diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index f883586..645659e 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -7822,11 +7822,13 @@ let settingsActiveTab = 'general';
 
 function applySettingsTab(tab) {
     if (tab) settingsActiveTab = tab;
-    $$('#settingsTabs .settings-tab').forEach(b =>
-        b.classList.toggle('is-active', b.dataset.tab === settingsActiveTab));
     // A live search filters rows across ALL sections — suspend the tab filter
     // so a match in another tab isn't hidden. Empty search → tab filter on.
     const searching = !!($('#settingsSearch') && $('#settingsSearch').value.trim());
+    // Don't highlight any tab while searching (results are cross-tab, so a lit
+    // "General" over Sync results reads wrong). Restored when search clears.
+    $$('#settingsTabs .settings-tab').forEach(b =>
+        b.classList.toggle('is-active', !searching && b.dataset.tab === settingsActiveTab));
     $$('#settingsBody > .slideover-field').forEach(sec => {
         const lbl = sec.querySelector('.slideover-field-label');
         const t = lbl ? (SETTINGS_TAB_OF[lbl.textContent.trim()] || 'general') : 'general';