diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py b/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
index 93e4076..a9a88b0 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
@@ -84,11 +84,16 @@ class NewPostTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(line_input.get("aria-describedby"), "id_new_post_text_feedback")
 
     def test_new_post_applet_has_ok_confirm_button(self):
-        """New Post gains an OK .btn-confirm submit button, like New Game."""
+        """New Post gains an OK .btn-confirm submit button, like New Game —
+        wrapped in an .applet-btn-panel so it reads against the --duoUser felt."""
         form = self._new_post_form(self.post_invalid_input())
         buttons = form.cssselect("button.btn-confirm")
         self.assertTrue(buttons, "no OK .btn-confirm in New Post applet")
         self.assertEqual(buttons[0].text_content().strip(), "OK")
+        self.assertTrue(
+            form.cssselect(".applet-btn-panel button.btn-confirm"),
+            "OK .btn-confirm not inside .applet-btn-panel",
+        )
 
 @override_settings(COMPRESS_ENABLED=False)
 class PostViewTest(TestCase):
diff --git a/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py b/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
index d42e8f9..5f0c3cf 100644
--- a/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ class GameboardViewTest(TestCase):
     def test_gameboard_shows_new_game_applet(self):
         [_] = self.parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_new_game")
 
+    def test_new_game_ok_button_in_applet_btn_panel(self):
+        """The OK .btn-confirm sits in an .applet-btn-panel so it reads against
+        the New Game applet's --duoUser felt (mirrors .gate-roles-panel)."""
+        [panel] = self.parsed.cssselect("#id_applet_new_game .applet-btn-panel")
+        btns = panel.cssselect("button.btn-confirm")
+        self.assertTrue(btns, "OK .btn-confirm not inside .applet-btn-panel")
+        self.assertEqual(btns[0].text_content().strip(), "OK")
+
     def test_gameboard_shows_my_sea_applet(self):
         # Sprint 3 of the My Sea roadmap — applet shell only; sigs/sea/draw
         # flow lands in later sprints. Seeded via migration 0008.
diff --git a/src/static_src/scss/_applets.scss b/src/static_src/scss/_applets.scss
index f9536e9..b52ad18 100644
--- a/src/static_src/scss/_applets.scss
+++ b/src/static_src/scss/_applets.scss
@@ -137,6 +137,21 @@
     }
 }
 
+// Backdrop panel behind a composer applet's OK button — mirrors
+// `.gate-roles-panel` (`_room.scss`): a --priUser fill + faint --terUser
+// border so the green .btn-confirm reads against the --duoUser felt. Tighter
+// padding than the gate panel so it stays snug beside the line input.
+.applet-btn-panel {
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    border: 0.1rem solid rgba(var(--terUser), 0.25);
+    border-radius: 0.5rem;
+    padding: 0.4rem;
+    background: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
+}
+
 // Page-level gear buttons — fixed to viewport bottom-right
 .gameboard-page,
 .dashboard-page,
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/dashboard/_partials/_form.html b/src/templates/apps/dashboard/_partials/_form.html
index c580710..3517b2f 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/dashboard/_partials/_form.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/dashboard/_partials/_form.html
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ below the row (and its id tracks `input_id` for aria-describedby).
             style="flex:1; min-width:0;"
             required
         />
-        <button type="submit" id="{{ submit_id }}" class="btn btn-confirm">OK</button>
+        <div class="applet-btn-panel">
+            <button type="submit" id="{{ submit_id }}" class="btn btn-confirm">OK</button>
+        </div>
     </div>
     {% if form.errors %}
         <div id="{{ input_id }}_feedback" class="invalid-feedback">
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_applet-new-game.html b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_applet-new-game.html
index 82535a3..37f0da9 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_applet-new-game.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_applet-new-game.html
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     <form method="POST" action="{% url "epic:create_room" %}" style="display:flex; gap:0.5rem; align-items:center;">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <input id="id_new_game_name" name="name" type="text" placeholder="Room name" class="form-control form-control-lg" style="flex:1; min-width:0;" />
-        <button type="submit" id="id_create_game_btn" class="btn btn-confirm">OK</button>
+        <div class="applet-btn-panel">
+            <button type="submit" id="id_create_game_btn" class="btn btn-confirm">OK</button>
+        </div>
     </form>
 </section>
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