diff --git a/src/components/GlassyRecordCard.css b/src/components/GlassyRecordCard.css
index 4aa8d45..26ea3a3 100644
--- a/src/components/GlassyRecordCard.css
+++ b/src/components/GlassyRecordCard.css
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 
 .glassy-record-card__button {
   display: grid;
+  align-items: start;
   width: 100%;
   grid-template-columns: minmax(10rem, 1fr) minmax(36rem, 42rem);
   gap: 1rem;
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@
 .glassy-record-card__aside {
   display: grid;
   align-self: start;
+  margin-top: var(--record-aside-offset, 0px);
   grid-template-columns:
     minmax(15rem, 1fr) minmax(8.75rem, 9.5rem)
     7.75rem 1.25rem;
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@
 
   .glassy-record-card__aside {
     display: flex;
+    margin-top: 0;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     justify-content: flex-start;
   }
diff --git a/src/components/GlassyRecordCard.tsx b/src/components/GlassyRecordCard.tsx
index 740b0a7..35d6b62 100644
--- a/src/components/GlassyRecordCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GlassyRecordCard.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useLayoutEffect, useRef, type ReactNode } from "react";
 
 import { ChevronDown } from "lucide-react";
 
@@ -40,6 +40,42 @@ export function GlassyRecordCard({
   summary,
   title,
 }: GlassyRecordCardProps) {
+  const headerRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const header = headerRef.current;
+    if (!header) return;
+    const copy = header.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".glassy-record-card__copy");
+    const summary = header.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+      ".glassy-record-card__summary",
+    );
+    const aside = header.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+      ".glassy-record-card__aside",
+    );
+    if (!copy || !summary || !aside) return;
+
+    const alignMetadata = () => {
+      // Anchor to the collapsed header even while the full summary is visible.
+      const summaryLineHeight = Number.parseFloat(
+        getComputedStyle(summary).minHeight,
+      );
+      const expandedHeight = Math.max(
+        0,
+        summary.getBoundingClientRect().height - summaryLineHeight,
+      );
+      const collapsedHeight =
+        copy.getBoundingClientRect().height - expandedHeight;
+      const offset = Math.max(
+        0,
+        (collapsedHeight - aside.getBoundingClientRect().height) / 2,
+      );
+      header.style.setProperty("--record-aside-offset", `${offset}px`);
+    };
+    alignMetadata();
+    const observer = new ResizeObserver(alignMetadata);
+    for (const element of [copy, summary, aside]) observer.observe(element);
+    return () => observer.disconnect();
+  }, []);
+
   const renderedSummary =
     typeof summary === "string" ? normalizePreviewText(summary) : summary;
 
@@ -55,6 +91,7 @@ export function GlassyRecordCard({
       )}
     >
       <Button
+        ref={headerRef}
         type="button"
         size="content"
         variant="bare"
diff --git a/tests/e2e/proposal-card-alignment.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/proposal-card-alignment.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f73286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/proposal-card-alignment.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { expect, test, type Locator } from "@playwright/test";
+import type { ProposalListItemDto } from "../../src/types/api";
+
+const proposals: ProposalListItemDto[] = [
+  { title: "Short title", summary: "A short summary." },
+  {
+    title: "A longer proposal title that wraps across several lines",
+    summary: "Full proposal context remains readable when expanded. ".repeat(
+      20,
+    ),
+  },
+  { title: "No summary", summary: "" },
+  {
+    title: "An initiative proposal",
+    summary: "Supporting proposal details. ".repeat(12),
+    initiative: { id: "test-initiative", title: "Community research" },
+  },
+].map((content, index) => ({
+  id: `alignment-${index}`,
+  meta: "General chamber",
+  chamber: index === 2 ? "Long chamber name ".repeat(6) : "General chamber",
+  stage: "citizen_veto",
+  summaryPill: "Citizen veto",
+  stageData: [],
+  stats: [],
+  proposer: "Test author",
+  proposerId: "test-author",
+  tier: "Citizen",
+  proofFocus: "pog",
+  tags: [],
+  keywords: [],
+  date: "2026-09-08",
+  votes: 0,
+  activityScore: 0,
+  ctaPrimary: "Open proposal",
+  ctaSecondary: "",
+  ...content,
+}));
+
+async function geometry(card: Locator) {
+  return card.evaluate((element) => {
+    const header = element.querySelector(".glassy-record-card__button")!;
+    const bounds = header.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const selectors = ["metaPill", "stage", "time", "chevron"];
+    return selectors.map((suffix) => {
+      const item = header.querySelector(`.glassy-record-card__${suffix}`)!;
+      const rect = item.getBoundingClientRect();
+      return {
+        x: rect.x - bounds.x,
+        y: rect.y - bounds.y,
+        centerOffset: rect.y + rect.height / 2 - bounds.y - bounds.height / 2,
+      };
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+test("proposal metadata centers on collapsed cards and stays fixed on expansion", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await page.route("**/api/**", async (route) => {
+    const path = new URL(route.request().url()).pathname;
+    if (path === "/api/proposals") {
+      await route.fulfill({ json: { items: proposals } });
+    } else if (path.endsWith("/citizen-veto")) {
+      await route.fulfill({
+        json: {
+          stats: [],
+          stageData: [],
+          attemptsUsed: 0,
+          attemptsRemaining: 1,
+        },
+      });
+    } else {
+      await route.fulfill({ json: { authenticated: false } });
+    }
+  });
+  await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1440, height: 1000 });
+  await page.goto("/app/proposals");
+  const cards = page.locator(".glassy-record-card");
+  await expect(cards).toHaveCount(proposals.length);
+
+  for (const width of [1440, 1920, 1280]) {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width, height: 1000 });
+    for (const card of await cards.all()) {
+      await expect
+        .poll(async () =>
+          Math.max(
+            ...(await geometry(card)).map((g) => Math.abs(g.centerOffset)),
+          ),
+        )
+        .toBeLessThan(1);
+      const before = await geometry(card);
+      await card.locator(".glassy-record-card__button").click();
+      await expect(card.locator(".glassy-record-card__details")).toBeVisible();
+      const after = await geometry(card);
+      for (let i = 0; i < before.length; i++) {
+        expect(after[i].x).toBeCloseTo(before[i].x, 0);
+        expect(after[i].y).toBeCloseTo(before[i].y, 0);
+      }
+      await card.locator(".glassy-record-card__button").click();
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const width of [390, 768, 1024]) {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width, height: 1000 });
+    await cards.first().locator(".glassy-record-card__button").click();
+    expect(
+      await page.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.scrollWidth),
+    ).toBeLessThanOrEqual(width);
+    await cards.first().locator(".glassy-record-card__button").click();
+  }
+});