diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pilot/ResolutionNotePreview.tsx b/frontend/src/components/pilot/ResolutionNotePreview.tsx
index 600d3143..3a6ec8c4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pilot/ResolutionNotePreview.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pilot/ResolutionNotePreview.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * Kind switches the labels, button colors, and confirm-CTA text — the
  * underlying mechanics (preview fetch + edit + post) are identical.
  */
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useRef, useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { Loader2, RefreshCw, X, FileText, Pencil, Check, ArrowUpRight } from 'lucide-react'
 import { MarkdownContent } from '@/components/ui/MarkdownContent'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export function ResolutionNotePreview({
   const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false)
   const [editing, setEditing] = useState(false)
   const [draft, setDraft] = useState('')
+  const popoverRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
   // Keep the draft textarea in sync whenever fresh markdown arrives and we
   // aren't in the middle of editing. Once the engineer edits, their changes
@@ -53,6 +54,15 @@ export function ResolutionNotePreview({
     }
   }, [preview?.markdown, editing])
 
+  // The popover renders at the bottom of TaskLane's scrollable region, which
+  // can leave it below the fold on smaller viewports. Scroll it into view
+  // whenever it opens so the engineer sees their preview immediately.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open && popoverRef.current) {
+      popoverRef.current.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' })
+    }
+  }, [open])
+
   if (!open) return null
 
   const label = kind === 'resolve' ? 'Resolution note' : 'Escalation handoff package'
@@ -73,7 +83,7 @@ export function ResolutionNotePreview({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="rounded-lg border border-default bg-elevated/30 mx-3 mb-3 overflow-hidden shadow-lg">
+    <div ref={popoverRef} className="rounded-lg border border-default bg-elevated/30 mx-3 mb-3 overflow-hidden shadow-lg">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 border-b border-default bg-bg-page">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
           <KindIcon size={13} className={kind === 'resolve' ? 'text-success' : 'text-warning'} />