diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageMetaBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageMetaBar.vue
index 5cf3482..7bbbd5b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageMetaBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageMetaBar.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <template>
   <section v-if="img" class="fc-meta" aria-label="Image details">
-    <!-- #4a: dimensions / size / type — already on the payload, shown nowhere
-         until now. -->
+    <!-- #4a: dimensions / size / type sit as a compact top block alongside a
+         small save action (operator-asked 2026-06-26) — meta on the left, the
+         download control shrunk to a floppy-disk icon on the right. -->
     <dl class="fc-meta__grid">
       <div v-if="img.width && img.height" class="fc-meta__item">
         <dt>Dimensions</dt><dd>{{ img.width }} × {{ img.height }}</dd>
@@ -14,21 +15,27 @@
       </div>
     </dl>
 
-    <!-- #4b: split Download — default Download, chevron → Copy link. Image-to-
-         clipboard is OFF the table on the plain-HTTP origin (rule 95), so the
-         secondary action copies the link TEXT, which works everywhere. -->
-    <v-btn-group divided density="comfortable" variant="tonal" color="accent" rounded="pill">
-      <v-btn prepend-icon="mdi-download" @click="download">Download</v-btn>
+    <!-- #4b: floppy-disk save icon = download; the kebab menu keeps Copy link.
+         Image-to-clipboard is OFF the table on the plain-HTTP origin (rule 95),
+         so the secondary action copies the link TEXT, which works everywhere. -->
+    <div class="fc-meta__actions">
+      <v-btn
+        icon="mdi-content-save" size="small" variant="tonal" color="accent"
+        aria-label="Download image" title="Download" @click="download"
+      />
       <v-menu location="bottom end">
         <template #activator="{ props }">
-          <v-btn v-bind="props" icon="mdi-chevron-down" aria-label="More download options" />
+          <v-btn
+            v-bind="props" icon="mdi-dots-vertical" size="small" variant="text"
+            aria-label="More download options"
+          />
         </template>
         <v-list density="compact">
           <v-list-item prepend-icon="mdi-link-variant" title="Copy link" @click="copyLink" />
-          <v-list-item prepend-icon="mdi-download" title="Download" @click="download" />
+          <v-list-item prepend-icon="mdi-content-save" title="Download" @click="download" />
         </v-list>
       </v-menu>
-    </v-btn-group>
+    </div>
   </section>
 </template>
 
@@ -83,11 +90,16 @@ async function copyLink () {
 <style scoped>
 .fc-meta {
   padding: 14px 16px 0;
-  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;
+  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px;
 }
 .fc-meta__grid {
+  flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0;
   display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 4px 18px; margin: 0;
 }
+.fc-meta__actions {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2px;
+}
 .fc-meta__item { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
 .fc-meta__item dt {
   font-size: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageViewer.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageViewer.vue
index 7831206..ace2c12 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageViewer.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageViewer.vue
@@ -73,12 +73,17 @@
         </div>
 
         <aside v-if="modal.current" class="fc-viewer__side">
-          <ImageMetaBar />
-          <ProvenancePanel />
-          <TagPanel />
-          <!-- Non-blocking: fetches its own similar set after the modal is up;
-               collapses silently if empty/slow/failed (see RelatedStrip). -->
-          <RelatedStrip />
+          <!-- Meta + provenance + tags + suggestions scroll together here… -->
+          <div class="fc-viewer__side-main">
+            <ImageMetaBar />
+            <ProvenancePanel />
+            <TagPanel />
+          </div>
+          <!-- …while Related is PINNED to the bottom of the rail so it stays
+               reachable no matter how long Tags/Suggestions run (operator-asked
+               2026-06-26). Non-blocking: fetches its own similar set; collapses
+               silently (and takes no footer space) if empty/slow/failed. -->
+          <RelatedStrip class="fc-viewer__related" />
         </aside>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -309,6 +314,18 @@ function nextFrame() {
   width: var(--fc-side-w); flex-shrink: 0;
   background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface));
   border-left: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
+  /* Flex column: a scrolling main area + a pinned Related footer. */
+  display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 0;
+}
+.fc-viewer__side-main {
+  flex: 1 1 auto; min-height: 0; overflow-y: auto;
+}
+.fc-viewer__related {
+  /* Pinned to the bottom; capped so a tall strip can't swallow the rail —
+     it scrolls internally past the cap. RelatedStrip's own border-top draws
+     the divider; it self-collapses (no space) when there's nothing to show. */
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  max-height: 45%;
   overflow-y: auto;
 }
 
@@ -339,6 +356,10 @@ function nextFrame() {
     border-left: none;
     border-top: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
   }
+  /* The whole body scrolls on mobile — don't nest scrolls or pin Related; let
+     the rail flow naturally (Related lands at the end). */
+  .fc-viewer__side-main { flex: none; overflow: visible; }
+  .fc-viewer__related { max-height: none; overflow: visible; }
   /* Re-center the prev/next arrows over the 55vh image band (their base
      top:50% would land on the scrolling panel); next uses the full width
      now that the panel is below, not beside. Close + integrity badge keep
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsPanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsPanel.vue
index d49325c..ffa2804 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsPanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsPanel.vue
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@
       No suggestions above threshold.
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Scroll-capped so a long suggestion set (the General bucket can run to
-         dozens) scrolls WITHIN this box instead of stretching the right rail
-         and shoving the Related strip below the fold. Mirrors the
-         ProvenancePanel cards/attachments treatment. -->
+    <!-- Flows in the rail's main scroll area; Related is pinned to the bottom
+         of the rail (ImageViewer side layout), so a long suggestion set no
+         longer needs an internal scroll cap to keep Related reachable. -->
     <div v-else class="fc-suggestions__list">
       <SuggestionsCategoryGroup
         v-for="cat in peopleCats" :key="cat"
@@ -137,13 +136,9 @@ async function onRemoveAlias(s) {
   margin-bottom: 8px;
 }
 .fc-suggestions__list {
-  /* Cap the suggestion run so it scrolls internally rather than pushing the
-     Related strip off the bottom of the rail. Hairline scrollbar matching
-     ProvenancePanel's capped regions. */
-  max-height: 320px;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  scrollbar-width: thin;
-  scrollbar-color: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light)) transparent;
+  /* No internal scroll cap: the rail now scrolls suggestions in its single
+     main scroll area while Related is pinned to the bottom (ImageViewer side
+     layout), so suggestions flow naturally without a nested scrollbar. */
   padding-right: 4px;
 }
 .fc-suggestions__skeleton { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }