diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumTree.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumTree.svelte
index a957ccd4..53ccf02b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumTree.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/genealogy/StammbaumTree.svelte
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 	type PanZoomState,
 	clampZoom,
 	clampPan,
-	recentreOn,
+	recentreAbove,
 	cornerView,
 	ZOOM_STEP_KB
 } from '$lib/person/genealogy/panZoom';
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ interface Props {
 	onPanZoom?: (state: PanZoomState) => void;
 	/** When set to a node id, the canvas recentres on that node (US-PAN-005). */
 	centreOnId?: string | null;
+	/**
+	 * Fraction of the viewBox height to lift a recentred node above the centre,
+	 * so on a phone the anchor clears the bottom sheet (#703 AC8). 0 centres it.
+	 */
+	centreBiasFraction?: number;
 	/** Fired on the first pointer interaction with the canvas (affordance dismiss). */
 	onActivity?: () => void;
 	/** When true, the initial view is anchored to the tree's top-left corner. */
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ let {
 	panZoom,
 	onPanZoom = () => {},
 	centreOnId = null,
+	centreBiasFraction = 0,
 	onActivity,
 	anchorTopLeft = false,
 	onSelect,
@@ -219,7 +225,7 @@ $effect(() => {
 	if (!id) return;
 	untrack(() => {
 		const c = nodeCenter(id);
-		if (c) onPanZoom(recentreOn(c, baseCentre, panZoom, true));
+		if (c) onPanZoom(recentreAbove(c, baseCentre, panZoom, baseDims.h, centreBiasFraction));
 	});
 });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
index f26f1fce..a5b59cce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
@@ -54,6 +54,31 @@ async function centreOnSelected() {
 	centreOnId = null;
 }
 
+// Below the md breakpoint the side panel is replaced by a bottom sheet that
+// overlays the lower ~60dvh of the canvas. On a phone we therefore auto-centre
+// the tapped person into the band above the sheet (#703 AC8); on desktop the
+// panel is a flex sibling that never covers the tree, so no centring is needed.
+const MOBILE_QUERY = '(max-width: 767px)';
+/** How far above the viewBox centre to lift the tapped anchor on mobile. */
+const MOBILE_CENTRE_BIAS = 0.3;
+let isMobile = $state(
+	typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.matchMedia === 'function'
+		? window.matchMedia(MOBILE_QUERY).matches
+		: false
+);
+$effect(() => {
+	if (typeof window === 'undefined' || typeof window.matchMedia !== 'function') return;
+	const mq = window.matchMedia(MOBILE_QUERY);
+	const handler = (e: MediaQueryListEvent) => (isMobile = e.matches);
+	mq.addEventListener('change', handler);
+	return () => mq.removeEventListener('change', handler);
+});
+
+async function selectPerson(id: string) {
+	selectedId = id;
+	if (isMobile) await centreOnSelected();
+}
+
 let cancelAnimation = () => {};
 function fitToScreen() {
 	cancelAnimation();
@@ -140,10 +165,11 @@ $effect(() => {
 					selectedId={selectedId}
 					panZoom={view}
 					centreOnId={centreOnId}
+					centreBiasFraction={isMobile ? MOBILE_CENTRE_BIAS : 0}
 					anchorTopLeft={!page.url.searchParams.has('z')}
 					onPanZoom={(v) => (view = v)}
 					onActivity={() => (canvasActivity = true)}
-					onSelect={(id) => (selectedId = id)}
+					onSelect={selectPerson}
 				/>
 				<StammbaumAffordance dismissed={canvasActivity} />
 				<StammbaumControls onZoomIn={zoomIn} onZoomOut={zoomOut} onFit={fitToScreen} />