9179..274062a6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentRow.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentRow.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { cleanup, render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
 import { page } from 'vitest/browser';
+import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 import DocumentRow from './DocumentRow.svelte';
 import type { components } from '$lib/generated/api';
 
 vi.mock('$app/navigation', () => ({ goto: vi.fn() }));
 
-afterEach(() => cleanup());
+afterEach(() => {
+	cleanup();
+	vi.mocked(goto).mockClear();
+});
 
 type DocumentSearchItem = components['schemas']['DocumentSearchItem'];
 
@@ -229,7 +233,6 @@ describe('DocumentRow – tags', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('navigates to /documents?tag=… on tag click', async () => {
-		const { goto } = await import('$app/navigation');
 		const item = makeItem({
 			document: {
 				...makeItem().document,
@@ -237,8 +240,15 @@ describe('DocumentRow – tags', () => {
 			}
 		});
 		render(DocumentRow, { item });
-		await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Urlaub & Reise' }).click();
-		expect(goto).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/documents?tag=Urlaub%20%26%20Reise');
+		// Tailwind CSS isn't loaded in the vitest-browser client project, so the
+		// `z-10` that elevates the content wrapper above the stretched-link
+		// overlay anchor has no effect here — Playwright's coordinate-based
+		// click would hit the anchor instead of the tag button. Fire the click
+		// directly on the button to verify the handler logic.
+		document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('button')?.click();
+		await expect
+			.poll(() => vi.mocked(goto).mock.calls[0]?.[0])
+			.toBe('/documents?tag=Urlaub%20%26%20Reise');
 	});
 
 	it('tag click does not navigate to the document detail page', async () => {