diff --git a/client/src/components/Tracks/TrackList.vue b/client/src/components/Tracks/TrackList.vue
index 4290ae0cc..b19fd721d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Tracks/TrackList.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Tracks/TrackList.vue
@@ -575,6 +575,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
   font-weight: 600;
 }
 .compact-column-headers {
+  /* The header is padded 8px more than the rows; without this every label sits right of its column */
+  margin-left: -8px;
+
   .col-header {
     font-size: 10px;
     color: #888;
@@ -600,12 +603,15 @@ export default defineComponent({
     }
   }
   .col-spacer {
-    /* Matches color box: 10px + 6px margin */
-    min-width: 16px;
+    /* Matches track-lead-compact (checkbox or color box): 24px + 6px margin */
+    min-width: 30px;
   }
   .col-id {
-    /* Matches trackNumber-compact: 30px + 8px margin */
-    min-width: 38px;
+    /* Matches trackNumber-compact: 30px + 8px margin, centered like its values */
+    width: 30px;
+    min-width: 30px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    margin-right: 8px;
   }
   .col-type {
     /* Matches track-type-compact: 80px */
@@ -643,6 +649,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
     text-align: left;
     margin-right: 8px;
   }
+  .col-length {
+    /* Matches track-length: a number needs less room than free text */
+    width: 64px;
+    min-width: 64px;
+    max-width: 64px;
+  }
+  .col-id,
   .col-conf,
   .col-length {
     position: relative;
diff --git a/client/src/components/Tracks/bottombar/BottomBarTrackItemView.spec.ts b/client/src/components/Tracks/bottombar/BottomBarTrackItemView.spec.ts
index 849e53101..b1802e538 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Tracks/bottombar/BottomBarTrackItemView.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Tracks/bottombar/BottomBarTrackItemView.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { defineComponent, h, ref } from 'vue';
+import {
+  defineComponent, h, nextTick, ref,
+} from 'vue';
 import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import Track from '../../../track';
 import BottomBarTrackItemView from './BottomBarTrackItemView.vue';
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ const providerState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   setTrackNotes: vi.fn(),
   setTrackAttribute: vi.fn(),
   setTrackFirstFeatureAttribute: vi.fn(),
+  updateCheckedId: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../../provides', () => ({
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ vi.mock('../../../provides', () => ({
   useTrackFilters: () => ({
     allTypes: ref(['root', 'leaf']),
     hierarchyIndex: ref(undefined),
+    updateCheckedId: providerState.updateCheckedId,
   }),
   useCameraStore: () => ({
     assignTrackType: providerState.assignTrackType,
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ vi.mock('../../../provides', () => ({
   }),
 }));
 
-function mountItem(displayPairIndex: number) {
+function mountItem(displayPairIndex: number, extra: Record<string, unknown> = {}, attach = false) {
   const track = new Track(1, {
     begin: 0,
     end: 0,
@@ -57,10 +61,14 @@ function mountItem(displayPairIndex: number) {
         toggleKeyframe: vi.fn(),
         toggleInterpolation: vi.fn(),
         toggleAllInterpolation: vi.fn(),
+        ...extra,
       },
     }),
   });
-  const wrapper = shallowMount(Host, { stubs: { BottomBarTrackItemView: false } });
+  const wrapper = shallowMount(Host, {
+    stubs: { BottomBarTrackItemView: false },
+    ...(attach ? { attachTo: document.body } : {}),
+  });
   if (!child) {
     throw new Error('BottomBarTrackItemView did not mount');
   }
@@ -130,4 +138,34 @@ describe('BottomBarTrackItemView hierarchy display', () => {
     expect(providerState.setTrackFirstFeatureAttribute)
       .toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 'occluded', 'yes');
   });
+
+  it('shows a checkbox for the track, as the side list does, and a color box when solo', () => {
+    const { wrapper } = mountItem(0);
+    expect(wrapper.find('.type-color-box-compact').exists()).toBe(false);
+    wrapper.find('.track-checkbox-compact').trigger('change');
+    expect(providerState.updateCheckedId.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe(1);
+
+    const solo = mountItem(0, { solo: true });
+    expect(solo.wrapper.find('.track-checkbox-compact').exists()).toBe(false);
+    expect(solo.wrapper.find('.type-color-box-compact').exists()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('focuses an attribute field when editing starts, so leaving it closes it', async () => {
+    const { wrapper, vm } = mountItem(
+      0,
+      { columnVisibility: { attributeColumns: ['track_length'] } },
+      true,
+    );
+    expect(wrapper.find('.compact-attribute-input').exists()).toBe(false);
+    vm.startEditAttribute('track_length', new MouseEvent('click'));
+    await nextTick();
+    await nextTick();
+    const input = wrapper.find('.compact-attribute-input');
+    expect(input.classes()).toContain('track-length');
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(input.element);
+
+    await input.trigger('blur');
+    expect(wrapper.find('.compact-attribute-input').exists()).toBe(false);
+    wrapper.destroy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/components/Tracks/bottombar/BottomBarTrackItemView.vue b/client/src/components/Tracks/bottombar/BottomBarTrackItemView.vue
index bd4858f3d..318b1d4b1 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Tracks/bottombar/BottomBarTrackItemView.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Tracks/bottombar/BottomBarTrackItemView.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import {
   computed, defineComponent, nextTick, PropType, ref, watch,
 } from 'vue';
+import type { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue';
 import { ColumnVisibilitySettings } from 'dive-common/store/settings';
 import TooltipBtn from '../../TooltipButton.vue';
 import {
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
     fps: { type: Number, default: null },
     editing: { type: Boolean, required: true },
     inputValue: { type: Boolean, required: true },
+    solo: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+    disabled: { type: Boolean, default: false },
     merging: { type: Boolean, default: false },
     toggleKeyframe: { type: Function as PropType<() => void>, required: true },
     toggleInterpolation: { type: Function as PropType<() => void>, required: true },
@@ -53,6 +56,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const attributeInputRef = ref<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
     const localAttributeDisplay = ref<Record<string, string>>({});
 
+    function setAttributeInputRef(el: Element | ComponentPublicInstance | null) {
+      attributeInputRef.value = el instanceof HTMLInputElement ? el : null;
+    }
+
     watch(() => props.track.id, () => {
       localNotesDisplay.value = '';
       localAttributeDisplay.value = {};
@@ -209,6 +216,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       editAttributeValue.value = getAttributeValue(attrKey);
       editingAttributeKey.value = attrKey;
       nextTick(() => {
+        // Without focus the field would never blur, and so never close
         attributeInputRef.value?.focus();
         attributeInputRef.value?.select();
       });
@@ -258,7 +266,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     return {
       allTypes,
-      attributeInputRef,
+      setAttributeInputRef,
       cancelEditAttribute,
       cancelEditConfidence,
       cancelEditNotes,
@@ -294,6 +302,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       startTimestamp,
       topConfidence,
       trackAttributeColumns,
+      trackFilters,
       typeInputRef,
     };
   },
@@ -328,10 +337,27 @@ export default defineComponent({
     :style="itemStyle"
     @click="handleClicked"
   >
-    <div
-      class="type-color-box-compact"
-      :style="{ backgroundColor: color }"
-    />
+    <div class="track-lead-compact">
+      <div
+        v-if="solo"
+        class="type-color-box-compact"
+        :style="{ backgroundColor: color }"
+      />
+      <div
+        v-else
+        @click.stop
+      >
+        <v-checkbox
+          class="track-checkbox-compact my-0 pt-0"
+          dense
+          hide-details
+          :disabled="disabled"
+          :input-value="inputValue"
+          :color="color"
+          @change="trackFilters.updateCheckedId(track.trackId, $event)"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
     <div class="trackNumber-compact">
       {{ track.trackId }}
     </div>
@@ -425,7 +451,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       <input
         v-if="editingAttributeKey === attrKey"
         :key="attrKey + '-input'"
-        ref="attributeInputRef"
+        :ref="setAttributeInputRef"
         :value="editAttributeValue"
         type="text"
         class="compact-attribute-input"
@@ -516,20 +542,35 @@ export default defineComponent({
     background-color: #2a2a2a;
   }
 
+  .track-lead-compact {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    width: 24px;
+    margin-right: 6px;
+  }
+
   .type-color-box-compact {
     min-width: 10px;
     max-width: 10px;
     min-height: 10px;
     max-height: 10px;
-    margin-right: 6px;
     border-radius: 2px;
   }
 
+  .track-checkbox-compact {
+    ::v-deep .v-input--selection-controls__input {
+      margin-right: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
   .trackNumber-compact {
     font-size: 14px;
     font-weight: bold;
     margin-right: 8px;
     min-width: 30px;
+    text-align: center;
   }
 
   .track-frame-start,
@@ -602,9 +643,19 @@ export default defineComponent({
     padding: 1px 4px;
     margin-right: 8px;
     outline: none;
+
+    &.track-length {
+      width: 64px;
+      min-width: 64px;
+      max-width: 64px;
+      text-align: center;
+    }
   }
 
   .track-length {
+    width: 64px;
+    min-width: 64px;
+    max-width: 64px;
     text-align: center;
   }