diff --git a/frontend/src/features/layout/LayoutGrid.cellControlsLayering.test.tsx b/frontend/src/features/layout/LayoutGrid.cellControlsLayering.test.tsx
index 8797d5e..a871167 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/layout/LayoutGrid.cellControlsLayering.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/layout/LayoutGrid.cellControlsLayering.test.tsx
@@ -232,12 +232,19 @@ describe("LayoutGrid — ticket #48 cell control layering", () => {
     const cancel = await screen.findByRole("button", {
       name: `cancel current turn ${setup.bId}`,
     });
-    const status = cancel.parentElement as HTMLElement;
+    const status = screen
+      .getAllByRole("status")
+      .find((element) => element.textContent === "Busy") as HTMLElement;
     const { controls } = controlsFor(setup.bId);
 
+    expect(status).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(cancel.style.position).toBe("absolute");
     expect(status.style.top).toBe("24px");
-    expect(status.style.zIndex).toBe("6");
-    expect(Number(status.style.zIndex)).toBeGreaterThan(Number(controls.style.zIndex));
+    expect(status.style.zIndex).toBe("3");
+    expect(cancel.style.top).toBe("24px");
+    expect(cancel.style.right).toBe("20px");
+    expect(cancel.style.zIndex).toBe("6");
+    expect(Number(cancel.style.zIndex)).toBeGreaterThan(Number(controls.style.zIndex));
     expect(screen.queryByRole("button", {
       name: `open cell conversation ${setup.bId}`,
     })).toBeNull();
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/layout/LayoutGrid.tsx b/frontend/src/features/layout/LayoutGrid.tsx
index c04cf0e..0c3bd30 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/layout/LayoutGrid.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/layout/LayoutGrid.tsx
@@ -1172,6 +1172,32 @@ function LeafView({
           </button>
         )}
       </div>
+      {agentId && busyByWorkState && (
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          aria-label={`cancel current turn ${id}`}
+          title="Cancel current turn"
+          onClick={() => void interruptCurrentTurn()}
+          disabled={!input}
+          style={{
+            position: "absolute",
+            top: 24,
+            right: 20,
+            zIndex: CELL_Z.turnActions,
+            flexShrink: 0,
+            border: "1px solid var(--color-danger, #d45a5a)",
+            borderRadius: 3,
+            background: "var(--color-surface, #1e1e1e)",
+            color: "var(--color-danger, #d45a5a)",
+            cursor: input ? "pointer" : "default",
+            fontSize: 11,
+            padding: "1px 6px",
+            pointerEvents: "auto",
+          }}
+        >
+          Cancel
+        </button>
+      )}
       {agentId && (busyByWorkState || inboxDepth > 0 || completedBackgroundTasks.length > 0) && (
         <div
           role="status"
@@ -1180,9 +1206,10 @@ function LeafView({
             position: "absolute",
             top: 24,
             left: 4,
-            zIndex: busyByWorkState ? CELL_Z.turnActions : CELL_Z.banner,
+            right: busyByWorkState ? 76 : undefined,
+            zIndex: CELL_Z.banner,
             display: "flex",
-            maxWidth: "calc(100% - 8px)",
+            maxWidth: busyByWorkState ? undefined : "calc(100% - 8px)",
             alignItems: "center",
             gap: 4,
             overflow: "hidden",
@@ -1265,27 +1292,6 @@ function LeafView({
               Task done {completedBackgroundTasks.length}
             </span>
           )}
-          {busyByWorkState && (
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              aria-label={`cancel current turn ${id}`}
-              title="Cancel current turn"
-              onClick={() => void interruptCurrentTurn()}
-              disabled={!input}
-              style={{
-                flexShrink: 0,
-                border: "1px solid var(--color-danger, #d45a5a)",
-                borderRadius: 3,
-                background: "var(--color-surface, #1e1e1e)",
-                color: "var(--color-danger, #d45a5a)",
-                cursor: input ? "pointer" : "default",
-                fontSize: 11,
-                padding: "1px 6px",
-              }}
-            >
-              Cancel
-            </button>
-          )}
         </div>
       )}
       {/* Option 1 (Terminal + MCP): every cell — plain or agent — renders the