diff --git a/frontend/src/__tests__/components/FilamentHoverCard.test.tsx b/frontend/src/__tests__/components/FilamentHoverCard.test.tsx
index 091c2803a..484f77673 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__tests__/components/FilamentHoverCard.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/__tests__/components/FilamentHoverCard.test.tsx
@@ -152,6 +152,28 @@ describe('FilamentHoverCard', () => {
   // removed that gate so users who don't want to scan via SpoolBuddy NFC
   // can still pick a BL spool from inventory the same way they pick a
   // third-party one.
+  // Paired with the EmptySlotHoverCard assertion below (#2791) — together
+  // they pin the two render paths to the same Assign-then-Configure order.
+  it('lists Assign Spool above Configure (#2791)', async () => {
+    renderWithHover(
+      <FilamentHoverCard
+        data={baseFilamentData}
+        inventory={{ assignedSpool: null, onAssignSpool: vi.fn() }}
+        configureSlot={{ enabled: true, onConfigure: vi.fn() }}
+      >
+        <div>trigger</div>
+      </FilamentHoverCard>
+    );
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText(/assign spool/i)).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+    const assign = screen.getByText(/assign spool/i);
+    const configure = screen.getByText(/^configure$/i);
+    expect(assign.compareDocumentPosition(configure)).toBe(
+      Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING
+    );
+  });
+
   describe('inventory section vendor visibility (#1133)', () => {
     it('shows the assign-spool button on a Bambu Lab slot when the spool is unassigned', async () => {
       const onAssign = vi.fn();
@@ -485,6 +507,31 @@ describe('EmptySlotHoverCard (#1133)', () => {
     expect(onAssign).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  // #2791: the empty-slot and filled-slot cards are separate render paths
+  // that had drifted into opposite orders, so the menu reshuffled itself
+  // depending on whether the slot happened to hold filament. Both now put
+  // the spool action above the slot action; assert it on both paths so the
+  // two can't drift apart again.
+  it('lists Assign Spool above Configure, matching the filled-slot card (#2791)', async () => {
+    const result = render(
+      <EmptySlotHoverCard
+        configureSlot={{ enabled: true, onConfigure: vi.fn() }}
+        onAssignSpool={vi.fn()}
+      >
+        <div>trigger</div>
+      </EmptySlotHoverCard>
+    );
+    fireEvent.mouseEnter(result.container.firstElementChild as HTMLElement);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText(/assign spool/i)).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+    const assign = screen.getByText(/assign spool/i);
+    const configure = screen.getByText(/^configure$/i);
+    expect(assign.compareDocumentPosition(configure)).toBe(
+      Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING
+    );
+  });
+
   // Same z-[60]-over-a-z-50-dialog problem as FilamentHoverCard (#2631).
   describe('dismissal when an action opens a dialog (#2631)', () => {
     it('closes the card when Configure is pressed, and still configures', async () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Card.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Card.tsx
index d2a50ca85..4c74b3811 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Card.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Card.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interface CardSectionProps {
 export function Card({ children, className = '', onClick, onContextMenu, ...rest }: CardProps) {
   return (
     <div
-      className={`bg-bambu-dark-secondary rounded-xl border border-bambu-dark-tertiary card-shadow ${className}`}
+      className={`bg-bambu-dark-secondary rounded-xl border border-bambu-dark-tertiary card-shadow ${onClick ? 'cursor-pointer' : ''} ${className}`}
       onClick={onClick}
       onContextMenu={onContextMenu}
       {...rest}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
index 9e4d1f99b..eb218ec9b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export function ContextMenu({ x, y, items, onClose }: ContextMenuProps) {
               }}
               disabled={item.disabled}
               title={item.title}
-              className={`w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-left transition-colors ${
+              className={`group w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-left transition-colors ${
                 item.disabled
                   ? 'text-bambu-gray cursor-not-allowed'
                   : item.danger
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FilamentHoverCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/FilamentHoverCard.tsx
index 56c11b25e..f4b14e545 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/FilamentHoverCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/FilamentHoverCard.tsx
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ export function FilamentHoverCard({ data, children, disabled, className = '', sp
                           dismiss();
                           navigate(`/inventory?spool=${spoolman.linkedSpoolId}`);
                         }}
-                        className="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-green/20 hover:bg-bambu-green/30 text-bambu-green"
+                        className="w-full flex items-center justify-start gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-green/20 hover:bg-bambu-green/40 text-bambu-green"
                         title={t('inventory.openInInventory')}
                       >
                         <Package className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ export function FilamentHoverCard({ data, children, disabled, className = '', sp
                             dismiss();
                             navigate(`/inventory?spool=${inventory.assignedSpool!.id}`);
                           }}
-                          className="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-green/20 hover:bg-bambu-green/30 text-bambu-green"
+                          className="w-full flex items-center justify-start gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-green/20 hover:bg-bambu-green/40 text-bambu-green"
                           title={t('inventory.openInInventory')}
                         >
                           <Package className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ export function FilamentHoverCard({ data, children, disabled, className = '', sp
                             dismiss();
                             inventory.onUnassignSpool?.();
                           }}
-                          className="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-red-100 dark:bg-red-500/20 hover:bg-red-200 dark:hover:bg-red-500/30 text-red-700 dark:text-red-400"
+                          className="w-full flex items-center justify-start gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-red-100 dark:bg-red-500/20 hover:bg-red-200 dark:hover:bg-red-500/40 text-red-700 dark:text-red-400"
                         >
                           <Unlink className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
                           {t('inventory.unassignSpool')}
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ export function FilamentHoverCard({ data, children, disabled, className = '', sp
                         inventory.onAssignSpool?.();
                       }}
                       disabled={!!inventory.isAssigned}
-                      className={`w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-blue/20 text-bambu-blue ${
-                        inventory.isAssigned ? 'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed' : 'hover:bg-bambu-blue/30'
+                      className={`w-full flex items-center justify-start gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-blue/20 text-bambu-blue ${
+                        inventory.isAssigned ? 'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed' : 'hover:bg-bambu-blue/40'
                       }`}
                     >
                       <Package className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ export function FilamentHoverCard({ data, children, disabled, className = '', sp
                       dismiss();
                       configureSlot.onConfigure?.();
                     }}
-                    className="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-blue/20 hover:bg-bambu-blue/30 text-bambu-blue"
+                    className="w-full flex items-center justify-start gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-blue/20 hover:bg-bambu-blue/40 text-bambu-blue"
                     title={t('ams.configureSlot')}
                   >
                     <Settings2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ export function FilamentHoverCard({ data, children, disabled, className = '', sp
                     spoolman?.onUnlinkSpool?.();
                     setShowUnlinkConfirm(false);
                   }}
-                  className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-red-100 dark:bg-red-500/20 hover:bg-red-200 dark:hover:bg-red-500/30 text-red-700 dark:text-red-400"
+                  className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-red-100 dark:bg-red-500/20 hover:bg-red-200 dark:hover:bg-red-500/40 text-red-700 dark:text-red-400"
                 >
                   {t('inventory.unassignSpool')}
                 </button>
@@ -622,6 +622,20 @@ export function EmptySlotHoverCard({ children, className = '', configureSlot, on
             {/* Configure slot button */}
             {(configureSlot?.enabled || onAssignSpool || actions) && (
               <div className="px-2 pb-2 space-y-1">
+                {/* Assign before Configure, matching the filled-slot card
+                    above (#2791).  The two cards are separate render paths
+                    and had drifted into opposite orders, so the menu
+                    reshuffled itself depending on whether the slot happened
+                    to hold filament. */}
+                {onAssignSpool && (
+                  <button
+                    onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); dismiss(); onAssignSpool(); }}
+                    className="w-full flex items-center justify-start gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-blue/20 hover:bg-bambu-blue/40 text-bambu-blue"
+                  >
+                    <Package className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                    {t('inventory.assignSpool')}
+                  </button>
+                )}
                 {configureSlot?.enabled && (
                   <button
                     onClick={(e) => {
@@ -629,22 +643,13 @@ export function EmptySlotHoverCard({ children, className = '', configureSlot, on
                       dismiss();
                       configureSlot.onConfigure?.();
                     }}
-                    className="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-blue/20 hover:bg-bambu-blue/30 text-bambu-blue"
+                    className="w-full flex items-center justify-start gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-blue/20 hover:bg-bambu-blue/40 text-bambu-blue"
                     title={t('ams.configureSlot')}
                   >
                     <Settings2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
                     {t('ams.configure')}
                   </button>
                 )}
-                {onAssignSpool && (
-                  <button
-                    onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); dismiss(); onAssignSpool(); }}
-                    className="w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded transition-colors bg-bambu-blue/20 hover:bg-bambu-blue/30 text-bambu-blue"
-                  >
-                    <Package className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-                    {t('inventory.assignSpool')}
-                  </button>
-                )}
                 {actions && (
                   <div className="pt-1 mt-1 border-t border-bambu-dark-tertiary space-y-1">
                     {actions}
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
index d97909130..07561a219 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -26,6 +26,28 @@
 /* Enable class-based dark mode for Tailwind v4 */
 @custom-variant dark (&:where(.dark, .dark *));
 
+/* Restore the pointer cursor on interactive controls (#2791).  Tailwind v3's
+   Preflight set `button { cursor: pointer }`; v4 dropped it to match the
+   browser default of `cursor: default`, so every button in the app looked
+   unclickable unless someone remembered to add `cursor-pointer` by hand.
+   Only a handful of the ~930 buttons did, which is why the UI felt
+   inconsistent rather than uniformly wrong.
+
+   This lives in `base`, the lowest of Tailwind's cascade layers, so the
+   `cursor-not-allowed` / `disabled:cursor-*` utilities dotted around the
+   codebase still win.  The `:not(:disabled)` guard covers the elements that
+   are disabled without also carrying such a utility. */
+@layer base {
+  button:not(:disabled),
+  select:not(:disabled),
+  summary,
+  input[type="checkbox"]:not(:disabled),
+  input[type="radio"]:not(:disabled),
+  [role="button"]:not([aria-disabled="true"]) {
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+}
+
 @theme {
   /* Accent colors - use CSS variables for theming */
   --color-bambu-green: var(--accent);
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ArchivesPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ArchivesPage.tsx
index a6b5b5629..3f72570f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ArchivesPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ArchivesPage.tsx
@@ -740,7 +740,8 @@ function ArchiveCard({
     { label: '', divider: true, onClick: () => {} },
     {
       label: archive.is_favorite ? t('archives.menu.removeFromFavorites') : t('archives.menu.addToFavorites'),
-      icon: <Star className={`w-4 h-4 ${archive.is_favorite ? 'fill-yellow-400 text-yellow-400' : ''}`} />,
+      // Preview the favourited state on hover so the row reads as clickable (#2791).
+      icon: <Star className={`w-4 h-4 ${archive.is_favorite ? 'fill-yellow-400 text-yellow-400' : canModify('archives', 'update', archive.created_by_id) ? 'group-hover:text-yellow-400' : ''}`} />,
       onClick: () => favoriteMutation.mutate(),
       disabled: !canModify('archives', 'update', archive.created_by_id),
       title: !canModify('archives', 'update', archive.created_by_id) ? t('archives.permission.noUpdateArchives') : undefined,
@@ -2138,7 +2139,8 @@ function ArchiveListRow({
     { label: '', divider: true, onClick: () => {} },
     {
       label: archive.is_favorite ? t('archives.menu.removeFromFavorites') : t('archives.menu.addToFavorites'),
-      icon: <Star className={`w-4 h-4 ${archive.is_favorite ? 'fill-yellow-400 text-yellow-400' : ''}`} />,
+      // Preview the favourited state on hover so the row reads as clickable (#2791).
+      icon: <Star className={`w-4 h-4 ${archive.is_favorite ? 'fill-yellow-400 text-yellow-400' : canModify('archives', 'update', archive.created_by_id) ? 'group-hover:text-yellow-400' : ''}`} />,
       onClick: () => favoriteMutation.mutate(),
       disabled: !canModify('archives', 'update', archive.created_by_id),
       title: !canModify('archives', 'update', archive.created_by_id) ? t('archives.permission.noUpdateArchives') : undefined,
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/QueuePage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/QueuePage.tsx
index 80bd802e2..27ee8e520 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/QueuePage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/QueuePage.tsx
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ function SortableQueueItem({
         ${isPrinting ? 'border-blue-500/30 bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-500/5 to-transparent' : ''}
         ${isSelected && isMobileSelectable ? 'sm:border-bambu-dark-tertiary border-bambu-green/40' : ''}
         ${!isSelected && !isPrinting ? 'border-bambu-dark-tertiary hover:border-bambu-dark-tertiary/80' : ''}
-        ${isMobileSelectable ? 'sm:cursor-default' : ''}
+        ${isMobileSelectable ? 'cursor-pointer sm:cursor-default' : ''}
       `}
       onClick={isMobileSelectable ? () => {
         if (window.innerWidth < 640) onToggleSelect();