diff --git a/Alkitab/src/main/java/yuku/alkitab/base/verses/VerseTextCompose.kt b/Alkitab/src/main/java/yuku/alkitab/base/verses/VerseTextCompose.kt
index e0610d5fd..ab68d0f23 100644
--- a/Alkitab/src/main/java/yuku/alkitab/base/verses/VerseTextCompose.kt
+++ b/Alkitab/src/main/java/yuku/alkitab/base/verses/VerseTextCompose.kt
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ class VerseTextComposeView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     attrs: AttributeSet? = null,
 ) : AbstractComposeView(context, attrs) {
 
+    init {
+        // The AndroidComposeView child is focusable, and a ListView row with a
+        // focusable descendant gets no item clicks or long clicks. The text is
+        // display-only, so nothing inside needs focus.
+        descendantFocusability = FOCUS_BLOCK_DESCENDANTS
+    }
+
     /** The appearance snapshot [bind] took, or null until the first bind. */
     internal var state by mutableStateOf<VerseTextComposeState?>(null)
         private set
diff --git a/Alkitab/src/test/java/yuku/alkitab/base/verses/VerseTextComposeTest.kt b/Alkitab/src/test/java/yuku/alkitab/base/verses/VerseTextComposeTest.kt
index dc06a2bfc..c9777acd6 100644
--- a/Alkitab/src/test/java/yuku/alkitab/base/verses/VerseTextComposeTest.kt
+++ b/Alkitab/src/test/java/yuku/alkitab/base/verses/VerseTextComposeTest.kt
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 package yuku.alkitab.base.verses
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Looper
+import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.LinearLayout
 import android.widget.TextView
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.AnnotatedString
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextDecoration
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
 import org.junit.Assert.assertSame
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.Robolectric
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.Shadows
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 import yuku.afw.storage.Preferences
 import yuku.alkitab.base.S
@@ -174,6 +180,26 @@ class VerseTextComposeTest {
         assertEquals(4, checkNotNull(row.findViewById<VerseTextComposeView>(R.id.lSnippet).state).maxLines)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `an attached Compose slot leaves its row free of focusables so a ListView still delivers item clicks`() {
+        setComposeVerseItem(true)
+        val activity = Robolectric.buildActivity(AppCompatActivity::class.java).setup().get()
+        activity.setTheme(androidx.appcompat.R.style.Theme_AppCompat)
+        val row = rowWithSnippet()
+
+        VerseTextSlot.of(row, R.id.lSnippet).setText(
+            textSizeMult = 1f,
+            legacy = { throw AssertionError("the TextView branch must not run") },
+            compose = { AnnotatedString("tap me") },
+        )
+        activity.setContentView(row, ViewGroup.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT))
+        Shadows.shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle()
+
+        val composeView = row.findViewById<VerseTextComposeView>(R.id.lSnippet)
+        assertEquals(1, composeView.childCount)
+        assertFalse(row.hasExplicitFocusable())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `a color override replaces the reader's verse color for a checked row`() {
         setComposeVerseItem(true)