diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Screens/SeparatedChatGameScreen.xaml b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Screens/SeparatedChatGameScreen.xaml
index 33418520a2..d62ad33dfc 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Screens/SeparatedChatGameScreen.xaml
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Screens/SeparatedChatGameScreen.xaml
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
     <controls:RecordedSplitContainer Name="ScreenContainer" HorizontalExpand="True" VerticalExpand="True" SplitWidth="0" StretchDirection="TopLeft">
         <LayoutContainer Name="ViewportContainer" HorizontalExpand="True" VerticalExpand="True">
             <controls:MainViewport Name="MainViewport"/>
-            <BoxContainer Name="VoteMenu" Access="Public" Orientation="Vertical"/>
             <widgets:GhostGui Name="Ghost" Access="Protected" />
             <hotbar:HotbarGui Name="Hotbar" Access="Protected" />
-            <actions:ActionsBar Name="Actions" Access="Protected" />
+            <BoxContainer Name="TopLeftContainer" Orientation="Vertical">
+                <actions:ActionsBar Name="Actions" Access="Protected" />
+                <BoxContainer Name="VoteMenu" Access="Public" Orientation="Vertical"/>
+            </BoxContainer>
             <alerts:AlertsUI Name="Alerts" Access="Protected" />
         </LayoutContainer>
         <PanelContainer HorizontalExpand="True" MinWidth="300">
diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Screens/SeparatedChatGameScreen.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Screens/SeparatedChatGameScreen.xaml.cs
index e0c66b7a8b..7816cf1be1 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Screens/SeparatedChatGameScreen.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Screens/SeparatedChatGameScreen.xaml.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ public sealed partial class SeparatedChatGameScreen : InGameScreen
         SetAnchorPreset(ScreenContainer, LayoutPreset.Wide);
         SetAnchorPreset(ViewportContainer, LayoutPreset.Wide);
         SetAnchorPreset(MainViewport, LayoutPreset.Wide);
-        SetAnchorAndMarginPreset(VoteMenu, LayoutPreset.TopLeft, margin: 10);
-        SetAnchorAndMarginPreset(Actions, LayoutPreset.TopLeft, margin: 10);
+        SetAnchorAndMarginPreset(TopLeftContainer, LayoutPreset.TopLeft, margin: 10);
         SetAnchorAndMarginPreset(Ghost, LayoutPreset.BottomWide, margin: 80);
         SetAnchorAndMarginPreset(Hotbar, LayoutPreset.BottomWide, margin: 5);
         SetAnchorAndMarginPreset(Alerts, LayoutPreset.CenterRight, margin: 10);
diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Actions/ActionUIController.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Actions/ActionUIController.cs
index 5a992786a2..635647c890 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Actions/ActionUIController.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Actions/ActionUIController.cs
@@ -752,6 +752,12 @@ public sealed class ActionUIController : UIController, IOnStateChanged<GameplayS
 
     public void RegisterActionContainer(ActionButtonContainer container)
     {
+        if (_container != null)
+        {
+            _container.ActionPressed -= OnActionPressed;
+            _container.ActionUnpressed -= OnActionUnpressed;
+        }
+
         _container = container;
         _container.ActionPressed += OnActionPressed;
         _container.ActionUnpressed += OnActionUnpressed;
diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Actions/Controls/ActionButton.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Actions/Controls/ActionButton.cs
index ded6f77f95..aab160a162 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Actions/Controls/ActionButton.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Actions/Controls/ActionButton.cs
@@ -283,13 +283,15 @@ public sealed class ActionButton : Control, IEntityControl
 
     public void UpdateBackground()
     {
-        if (_action == null)
+        _controller ??= UserInterfaceManager.GetUIController<ActionUIController>();
+        if (_action != null ||
+            _controller.IsDragging && GetPositionInParent() == Parent?.ChildCount - 1)
         {
-            Button.Texture = null;
+            Button.Texture = _buttonBackgroundTexture;
         }
         else
         {
-            Button.Texture = _buttonBackgroundTexture;
+            Button.Texture = null;
         }
     }
 
@@ -326,6 +328,8 @@ public sealed class ActionButton : Control, IEntityControl
     {
         base.FrameUpdate(args);
 
+        UpdateBackground();
+
         Cooldown.Visible = _action != null && _action.Cooldown != null;
         if (_action == null)
             return;
@@ -397,7 +401,7 @@ public sealed class ActionButton : Control, IEntityControl
 
         // it's only depress-able if it's usable, so if we're depressed
         // show the depressed style
-        if (_depressed)
+        if (_depressed && !_beingHovered)
         {
             HighlightRect.Visible = false;
             SetOnlyStylePseudoClass(ContainerButton.StylePseudoClassPressed);