diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue
index 299599e5ea..b2a801af5c 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ onClickOutside(
   cardRef,
   () => {
     if (focused) {
+      const activeElement = document.activeElement
+      const isSelectInPanel =
+        activeElement?.tagName === 'SELECT' &&
+        activeElement.closest('[data-component-id="ModelInfoPanel"]')
+      if (isSelectInPanel) return
+
       emit('blur')
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/modelInfo/ModelInfoPanel.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/modelInfo/ModelInfoPanel.vue
index 117a111270..369e855aa2 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/modelInfo/ModelInfoPanel.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/modelInfo/ModelInfoPanel.vue
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
           :disabled="isImmutable"
           :placeholder="$t('assetBrowser.modelInfo.descriptionPlaceholder')"
           rows="3"
-          class="w-full resize-y rounded-lg border-2 border-transparent bg-secondary-background px-3 py-2 text-sm text-base-foreground outline-none focus:border-node-component-border disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+          class="w-full resize-y rounded-lg border border-transparent bg-transparent px-3 py-2 text-sm text-component-node-foreground outline-none transition-colors focus:bg-component-node-widget-background disabled:pointer-events-none"
         />
       </ModelInfoField>
     </PropertiesAccordionItem>