diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/combobox/combobox.css b/src/uix/eidos/components/combobox/combobox.css
index 44ac3e9a8..188e15084 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/combobox/combobox.css
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/combobox/combobox.css
@@ -493,16 +493,18 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/* SelectedTags — inline chip strip inside the Control for multi mode.
- * Hidden when empty so the control collapses back to plain input chrome. */
+/* SelectedTags — logical group for the chip strip. Uses
+ * `display: contents` so each chip becomes a direct flex child of
+ * `<Combobox.Control>` instead of being nested in its own row. This
+ * lets the input flow on the same wrapped row as the last chip
+ * (Material UI Autocomplete behaviour) rather than always dropping
+ * to a fresh row below the whole tag block. */
 [data-combobox-selected-tags] {
-	display: inline-flex;
-	align-items: center;
-	flex-wrap: wrap;
-	gap: var(--space-1-5);
-	min-inline-size: 0;
+	display: contents;
 }
 
+/* Empty state — element stays in DOM (so `:has(...:not([data-empty]))`
+ * still works for layout siblings) but no children render. */
 [data-combobox-selected-tags][data-empty] {
 	display: none;
 }