diff --git a/e2e/sidecar.e2e.ts b/e2e/sidecar.e2e.ts
index ee839d2a0..a3f9af4c4 100644
--- a/e2e/sidecar.e2e.ts
+++ b/e2e/sidecar.e2e.ts
@@ -1325,6 +1325,55 @@ test("a removed subject block moves its comment to document orphan chrome", asyn
 	await expect(page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Orphaned comments" })).toContainText(QUOTED);
 });
 
+test("an open comment card hides the formatting toolbar of a lingering selection", async ({ join, seed }) => {
+	await seed(TWO_BLOCKS);
+	let page = await join("ana");
+	await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1_280, height: 800 });
+	await content(page).locator("p").nth(1).selectText();
+	let toolbar = page.getByRole("toolbar", { name: "Text formatting" });
+	await expect(toolbar).toBeVisible();
+
+	let card = await thread(page);
+	await expect(card).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(toolbar).toBeHidden();
+});
+
+test("the orphaned comments popover shows its whole card beneath the pill", async ({ join, seed }) => {
+	await seed(TWO_BLOCKS);
+	let page = await join("ana");
+	await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1_280, height: 800 });
+	let first = content(page).locator("p").first();
+	await first.selectText();
+	await page.keyboard.press("Backspace");
+	await page.keyboard.press("Backspace");
+
+	// A selection's formatting toolbar would sit over the card it opens.
+	await content(page).locator("p").first().selectText();
+	let toolbar = page.getByRole("toolbar", { name: "Text formatting" });
+	await expect(toolbar).toBeVisible();
+
+	let opener = page.getByRole("button", { name: "1 orphaned comments" });
+	await opener.click();
+	let popover = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Orphaned comments" });
+	await expect(popover).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(toolbar).toBeHidden();
+	// The card sizes against the document, not the pill that holds it.
+	let reply = popover.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Reply", exact: true });
+	await expect(reply).toBeInViewport({ ratio: 1 });
+	await expect(popover.getByText(QUOTED, { exact: true })).toBeInViewport({ ratio: 1 });
+	await expect.poll(() => popover.evaluate(element => element.scrollHeight - element.clientHeight))
+		.toBeLessThanOrEqual(1);
+	let card = await popover.boundingBox();
+	let pill = await opener.boundingBox();
+	expect(card!.width).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(280);
+	expect(card!.y).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(pill!.y + pill!.height);
+	expect(Math.abs(card!.x + card!.width - (pill!.x + pill!.width))).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1);
+
+	await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
+	await expect(popover).toHaveCount(0);
+	await expect(opener).toBeFocused();
+});
+
 test("a compact orphan sheet owns focus and restores its opener", async ({ join, seed }) => {
 	await seed(TWO_BLOCKS);
 	let page = await join("ana", {
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/styles.css b/packages/editor/src/styles.css
index 2b071a589..df47825da 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/styles.css
+++ b/packages/editor/src/styles.css
@@ -1474,11 +1474,12 @@
 	transition-duration: var(--drawer-close-dur);
 }
 
+/* Full height so the card's percentages resolve against the document, not the pill. */
 .plan-comment-orphans {
-	pointer-events: auto;
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 0.5rem;
 	right: 0.5rem;
+	bottom: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .plan-comment-orphan-button {
@@ -1488,8 +1489,11 @@
 }
 
 .plan-comment-orphan-card {
-	top: 2.5rem;
+	--orphan-card-offset: 2.5rem;
+	top: var(--orphan-card-offset);
 	right: 0;
+	width: min(20rem, calc(100cqi - 1rem));
+	max-height: calc(100% - var(--orphan-card-offset));
 }
 
 /* The scrim every phone sheet shares, lighter while this sheet rests at its medium detent. */
@@ -5438,6 +5442,11 @@ body:has(.plan-comment-sheet-popup[data-swiping])
 	animation: plan-bubble-enter var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-out);
 }
 
+/* An open comment card owns the reader's attention; a lingering selection's toolbar would cover it. */
+:root:has(.plan-comment-card.motion-comment-surface:not(.is-closing)) .plan-formatting-toolbar {
+	display: none;
+}
+
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
 	.plan-formatting-toolbar {
 		animation: none;