diff --git a/src/app/App.tsx b/src/app/App.tsx
index 1486cf08..9250449f 100644
--- a/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -6484,10 +6484,10 @@ export function App({ store, initialStatusMessage }: AppProps) {
         </div>
 
         <footer className="status-bar">
-          <div>
+          <div className="status-bar__item status-bar__item--message" title={statusMessage}>
             <span className="status-bar__strong">Status:</span> {statusMessage}
           </div>
-          <div>
+          <div className="status-bar__item">
             <span className="status-bar__strong">Spawn:</span>{" "}
             {runtimeScene.spawn.source === "playerStart"
               ? "Authored Player Start"
@@ -10783,7 +10783,11 @@ export function App({ store, initialStatusMessage }: AppProps) {
       )}
 
       <footer className="status-bar">
-        <div className="status-bar__item" data-testid="status-message">
+        <div
+          className="status-bar__item status-bar__item--message"
+          data-testid="status-message"
+          title={statusMessage}
+        >
           <span className="status-bar__strong">Status:</span> {statusMessage}
         </div>
         <div
@@ -10808,12 +10812,17 @@ export function App({ store, initialStatusMessage }: AppProps) {
           <div
             className="status-bar__item status-bar__item--asset"
             data-testid="status-asset-hover"
+            title={hoveredAssetStatusMessage}
           >
             <span className="status-bar__strong">Asset:</span>{" "}
             {hoveredAssetStatusMessage}
           </div>
         )}
-        <div className="status-bar__item" data-testid="status-last-command">
+        <div
+          className="status-bar__item"
+          data-testid="status-last-command"
+          title={lastCommandLabel}
+        >
           <span className="status-bar__strong">Last:</span> {lastCommandLabel}
         </div>
       </footer>
diff --git a/src/app/app.css b/src/app/app.css
index fbf47f65..e81490f9 100644
--- a/src/app/app.css
+++ b/src/app/app.css
@@ -1222,9 +1222,10 @@ button:disabled {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: flex-start;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  flex-wrap: nowrap;
   gap: 12px;
   min-height: 36px;
+  height: 36px;
   padding: 6px 12px;
   background: rgba(18, 22, 28, 0.88);
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
@@ -1232,13 +1233,24 @@ button:disabled {
   color: var(--color-muted);
   font-size: 0.8rem;
   line-height: 1.2;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  overflow-y: hidden;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
 }
 
 .status-bar__item {
   display: flex;
   align-items: baseline;
   gap: 4px;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
   min-width: 0;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.status-bar__item--message {
+  flex: 1 1 320px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
 .status-bar__item--asset {
@@ -1320,6 +1332,8 @@ button:disabled {
   .status-bar {
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: flex-start;
+    height: auto;
     padding: 12px 16px;
+    overflow: visible;
   }
 }
diff --git a/testing.md b/testing.md
index 22bd4658..6581e45a 100644
--- a/testing.md
+++ b/testing.md
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ Every slice should include:
 - Setup: open the editor with at least one whitebox box selected in the perspective viewport.
 - Steps: orbit/pan the camera away from the origin, run `G`, `R`, and `S`, then commit with click or `Enter`, cancel with `Escape`, and delete the selected target.
 - Expected result: the active viewport camera keeps its exact framing and does not snap back to the world origin after commit, cancel, or delete.
+- Steps: with the editor footer visible, trigger `G`, `R`, and `S`, then press `X`, `Y`, or `Z` while watching the perspective viewport bounds.
+- Expected result: long transform status messages stay on one footer row, the footer height does not grow, and the viewport does not flicker or resize as the status text changes.
 - Steps: start a translate or rotate session on a rotated whitebox box or rotated model instance, press `X`, `Y`, or `Z`, then press the same axis again.
 - Expected result: the first press constrains to the world axis, the second press switches to the target's local axis, and unsupported local toggles surface a clear status message.
 - Steps: toggle the viewport grid off and on, then pan the perspective camera far from the origin.
diff --git a/tests/e2e/transform-status-bar.e2e.ts b/tests/e2e/transform-status-bar.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..042c76b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/transform-status-bar.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+
+import { beginBoxCreation, clickViewport, getViewportPanel } from "./viewport-test-helpers";
+
+test("transform status updates keep the footer and viewport heights stable", async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1024, height: 768 });
+  await page.goto("/");
+  await page.evaluate((storageKey) => {
+    window.localStorage.removeItem(storageKey);
+  }, "webeditor3d.scene-document-draft");
+  await page.reload();
+
+  await beginBoxCreation(page);
+  await clickViewport(page);
+
+  const viewportPanel = getViewportPanel(page);
+  const statusBar = page.locator("footer.status-bar").first();
+
+  await viewportPanel.click({ position: { x: 24, y: 24 }, force: true });
+
+  const initialViewportHeight = await viewportPanel.evaluate(
+    (element) => Math.round(element.getBoundingClientRect().height)
+  );
+  const initialStatusBarHeight = await statusBar.evaluate(
+    (element) => Math.round(element.getBoundingClientRect().height)
+  );
+
+  for (const key of ["G", "R", "S"]) {
+    await page.keyboard.press(key);
+    await page.keyboard.press("Z");
+
+    const nextViewportHeight = await viewportPanel.evaluate(
+      (element) => Math.round(element.getBoundingClientRect().height)
+    );
+    const nextStatusBarHeight = await statusBar.evaluate(
+      (element) => Math.round(element.getBoundingClientRect().height)
+    );
+
+    expect(nextViewportHeight).toBe(initialViewportHeight);
+    expect(nextStatusBarHeight).toBe(initialStatusBarHeight);
+
+    await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
+  }
+});