diff --git a/src/ui/mobileShell.test.mjs b/src/ui/mobileShell.test.mjs
index 87286240f..c0e0b909f 100644
--- a/src/ui/mobileShell.test.mjs
+++ b/src/ui/mobileShell.test.mjs
@@ -977,3 +977,20 @@ test('a slow downward pull is claimed before Android native scroll takes ownersh
   assert.equal(shell.getSheet(), null);
   shell.destroy();
 });
+
+test('on phones the News panel shows in the Context sheet only, like Weather', () => {
+  const css = readFileSync(
+    new URL('./styles/mobile-shell.css', import.meta.url),
+    'utf8',
+  );
+  // Hidden by id: the rail's own `#news-panel:not(.collapsed)` rule outranks
+  // the generic `#right-context-rail > *` hiding rule.
+  assert.match(
+    css,
+    /body\.mobile-shell #right-context-rail > #news-panel,\n[^{}]*\{\s*display: none;/,
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    css,
+    /body\.mobile-shell\[data-mobile-sheet='context'\]\s+#right-context-rail\s+> #news-panel:not\(\[hidden\]\),/,
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/ui/styles/mobile-shell.css b/src/ui/styles/mobile-shell.css
index b607391de..06811baab 100644
--- a/src/ui/styles/mobile-shell.css
+++ b/src/ui/styles/mobile-shell.css
@@ -156,9 +156,10 @@ body.mobile-shell[data-mobile-sheet='more'] #right-context-rail {
 
 body.mobile-shell #left-panel-stack > *,
 body.mobile-shell #right-context-rail > *,
-/* Rail rules show expanded Weather and Recent Imagery by id; on phones they
-   belong to the Context sheet only. */
+/* Rail rules show expanded Weather, News and Recent Imagery by id; on phones
+   they belong to the Context sheet only. */
 body.mobile-shell #right-context-rail > #weather-panel,
+body.mobile-shell #right-context-rail > #news-panel,
 body.mobile-shell #right-context-rail > #recent-imagery-panel {
   display: none;
 }
@@ -182,6 +183,9 @@ body.mobile-shell[data-mobile-sheet='context']
 body.mobile-shell[data-mobile-sheet='context']
   #right-context-rail
   > #weather-panel:not([hidden]),
+body.mobile-shell[data-mobile-sheet='context']
+  #right-context-rail
+  > #news-panel:not([hidden]),
 body.mobile-shell[data-mobile-sheet='context']
   #right-context-rail
   > #recent-imagery-panel:not([hidden]),