diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 315516e0..9f48d326 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@
     },
     "packages/ui": {
       "name": "@wrnexus/ui",
-      "version": "0.8.41",
+      "version": "0.8.42",
       "dependencies": {
         "@wrnexus/core": "workspace:*",
       },
diff --git a/docs/ui-visual-contract-0.8.json b/docs/ui-visual-contract-0.8.json
index d79d9513..b850d7d5 100644
--- a/docs/ui-visual-contract-0.8.json
+++ b/docs/ui-visual-contract-0.8.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "packages/ui/components/Map.wrn": "3e6d5de5a21dd050c5c65950d6fb2f89af4024e1856a48f055b65b88fcd7b890",
     "packages/ui/components/MarketingSectionHeader.wrn": "39b79499b77dc1c7d34e4e5ecb45a9ddc6182f78c2a2586671c4fa07f44679ad",
     "packages/ui/components/Marquee.wrn": "81cd80732be34c8d7e4bf28b00347e1a9273166afdf66589d9f5d5774b69403b",
-    "packages/ui/components/MegaMenu.wrn": "24b6ff3b83528ee6bfc09b85fe9b0bbe3658eb0da3572730c3b5b33fc1fcdd5e",
+    "packages/ui/components/MegaMenu.wrn": "38877d3ff59e573fffa45d7d1b101cd41495e8f7db66c6528ec0ac3969677d60",
     "packages/ui/components/MetricCard.wrn": "513a6e99be3d9db46d96af9942b51331a0a048b184603e77e814506f0a52bdc5",
     "packages/ui/components/MetricGrid.wrn": "1fcebf51dcbe8520fe16bda904c1ef206c25c3900438d53877492c64ea21a1a5",
     "packages/ui/components/Modal.wrn": "7fa4b877772736f29f690e24d8742922b310397ef3083f0b78acb67a9f0d14b2",
diff --git a/packages/ui/components/MegaMenu.wrn b/packages/ui/components/MegaMenu.wrn
index 6a923f3e..e011868e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/components/MegaMenu.wrn
+++ b/packages/ui/components/MegaMenu.wrn
@@ -215,12 +215,12 @@ component MegaMenu {
               {#each railList() as item, index}
                 {#if variant === "catalog"}
                   <button type="button" class="wrn-mega__rail-link" data-active='{activeCategoryIndex() === index ? "true" : "false"}' aria-pressed='{activeCategoryIndex() === index ? "true" : "false"}' @click='chooseCategory(item, index, event)'>
-                    {#if item.icon}<span class='wrn-mega__rail-icon {item.icon}' aria-hidden="true"></span>{/if}
+                    {#if item.icon}<span class="wrn-mega__rail-icon" aria-hidden="true"><span class='{item.icon}'></span></span>{/if}
                     <span><strong>{item.label}</strong>{#if item.description}<small>{item.description}</small>{/if}</span>
                   </button>
                 {:else}
                   <a class="wrn-mega__rail-link" href='{item.href || "#"}' @click='choose(item)'>
-                    {#if item.icon}<span class='wrn-mega__rail-icon {item.icon}' aria-hidden="true"></span>{/if}
+                    {#if item.icon}<span class="wrn-mega__rail-icon" aria-hidden="true"><span class='{item.icon}'></span></span>{/if}
                     <span><strong>{item.label}</strong>{#if item.description}<small>{item.description}</small>{/if}</span>
                   </a>
                 {/if}
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ component MegaMenu {
       border: 1px solid transparent;
       border-radius: var(--wrn-radius-sm);
       background: transparent;
-      color: var(--wrn-color-text-muted);
+      color: var(--wrn-color-text);
       font: inherit;
       font-size: 0.9rem;
       font-weight: 600;
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ component MegaMenu {
     .wrn-mega[data-variant="catalog"] .wrn-mega__rail-link { min-height: 2.5rem; padding: 0.45rem 0.55rem; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem; }
     .wrn-mega[data-variant="catalog"] .wrn-mega__rail-link strong { font-size: 0.76rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.25; }
     .wrn-mega[data-variant="catalog"] .wrn-mega__rail-link[data-active="true"] strong { font-weight: 600; }
-    .wrn-mega[data-variant="catalog"] .wrn-mega__rail-icon { width: 1.65rem; height: 1.65rem; flex: 0 0 1.65rem; color: currentColor !important; border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 0.45rem; background: transparent; font-size: 0.92rem; opacity: 0.82; }
+    .wrn-mega[data-variant="catalog"] .wrn-mega__rail-icon { display: grid; width: 1.65rem; height: 1.65rem; flex: 0 0 1.65rem; place-items: center; color: currentColor; border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 35%, transparent); border-radius: 0.45rem; background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 8%, transparent); opacity: 0.9; }
+    .wrn-mega[data-variant="catalog"] .wrn-mega__rail-icon > span { display: block; width: 0.95rem; height: 0.95rem; color: currentColor !important; font-size: 0.95rem; }
     .wrn-mega[data-variant="catalog"] .wrn-mega__rail-link:hover .wrn-mega__rail-icon,
     .wrn-mega[data-variant="catalog"] .wrn-mega__rail-link[data-active="true"] .wrn-mega__rail-icon { opacity: 1; }
     .wrn-mega[data-variant="catalog"] .wrn-mega__columns { padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem 0.75rem 1.25rem; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
diff --git a/packages/ui/package.json b/packages/ui/package.json
index bda1d87d..a8dfe039 100644
--- a/packages/ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@wrnexus/ui",
-  "version": "0.8.41",
+  "version": "0.8.42",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/ui/test/ui.test.ts b/packages/ui/test/ui.test.ts
index d531949a..4b478ae0 100644
--- a/packages/ui/test/ui.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/test/ui.test.ts
@@ -2983,6 +2983,7 @@ test("catalog mega menu renders only the active rail category", async () => {
   expect(dom.querySelectorAll(".wrn-mega__link-icon")).toHaveLength(0);
   expect(dom.querySelectorAll(".wrn-mega__link-description")).toHaveLength(0);
   expect(source).toContain("border-bottom: 1px solid var(--wrn-color-border)");
+  expect(source).toContain('.wrn-mega__rail-icon > span');
   expect(source).toContain("color: currentColor !important");
 });