diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/HomeScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/HomeScreen.kt
index 6ceff14..b589e53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/HomeScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/jeena/jtubetv/ui/screens/HomeScreen.kt
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ private fun MenuDrawer(
     onDismiss: () -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
+    // Focus the destination we are on (issue #16); its item carries the red
+    // selected background. The first drawer item (Home) was the wrong target.
     val drawerFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
     LaunchedEffect(Unit) { runCatching { drawerFocus.requestFocus() } }
     val signOutContext = androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext.current
@@ -405,13 +407,13 @@ private fun MenuDrawer(
                     } else false
                 },
         ) {
-            Destination.entries.forEachIndexed { index, dest ->
+            Destination.entries.forEach { dest ->
                 MenuDrawerItem(
                     icon = dest.icon(),
                     label = dest.title,
                     selected = dest == selected,
                     onClick = { onSelect(dest) },
-                    modifier = if (index == 0) Modifier.focusRequester(drawerFocus) else Modifier,
+                    modifier = if (dest == selected) Modifier.focusRequester(drawerFocus) else Modifier,
                 )
             }
             Spacer(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f))