diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/controls/viewport-controls.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/controls/viewport-controls.tsx
index 0a0eff849b..e777826315 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/controls/viewport-controls.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/components/controls/viewport-controls.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 // Copyright 2026-present the Unsloth AI Inc. team. All rights reserved. See /studio/LICENSE.AGPL-3.0
 
-import { type ReactElement, useCallback } from "react";
-import { Lock, LockOpen, Maximize2, Minus, Plus } from "lucide-react";
-import { Panel, useReactFlow } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Panel, useReactFlow } from "@xyflow/react";
+import {
+  Focus,
+  Lock,
+  LockOpen,
+  Maximize2,
+  Minimize2,
+  Minus,
+  Plus,
+} from "lucide-react";
+import { type ReactElement, useCallback } from "react";
 import { buildFitViewOptions } from "../../utils/graph/fit-view";
 import { RECIPE_FLOATING_ICON_BUTTON_CLASS } from "../recipe-floating-icon-button-class";
 
@@ -12,12 +20,16 @@ type ViewportControlsProps = {
   interactive: boolean;
   lockDisabled?: boolean;
   onToggleInteractive: () => void;
+  maximized: boolean;
+  onToggleMaximize: () => void;
 };
 
 export function ViewportControls({
   interactive,
   lockDisabled = false,
   onToggleInteractive,
+  maximized,
+  onToggleMaximize,
 }: ViewportControlsProps): ReactElement {
   const { zoomIn, zoomOut, fitView, getNodes } = useReactFlow();
 
@@ -61,9 +73,23 @@ export function ViewportControls({
         size="icon"
         className={RECIPE_FLOATING_ICON_BUTTON_CLASS}
         onClick={handleFitView}
-        aria-label="Fit view"
+        aria-label="Center view"
       >
-        <Maximize2 className="size-4" />
+        <Focus className="size-4" />
+      </Button>
+      <Button
+        type="button"
+        variant="ghost"
+        size="icon"
+        className={RECIPE_FLOATING_ICON_BUTTON_CLASS}
+        onClick={onToggleMaximize}
+        aria-label={maximized ? "Exit full view" : "Expand to full view"}
+      >
+        {maximized ? (
+          <Minimize2 className="size-4" />
+        ) : (
+          <Maximize2 className="size-4" />
+        )}
       </Button>
       <Button
         type="button"
@@ -74,7 +100,11 @@ export function ViewportControls({
         onClick={onToggleInteractive}
         aria-label={interactive ? "Lock interaction" : "Unlock interaction"}
       >
-        {interactive ? <LockOpen className="size-4" /> : <Lock className="size-4" />}
+        {interactive ? (
+          <LockOpen className="size-4" />
+        ) : (
+          <Lock className="size-4" />
+        )}
       </Button>
     </Panel>
   );
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 30302b86a7..f1f5e0958e 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/recipe-studio-page.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/recipe-studio/recipe-studio-page.tsx
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
   }, [setActiveView]);
   const [processorsOpen, setProcessorsOpen] = useState(false);
   const [interactive, setInteractive] = useState(true);
+  const [maximized, setMaximized] = useState(false);
   const [runtimeIslandMinimized, setRuntimeIslandMinimized] = useState(false);
   const [recentCompletedExecution, setRecentCompletedExecution] =
     useState<RecipeExecutionRecord | null>(null);
@@ -569,6 +570,16 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
     [reactFlowInstance],
   );
 
+  const toggleMaximize = useCallback(() => {
+    // The maximized surface is a fixed z-50 overlay that already covers the
+    // app sidebar (z-10/z-20), so we don't touch the sidebar's own state — that
+    // state is persisted in pin mode and mutating it here would leak the
+    // temporary collapse into the next page/session.
+    setMaximized((prev) => !prev);
+    // Container size changes; refit once the layout settles.
+    scheduleFitView({ delayMs: TAB_SWITCH_FIT_DELAY_MS });
+  }, [scheduleFitView]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (
       previousActiveViewRef.current !== activeView &&
@@ -587,6 +598,15 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
     }
   }, [activeView, reactFlowInstance]);
 
+  // The "Exit full view" control lives inside the editor canvas, which unmounts
+  // on other tabs. Drop full-view mode when leaving the editor so Easy/Runs
+  // aren't left under the fixed overlay.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (activeView !== "editor" && maximized) {
+      setMaximized(false);
+    }
+  }, [activeView, maximized]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (
       !reactFlowInstance ||
@@ -732,6 +752,8 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
           interactive={canvasInteractive}
           lockDisabled={executionLocked}
           onToggleInteractive={toggleInteractive}
+          maximized={maximized}
+          onToggleMaximize={toggleMaximize}
         />
         {islandExecution &&
           (isExecutionInProgress(islandExecution.status) ||
@@ -773,10 +795,25 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="min-h-[calc(100dvh-var(--studio-titlebar-height,0px))] bg-background">
-      <main className="w-full px-6 py-8">
+    <div
+      className={
+        maximized
+          ? "fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-50 flex flex-col bg-background"
+          : "flex h-full min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col bg-background"
+      }
+      style={
+        maximized
+          ? {
+              // Start below the custom/mac window titlebar so the header and
+              // its controls aren't hidden under (or click-blocked by) it.
+              top: "var(--studio-non-chat-content-top-inset, var(--studio-content-top-inset, 0px))",
+            }
+          : undefined
+      }
+    >
+      <main className="flex min-h-0 w-full flex-1 flex-col">
         <div
-          className="relative w-full overflow-hidden rounded-2xl corner-squircle border"
+          className="relative flex min-h-0 w-full flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden border"
           ref={setSheetContainer}
         >
           <RecipeStudioHeader
@@ -794,7 +831,7 @@ export function RecipeStudioPage({
             }}
           />
           <div
-            className="h-[75vh] w-full rounded-t-none"
+            className="flex min-h-0 w-full flex-1 rounded-t-none"
             ref={flowContainerRef}
           >
             {activeView === "easy" ? (