diff --git a/classifier/css/layout.css b/classifier/css/layout.css
index e169b22..7b8a833 100644
--- a/classifier/css/layout.css
+++ b/classifier/css/layout.css
@@ -707,7 +707,15 @@ input.tfile__name:focus { border-color: var(--primary); background: var(--bg); o
 .trev__inner .tcell__name { color: var(--primary); }
 .tcell__preview { text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; }
 .tcell__preview:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-.ttable__cell:hover .tnode__actions, .ttable__rev:hover .tnode__actions { opacity: 1; }
+/* The hover-only node controls must NOT reserve column width (they're invisible
+   normally). Float them over the right of the cell instead of leaving them in
+   flow — .tcell__inner is sticky, so it's the positioning context — so each
+   column sizes to its value alone. */
+.ttable .tnode__actions {
+    position: absolute; right: 0.25rem; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
+    margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0.25rem; background: var(--bg); pointer-events: none;
+}
+.ttable__cell:hover .tnode__actions, .ttable__rev:hover .tnode__actions { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
 .ttable .drop-hover { outline: 2px solid var(--primary); outline-offset: -2px; }
 .ttable__file { padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem; }
 .ttable__drop { color: var(--text-muted); font-style: italic; font-size: 0.75rem; }