diff --git a/src/ui/cyberTheme.test.mjs b/src/ui/cyberTheme.test.mjs
index 475ef0a4b..6566e4172 100644
--- a/src/ui/cyberTheme.test.mjs
+++ b/src/ui/cyberTheme.test.mjs
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ test('the Display selector, voice schema and final stylesheet expose Cyber', ()
   );
   assert.match(
     rightRail,
-    /const leftStackTop = leftStack\?\.getBoundingClientRect\(\)\.top;[\s\S]*?const alignedTop = Number\.isFinite\(leftStackTop\)[\s\S]*?baseTop: alignedTop,/,
+    /const leftStackTop = settledLeftRailTop\([\s\S]*?const alignedTop = Number\.isFinite\(leftStackTop\)[\s\S]*?baseTop: alignedTop,/,
   );
   assert.match(
     cyberStyles,
diff --git a/src/ui/panelRails.test.mjs b/src/ui/panelRails.test.mjs
index 842cd041c..7c3804546 100644
--- a/src/ui/panelRails.test.mjs
+++ b/src/ui/panelRails.test.mjs
@@ -357,6 +357,56 @@ test('right rail aligns to the current left rail and excludes hidden obstacles',
   assert.equal(f.stack.dataset.safeTop, '200.0');
 });
 
+// The left pass commits its top and requests this pass in the same frame, but
+// `top` then animates for 150 ms and nothing re-runs the right pass when it
+// lands. CI docked the right rail at 234 px (26vh) while the left settled at
+// 266.4 px (29.6vh). Mid-flight the right rail must read the destination.
+function animatingLeftRail({ keyframes = true } = {}) {
+  const f = fixture('right');
+  const left = f.options.leftStack;
+  left.rect.top = 250;
+  left.computed.top = '250px';
+  left.dataset.safeTopPct = '29.60';
+  left.getAnimations = () => [
+    { transitionProperty: 'bottom', effect: null },
+    {
+      transitionProperty: 'top',
+      effect: {
+        getKeyframes: () =>
+          keyframes ? [{ top: '234px' }, { top: '266.4px' }] : [],
+      },
+    },
+  ];
+  return f;
+}
+
+test('right rail aligns to where a mid-transition left rail settles', () => {
+  const f = animatingLeftRail();
+  f.run();
+  assert.equal(f.stack.dataset.safeTop, '266.4');
+  assert.equal(
+    f.stack.style.getPropertyValue('--right-stack-safe-top'),
+    '266.4px',
+  );
+});
+
+test('right rail falls back to the committed left target when the transition end is unreadable', () => {
+  const f = animatingLeftRail({ keyframes: false });
+  f.run();
+  assert.equal(f.stack.dataset.safeTop, '266.4');
+});
+
+test('right rail follows a settled left rail whose CSS overrides the committed target', () => {
+  // Cyber pins the left rail with `top: ... !important`, so the committed
+  // percentage is not where it renders and no `top` transition runs.
+  const f = fixture('right', { hud: { visible: true, variant: 'cyber' } });
+  f.options.leftStack.rect.top = 220;
+  f.options.leftStack.dataset.safeTopPct = '26.00';
+  f.options.leftStack.getAnimations = () => [];
+  f.run();
+  assert.equal(f.stack.dataset.safeTop, '220.0');
+});
+
 test('natural height includes visible content, margins and wrapper chrome, excluding hidden rows', () => {
   const panel = element('panel');
   const inner = element('inner', { top: 100 });
diff --git a/src/ui/rightPanelRail.js b/src/ui/rightPanelRail.js
index 45e55a73e..636a47c29 100644
--- a/src/ui/rightPanelRail.js
+++ b/src/ui/rightPanelRail.js
@@ -11,6 +11,35 @@ import { displayPanelScroller } from './displayPanelScroll.js';
 
 const pendingCollapseRetries = new WeakSet();
 
+/**
+ * Read where the left rail's top edge is going to settle, not where it is.
+ * The left pass commits `--left-stack-safe-top` and requests this pass in the
+ * same frame, but `top` then animates; nothing re-runs this pass when the
+ * animation ends, because ResizeObserver ignores moves. Mid-flight, take the
+ * running transition's end value (which also covers Cyber's fixed rail top),
+ * falling back to the left pass's committed target.
+ * @param {HTMLElement} leftStack Rail supplying the shared top baseline.
+ * @param {number} viewportHeight Current viewport height in px.
+ * @param {Function} getComputedStyle DOM style reader.
+ * @returns {number} Settled top in px, or NaN when there is no left rail.
+ */
+function settledLeftRailTop(leftStack, viewportHeight, getComputedStyle) {
+  const top = leftStack?.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+  if (!Number.isFinite(top)) return NaN;
+  const transition = leftStack
+    .getAnimations?.()
+    .find((animation) => animation.transitionProperty === 'top');
+  if (!transition) return top;
+  const keyframes = transition.effect?.getKeyframes?.() || [];
+  const targetTop = parseFloat(keyframes.at(-1)?.top);
+  const currentTop = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(leftStack).top);
+  // The rect and the computed `top` move together; keep any offset between them.
+  if (Number.isFinite(targetTop) && Number.isFinite(currentTop))
+    return top + targetTop - currentTop;
+  const targetPct = parseFloat(leftStack.dataset?.safeTopPct);
+  return Number.isFinite(targetPct) ? (targetPct * viewportHeight) / 100 : top;
+}
+
 /**
  * Measure and place the right panel rail for one synchronous layout pass.
  * The caller owns scheduling, obstacle selection, disclosure preferences and
@@ -113,7 +142,11 @@ export function layoutRightPanelRail({
   const viewportHeight = Math.max(1, windowRef.innerHeight);
   const safeGap = Math.max(8, viewportHeight * 0.012);
   const stackRect = stack.getBoundingClientRect();
-  const leftStackTop = leftStack?.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+  const leftStackTop = settledLeftRailTop(
+    leftStack,
+    viewportHeight,
+    getComputedStyle,
+  );
   const alignedTop = Number.isFinite(leftStackTop)
     ? leftStackTop
     : viewportHeight * 0.26;