diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_single_note.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_single_note.xml
index a0e0285ac..d8cb04253 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_single_note.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_single_note.xml
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:background="@drawable/widget_background">
+    android:background="@drawable/widget_background"
+    android:clipToOutline="true"
+    tools:targetApi="s">
 
     <ListView
         android:id="@+id/single_note_widget_lv"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:clipToPadding="false"
         android:paddingVertical="@dimen/widget_inner_padding_vertical"
         android:paddingHorizontal="@dimen/widget_inner_padding_horizontal"
         tools:listitem="@layout/widget_single_note_content" />
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/widget/singlenote/SingleNoteWidgetLayoutTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/widget/singlenote/SingleNoteWidgetLayoutTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4dd9615e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/widget/singlenote/SingleNoteWidgetLayoutTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Nextcloud - Android Client
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+package it.niedermann.owncloud.notes.widget.singlenote
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.view.LayoutInflater
+import android.widget.ListView
+import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
+import it.niedermann.owncloud.notes.R
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+@Config(sdk = [36])
+class SingleNoteWidgetLayoutTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun noteTextScrollsToWidgetEdge() {
+        val context = ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext<Context>()
+        val widget = LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.widget_single_note, null)
+
+        assertFalse(widget.findViewById<ListView>(R.id.single_note_widget_lv).clipToPadding)
+        assertTrue(widget.clipToOutline)
+    }
+}