diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e938441..05804203 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Board selector menu labels no longer overlap board titles when board metadata uses a longer text label in the icon/color slot.
+
 ## [v0.51.89] — 2026-05-18 — Release BM (stage-382 — 6-PR full sweep batch — runtime adapter approval/clarify seam + SOUL.md memory panel + #1855 resolve_model_provider fast-path + PWA sidebar spinner fix + /model active-provider preference + contributor contract docs index)
 
 ### Changed
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@
 
 - **PR #2479** by @Michaelyklam (refs #1925) — Route Stop Generation through the default-off `RuntimeAdapter.cancel_run(...)` seam when `HERMES_WEBUI_RUNTIME_ADAPTER=legacy-journal` is enabled. Implements the first code slice of the Slice 3a cancel-control gate accepted in #2469 / v0.51.85. The default `legacy-direct` path still calls `cancel_stream(...)` directly; the adapter branch preserves the existing `{ok, cancelled, stream_id}` JSON response contract. No new cancellation registry, runner, sidecar, approval/clarify, queue/goal, or cached-agent state is introduced — adapter remains a pure protocol translator.
 
+
 ## [v0.51.85] — 2026-05-17 — Release BI (stage-378 — 3-PR batch — workspace-prefix display leakage fix + release-tag update banner + Slice 3a cancel-control gate RFC)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/docs/images/pr-2458-board-selector-after.png b/docs/images/pr-2458-board-selector-after.png
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diff --git a/docs/images/pr-2458-board-selector-before.png b/docs/images/pr-2458-board-selector-before.png
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diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 7a594b90..7fdbe915 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -3817,7 +3817,14 @@ main.main.showing-insights > #mainInsights{display:flex;overflow-y:auto;}
 .kanban-board-switcher-item:hover,
 .kanban-board-switcher-item:focus{background:var(--accent-bg);outline:none;}
 .kanban-board-switcher-item.is-current{font-weight:650;}
-.kanban-board-switcher-item-icon{font-size:14px;line-height:1;flex-shrink:0;width:18px;text-align:center;}
+.kanban-board-switcher-item-icon{
+  display:block;
+  font-size:14px;line-height:1.15;
+  flex:0 1 auto;
+  min-width:18px;max-width:7.5rem;
+  overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;
+  text-align:center;
+}
 .kanban-board-switcher-item-name{flex:1;min-width:0;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;}
 .kanban-board-switcher-item-count{
   flex-shrink:0;font-size:10px;color:var(--muted);
diff --git a/tests/test_kanban_ui_static.py b/tests/test_kanban_ui_static.py
index b92c074e..bb517c11 100644
--- a/tests/test_kanban_ui_static.py
+++ b/tests/test_kanban_ui_static.py
@@ -874,6 +874,28 @@ def test_kanban_board_switcher_handlers_in_panels():
         assert fn in PANELS, f"Missing handler: {fn}"
 
 
+def test_kanban_board_switcher_icon_column_clamps_long_labels():
+    """Regression for #2458: board metadata may use a short text label in the
+    icon/color slot. The menu must keep that label inside its own column instead
+    of letting it overlap the board title and count badge.
+    """
+    rule = re.search(
+        r"\.kanban-board-switcher-item-icon\{(?P<body>.*?)\}",
+        STYLE,
+        flags=re.S,
+    )
+    assert rule, "missing .kanban-board-switcher-item-icon CSS rule"
+    compact = re.sub(r"\s+", "", rule.group("body"))
+    for required in (
+        "overflow:hidden",
+        "text-overflow:ellipsis",
+        "white-space:nowrap",
+        "max-width:7.5rem",
+        "min-width:18px",
+    ):
+        assert required in compact
+
+
 def test_kanban_board_switcher_calls_correct_endpoints():
     """The switcher must hit the right REST verbs to round-trip with the
     bridge's multi-board contract."""