diff --git a/src/components/SasquatchGuide.tsx b/src/components/SasquatchGuide.tsx
index 43870a2..0724c83 100644
--- a/src/components/SasquatchGuide.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SasquatchGuide.tsx
@@ -1208,17 +1208,24 @@ Instructions:
       {shouldShowPanel && !isMinimized && (
         <div
           className={cn(
-            'fixed z-50 transition-all duration-300 ease-out',
-            // Mobile: left-anchored, max ~65% width — leaves right side free for Quick Snap + filter pills
+            'fixed z-50 flex flex-col transition-all duration-300 ease-out',
+            // Mobile: left-anchored, max ~65% width — leaves right side free for Quick Snap + filter pills.
+            // Height is bounded to the visible viewport (dvh) with safe-area insets so the
+            // header/close button never slide off the top of the screen behind the status bar.
             'bottom-[4.5rem] left-2 w-[min(calc(100vw-5rem),340px)]',
             // Desktop: compact panel bottom-left
             'md:bottom-6 md:left-4 md:w-[340px]',
             isVisible ? 'opacity-100 translate-y-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-y-3 pointer-events-none'
           )}
+          style={{
+            // Cap the panel so it can never exceed the space between the safe-area top
+            // and its own bottom offset (5rem ≈ bottom offset + a little breathing room).
+            maxHeight: 'calc(100dvh - env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px) - 6rem)',
+          }}
         >
           {/* Jungle/dark card */}
           <div
-            className="rounded-xl border border-[#ccff00]/20 shadow-2xl overflow-hidden"
+            className="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col rounded-xl border border-[#ccff00]/20 shadow-2xl overflow-hidden"
             style={{
               background: 'linear-gradient(160deg, #0f1f08 0%, #0a1505 50%, #060d03 100%)',
               boxShadow: '0 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.9), 0 0 20px rgba(204,255,0,0.06), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(204,255,0,0.08)',
@@ -1226,12 +1233,12 @@ Instructions:
           >
             {/* Jungle texture strip at top */}
             <div
-              className="h-1 w-full"
+              className="h-1 w-full flex-shrink-0"
               style={{ background: 'linear-gradient(90deg, #1a3d0a, #ccff00, #2d5c10, #ccff00, #1a3d0a)' }}
             />
 
             {/* Header */}
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 px-3 py-2.5 border-b border-[#ccff00]/10">
+            <div className="flex flex-shrink-0 items-center gap-2.5 px-3 py-2.5 border-b border-[#ccff00]/10">
               <div className="relative flex-shrink-0">
                 <img
                   src="/images/sasquatch-guide.webp"
@@ -1287,8 +1294,8 @@ Instructions:
               </div>
             </div>
 
-            {/* Body */}
-            <div className="p-3">
+            {/* Body — scrolls internally so the card never outgrows the viewport */}
+            <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain p-3">
               {/* Greeting */}
               <p className="text-xs text-gray-300 leading-relaxed mb-3">
                 {activeMessage.message}
@@ -1452,7 +1459,7 @@ Instructions:
 
             {/* Bottom jungle strip */}
             <div
-              className="h-0.5 w-full opacity-30"
+              className="h-0.5 w-full flex-shrink-0 opacity-30"
               style={{ background: 'linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #ccff00, transparent)' }}
             />
           </div>