diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8228c3db..447d9535 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ the frozen-backend fallback mirror it for their toolchains.
 
 **Highlights**
 
-- Voice modes now lead the workspace as full-width tabs, with the active engine above them and each workflow below (#1823)
+- Voice modes now lead the workspace as full-width tabs, with the active engine above them and Synthesize pinned below the scrolling form (#1823)
 - Voice cloning now starts with a clear upload-or-record choice, reveals recording and reference details only when needed, and keeps sampling controls under Production Overrides (#1817)
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4b5e003..fa7bbcc9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 | **Storage** | Voices, projects, settings, and outputs stay on the machine by default |
 | **License** | AGPL-3.0 application; downloaded models keep their upstream terms |
 
-The Voice workspace starts with the active engine selector and three tabs: **From audio** for cloning, **By design** for creating a voice, and **Convert** for speech-to-speech conversion. Each tab displays its own workflow below.
+The Voice workspace starts with the active engine selector and three tabs: **From audio** for cloning, **By design** for creating a voice, and **Convert** for speech-to-speech conversion. Each tab displays its own workflow below. In From audio and By design, Synthesize Audio stays at the bottom while the form scrolls above it.
 
 <a id="install"></a>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
index f66714ec..b4fac723 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -2148,6 +2148,11 @@ div[role="dialog"].audio-trimmer {
   gap: 8px;
 }
 
+.studio-action-bar .override-content {
+  max-height: 40vh;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
 /* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
    RESPONSIVE — make every component adapt to viewport width
    ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
@@ -4953,7 +4958,7 @@ button.dub-stepper__action:focus-visible {
 .shell-narrow .studio-with-history__main,
 .shell-mini .studio-with-history__main {
   overflow: visible;
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  flex: 1 0 auto;
   order: 1;
 }
 .shell-narrow .studio-with-history__main .studio-action-bar,
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/CloneDesignTab.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/CloneDesignTab.jsx
index e90db158..088ef307 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/CloneDesignTab.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/CloneDesignTab.jsx
@@ -443,14 +443,8 @@ export default function CloneDesignTab(props) {
         </TabsList>
       </div>
       <TabsContent value={defineMethod} className="flex min-h-0 flex-col">
-        {/* #1771 follow-up (item 6): NOT flex-1 — the old always-open 12-row
-          Design block was tall enough that this area routinely filled the
-          full column height on its own. Now that Details defaults collapsed,
-          forcing this to grow-fill would strand a dead gap between it and
-          ActionBar below. Sizing to content (min-h-0 + overflow-y-auto still
-          in play) lets it shrink for short content and still scroll when
-          content genuinely exceeds the available height. */}
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-[6px] min-h-0 overflow-y-auto">
+        {/* The form owns the remaining height and scrolls above the action bar. */}
+        <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-[6px] min-h-0 overflow-y-auto">
           {/* ═══ SCRIPT — what should it say ═══
             Hidden for Convert: the source clip IS the script (the backend
             transcribes it), so a text panel would only mislead. */}
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/workspaceHistoryReflow.test.js b/frontend/src/test/workspaceHistoryReflow.test.js
index 1a5f1172..9c09dab5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/workspaceHistoryReflow.test.js
+++ b/frontend/src/test/workspaceHistoryReflow.test.js
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ describe('workspace narrow-shell reflow (#476 CTA-clipping guard)', () => {
     expect(css).toMatch(/\.studio-action-bar\s*\{[^}]*position:\s*sticky/s);
   });
 
+  it('fills narrow workspaces and bounds expanded settings above the pinned action', () => {
+    expect(css).toMatch(/\.shell-mini\s+\.studio-with-history__main\s*\{[^}]*flex:\s*1 0 auto/s);
+    expect(indexRaw).toMatch(
+      /\.studio-action-bar\s+\.override-content\s*\{[^}]*max-height:\s*40vh;[^}]*overflow-y:\s*auto/s,
+    );
+  });
+
   it('keeps saved voices in the left rail and generation history alone on the right', () => {
     expect(app).toMatch(
       /className="studio-voices">\s*<WorkspaceVoices[\s\S]*?<\/div>\s*<div className="studio-with-history__main">/,