diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/runtime/execution-progress-island.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/runtime/execution-progress-island.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cf2791416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/runtime/execution-progress-island.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import {
+  ArrowDown01Icon,
+  ArrowUp01Icon,
+  CheckmarkCircle02Icon,
+  Flag02Icon,
+} from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
+import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
+import type { ReactElement } from "react";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Progress } from "@/components/ui/progress";
+import { Spinner } from "@/components/ui/spinner";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import type { RecipeExecutionRecord } from "../../execution-types";
+import { isExecutionInProgress } from "../../executions/execution-helpers";
+import {
+  formatMetricValue,
+  formatPercent,
+} from "../executions/executions-view-helpers";
+
+type ExecutionProgressIslandProps = {
+  execution: RecipeExecutionRecord;
+  currentColumnIcon: typeof Flag02Icon;
+  minimized: boolean;
+  onMinimizedChange: (value: boolean) => void;
+  onViewExecutions: () => void;
+};
+
+function formatEta(value: number | null | undefined): string {
+  const metric = formatMetricValue(value);
+  if (metric === "--") {
+    return "--";
+  }
+  return `${metric}s`;
+}
+
+function statusLabel(input: {
+  complete: boolean;
+  inProgress: boolean;
+}): string {
+  if (input.complete) {
+    return "Run completed";
+  }
+  if (input.inProgress) {
+    return "Run in progress";
+  }
+  return "Run status";
+}
+
+export function ExecutionProgressIsland({
+  execution,
+  currentColumnIcon,
+  minimized,
+  onMinimizedChange,
+  onViewExecutions,
+}: ExecutionProgressIslandProps): ReactElement {
+  const complete = execution.status === "completed";
+  const inProgress = isExecutionInProgress(execution.status);
+  const progressPercent = execution.progress?.percent ?? (complete ? 100 : 0);
+  const hasProgressSignal = Boolean(
+    execution.progress &&
+      (typeof execution.progress.done === "number" ||
+        typeof execution.progress.total === "number" ||
+        typeof execution.progress.percent === "number" ||
+        typeof execution.progress.rate === "number" ||
+        typeof execution.progress.eta_sec === "number"),
+  );
+  const showLoadingSpinner = inProgress && !hasProgressSignal;
+  const batchTotal = execution.batch?.total ?? null;
+  const showBatch = typeof batchTotal === "number" && batchTotal > 1;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        "w-[clamp(15rem,26vw,20rem)] rounded-b-xl border-x border-b bg-card/96 shadow-sm backdrop-blur-sm transition-all",
+        minimized ? "min-h-[3rem]" : "min-h-[8.5rem]",
+      )}
+    >
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 px-3 py-2">
+        <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+          <HugeiconsIcon
+            icon={complete ? CheckmarkCircle02Icon : Flag02Icon}
+            className={cn(
+              "size-3.5",
+              complete
+                ? "text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300"
+                : "text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-300",
+            )}
+          />
+          <p className="truncate text-xs font-medium text-foreground">
+            {statusLabel({ complete, inProgress })}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          {showLoadingSpinner && (
+            <Spinner className="size-3.5 text-muted-foreground" />
+          )}
+          <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{formatPercent(progressPercent)}</span>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => onMinimizedChange(!minimized)}
+            className="inline-flex h-5 w-5 items-center justify-center rounded border border-border/70 text-muted-foreground transition hover:bg-muted/50"
+            aria-label={minimized ? "Expand progress" : "Minimize progress"}
+            title={minimized ? "Expand" : "Minimize"}
+          >
+            <HugeiconsIcon icon={minimized ? ArrowDown01Icon : ArrowUp01Icon} className="size-3" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="px-3">
+        <Progress value={progressPercent} className="h-1" />
+      </div>
+
+      {!minimized && (
+        <>
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-4 gap-2 px-3 pt-2 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
+            <p>Done: {formatMetricValue(execution.progress?.done)}</p>
+            <p>Total: {formatMetricValue(execution.progress?.total)}</p>
+            <p>Rate: {formatMetricValue(execution.progress?.rate)}</p>
+            <p>ETA: {formatEta(execution.progress?.eta_sec)}</p>
+          </div>
+          <div className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
+            <HugeiconsIcon icon={currentColumnIcon} className="size-3.5" />
+            <p className="truncate">Column: {execution.current_column ?? "--"}</p>
+          </div>
+          {showBatch && (
+            <div className="mt-1 px-3 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
+              Batch: {execution.batch?.idx ?? "--"}/{execution.batch?.total ?? "--"}
+            </div>
+          )}
+          <div className="px-3 pb-2 pt-2">
+            <Button
+              type="button"
+              variant="outline"
+              size="sm"
+              className="h-7 w-full text-[11px]"
+              onClick={onViewExecutions}
+            >
+              View more in executions view
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/dialogs/config-dialog.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/dialogs/config-dialog.tsx
index 34b8ea95c3..10c7c6b073 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/dialogs/config-dialog.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/dialogs/config-dialog.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function ConfigDialog({
             <ValidationBanner config={config} />
             <div className={readOnly ? "pointer-events-none opacity-75" : undefined}>
               {showDropToggle && (
-                <div className="flex items-center corner-squircle justify-between gap-3 rounded-2xl border border-border/60 px-3 py-2">
+                <div className="mb-2 flex items-center corner-squircle justify-between gap-3 rounded-2xl border border-border/60 px-3 pt-2 pb-4">
                   <div>
                     <p className="text-sm font-semibold">Drop from final dataset</p>
                     <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/dialogs/validators/validator-dialog.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/dialogs/validators/validator-dialog.tsx
index 57c9b0772a..be87c7b912 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/dialogs/validators/validator-dialog.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/dialogs/validators/validator-dialog.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+import {
+  Collapsible,
+  CollapsibleContent,
+  CollapsibleTrigger,
+} from "@/components/ui/collapsible";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import {
   Select,
@@ -6,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   SelectTrigger,
   SelectValue,
 } from "@/components/ui/select";
-import { type ReactElement, useMemo } from "react";
+import { type ReactElement, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useRecipeStudioStore } from "../../stores/recipe-studio";
 import type { ValidatorConfig } from "../../types";
 import { isValidatorCodeLang } from "../../utils/validators/code-lang";
@@ -27,6 +32,7 @@ export function ValidatorDialog({
   const configs = useRecipeStudioStore((state) => state.configs);
   const targetColumnId = `${config.id}-target-column`;
   const batchSizeId = `${config.id}-batch-size`;
+  const [advancedOpen, setAdvancedOpen] = useState(false);
   const codeOptions = useMemo(
     () =>
       Object.values(configs)
@@ -46,7 +52,6 @@ export function ValidatorDialog({
     [configs],
   );
   const currentTarget = config.target_columns[0] ?? "";
-  const engineLabel = config.code_lang.startsWith("sql:") ? "SQL" : "Python";
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
@@ -54,13 +59,6 @@ export function ValidatorDialog({
         value={config.name}
         onChange={(value) => onUpdate({ name: value })}
       />
-      <div className="grid gap-2">
-        <FieldLabel
-          label="Validator engine"
-          hint="Built-in validator type for this block."
-        />
-        <Input value={engineLabel} disabled={true} className="nodrag" />
-      </div>
       <div className="grid gap-2">
         <FieldLabel
           label="Target code column"
@@ -108,19 +106,32 @@ export function ValidatorDialog({
           </p>
         )}
       </div>
-      <div className="grid gap-2">
-        <FieldLabel
-          label="Batch size"
-          htmlFor={batchSizeId}
-          hint="Records per validation batch."
-        />
-        <Input
-          id={batchSizeId}
-          className="nodrag"
-          value={config.batch_size}
-          onChange={(event) => onUpdate({ batch_size: event.target.value })}
-        />
-      </div>
+      <Collapsible open={advancedOpen} onOpenChange={setAdvancedOpen}>
+        <CollapsibleTrigger asChild={true}>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="flex w-full items-center justify-between text-left text-xs text-muted-foreground"
+          >
+            <span className="font-semibold uppercase">Advanced</span>
+            <span>{advancedOpen ? "Hide" : "Show"}</span>
+          </button>
+        </CollapsibleTrigger>
+        <CollapsibleContent className="mt-3">
+          <div className="grid gap-2">
+            <FieldLabel
+              label="Batch size"
+              htmlFor={batchSizeId}
+              hint="Records per validation batch."
+            />
+            <Input
+              id={batchSizeId}
+              className="nodrag"
+              value={config.batch_size}
+              onChange={(event) => onUpdate({ batch_size: event.target.value })}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </CollapsibleContent>
+      </Collapsible>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/recipe-studio-page.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/recipe-studio-page.tsx
index cadb472da7..dc5582b656 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/recipe-studio-page.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/recipe-studio-page.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { RunValidateFloatingControls } from "./components/controls/run-validate-
 import { ViewportControls } from "./components/controls/viewport-controls";
 import { ExecutionsView } from "./components/executions/executions-view";
 import { InternalsSync } from "./components/graph/internals-sync";
+import { ExecutionProgressIsland } from "./components/runtime/execution-progress-island";
 import { RecipeStudioHeader } from "./components/recipe-studio-header";
 import { RecipeNode } from "./components/recipe-graph-node";
 import { RecipeGraphSemanticEdge } from "./components/recipe-graph-semantic-edge";
@@ -42,16 +43,18 @@ import { useRecipeEditorGraph } from "./hooks/use-recipe-editor-graph";
 import { useRecipeRuntimeVisuals } from "./hooks/use-recipe-runtime-visuals";
 import { useRecipeStudioActions } from "./hooks/use-recipe-studio-actions";
 import { useRecipeStudioStore } from "./stores/recipe-studio";
+import { isExecutionInProgress } from "./executions/execution-helpers";
 import type { RecipeNodeData } from "./types";
 import { getFitNodeIdsIgnoringNotes } from "./utils/graph/fit-view";
 import { buildRecipePayload } from "./utils/payload";
 import type { RecipePayload } from "./utils/payload/types";
 import { buildDefaultSchemaTransform } from "./utils/processors";
 import { buildDialogOptions } from "./utils/recipe-studio-view";
-import type { RecipeStudioView } from "./execution-types";
+import type { RecipeExecutionRecord, RecipeStudioView } from "./execution-types";
 
 const NODE_TYPES: NodeTypes = { builder: RecipeNode, aux: RecipeGraphAuxNode };
 const EDGE_TYPES: EdgeTypes = { canvas: DataEdge, semantic: RecipeGraphSemanticEdge };
+const COMPLETE_ISLAND_VISIBLE_MS = 7_000;
 
 export type PersistRecipeInput = {
   id: string | null;
@@ -162,19 +165,17 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
   const [activeView, setActiveView] = useState<RecipeStudioView>("editor");
   const [processorsOpen, setProcessorsOpen] = useState(false);
   const [interactive, setInteractive] = useState(true);
+  const [runtimeIslandMinimized, setRuntimeIslandMinimized] = useState(false);
+  const [recentCompletedExecution, setRecentCompletedExecution] =
+    useState<RecipeExecutionRecord | null>(null);
   const [reactFlowInstance, setReactFlowInstance] = useState<
     ReactFlowInstance<Node<RecipeNodeData | RecipeGraphAuxNodeData>, Edge> | null
   >(null);
   const lastProcessedFitTickRef = useRef(0);
   const previousActiveViewRef = useRef<RecipeStudioView>("editor");
+  const previousActiveExecutionIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const pendingEditorTabFitRef = useRef(false);
   const viewportMovedSinceAutoFitRef = useRef(true);
-  const handleExecutionStart = useCallback(() => {
-    setActiveView("executions");
-  }, []);
-  const handlePreviewSuccess = useCallback(() => {
-    setActiveView("executions");
-  }, []);
   const {
     handleNodeClick,
     handleNodeDoubleClick,
@@ -291,8 +292,6 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
     resetRecipe,
     loadRecipe,
     getCurrentPayloadFromStore,
-    onExecutionStart: handleExecutionStart,
-    onPreviewSuccess: handlePreviewSuccess,
   });
   const {
     activeExecution,
@@ -312,6 +311,7 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
   const executionLocked = runtimeVisualState.executionLocked;
   const canvasInteractive = interactive && !executionLocked;
   const runBusy = previewLoading || fullLoading || executionLocked;
+  const islandExecution = activeExecution ?? recentCompletedExecution;
 
   const toggleInteractive = useCallback(() => {
     if (executionLocked) {
@@ -324,6 +324,47 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
     setExecutionLocked(executionLocked);
   }, [executionLocked, setExecutionLocked]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const activeExecutionId = activeExecution?.id ?? null;
+    if (
+      activeExecutionId &&
+      activeExecutionId !== previousActiveExecutionIdRef.current
+    ) {
+      setRuntimeIslandMinimized(false);
+    }
+    previousActiveExecutionIdRef.current = activeExecutionId;
+  }, [activeExecution?.id]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (activeExecution) {
+      setRecentCompletedExecution(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    const latestCompleted = executions.find(
+      (execution) =>
+        execution.status === "completed" && typeof execution.finishedAt === "number",
+    );
+    if (!latestCompleted || typeof latestCompleted.finishedAt !== "number") {
+      setRecentCompletedExecution(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    const elapsedMs = Date.now() - latestCompleted.finishedAt;
+    if (elapsedMs >= COMPLETE_ISLAND_VISIBLE_MS) {
+      setRecentCompletedExecution(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    setRecentCompletedExecution(latestCompleted);
+    const hideTimer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      setRecentCompletedExecution(null);
+      setActiveView((currentView) =>
+        currentView === "editor" ? "executions" : currentView,
+      );
+    }, COMPLETE_ISLAND_VISIBLE_MS - elapsedMs);
+    return () => {
+      window.clearTimeout(hideTimer);
+    };
+  }, [activeExecution, executions]);
+
   const openProcessorsFromSheet = useCallback(() => {
     if (
       !processors.some(
@@ -538,22 +579,19 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
                   lockDisabled={executionLocked}
                   onToggleInteractive={toggleInteractive}
                 />
-                {runtimeVisualState.batch && (
-                  <Panel position="top-center" className="m-3">
-                    <div className="rounded-lg border border-border/70 bg-card/95 px-3 py-2 text-xs shadow-sm">
-                      <p className="font-medium text-foreground">
-                        Batch {runtimeVisualState.batch.idx ?? "--"}/
-                        {runtimeVisualState.batch.total}
-                      </p>
-                      {activeExecution?.current_column && (
-                        <div className="mt-0.5 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-muted-foreground">
-                          <HugeiconsIcon icon={currentColumnIcon} className="size-3.5" />
-                          <p>Column: {activeExecution.current_column}</p>
-                        </div>
-                      )}
-                    </div>
-                  </Panel>
-                )}
+                {islandExecution &&
+                  (isExecutionInProgress(islandExecution.status) ||
+                    islandExecution.status === "completed") && (
+                    <Panel position="top-center" className="!m-0">
+                      <ExecutionProgressIsland
+                        execution={islandExecution}
+                        currentColumnIcon={currentColumnIcon}
+                        minimized={runtimeIslandMinimized}
+                        onMinimizedChange={setRuntimeIslandMinimized}
+                        onViewExecutions={() => setActiveView("executions")}
+                      />
+                    </Panel>
+                  )}
                 <RunValidateFloatingControls
                   runBusy={runBusy}
                   runDialogKind={runDialogKind}