diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
index 4c5d4975..e4b587b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -907,6 +907,38 @@ const DashboardInner: React.FC = () => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [expandedSessionIds, glowingAgentCards, cards, dispatch, measuredHeightsTick]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const DRIFT_THRESHOLD = 60;
+
+    const sourceToSiblings = new Map<string, string[]>();
+    for (const [browserId, glow] of Object.entries(glowingBrowserCards)) {
+      const bc = browserCards[browserId];
+      if (!bc) continue;
+      const sourceCard = cards[glow.sourceId];
+      if (!sourceCard) continue;
+      const expectedX = sourceCard.x + sourceCard.width + GRID_GAP * 12;
+      if (Math.abs(bc.x - expectedX) > DRIFT_THRESHOLD) continue;
+      const list = sourceToSiblings.get(glow.sourceId) ?? [];
+      list.push(browserId);
+      sourceToSiblings.set(glow.sourceId, list);
+    }
+
+    for (const siblings of sourceToSiblings.values()) {
+      if (siblings.length < 2) continue;
+      siblings.sort((a, b) => browserCards[a].y - browserCards[b].y);
+
+      let cursor = browserCards[siblings[0]].y;
+      for (const id of siblings) {
+        const bc = browserCards[id];
+        const dy = cursor - bc.y;
+        if (Math.abs(dy) > 1) {
+          dispatch(moveCards({ items: [{ id, type: 'browser' as const }], dx: 0, dy }));
+        }
+        cursor += bc.height + GRID_GAP * 2;
+      }
+    }
+  }, [glowingBrowserCards, browserCards, cards, dispatch]);
+
   const TETHER_FADE_MS = 2500;
 
   const tethers = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/ws/WebSocketManager.ts b/frontend/src/shared/ws/WebSocketManager.ts
index acd8e14f..9c4adc53 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/ws/WebSocketManager.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/ws/WebSocketManager.ts
@@ -244,10 +244,19 @@ class WebSocketManager {
             const layoutState = store.getState().dashboardLayout;
             const parentCard = layoutState.cards[parentId];
             if (parentCard) {
+              const targetX = parentCard.x + parentCard.width + GRID_GAP * 12;
+              let targetY = parentCard.y;
+              const columnCards = Object.values(layoutState.browserCards).filter(
+                (c) => Math.abs(c.x - targetX) < 50 && c.browser_id !== data.browser_card.browser_id,
+              );
+              if (columnCards.length > 0) {
+                const lowestBottom = Math.max(...columnCards.map((c) => c.y + c.height));
+                targetY = lowestBottom + GRID_GAP;
+              }
               store.dispatch(setBrowserCardPosition({
                 browserId: data.browser_card.browser_id,
-                x: parentCard.x + parentCard.width + GRID_GAP * 12,
-                y: parentCard.y,
+                x: targetX,
+                y: targetY,
               }));
               store.dispatch(setGlowingBrowserCards({
                 browserIds: [data.browser_card.browser_id],