diff --git a/lib/src/components/radio/radio.dart b/lib/src/components/radio/radio.dart
index 1ac8e8faa..ab5292b10 100644
--- a/lib/src/components/radio/radio.dart
+++ b/lib/src/components/radio/radio.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import '../../../zeta_flutter.dart';
 
 /// Zeta Radio Button
 ///
-/// Radio Button can select one single option from a goup of different options.
+/// Radio Button can select one single option from a group of different options.
 class ZetaRadio<T> extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Constructor for [ZetaRadio].
   const ZetaRadio({
@@ -44,55 +44,71 @@ class ZetaRadio<T> extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _ZetaRadioState<T> extends State<ZetaRadio<T>> with TickerProviderStateMixin, ToggleableStateMixin {
-  final ToggleablePainter _painter = _RadioPainter();
+  ToggleablePainter? _painter;
+  bool _isHovered = false;
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final zetaColors = Zeta.of(context).colors;
-    return Row(
-      mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
-      children: [
-        Semantics(
-          inMutuallyExclusiveGroup: true,
-          checked: widget._selected,
-          selected: value,
-          child: buildToggleable(
-            size: const Size(36, 36),
-            painter: _painter
-              ..position = position
-              ..reaction = reaction
-              ..reactionFocusFade = reactionFocusFade
-              ..reactionHoverFade = reactionHoverFade
-              ..inactiveReactionColor = Colors.transparent
-              ..reactionColor = Colors.transparent
-              ..hoverColor = Colors.transparent
-              ..focusColor = zetaColors.blue.shade50
-              ..splashRadius = 12
-              ..downPosition = downPosition
-              ..isFocused = states.contains(WidgetState.focused)
-              ..isHovered = states.contains(WidgetState.hovered)
-              ..activeColor = states.contains(WidgetState.disabled) ? zetaColors.cool.shade30 : zetaColors.blue.shade60
-              ..inactiveColor =
-                  states.contains(WidgetState.disabled) ? zetaColors.cool.shade30 : zetaColors.cool.shade70,
-            mouseCursor: WidgetStateProperty.all(
-              WidgetStateProperty.resolveAs<MouseCursor>(
-                WidgetStateMouseCursor.clickable,
-                states,
+    _painter ??= _RadioPainter(colors: zetaColors);
+    return Semantics(
+      inMutuallyExclusiveGroup: true,
+      checked: widget._selected,
+      selected: value,
+      excludeSemantics: true,
+      child: MouseRegion(
+        onEnter: (_) => setState(() => _isHovered = true),
+        onExit: (_) => setState(() => _isHovered = false),
+        cursor: states.contains(WidgetState.disabled) ? SystemMouseCursors.forbidden : SystemMouseCursors.click,
+        child: SelectionContainer.disabled(
+          child: Row(
+            mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+            children: [
+              buildToggleable(
+                size: const Size(ZetaSpacing.x9, ZetaSpacing.x9),
+                painter: _painter!
+                  ..position = position
+                  ..reaction = reaction
+                  ..reactionFocusFade = reactionFocusFade
+                  ..reactionHoverFade = reactionHoverFade
+                  ..inactiveReactionColor = Colors.transparent
+                  ..reactionColor = Colors.transparent
+                  ..hoverColor = Colors.transparent
+                  ..focusColor = zetaColors.blue.shade50
+                  ..splashRadius = ZetaSpacing.x3
+                  ..downPosition = downPosition
+                  ..isFocused = states.contains(WidgetState.focused)
+                  ..isHovered = states.contains(WidgetState.hovered)
+                  ..activeColor = _isHovered
+                      ? zetaColors.cool.shade90
+                      : states.contains(WidgetState.disabled)
+                          ? zetaColors.cool.shade30
+                          : zetaColors.blue.shade60
+                  ..inactiveColor = _isHovered
+                      ? zetaColors.cool.shade90
+                      : states.contains(WidgetState.disabled)
+                          ? zetaColors.cool.shade30
+                          : states.contains(WidgetState.focused)
+                              ? zetaColors.blue.shade50
+                              : zetaColors.cool.shade70,
+                mouseCursor: WidgetStateProperty.all(
+                  states.contains(WidgetState.disabled) ? SystemMouseCursors.forbidden : SystemMouseCursors.click,
+                ),
               ),
-            ),
+              if (widget.label != null)
+                GestureDetector(
+                  onTap: () => onChanged?.call(true),
+                  child: DefaultTextStyle(
+                    style: ZetaTextStyles.bodyMedium.copyWith(
+                      color: states.contains(WidgetState.disabled) ? zetaColors.textDisabled : zetaColors.textDefault,
+                      height: 1.33,
+                    ),
+                    child: widget.label!,
+                  ),
+                ),
+            ],
           ),
         ),
-        if (widget.label != null)
-          GestureDetector(
-            onTap: () => onChanged?.call(true),
-            child: DefaultTextStyle(
-              style: ZetaTextStyles.bodyMedium.copyWith(
-                color: states.contains(WidgetState.disabled) ? zetaColors.textDisabled : zetaColors.textDefault,
-                height: 1.33,
-              ),
-              child: widget.label!,
-            ),
-          ),
-      ],
+      ),
     );
   }
 
@@ -125,7 +141,7 @@ class _ZetaRadioState<T> extends State<ZetaRadio<T>> with TickerProviderStateMix
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
-    _painter.dispose();
+    _painter?.dispose();
     super.dispose();
   }
 }
@@ -134,17 +150,31 @@ const double _kOuterRadius = 10;
 const double _kInnerRadius = 5;
 
 class _RadioPainter extends ToggleablePainter {
+  _RadioPainter({required this.colors});
+
+  final ZetaColors colors;
+
   @override
   void paint(Canvas canvas, Size size) {
     paintRadialReaction(canvas: canvas, origin: size.center(Offset.zero));
-
     final Offset center = (Offset.zero & size).center;
 
-    // Outer circle
+    // Background mask for focus
     final Paint paint = Paint()
-      ..color = Color.lerp(inactiveColor, activeColor, position.value)!
+      ..color = colors.surfacePrimary
+      ..style = PaintingStyle.stroke
+      ..strokeWidth = ZetaSpacing.x2_5;
+    if (isFocused) canvas.drawCircle(center, _kInnerRadius, paint);
+
+    // Outer circle
+    paint
+      ..color = isHovered
+          ? colors.black
+          : position.isDismissed
+              ? inactiveColor
+              : activeColor
       ..style = PaintingStyle.stroke
-      ..strokeWidth = 2;
+      ..strokeWidth = ZetaSpacing.x0_5;
     canvas.drawCircle(center, _kOuterRadius, paint);
 
     // Inner circle