From 6bd36e70978d86a292bbab11fb99bbf14550f8f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Niranjan R Soorej <niranjansoorej24bsc0117@iiitkottayam.ac.in@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 20:18:36 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(sidebar): stop propagation on sidebar container to
 prevent collapse on empty-area clicks

---
 frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 1edf35a7d..80c7b5c08 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
             `}
             aria-label="Main navigation"
             aria-expanded={isExpanded}
+            onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
         >
             {/* Header / Logo */}
             <div className={`flex flex-col pt-8 pb-4 mb-4`}>