diff --git a/.changes/dashboard-rail-focus-reveal.md b/.changes/dashboard-rail-focus-reveal.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c6368b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/dashboard-rail-focus-reveal.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+type: fix
+area: dashboard
+---
+
+Moving keyboard focus onto a dashboard rail card, such as a source in Recently
+Used Sources, now scrolls the rail so the whole card shows instead of leaving
+it half-hidden under the edge fade.
diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.html b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.html
index 649460d5b..74fe5d5d2 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.html
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         }
     </header>
 
-    <div class="rail__viewport">
+    <div #viewport class="rail__viewport">
         <button
             type="button"
             class="rail__chev rail__chev--left"
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
             class="rail__track"
             [attr.data-layout]="layout()"
             (scroll)="onScroll()"
+            (focusin)="onTrackFocusIn($event)"
             role="list"
         >
             @for (card of items(); track card.id) {
diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.spec.ts b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.spec.ts
index f7920bb90..92368cefb 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.spec.ts
@@ -439,4 +439,169 @@ describe('DashboardRailComponent', () => {
             ).toHaveLength(1);
         });
     });
+
+    describe('focus reveal', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            (
+                globalThis as unknown as { ResizeObserver: unknown }
+            ).ResizeObserver = class {
+                observe = jest.fn();
+                unobserve = jest.fn();
+                disconnect = jest.fn();
+            };
+        });
+
+        const rect = (left: number, width: number) =>
+            ({ left, right: left + width, top: 0, bottom: 100 }) as DOMRect;
+
+        /**
+         * Lays the cards out at `stride` px intervals in a 1000px viewport
+         * (jsdom has no layout) and records the track's `scrollTo` calls.
+         */
+        const renderRail = async (options: {
+            count: number;
+            width: number;
+            stride: number;
+            scrollLeft?: number;
+        }) => {
+            await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+                imports: [DashboardRailComponent, TranslateModule.forRoot()],
+                providers: [
+                    provideRouter([]),
+                    {
+                        provide: SettingsStore,
+                        useValue: { stripCountryPrefix: signal(false) },
+                    },
+                ],
+            }).compileComponents();
+            const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(DashboardRailComponent);
+            fixture.componentRef.setInput('label', 'Sources');
+            fixture.componentRef.setInput(
+                'items',
+                Array.from({ length: options.count }, (_, index) =>
+                    card({
+                        id: `card-${index}`,
+                        actions: [
+                            { id: 'edit', labelKey: 'EDIT', icon: 'edit' },
+                        ],
+                    })
+                )
+            );
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+            await fixture.whenStable();
+
+            const element = fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
+            const scrollLeft = options.scrollLeft ?? 0;
+            const track = element.querySelector('.rail__track') as HTMLElement;
+            const contentWidth =
+                (options.count - 1) * options.stride + options.width;
+            Object.defineProperties(track, {
+                scrollLeft: { configurable: true, value: scrollLeft },
+                clientWidth: { configurable: true, value: 1000 },
+                scrollWidth: { configurable: true, value: contentWidth },
+            });
+            const scrollTo = jest.fn();
+            track.scrollTo = scrollTo;
+            jest.spyOn(
+                element.querySelector('.rail__viewport') as HTMLElement,
+                'getBoundingClientRect'
+            ).mockReturnValue(rect(0, 1000));
+            element
+                .querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.rail__card')
+                .forEach((cardElement, index) =>
+                    jest
+                        .spyOn(cardElement, 'getBoundingClientRect')
+                        .mockReturnValue(
+                            rect(
+                                index * options.stride - scrollLeft,
+                                options.width
+                            )
+                        )
+                );
+            const focusLink = (index: number) =>
+                element
+                    .querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.rail__card-link')
+                    [index].focus();
+            return { element, scrollTo, focusLink };
+        };
+
+        it('scrolls to the end when the last card is cut off by an overflow smaller than a card', async () => {
+            // Max scroll 102px: the last card shows 70px, which Chromium
+            // already treats as visible enough to skip its focus scroll.
+            const { scrollTo, focusLink } = await renderRail({
+                count: 6,
+                width: 172,
+                stride: 186,
+            });
+
+            focusLink(5);
+
+            expect(scrollTo).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                left: 102,
+                behavior: 'auto',
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('moves to the next snap position that reveals the card rather than the nearest one', async () => {
+            // A "nearest" scroll would need 264px, which mandatory snapping
+            // rounds back to 0 — leaving the card cut off.
+            const { scrollTo, focusLink } = await renderRail({
+                count: 5,
+                width: 306,
+                stride: 316,
+            });
+
+            focusLink(3);
+
+            expect(scrollTo).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                left: 316,
+                behavior: 'auto',
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('aligns a card cut off on the left with the start edge', async () => {
+            const { scrollTo, focusLink } = await renderRail({
+                count: 6,
+                width: 172,
+                stride: 186,
+                scrollLeft: 100,
+            });
+
+            focusLink(0);
+
+            expect(scrollTo).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                left: 0,
+                behavior: 'auto',
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('reveals the card when its actions button gains focus', async () => {
+            const { element, scrollTo } = await renderRail({
+                count: 6,
+                width: 172,
+                stride: 186,
+            });
+
+            element
+                .querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.rail__action-trigger')[5]
+                .focus();
+
+            expect(scrollTo).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                left: 102,
+                behavior: 'auto',
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('leaves the scroll position alone for a fully visible card', async () => {
+            const { scrollTo, focusLink } = await renderRail({
+                count: 6,
+                width: 172,
+                stride: 186,
+            });
+
+            focusLink(4);
+
+            expect(scrollTo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.ts b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.ts
index 57ac2de5a..e61ca0383 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/dashboard/feature/src/lib/rails/dashboard-rail.component.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ export class DashboardRailComponent implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
      */
     readonly totalCount = input<number | null>(null);
 
+    private readonly viewport =
+        viewChild.required<ElementRef<HTMLDivElement>>('viewport');
     private readonly track =
         viewChild.required<ElementRef<HTMLDivElement>>('track');
     private readonly cardElements =
@@ -281,6 +283,54 @@ export class DashboardRailComponent implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
         this.updateScrollState();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Brings a card that receives focus (Tab or `focus()`) fully into view.
+     * Chromium skips its own focus scroll when 32px or more of the element
+     * already shows, which left a card partly hidden under the edge fade
+     * when the rail overflows by less than a card. A plain "nearest" scroll
+     * is not enough either: mandatory snapping can round it back to where
+     * the card is still cut off. So the rail moves to the first card-start
+     * snap position that reveals the whole card. The visible area is the
+     * viewport, not the track, whose padding bleeds under the fades.
+     */
+    onTrackFocusIn(event: FocusEvent): void {
+        const card =
+            event.target instanceof Element
+                ? event.target.closest<HTMLElement>('.rail__card')
+                : null;
+        if (!card) return;
+        const track = this.track().nativeElement;
+        const visible = this.viewport().nativeElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const rect = card.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const hiddenLeft = rect.left < visible.left - 1;
+        if (!hiddenLeft && rect.right <= visible.right + 1) return;
+
+        // Scroll offset that aligns an element's start with the visible
+        // edge — where `scroll-padding-inline-start` makes each card snap.
+        const snapOffset = (element: HTMLElement) =>
+            track.scrollLeft +
+            element.getBoundingClientRect().left -
+            visible.left;
+        const maxLeft = track.scrollWidth - track.clientWidth;
+        let left = maxLeft;
+        if (hiddenLeft) {
+            left = snapOffset(card);
+        } else {
+            const needed = track.scrollLeft + rect.right - visible.right;
+            for (const { nativeElement } of this.cardElements()) {
+                const offset = snapOffset(nativeElement);
+                if (offset >= needed - 1) {
+                    left = offset;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        track.scrollTo({
+            left: Math.max(0, Math.min(left, maxLeft)),
+            behavior: 'auto',
+        });
+    }
+
     scrollBy(direction: 1 | -1): void {
         const el = this.track().nativeElement;
         el.scrollBy({