diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/components/camera.json b/web/public/locales/en/components/camera.json
index ed37d1771f..d07413dd80 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/components/camera.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/components/camera.json
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   "group": {
     "label": "Camera Groups",
     "add": "Add Camera Group",
+    "showAll": "Show all camera groups",
+    "showLess": "Show less",
     "edit": "Edit Camera Group",
     "delete": {
       "label": "Delete Camera Group",
diff --git a/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx b/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx
index d4f01481f3..35998d1118 100644
--- a/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,17 @@ import { isDesktop, isMobile } from "react-device-detect";
 import useSWR from "swr";
 import { MdHome } from "react-icons/md";
 import { Button, buttonVariants } from "../ui/button";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import {
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useLayoutEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
+import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "framer-motion";
+import { HiDotsHorizontal } from "react-icons/hi";
+import { IoClose } from "react-icons/io5";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "../ui/tooltip";
 import { LuPencil, LuPlus } from "react-icons/lu";
 import {
@@ -56,7 +66,6 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import { Toaster } from "@/components/ui/sonner";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import ActivityIndicator from "../indicators/activity-indicator";
-import { ScrollArea, ScrollBar } from "../ui/scroll-area";
 import { useUserPersistence } from "@/hooks/use-user-persistence";
 import { TooltipPortal } from "@radix-ui/react-tooltip";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
@@ -145,7 +154,142 @@ export function CameraGroupSelector({ className }: CameraGroupSelectorProps) {
 
   const [addGroup, setAddGroup] = useState(false);
 
-  const Scroller = isMobile ? ScrollArea : "div";
+  // mobile overflow reveal - the group strip sits left of the logo and is
+  // clipped (not scrollable) when there are too many groups, so render only
+  // the buttons that fully fit and surface a kebab next to the last visible
+  // one that expands a panel revealing all of them
+
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
+  // null => all buttons fit, render them all with no kebab; a number => only
+  // that many fit alongside the kebab
+  const [visibleCount, setVisibleCount] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const measureRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (isDesktop) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const wrapper = wrapperRef.current;
+    const measure = measureRef.current;
+
+    if (!wrapper || !measure) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const gap = 8; // gap-2 between buttons in the strip
+    const wrapperGap = 4; // gap-1 between the strip and the kebab
+
+    const compute = () => {
+      const buttons = Array.from(measure.children) as HTMLElement[];
+
+      if (buttons.length === 0) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // the trailing child of the measurement row is a kebab clone
+      const kebab = buttons[buttons.length - 1];
+      const groupButtons = buttons.slice(0, -1);
+      const available = wrapper.clientWidth;
+      const fullWidth =
+        groupButtons.reduce((sum, el) => sum + el.offsetWidth, 0) +
+        Math.max(groupButtons.length - 1, 0) * gap;
+
+      if (fullWidth <= available) {
+        setVisibleCount(null);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const budget = available - kebab.offsetWidth - wrapperGap;
+      let used = 0;
+      let count = 0;
+
+      for (const el of groupButtons) {
+        const next = (count === 0 ? 0 : gap) + el.offsetWidth;
+
+        if (used + next <= budget) {
+          used += next;
+          count += 1;
+        } else {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      setVisibleCount(Math.max(count, 1));
+    };
+
+    compute();
+
+    const observer = new ResizeObserver(compute);
+    observer.observe(wrapper);
+
+    return () => observer.disconnect();
+  }, [groups, isAdmin]);
+
+  const groupButtons = (afterSelect?: () => void) => {
+    const buttons = [
+      <Button
+        key="default-group"
+        className={cn(
+          "shrink-0",
+          group == "default"
+            ? "bg-blue-900 bg-opacity-60 text-selected focus:bg-blue-900 focus:bg-opacity-60"
+            : "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground",
+        )}
+        aria-label={t("menu.live.allCameras", { ns: "common" })}
+        size="sm"
+        onClick={() => {
+          if (group) {
+            setGroup("default", true);
+          }
+          afterSelect?.();
+        }}
+      >
+        <MdHome className="size-5" />
+      </Button>,
+      ...groups.map(([name, config]) => (
+        <Button
+          key={name}
+          className={cn(
+            "shrink-0",
+            group == name
+              ? "bg-blue-900 bg-opacity-60 text-selected focus:bg-blue-900 focus:bg-opacity-60"
+              : "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground",
+          )}
+          aria-label={t("group.label")}
+          size="sm"
+          onClick={() => {
+            setGroup(name, group != "default");
+            afterSelect?.();
+          }}
+        >
+          {config && config.icon && isValidIconName(config.icon) && (
+            <IconRenderer icon={LuIcons[config.icon]} className="size-5" />
+          )}
+        </Button>
+      )),
+    ];
+
+    if (isAdmin) {
+      buttons.push(
+        <Button
+          key="add-group"
+          className="shrink-0 bg-secondary text-muted-foreground"
+          aria-label={t("group.add")}
+          size="sm"
+          onClick={() => {
+            setAddGroup(true);
+            afterSelect?.();
+          }}
+        >
+          <LuPlus className="size-5 text-primary" />
+        </Button>,
+      );
+    }
+
+    return buttons;
+  };
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -158,12 +302,11 @@ export function CameraGroupSelector({ className }: CameraGroupSelectorProps) {
         deleteGroup={deleteGroup}
         isAdmin={isAdmin}
       />
-      <Scroller className={`${isMobile ? "whitespace-nowrap" : ""}`}>
+      {isDesktop ? (
         <div
           className={cn(
-            "flex items-center justify-start gap-2",
+            "flex flex-col items-center justify-start gap-2",
             className,
-            isDesktop ? "flex-col" : "whitespace-nowrap",
           )}
         >
           <Tooltip open={tooltip == "default"}>
@@ -177,8 +320,8 @@ export function CameraGroupSelector({ className }: CameraGroupSelectorProps) {
                 aria-label={t("menu.live.allCameras", { ns: "common" })}
                 size="xs"
                 onClick={() => (group ? setGroup("default", true) : null)}
-                onMouseEnter={() => (isDesktop ? showTooltip("default") : null)}
-                onMouseLeave={() => (isDesktop ? showTooltip(undefined) : null)}
+                onMouseEnter={() => showTooltip("default")}
+                onMouseLeave={() => showTooltip(undefined)}
               >
                 <MdHome className="size-4" />
               </Button>
@@ -202,10 +345,8 @@ export function CameraGroupSelector({ className }: CameraGroupSelectorProps) {
                     aria-label={t("group.label")}
                     size="xs"
                     onClick={() => setGroup(name, group != "default")}
-                    onMouseEnter={() => (isDesktop ? showTooltip(name) : null)}
-                    onMouseLeave={() =>
-                      isDesktop ? showTooltip(undefined) : null
-                    }
+                    onMouseEnter={() => showTooltip(name)}
+                    onMouseLeave={() => showTooltip(undefined)}
                   >
                     {config && config.icon && isValidIconName(config.icon) && (
                       <IconRenderer
@@ -234,9 +375,77 @@ export function CameraGroupSelector({ className }: CameraGroupSelectorProps) {
               <LuPlus className="size-4 text-primary" />
             </Button>
           )}
-          {isMobile && <ScrollBar orientation="horizontal" className="h-0" />}
         </div>
-      </Scroller>
+      ) : (
+        <div
+          ref={wrapperRef}
+          className={cn("flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1", className)}
+        >
+          <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2 overflow-hidden whitespace-nowrap">
+            {visibleCount == null
+              ? groupButtons()
+              : groupButtons().slice(0, visibleCount)}
+          </div>
+          {visibleCount != null && (
+            <Button
+              variant="ghost"
+              size="sm"
+              className="shrink-0 px-2 text-secondary-foreground"
+              aria-label={t("group.showAll")}
+              onClick={() => setExpanded(true)}
+            >
+              <HiDotsHorizontal className="size-5" />
+            </Button>
+          )}
+
+          {/* invisible row used only to measure natural button widths so we
+              can render exactly the buttons that fully fit */}
+          <div
+            className="pointer-events-none absolute left-0 top-0 h-0 w-0 overflow-hidden"
+            aria-hidden
+            inert
+          >
+            <div ref={measureRef} className="flex w-max items-center gap-2">
+              {groupButtons()}
+              <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" className="px-2">
+                <HiDotsHorizontal className="size-5" />
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {expanded && (
+            <div
+              className="fixed inset-0 z-20"
+              onClick={() => setExpanded(false)}
+            />
+          )}
+          <AnimatePresence>
+            {expanded && (
+              <motion.div
+                key="group-overlay"
+                className="absolute inset-x-0 top-0 z-30 bg-background py-1 shadow-lg"
+                initial={{ clipPath: "inset(0 100% 0 0)" }}
+                animate={{ clipPath: "inset(0 0% 0 0)" }}
+                exit={{ clipPath: "inset(0 100% 0 0)" }}
+                transition={{ duration: 0.2, ease: "easeInOut" }}
+              >
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+                  {groupButtons(() => setExpanded(false))}
+                  <Button
+                    variant="ghost"
+                    size="sm"
+                    className="ml-auto shrink-0 px-2 text-secondary-foreground"
+                    aria-label={t("group.showLess")}
+                    onClick={() => setExpanded(false)}
+                  >
+                    <IoClose className="size-5" />
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+              </motion.div>
+            )}
+          </AnimatePresence>
+        </div>
+      )}
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/web/src/components/icons/LiveIcons.tsx b/web/src/components/icons/LiveIcons.tsx
index 9a8d58fcf9..b8ff089bba 100644
--- a/web/src/components/icons/LiveIcons.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/icons/LiveIcons.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ export function LiveGridIcon({ layout }: LiveIconProps) {
   return (
     <div className="flex size-full flex-col gap-0.5 overflow-hidden rounded-md">
       <div
-        className={`h-1 w-full ${layout == "grid" ? "bg-selected" : "bg-muted-foreground"}`}
+        className={`w-full flex-1 ${layout == "grid" ? "bg-selected" : "bg-muted-foreground"}`}
       />
-      <div className="flex h-1 w-full gap-0.5">
+      <div className="flex w-full flex-1 gap-0.5">
         <div
           className={`w-full ${layout == "grid" ? "bg-selected" : "bg-muted-foreground"}`}
         />
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function LiveGridIcon({ layout }: LiveIconProps) {
           className={`w-full ${layout == "grid" ? "bg-selected" : "bg-muted-foreground"}`}
         />
       </div>
-      <div className="flex h-1 w-full gap-0.5">
+      <div className="flex w-full flex-1 gap-0.5">
         <div
           className={`w-full ${layout == "grid" ? "bg-selected" : "bg-muted-foreground"}`}
         />
diff --git a/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx b/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
index 629bf30b87..e935148151 100644
--- a/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/live/LiveDashboardView.tsx
@@ -404,34 +404,38 @@ export default function LiveDashboardView({
       {isMobile && (
         <div className="relative flex h-11 items-center justify-between">
           <Logo className="absolute inset-x-1/2 h-8 -translate-x-1/2" />
-          <div className="max-w-[45%]">
+          <div className="w-[45%]">
             <CameraGroupSelector />
           </div>
           {(!cameraGroup || cameraGroup == "default" || isMobileOnly) && (
             <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
               <Button
-                className={`p-1 ${
+                className={
                   mobileLayout == "grid"
                     ? "bg-blue-900 bg-opacity-60 focus:bg-blue-900 focus:bg-opacity-60"
                     : "bg-secondary"
-                }`}
+                }
                 aria-label="Use mobile grid layout"
-                size="xs"
+                size="sm"
                 onClick={() => setMobileLayout("grid")}
               >
-                <LiveGridIcon layout={mobileLayout} />
+                <div className="size-5">
+                  <LiveGridIcon layout={mobileLayout} />
+                </div>
               </Button>
               <Button
-                className={`p-1 ${
+                className={
                   mobileLayout == "list"
                     ? "bg-blue-900 bg-opacity-60 focus:bg-blue-900 focus:bg-opacity-60"
                     : "bg-secondary"
-                }`}
+                }
                 aria-label="Use mobile list layout"
-                size="xs"
+                size="sm"
                 onClick={() => setMobileLayout("list")}
               >
-                <LiveListIcon layout={mobileLayout} />
+                <div className="size-5">
+                  <LiveListIcon layout={mobileLayout} />
+                </div>
               </Button>
             </div>
           )}
@@ -439,18 +443,21 @@ export default function LiveDashboardView({
             <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
               <Button
                 className={cn(
-                  "p-1",
                   isEditMode
                     ? "bg-selected text-primary"
                     : "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground",
                 )}
                 aria-label="Enter layout editing mode"
-                size="xs"
+                size="sm"
                 onClick={() =>
                   setIsEditMode((prevIsEditMode) => !prevIsEditMode)
                 }
               >
-                {isEditMode ? <IoClose /> : <LuLayoutDashboard />}
+                {isEditMode ? (
+                  <IoClose className="size-5" />
+                ) : (
+                  <LuLayoutDashboard className="size-5" />
+                )}
               </Button>
             </div>
           )}