diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 59fd73dbd65..db9b61cd457 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Gateway/agents: fix stale run-context TTL cleanup so the new maintenance sweep compiles and resets orphaned run sequence state correctly. (#52731) thanks @artwalker
 - Memory/lancedb: accept `dreaming` config when `memory-lancedb` owns the memory slot so Dreaming surfaces can read slot-owner settings without schema rejection. (#63874) Thanks @mbelinky.
 - Heartbeats/sessions: remove stale accumulated isolated heartbeat session keys when the next tick converges them back to the canonical sibling, so repaired sessions stop showing orphaned `:heartbeat:heartbeat` variants in session listings. (#59606) Thanks @rogerdigital.
+- Control UI/dreaming: keep the Dreaming trace area contained and scrollable so overlays no longer cover tabs or blow out the page layout.
 
 ## 2026.4.9
 
diff --git a/ui/src/styles/dreams.css b/ui/src/styles/dreams.css
index 5eb0904bd4a..9db89e7f3ef 100644
--- a/ui/src/styles/dreams.css
+++ b/ui/src/styles/dreams.css
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
   gap: 2px;
   padding: 6px 8px;
   flex-shrink: 0;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 10;
 }
 
 .dreams__tab {
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@
 /* ---- Stats bar ---- */
 
 .dreams__stats {
+  position: relative;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 48px;
@@ -317,22 +320,31 @@
 }
 
 .dreams__trace {
+  position: relative;
   width: min(900px, calc(100% - 40px));
   margin-top: 28px;
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
+  align-items: start;
   gap: 12px;
   z-index: 1;
   user-select: text;
+  max-height: min(500px, calc(100vh - 240px));
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
 }
 
 .dreams__trace-section {
+  position: relative;
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--panel) 82%, transparent);
   border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--border) 78%, transparent);
   border-radius: 16px;
   padding: 12px;
   min-height: 180px;
   backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  min-width: 0;
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .dreams__trace-header {
@@ -369,6 +381,7 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 8px;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .dreams__trace-item {
@@ -376,12 +389,18 @@
   border-radius: 12px;
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--panel-raised) 88%, transparent);
   border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--border) 72%, transparent);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  word-break: break-word;
 }
 
 .dreams__trace-snippet {
   font-size: 13px;
   line-height: 1.35;
   color: var(--text);
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  word-break: break-word;
+  white-space: normal;
 }
 
 .dreams__trace-source,
@@ -395,6 +414,14 @@
 
 .dreams__trace-source {
   font-family: var(--mono);
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+
+.dreams__trace-meta,
+.dreams__trace-empty {
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  word-break: break-word;
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 980px) {
@@ -838,8 +865,9 @@
 
 .dreams-diary__grid {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
   gap: 18px;
+  align-items: start;
 }
 
 .dreams-diary__panel {
@@ -847,6 +875,7 @@
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 10px;
   min-height: 100%;
+  min-width: 0;
   padding: 18px 18px 16px;
   border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--border) 70%, transparent);
   border-radius: 16px;
@@ -882,6 +911,7 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 8px;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .dreams-diary__panel-list--points {
@@ -917,6 +947,8 @@
   font-size: 13px;
   line-height: 1.6;
   color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--text) 88%, var(--muted));
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  word-break: break-word;
 }
 
 .dreams-diary__item--reflection {
@@ -938,6 +970,8 @@
   color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--text) 85%, var(--muted));
   font-style: italic;
   animation: diary-text-stream 2.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  word-break: break-word;
 }
 
 .dreams-diary__para:last-child {
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/views/dreaming.test.ts b/ui/src/ui/views/dreaming.test.ts
index c74b6dd64e3..f68429ba079 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/views/dreaming.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/views/dreaming.test.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ describe("dreaming view", () => {
     ).toContain("grounded-led");
   });
 
+  it("keeps the tab bar above the scene trace shell", () => {
+    const container = renderInto(buildProps());
+    const page = container.querySelector(".dreams-page");
+    expect(page?.firstElementChild?.matches("nav.dreams__tabs")).toBe(true);
+    expect(page?.children[1]?.matches("section.dreams")).toBe(true);
+    expect(container.querySelector(".dreams__trace")).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll(".dreams__trace-section")).toHaveLength(4);
+  });
+
   it("renders scene backfill, reset, and clear grounded controls", () => {
     const container = renderInto(buildProps());
     const buttons = [...container.querySelectorAll("button")].map((node) =>
@@ -264,6 +273,10 @@ describe("dreaming view", () => {
       "Reflections",
       "Candidates + Possible Lasting Updates",
     ]);
+    expect(container.querySelector(".dreams-diary__grid")).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll(".dreams-diary__grid > .dreams-diary__panel")).toHaveLength(
+      3,
+    );
     expect(container.querySelector(".dreams-diary__panel-subtitle")?.textContent).toContain(
       "Candidates",
     );