diff --git a/src/modules/beam/BeamView.tsx b/src/modules/beam/BeamView.tsx
index f880ca42f..536075f44 100644
--- a/src/modules/beam/BeamView.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/beam/BeamView.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { useShallow } from 'zustand/react/shallow';
 
-import { Alert, Box, CircularProgress } from '@mui/joy';
+import { Alert, Box, Button, CircularProgress } from '@mui/joy';
+import ContentCopyIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ContentCopy';
+import TelegramIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Telegram';
 
 import { ConfirmationModal } from '~/common/components/modals/ConfirmationModal';
 import { ShortcutKey, useGlobalShortcuts } from '~/common/components/shortcuts/useGlobalShortcuts';
@@ -204,13 +206,30 @@ export function BeamView(props: {
         isMobile={props.isMobile}
         rayIds={rayIds}
         showRayAdd={cardAdd}
-        showRaysOps={(isScattering || raysReady < 2) ? undefined : raysReady}
         hadImportedRays={hadImportedRays}
         onIncreaseRayCount={handleRayIncreaseCount}
-        onRaysOperation={handleRaysOperation}
         // linkedLlmId={currentGatherLlmId}
       />
 
+      {/* Rays Action Bar (2+ ready beams) - sibling of the grid (NOT a grid child); an in-grid spanning element with gridColumn:'1/-1' pins all auto-fit tracks open and leaves dead whitespace when raysCount < tracksCount. Fixes #1073. */}
+      {(!isScattering && raysReady >= 2) && (
+        <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center', gap: 2, mx: 'var(--Pad)' }}>
+          <Button size='sm' variant='outlined' color='neutral' onClick={() => handleRaysOperation('copy')} endDecorator={<ContentCopyIcon sx={{ fontSize: 'md' }} />} sx={{
+            backgroundColor: 'background.surface',
+            '&:hover': { backgroundColor: 'background.popup' },
+          }}>
+            Copy {raysReady}
+          </Button>
+          <Button size='sm' variant='outlined' color='success' onClick={() => handleRaysOperation('use')} endDecorator={<TelegramIcon sx={{ fontSize: 'xl' }} />} sx={{
+            justifyContent: 'space-between',
+            backgroundColor: 'background.surface',
+            '&:hover': { backgroundColor: 'background.popup' },
+          }}>
+            Use {raysReady === 2 ? 'both' : 'all ' + raysReady} messages
+          </Button>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+
 
       {/* Gapper between Rays and Merge, without compromising the auto margin of the Ray Grid */}
       <Box />
diff --git a/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamRayGrid.tsx b/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamRayGrid.tsx
index db828e2c3..280d9fc1f 100644
--- a/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamRayGrid.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamRayGrid.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import type { SxProps } from '@mui/joy/styles/types';
 import { Box, Button } from '@mui/joy';
 import AddCircleOutlineRoundedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/AddCircleOutlineRounded';
-import ContentCopyIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ContentCopy';
-import TelegramIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Telegram';
 
 import type { BeamStoreApi } from '../store-beam.hooks';
 import { BeamCard } from '../BeamCard';
@@ -32,10 +30,8 @@ export function BeamRayGrid(props: {
   hadImportedRays: boolean,
   isMobile: boolean,
   onIncreaseRayCount: () => void,
-  onRaysOperation: (operation: 'copy' | 'use') => void,
   rayIds: string[],
   showRayAdd: boolean,
-  showRaysOps: undefined | number,
 }) {
 
   const raysCount = props.rayIds.length;
@@ -71,25 +67,6 @@ export function BeamRayGrid(props: {
         </BeamCard>
       )}
 
-      {/* Multi-Use and Copy Buttons */}
-      {!!props.showRaysOps && (
-        <Box sx={{ gridColumn: '1 / -1', display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center', gap: 2, mt: 2 }}>
-          <Button size='sm' variant='outlined' color='neutral' onClick={() => props.onRaysOperation('copy')} endDecorator={<ContentCopyIcon sx={{ fontSize: 'md' }} />} sx={{
-            backgroundColor: 'background.surface',
-            '&:hover': { backgroundColor: 'background.popup' },
-          }}>
-            Copy {props.showRaysOps}
-          </Button>
-          <Button size='sm' variant='outlined' color='success' onClick={() => props.onRaysOperation('use')} endDecorator={<TelegramIcon sx={{ fontSize: 'xl' }} />} sx={{
-            justifyContent: 'space-between',
-            backgroundColor: 'background.surface',
-            '&:hover': { backgroundColor: 'background.popup' },
-          }}>
-            Use {props.showRaysOps == 2 ? 'both' : 'all ' + props.showRaysOps} messages
-          </Button>
-        </Box>
-      )}
-
       {/*/!* Takes a full row *!/*/}
       {/*<Divider sx={{*/}
       {/*  gridColumn: '1 / -1',*/}