diff --git a/web/src/hooks/use-handle-dragging.ts b/web/src/hooks/use-handle-dragging.ts
index 23f808b75..06e6f4b6f 100644
--- a/web/src/hooks/use-handle-dragging.ts
+++ b/web/src/hooks/use-handle-dragging.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect } from "react";
 
 interface DragHandlerProps {
   contentRef: React.RefObject<HTMLElement>;
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ function useDraggableHandler({
     ]
   );
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // TODO: determine when we want to do this
+    const handlebar = scrollTimeRef.current;
+    if (handlebar && showHandlebar) {
+      // handlebar.scrollIntoView({
+      //   behavior: "smooth",
+      //   block: "center",
+      // });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   return { handleMouseDown, handleMouseUp, handleMouseMove };
 }
 
diff --git a/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx b/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx
index bc06d98b3..2b218e5a6 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx
@@ -170,101 +170,104 @@ function UIPlayground() {
 
   return (
     <>
-      <div className="absolute left-0 top-12 bottom-0 right-28 flex flex-wrap content-start gap-2 overflow-y-auto no-scrollbar">
-        <div className="relative w-full h-full mt-4 mr-5">
-          <Heading as="h2">UI Playground</Heading>
+      <div className="w-full h-full">
+        <div className="flex h-full">
+          <div className="flex-1 content-start gap-2 overflow-y-auto no-scrollbar mt-4 mr-5">
+            <Heading as="h2">UI Playground</Heading>
 
-          <Heading as="h4" className="my-5">
-            Scrubber
-          </Heading>
-          <p className="text-small">
-            Shows the 10 most recent events within the last 4 hours
-          </p>
-
-          {!config && <ActivityIndicator />}
-
-          {config && (
-            <div>
-              {events && events.length > 0 && (
-                <>
-                  <ActivityScrubber
-                    items={eventsToScrubberItems(events)}
-                    selectHandler={onSelect}
-                  />
-                </>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          )}
-
-          {config && (
-            <div>
-              {timeline && (
-                <>
-                  <TimelineScrubber eventID={timeline} />
-                </>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          )}
-
-          <div ref={contentRef}>
             <Heading as="h4" className="my-5">
-              Timeline
-            </Heading>
-            <p className="text-small">Handlebar timestamp: {handlebarTime}</p>
-            <p>
-              <Button onClick={handleZoomOut} disabled={zoomLevel === 0}>
-                Zoom Out
-              </Button>
-              <Button
-                onClick={handleZoomIn}
-                disabled={zoomLevel === possibleZoomLevels.length - 1}
-              >
-                Zoom In
-              </Button>
-            </p>
-            <Heading as="h4" className="my-5">
-              Color scheme
+              Scrubber
             </Heading>
             <p className="text-small">
-              Colors as set by the current theme. See the{" "}
-              <a
-                className="underline"
-                href="https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/theming"
-              >
-                shadcn theming docs
-              </a>{" "}
-              for usage.
+              Shows the 10 most recent events within the last 4 hours
             </p>
 
-            <div className="my-5">
-              {colors.map((color, index) => (
-                <ColorSwatch
-                  key={index}
-                  name={color}
-                  value={`hsl(var(--${color}))`}
-                />
-              ))}
+            {!config && <ActivityIndicator />}
+
+            {config && (
+              <div>
+                {events && events.length > 0 && (
+                  <>
+                    <ActivityScrubber
+                      items={eventsToScrubberItems(events)}
+                      selectHandler={onSelect}
+                    />
+                  </>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            {config && (
+              <div>
+                {timeline && (
+                  <>
+                    <TimelineScrubber eventID={timeline} />
+                  </>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            <div ref={contentRef}>
+              <Heading as="h4" className="my-5">
+                Timeline
+              </Heading>
+              <p className="text-small">Handlebar timestamp: {handlebarTime}</p>
+              <p>
+                <Button onClick={handleZoomOut} disabled={zoomLevel === 0}>
+                  Zoom Out
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  onClick={handleZoomIn}
+                  disabled={zoomLevel === possibleZoomLevels.length - 1}
+                >
+                  Zoom In
+                </Button>
+              </p>
+              <Heading as="h4" className="my-5">
+                Color scheme
+              </Heading>
+              <p className="text-small">
+                Colors as set by the current theme. See the{" "}
+                <a
+                  className="underline"
+                  href="https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/theming"
+                >
+                  shadcn theming docs
+                </a>{" "}
+                for usage.
+              </p>
+
+              <div className="my-5">
+                {colors.map((color, index) => (
+                  <ColorSwatch
+                    key={index}
+                    name={color}
+                    value={`hsl(var(--${color}))`}
+                  />
+                ))}
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
+
+          <div className="w-[100px] overflow-y-auto no-scrollbar">
+            <EventReviewTimeline
+              segmentDuration={zoomSettings.segmentDuration} // seconds per segment
+              timestampSpread={zoomSettings.timestampSpread} // minutes between each major timestamp
+              timelineStart={Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)} // timestamp start of the timeline - the earlier time
+              timelineEnd={Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 6 * 60 * 60} // end of timeline - the later time
+              showHandlebar // show / hide the handlebar
+              handlebarTime={handlebarTime} // set the time of the handlebar
+              setHandlebarTime={setHandlebarTime} // expose handler to set the handlebar time
+              showMinimap // show / hide the minimap
+              minimapStartTime={minimapStartTime} // start time of the minimap - the earlier time (eg 1:00pm)
+              minimapEndTime={minimapEndTime} // end of the minimap - the later time (eg 3:00pm)
+              events={mockEvents} // events, including new has_been_reviewed and severity properties
+              severityType={"alert"} // choose the severity type for the middle line - all other severity types are to the right
+              contentRef={contentRef} // optional content ref where previews are, can be used for observing/scrolling later
+            />
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div className="absolute top-12 right-0 bottom-0">
-        <EventReviewTimeline
-          segmentDuration={zoomSettings.segmentDuration} // seconds per segment
-          timestampSpread={zoomSettings.timestampSpread} // minutes between each major timestamp
-          timelineStart={Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)} // timestamp start of the timeline - the earlier time
-          timelineEnd={Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 6 * 60 * 60} // end of timeline - the later time
-          showHandlebar // show / hide the handlebar
-          handlebarTime={handlebarTime} // set the time of the handlebar
-          setHandlebarTime={setHandlebarTime} // expose handler to set the handlebar time
-          showMinimap // show / hide the minimap
-          minimapStartTime={minimapStartTime} // start time of the minimap - the earlier time (eg 1:00pm)
-          minimapEndTime={minimapEndTime} // end of the minimap - the later time (eg 3:00pm)
-          events={mockEvents} // events, including new has_been_reviewed and severity properties
-          severityType={"alert"} // choose the severity type for the middle line - all other severity types are to the right
-          contentRef={contentRef} // optional content ref where previews are, can be used for observing/scrolling later
-        />
-      </div>
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/web/src/views/events/DesktopEventView.tsx b/web/src/views/events/DesktopEventView.tsx
index 052c125c0..02e8a8854 100644
--- a/web/src/views/events/DesktopEventView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/events/DesktopEventView.tsx
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ export default function DesktopEventView({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="relative w-full h-full">
-      <div className="absolute flex justify-between left-0 top-0 right-0">
+    <div className="flex flex-col w-full h-full">
+      <div className="flex justify-between mb-2">
         <ToggleGroup
           type="single"
           defaultValue="alert"
@@ -261,55 +261,59 @@ export default function DesktopEventView({
         </Button>
       )}
 
-      <div
-        ref={contentRef}
-        className="absolute left-0 top-12 bottom-0 right-28 flex flex-wrap content-start gap-2 overflow-y-auto no-scrollbar"
-      >
-        {currentItems ? (
-          currentItems.map((value, segIdx) => {
-            const lastRow = segIdx == reviewItems[severity].length - 1;
-            const relevantPreview = Object.values(relevantPreviews || []).find(
-              (preview) =>
-                preview.camera == value.camera &&
-                preview.start < value.start_time &&
-                preview.end > value.end_time
-            );
+      <div className="flex h-full overflow-hidden">
+        <div
+          ref={contentRef}
+          className="flex flex-1 flex-wrap content-start gap-2 overflow-y-auto no-scrollbar"
+        >
+          {currentItems ? (
+            currentItems.map((value, segIdx) => {
+              const lastRow = segIdx == reviewItems[severity].length - 1;
+              const relevantPreview = Object.values(
+                relevantPreviews || []
+              ).find(
+                (preview) =>
+                  preview.camera == value.camera &&
+                  preview.start < value.start_time &&
+                  preview.end > value.end_time
+              );
 
-            return (
-              <div
-                key={value.id}
-                ref={lastRow ? lastReviewRef : minimapRef}
-                data-start={value.start_time}
-              >
-                <div className="h-[234px] aspect-video rounded-lg overflow-hidden">
-                  <PreviewThumbnailPlayer
-                    review={value}
-                    relevantPreview={relevantPreview}
-                    setReviewed={() => markItemAsReviewed(value.id)}
-                    onClick={() => onSelectReview(value.id)}
-                  />
+              return (
+                <div
+                  key={value.id}
+                  ref={lastRow ? lastReviewRef : minimapRef}
+                  data-start={value.start_time}
+                >
+                  <div className="h-[234px] aspect-video rounded-lg overflow-hidden">
+                    <PreviewThumbnailPlayer
+                      review={value}
+                      relevantPreview={relevantPreview}
+                      setReviewed={() => markItemAsReviewed(value.id)}
+                      onClick={() => onSelectReview(value.id)}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                  {lastRow && !reachedEnd && <ActivityIndicator />}
                 </div>
-                {lastRow && !reachedEnd && <ActivityIndicator />}
-              </div>
-            );
-          })
-        ) : (
-          <div ref={lastReviewRef} />
-        )}
-      </div>
-      <div className="absolute top-12 right-0 bottom-0">
-        <EventReviewTimeline
-          segmentDuration={60}
-          timestampSpread={15}
-          timelineStart={timeRange.before}
-          timelineEnd={timeRange.after}
-          showMinimap
-          minimapStartTime={minimapBounds.start}
-          minimapEndTime={minimapBounds.end}
-          events={reviewItems.all}
-          severityType={severity}
-          contentRef={contentRef}
-        />
+              );
+            })
+          ) : (
+            <div ref={lastReviewRef} />
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <div className="md:w-[100px] overflow-y-auto no-scrollbar">
+          <EventReviewTimeline
+            segmentDuration={60}
+            timestampSpread={15}
+            timelineStart={timeRange.before}
+            timelineEnd={timeRange.after}
+            showMinimap
+            minimapStartTime={minimapBounds.start}
+            minimapEndTime={minimapBounds.end}
+            events={reviewItems.all}
+            severityType={severity}
+            contentRef={contentRef}
+          />
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );