diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/combobox/combobox.css b/src/uix/eidos/components/combobox/combobox.css
index 75e2ce386..44ac3e9a8 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/combobox/combobox.css
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/combobox/combobox.css
@@ -526,8 +526,12 @@
 [data-combobox-control]:has([data-combobox-selected-tags]:not([data-empty]))
 	[data-combobox-trigger] {
 	position: absolute;
-	inset-block-start: 50%;
-	transform: translateY(-50%);
+	/* Pin to the FIRST row of the wrapped control so the affordances stay
+	 * aligned with the input + chip row even when many chips wrap into
+	 * extra rows below. `padding-block` (var(--space-1)) is the control's
+	 * top offset; matching that here keeps the buttons flush with the
+	 * first chip / input row. */
+	inset-block-start: var(--space-1);
 }
 
 [data-combobox-control]:has([data-combobox-selected-tags]:not([data-empty]))