diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
index 9b3639ff5..16fc147e5 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ import { formatDuration, getMediaTypeFromFilename } from '@/utils/formatUtil'
 
 import AssetsSidebarTemplate from './AssetSidebarTemplate.vue'
 
-const activeTab = ref<'input' | 'output'>('input')
+const activeTab = ref<'input' | 'output'>('output')
 const folderPromptId = ref<string | null>(null)
 const folderExecutionTime = ref<number | undefined>(undefined)
 const isInFolderView = computed(() => folderPromptId.value !== null)
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetActions.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetActions.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index a4c9a6b55..000000000
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetActions.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <IconGroup>
-    <IconButton v-if="shouldShowDeleteButton" size="sm" @click="handleDelete">
-      <i class="icon-[lucide--trash-2] size-4" />
-    </IconButton>
-    <IconButton size="sm" @click="handleDownload">
-      <i class="icon-[lucide--download] size-4" />
-    </IconButton>
-    <MoreButton
-      size="sm"
-      @menu-opened="emit('menuStateChanged', true)"
-      @menu-closed="emit('menuStateChanged', false)"
-    >
-      <template #default="{ close }">
-        <MediaAssetMoreMenu
-          :close="close"
-          :show-delete-button="showDeleteButton"
-          @inspect="emit('inspect')"
-          @asset-deleted="emit('asset-deleted')"
-        />
-      </template>
-    </MoreButton>
-  </IconGroup>
-</template>
-
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, inject } from 'vue'
-
-import IconButton from '@/components/button/IconButton.vue'
-import IconGroup from '@/components/button/IconGroup.vue'
-import MoreButton from '@/components/button/MoreButton.vue'
-import { isCloud } from '@/platform/distribution/types'
-
-import { useMediaAssetActions } from '../composables/useMediaAssetActions'
-import { MediaAssetKey } from '../schemas/mediaAssetSchema'
-import MediaAssetMoreMenu from './MediaAssetMoreMenu.vue'
-
-const { showDeleteButton } = defineProps<{
-  showDeleteButton?: boolean
-}>()
-
-const emit = defineEmits<{
-  menuStateChanged: [isOpen: boolean]
-  inspect: []
-  'asset-deleted': []
-}>()
-
-const { asset, context } = inject(MediaAssetKey)!
-const actions = useMediaAssetActions()
-
-const assetType = computed(() => {
-  return context?.value?.type || asset.value?.tags?.[0] || 'output'
-})
-
-const shouldShowDeleteButton = computed(() => {
-  const propAllows = showDeleteButton ?? true
-  const typeAllows =
-    assetType.value === 'output' || (assetType.value === 'input' && isCloud)
-
-  return propAllows && typeAllows
-})
-
-const handleDelete = async () => {
-  if (!asset.value) return
-
-  const success = await actions.confirmDelete(asset.value)
-  if (success) {
-    emit('asset-deleted')
-  }
-}
-
-const handleDownload = () => {
-  if (asset.value) {
-    actions.downloadAsset()
-  }
-}
-</script>
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
index 64f0c5b78..aa51b964c 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
@@ -44,37 +44,10 @@
           />
         </template>
 
-        <!-- Actions overlay (top-left) - show on hover or when menu is open -->
-        <template v-if="showActionsOverlay" #top-left>
-          <MediaAssetActions
-            :show-delete-button="showDeleteButton ?? true"
-            @menu-state-changed="isMenuOpen = $event"
-            @inspect="handleZoomClick"
-            @asset-deleted="handleAssetDelete"
-            @mouseenter="handleOverlayMouseEnter"
-            @mouseleave="handleOverlayMouseLeave"
-          />
-        </template>
-
-        <!-- Zoom button (top-right) - show on hover for all media types -->
-        <template v-if="showZoomOverlay" #top-right>
-          <IconButton
-            size="sm"
-            @click.stop="handleZoomClick"
-            @mouseenter="handleOverlayMouseEnter"
-            @mouseleave="handleOverlayMouseLeave"
-          >
-            <i class="icon-[lucide--zoom-in] size-4" />
-          </IconButton>
-        </template>
-
-        <!-- Duration/Format chips (bottom-left) - show on hover even when playing -->
-        <template v-if="showDurationChips || showFileFormatChip" #bottom-left>
-          <div
-            class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1"
-            @mouseenter="handleOverlayMouseEnter"
-            @mouseleave="handleOverlayMouseLeave"
-          >
+        <!-- Top-left slot: Duration/Format chips OR Media actions -->
+        <template #top-left>
+          <!-- Duration/Format chips - show when not hovered and not playing -->
+          <div v-if="showStaticChips" class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1">
             <SquareChip
               v-if="formattedDuration"
               variant="light"
@@ -82,10 +55,38 @@
             />
             <SquareChip v-if="fileFormat" variant="light" :label="fileFormat" />
           </div>
+
+          <!-- Media actions - show on hover or when playing -->
+          <IconGroup v-else-if="showActionsOverlay">
+            <IconButton
+              size="sm"
+              @click.stop="handleZoomClick"
+              @mouseenter="handleOverlayMouseEnter"
+              @mouseleave="handleOverlayMouseLeave"
+            >
+              <i class="icon-[lucide--zoom-in] size-4" />
+            </IconButton>
+            <MoreButton
+              size="sm"
+              @menu-opened="isMenuOpen = true"
+              @menu-closed="isMenuOpen = false"
+              @mouseenter="handleOverlayMouseEnter"
+              @mouseleave="handleOverlayMouseLeave"
+            >
+              <template #default="{ close }">
+                <MediaAssetMoreMenu
+                  :close="close"
+                  :show-delete-button="showDeleteButton"
+                  @inspect="handleZoomClick"
+                  @asset-deleted="handleAssetDelete"
+                />
+              </template>
+            </MoreButton>
+          </IconGroup>
         </template>
 
-        <!-- Output count (bottom-right) - show on hover even when playing -->
-        <template v-if="showOutputCount" #bottom-right>
+        <!-- Output count (top-right) -->
+        <template v-if="showOutputCount" #top-right>
           <IconTextButton
             type="secondary"
             size="sm"
@@ -134,7 +135,9 @@ import { useElementHover } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { computed, defineAsyncComponent, provide, ref, toRef } from 'vue'
 
 import IconButton from '@/components/button/IconButton.vue'
+import IconGroup from '@/components/button/IconGroup.vue'
 import IconTextButton from '@/components/button/IconTextButton.vue'
+import MoreButton from '@/components/button/MoreButton.vue'
 import CardBottom from '@/components/card/CardBottom.vue'
 import CardContainer from '@/components/card/CardContainer.vue'
 import CardTop from '@/components/card/CardTop.vue'
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ import { useMediaAssetActions } from '../composables/useMediaAssetActions'
 import type { AssetItem } from '../schemas/assetSchema'
 import type { MediaKind } from '../schemas/mediaAssetSchema'
 import { MediaAssetKey } from '../schemas/mediaAssetSchema'
-import MediaAssetActions from './MediaAssetActions.vue'
+import MediaAssetMoreMenu from './MediaAssetMoreMenu.vue'
 
 const mediaComponents = {
   top: {
@@ -285,37 +288,22 @@ const isCardOrOverlayHovered = computed(
   () => isHovered.value || isOverlayHovered.value || isMenuOpen.value
 )
 
-const showHoverActions = computed(
-  () => !loading && !!asset && isCardOrOverlayHovered.value
-)
-
-const showActionsOverlay = computed(
-  () =>
-    showHoverActions.value &&
-    (!isVideoPlaying.value || isCardOrOverlayHovered.value)
-)
-
-const showZoomOverlay = computed(
-  () =>
-    showHoverActions.value &&
-    fileKind.value !== '3D' &&
-    (!isVideoPlaying.value || isCardOrOverlayHovered.value)
-)
-
-const showDurationChips = computed(
-  () =>
-    !loading &&
-    (asset?.user_metadata?.executionTimeInSeconds ||
-      asset?.user_metadata?.duration) &&
-    (!isVideoPlaying.value || isCardOrOverlayHovered.value)
-)
-
-const showFileFormatChip = computed(
+// Show static chips when NOT hovered and NOT playing (normal state)
+const showStaticChips = computed(
   () =>
     !loading &&
     !!asset &&
-    !!fileFormat.value &&
-    (!isVideoPlaying.value || isCardOrOverlayHovered.value)
+    !isCardOrOverlayHovered.value &&
+    !isVideoPlaying.value &&
+    (formattedDuration.value || fileFormat.value)
+)
+
+// Show action overlay when hovered OR playing
+const showActionsOverlay = computed(
+  () =>
+    !loading &&
+    !!asset &&
+    (isCardOrOverlayHovered.value || isVideoPlaying.value)
 )
 
 const handleOverlayMouseEnter = () => {
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetMoreMenu.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetMoreMenu.vue
index 0c57b5ccf..9f7242603 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetMoreMenu.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetMoreMenu.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     <IconTextButton
       v-if="asset?.kind !== '3D'"
       type="transparent"
-      class="text-base-foreground"
       label="Inspect asset"
       @click="handleInspect"
     >
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
     <IconTextButton
       v-if="showWorkflowOptions"
       type="transparent"
-      class="text-base-foreground"
       label="Add to current workflow"
       @click="handleAddToWorkflow"
     >
@@ -24,12 +22,7 @@
       </template>
     </IconTextButton>
 
-    <IconTextButton
-      type="transparent"
-      class="text-base-foreground"
-      label="Download"
-      @click="handleDownload"
-    >
+    <IconTextButton type="transparent" label="Download" @click="handleDownload">
       <template #icon>
         <i class="icon-[lucide--download] size-4" />
       </template>
@@ -40,7 +33,6 @@
     <IconTextButton
       v-if="showWorkflowOptions"
       type="transparent"
-      class="text-base-foreground"
       label="Open as workflow in new tab"
       @click="handleOpenWorkflow"
     >
@@ -52,7 +44,6 @@
     <IconTextButton
       v-if="showWorkflowOptions"
       type="transparent"
-      class="text-base-foreground"
       label="Export workflow"
       @click="handleExportWorkflow"
     >
@@ -66,7 +57,6 @@
     <IconTextButton
       v-if="showCopyJobId"
       type="transparent"
-      class="text-base-foreground"
       label="Copy job ID"
       @click="handleCopyJobId"
     >
@@ -80,7 +70,6 @@
     <IconTextButton
       v-if="shouldShowDeleteButton"
       type="transparent"
-      class="text-base-foreground"
       label="Delete"
       @click="handleDelete"
     >
diff --git a/src/types/buttonTypes.ts b/src/types/buttonTypes.ts
index 5c9fed88a..7b455db5c 100644
--- a/src/types/buttonTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/buttonTypes.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const getButtonTypeClasses = (type: ButtonType = 'primary') => {
     secondary:
       'bg-white border-none text-neutral-950 dark-theme:bg-zinc-700 dark-theme:text-white',
     transparent:
-      'bg-transparent border-none text-neutral-600 dark-theme:text-neutral-400'
+      'bg-transparent border-none text-neutral-600 dark-theme:text-neutral-200'
   } as const
 
   return baseByType[type]