diff --git a/app/static/js/view-modal.js b/app/static/js/view-modal.js
index 5a4ceff..16b9ba1 100644
--- a/app/static/js/view-modal.js
+++ b/app/static/js/view-modal.js
@@ -845,10 +845,10 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   }
 
   // After a pill removal, offer an inline "Blocklist this everywhere" button.
-  // Fades after 8s; click escalates to blocklist (same endpoint + Celery sweep
-  // as the suggestion chip's ⊘ button). Covers the case where you remove a
-  // WD14 composition descriptor (e.g. '1girl', 'breasts') from this image and
-  // realize you also don't want it anywhere else.
+  // Persists until the user dismisses it (×), escalates (⊘), or navigates
+  // away (image switch / modal close). No time-based auto-fade — the user's
+  // explicit attention is worth more than the small layout cost of keeping
+  // the bar visible.
   function showBlocklistOffer(name) {
     const offer = document.getElementById('blocklistOffer');
     if (!offer) return;
@@ -863,9 +863,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     offer.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'false');
     btn.disabled = false;
 
-    clearTimeout(offer._fadeTimeout);
-    offer._fadeTimeout = setTimeout(() => hideBlocklistOffer(), 8000);
-
     btn.onclick = async () => {
       btn.disabled = true;
       try {
@@ -877,6 +874,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         const j = await r.json();
         if (j.ok) {
           label.textContent = `Blocklisted '${name}'. Cleanup task enqueued.`;
+          // Short delay so the user sees the confirmation before it closes.
           setTimeout(() => hideBlocklistOffer(), 2500);
         } else {
           label.textContent = `Couldn't blocklist: ${j.error || 'error'}`;
@@ -896,7 +894,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     if (!offer) return;
     offer.classList.remove('visible');
     offer.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
-    clearTimeout(offer._fadeTimeout);
   }
 
   // ---------------------------