diff --git a/.changeset/drawer-graphs-before-lists.md b/.changeset/drawer-graphs-before-lists.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90b0f25ae52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/drawer-graphs-before-lists.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@hashintel/petrinaut": patch
+---
+
+Reorganize the experiment and optimization result drawers: the summary, the navigator, and the surface hold still at the top, the surface moves above the step/metric lists, and only those lists scroll — the optimization step table keeps its header pinned while scrolling.
diff --git a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/docs/experiments.md b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/docs/experiments.md
index 6ae9147380d..9d3616dc8bd 100644
--- a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/docs/experiments.md
+++ b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/docs/experiments.md
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ Every selection uses the same seed sequence (common random numbers), and a run's
 
 #### The surface view
 
-A sweep with two or more swept parameters grows a **Surface** section under the metrics: a contour plot of one metric's final value over two parameters you pick, with every other parameter held at the middle of its selected range. The plot fills in live — points are sampled a few runs at a time (8 runs each), coarse shape first — and **clicking the surface moves the navigator**: both shown parameters collapse to a point at the clicked position, which then refines with more runs. Changing the fixed parameters, the axes, or the metric restarts the fill for the new slice.
+A sweep with two or more swept parameters grows a **Surface** section between the parameter strip and the metric charts: a contour plot of one metric's final value over two parameters you pick, with every other parameter held at the middle of its selected range. The plot fills in live — points are sampled a few runs at a time (8 runs each), coarse shape first — and **clicking the surface moves the navigator**: both shown parameters collapse to a point at the clicked position, which then refines with more runs. Changing the fixed parameters, the axes, or the metric restarts the fill for the new slice.
+
+The summary, the parameter strip, and the surface hold still at the top of the drawer; the metric charts scroll on their own below them, so the graphs stay in view while you browse the charts.
 
 ### Compute backend (experimental)
 
diff --git a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/docs/optimization.md b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/docs/optimization.md
index 628c06ad7a2..fdb70b2a50a 100644
--- a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/docs/optimization.md
+++ b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/docs/optimization.md
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ steps arrive and shows:
 - The current best metric value.
 - The best flat scenario-parameter assignment.
 - The latest received steps, including their parameters, objective values, and
-  colored state indicators. For long runs, the drawer displays the newest 200
-  steps while retaining aggregate progress and the current best result.
+  colored state indicators. The step list sits at the bottom of the drawer and
+  scrolls on its own — the summary, the best parameters, and the surface above
+  it hold still. For long runs, the drawer displays the newest 200 steps while
+  retaining aggregate progress and the current best result.
 
 Closing the drawer does not stop the optimization. Use **Cancel** to abort an
 active run. Completed, cancelled, and failed records can be removed from their
@@ -85,8 +87,8 @@ kept, and a **Retry** action starts a fresh run with the same settings.
 ## The surface view
 
 A study with two or more optimized numeric parameters grows a **Surface**
-section at the bottom of its drawer: an Optuna-style contour of the objective
-over two parameters you pick. The study's own trials appear as rings (the best
+section between the best parameters and the step list: an Optuna-style contour
+of the objective over two parameters you pick. The study's own trials appear as rings (the best
 trial highlighted), and the filled contour comes from points **computed
 locally on your machine** — the study's model snapshot runs on a background
 worker, a few runs per point, and the plot fills in coarse shape first.
diff --git a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/experiments/sweep-surface.tsx b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/experiments/sweep-surface.tsx
index 9194164e9a1..fada344d23b 100644
--- a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/experiments/sweep-surface.tsx
+++ b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/experiments/sweep-surface.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ const controlsStyle = css({
   flexWrap: "wrap",
   // Compact inline controls; the ds Select otherwise stretches to the row.
   "& [data-scope='select']": { width: "[170px]" },
+  // The Select's root insists on min-content width, which overflows the
+  // 170px box over the next label; a long option name fits by ellipsis.
+  "& > div > div": { minWidth: "[0]" },
 });
 
 const controlLabelStyle = css({
diff --git a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/experiments/view-experiment-drawer.tsx b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/experiments/view-experiment-drawer.tsx
index 26e9a59c965..018399be43f 100644
--- a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/experiments/view-experiment-drawer.tsx
+++ b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/experiments/view-experiment-drawer.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,25 @@ const errorStyle = css({
   whiteSpace: "pre-wrap",
 });
 
+// The drawer body is a column: the summary, the navigator, and the surface
+// hold still at the top, and the metric charts alone scroll below them.
+const drawerBodyStyle = css({
+  paddingTop: "[0]",
+  display: "flex",
+  flexDirection: "column",
+});
+
+const fixedSectionStyle = css({
+  flexShrink: "0",
+});
+
+const metricsScrollStyle = css({
+  flex: "[1]",
+  minHeight: "[160px]",
+  overflowY: "auto",
+  scrollbarWidth: "[thin]",
+});
+
 const metricGridStyle = css({
   display: "grid",
   gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr))",
@@ -365,12 +384,13 @@ export const ViewExperimentDrawer = ({
         title={experiment.name}
         description="Monte Carlo experiment metrics"
       />
-      <Drawer.Body className={css({ paddingTop: "[0]" })}>
+      <Drawer.Body className={drawerBodyStyle}>
         <SectionList>
           <Section
             title="Summary"
             collapsible
             defaultOpen
+            className={fixedSectionStyle}
             // In the header rather than the grid below, so which backend ran
             // stays visible when the section is collapsed.
             renderHeaderAction={() => (
@@ -383,8 +403,9 @@ export const ViewExperimentDrawer = ({
             <Section
               title="Parameters"
               tooltip="Only the selected combination computes. Move a control and compute follows it; results for visited combinations are kept."
-              // Not collapsible: the navigator lives in the sticky band so it
-              // stays usable while the charts below stream.
+              className={fixedSectionStyle}
+              // Not collapsible: the navigator stays usable while the charts
+              // below stream.
               renderStickyBand={() =>
                 experiment.sweep ? (
                   <SweepNavigator
@@ -407,21 +428,24 @@ export const ViewExperimentDrawer = ({
               {null}
             </Section>
           ) : null}
-          {experiment.metricFrames.length > 0 ? (
-            <Section title="Metrics" collapsible defaultOpen>
-              <ExperimentMetrics experiment={experiment} />
-            </Section>
-          ) : null}
           {experiment.sweep && experiment.parameterAxes.length >= 2 ? (
             <Section
               title="Surface"
               tooltip="One metric's final value over two swept parameters, sampled progressively at 8 runs per combination. Click to move the navigator."
               collapsible
               defaultOpen
+              className={fixedSectionStyle}
             >
               <SweepSurface experiment={experiment} />
             </Section>
           ) : null}
+          {experiment.metricFrames.length > 0 ? (
+            <Section title="Metrics" fillHeight>
+              <div className={metricsScrollStyle}>
+                <ExperimentMetrics experiment={experiment} />
+              </div>
+            </Section>
+          ) : null}
         </SectionList>
       </Drawer.Body>
       <Drawer.Footer
diff --git a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/optimizations/optimization-surface.tsx b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/optimizations/optimization-surface.tsx
index 9476f1bf6e3..67e00a6e437 100644
--- a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/optimizations/optimization-surface.tsx
+++ b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/optimizations/optimization-surface.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ const controlsStyle = css({
   gap: "2",
   flexWrap: "wrap",
   "& [data-scope='select']": { width: "[170px]" },
+  // The Select's root insists on min-content width, which overflows the
+  // 170px box over the next label; a long option name fits by ellipsis.
+  "& > div > div": { minWidth: "[0]" },
 });
 
 const controlLabelStyle = css({
diff --git a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/optimizations/view-optimization-drawer.tsx b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/optimizations/view-optimization-drawer.tsx
index 20a354a32ae..1f681f3e994 100644
--- a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/optimizations/view-optimization-drawer.tsx
+++ b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/ui/views/Editor/panels/SimulateView/optimizations/view-optimization-drawer.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,37 @@ const stepHintStyle = css({
   color: "neutral.s80",
 });
 
+// The drawer body is a column: the summary and surface hold still at the
+// top, and the steps list alone scrolls in the space that remains.
+const drawerBodyStyle = css({
+  paddingTop: "[0]",
+  display: "flex",
+  flexDirection: "column",
+});
+
+const fixedSectionStyle = css({
+  flexShrink: "0",
+});
+
+const stepsScrollStyle = css({
+  flex: "[1]",
+  minHeight: "[160px]",
+  overflowY: "auto",
+  scrollbarWidth: "[thin]",
+  borderWidth: "[1px]",
+  borderStyle: "solid",
+  borderColor: "neutral.bd.subtle",
+  borderRadius: "md",
+  // Pin the table's header while the steps scroll beneath it. The sticky
+  // element must be the header's rowgroup: a sticky row could only move
+  // within that rowgroup, which is exactly as tall as the row itself.
+  "& [role='table'] > [role='rowgroup']:first-child": {
+    position: "sticky",
+    top: "[0]",
+    zIndex: "[1]",
+  },
+});
+
 const stepStateStyle = css({
   display: "inline-flex",
   alignItems: "center",
@@ -319,13 +350,23 @@ export const ViewOptimizationDrawer = ({
         title={optimization.input.name}
         description="Optimization progress and results"
       />
-      <Drawer.Body className={css({ paddingTop: "[0]" })}>
+      <Drawer.Body className={drawerBodyStyle}>
         <SectionList>
-          <Section title="Summary" collapsible defaultOpen>
+          <Section
+            title="Summary"
+            collapsible
+            defaultOpen
+            className={fixedSectionStyle}
+          >
             <OptimizationSummary optimization={optimization} />
           </Section>
           {optimization.best ? (
-            <Section title="Best parameters" collapsible defaultOpen>
+            <Section
+              title="Best parameters"
+              collapsible
+              defaultOpen
+              className={fixedSectionStyle}
+            >
               <div className={bestParametersStyle}>
                 {Object.entries(optimization.best.parameters).map(
                   ([identifier, value]) => (
@@ -342,32 +383,35 @@ export const ViewOptimizationDrawer = ({
               </div>
             </Section>
           ) : null}
-          {optimization.trials.length > 0 ? (
-            <Section title="Steps" collapsible defaultOpen>
-              {optimization.trials.length > displayedSteps.length ? (
-                <span className={stepHintStyle}>
-                  Showing the latest {displayedSteps.length} of{" "}
-                  {optimization.trials.length} received steps.
-                </span>
-              ) : null}
-              <Table
-                columns={stepColumns}
-                emptyLabel="No steps completed yet"
-                getRowId={(trial) => String(trial.trial)}
-                rows={displayedSteps}
-              />
-            </Section>
-          ) : null}
           {surfaceEligible ? (
             <Section
               title="Surface"
               tooltip="The objective over two optimized parameters, computed locally on this machine — the study's own trials appear as rings. Move the sliders or click the plot to recompute elsewhere."
               collapsible
               defaultOpen
+              className={fixedSectionStyle}
             >
               <OptimizationSurface optimization={optimization} />
             </Section>
           ) : null}
+          {optimization.trials.length > 0 ? (
+            <Section title="Steps" fillHeight>
+              {optimization.trials.length > displayedSteps.length ? (
+                <span className={stepHintStyle}>
+                  Showing the latest {displayedSteps.length} of{" "}
+                  {optimization.trials.length} received steps.
+                </span>
+              ) : null}
+              <div className={stepsScrollStyle}>
+                <Table
+                  columns={stepColumns}
+                  emptyLabel="No steps completed yet"
+                  getRowId={(trial) => String(trial.trial)}
+                  rows={displayedSteps}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </Section>
+          ) : null}
         </SectionList>
       </Drawer.Body>
       <Drawer.Footer