diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentMobileMenu.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentMobileMenu.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2892bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentMobileMenu.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
+import { clickOutside } from '$lib/shared/actions/clickOutside';
+
+type Props = {
+	canWrite: boolean;
+	isPdf: boolean;
+	transcribeMode: boolean;
+	filePath?: string | null;
+	originalFilename?: string | null;
+	fileUrl: string;
+};
+
+let {
+	canWrite,
+	isPdf,
+	transcribeMode = $bindable(),
+	filePath = null,
+	originalFilename = null,
+	fileUrl
+}: Props = $props();
+
+let mobileMenuOpen = $state(false);
+
+function startTranscribe() {
+	transcribeMode = true;
+	mobileMenuOpen = false;
+}
+</script>
+
+<div role="group" class="relative" use:clickOutside onclickoutside={() => (mobileMenuOpen = false)}>
+	<button
+		type="button"
+		onclick={() => (mobileMenuOpen = !mobileMenuOpen)}
+		aria-label={m.topbar_more_actions()}
+		aria-haspopup="true"
+		aria-expanded={mobileMenuOpen}
+		class="flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded border border-line bg-muted transition hover:bg-accent focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary"
+	>
+		<img
+			src="/degruyter-icons/Simple/Medium-24px/SVG/Action/View-More-MD.svg"
+			alt=""
+			aria-hidden="true"
+			class="h-5 w-5"
+		/>
+	</button>
+
+	{#if mobileMenuOpen}
+		<div
+			role="menu"
+			class="absolute top-full right-0 z-50 mt-1 min-w-[200px] rounded-md border border-line bg-surface p-2 shadow-lg"
+		>
+			{#if canWrite && isPdf && !transcribeMode}
+				<button
+					onclick={startTranscribe}
+					aria-label={m.transcription_mode_label()}
+					aria-pressed={false}
+					class="flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded px-3 py-2 text-left text-[16px] text-ink transition hover:bg-muted focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary"
+				>
+					<svg
+						class="h-5 w-5 shrink-0"
+						fill="none"
+						viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+						stroke="currentColor"
+						stroke-width="1.5"
+					>
+						<path
+							stroke-linecap="round"
+							stroke-linejoin="round"
+							d="M19.5 14.25v-2.625a3.375 3.375 0 00-3.375-3.375h-1.5A1.125 1.125 0 0113.5 7.125v-1.5a3.375 3.375 0 00-3.375-3.375H8.25m0 12.75h7.5m-7.5 3H12M10.5 2.25H5.625c-.621 0-1.125.504-1.125 1.125v17.25c0 .621.504 1.125 1.125 1.125h12.75c.621 0 1.125-.504 1.125-1.125V11.25a9 9 0 00-9-9z"
+						/>
+					</svg>
+					{m.transcription_mode_label()}
+				</button>
+			{/if}
+
+			{#if filePath}
+				<a
+					href={fileUrl}
+					download={originalFilename}
+					onclick={() => (mobileMenuOpen = false)}
+					class="flex items-center gap-2 rounded px-3 py-2 text-[16px] text-ink transition hover:bg-muted focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary"
+					title={m.doc_download_title()}
+				>
+					<img
+						src="/degruyter-icons/Simple/Medium-24px/SVG/Action/Download-MD.svg"
+						alt=""
+						aria-hidden="true"
+						class="h-5 w-5 shrink-0"
+					/>
+					{m.doc_download_title()}
+				</a>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentMobileMenu.svelte.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentMobileMenu.svelte.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b561aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentMobileMenu.svelte.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { cleanup, render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
+import { page } from 'vitest/browser';
+import DocumentMobileMenu from './DocumentMobileMenu.svelte';
+
+afterEach(cleanup);
+
+const baseProps = {
+	canWrite: false,
+	isPdf: false,
+	transcribeMode: false,
+	filePath: null as string | null,
+	originalFilename: 'brief.pdf' as string | null,
+	fileUrl: ''
+};
+
+describe('DocumentMobileMenu', () => {
+	it('renders the kebab trigger button with the more-actions aria-label', async () => {
+		render(DocumentMobileMenu, { props: { ...baseProps, filePath: 'docs/x.pdf' } });
+
+		await expect.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: /weitere aktionen/i })).toBeVisible();
+	});
+
+	it('starts with the dropdown closed (aria-expanded=false)', async () => {
+		render(DocumentMobileMenu, { props: { ...baseProps, filePath: 'docs/x.pdf' } });
+
+		await expect
+			.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: /weitere aktionen/i }))
+			.toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+	});
+
+	it('opens the dropdown when the trigger is clicked', async () => {
+		render(DocumentMobileMenu, { props: { ...baseProps, filePath: 'docs/x.pdf' } });
+
+		await page.getByRole('button', { name: /weitere aktionen/i }).click();
+
+		await expect
+			.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: /weitere aktionen/i }))
+			.toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+	});
+
+	it('shows the transcribe action inside the open menu when canWrite, isPdf, and not in transcribe mode', async () => {
+		render(DocumentMobileMenu, {
+			props: { ...baseProps, canWrite: true, isPdf: true, filePath: 'docs/x.pdf' }
+		});
+
+		await page.getByRole('button', { name: /weitere aktionen/i }).click();
+
+		await expect.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: /transkribieren/i })).toBeVisible();
+	});
+
+	it('hides the transcribe action when already in transcribeMode', async () => {
+		render(DocumentMobileMenu, {
+			props: {
+				...baseProps,
+				canWrite: true,
+				isPdf: true,
+				transcribeMode: true,
+				filePath: 'docs/x.pdf'
+			}
+		});
+
+		await page.getByRole('button', { name: /weitere aktionen/i }).click();
+
+		await expect
+			.element(page.getByRole('button', { name: /transkribieren/i }))
+			.not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('shows the download link inside the open menu when filePath is present', async () => {
+		render(DocumentMobileMenu, {
+			props: { ...baseProps, filePath: 'docs/x.pdf', fileUrl: '/api/docs/x' }
+		});
+
+		await page.getByRole('button', { name: /weitere aktionen/i }).click();
+
+		await expect.element(page.getByRole('link', { name: /herunterladen/i })).toBeVisible();
+	});
+
+	it('omits the download link when filePath is null', async () => {
+		render(DocumentMobileMenu, {
+			props: { ...baseProps, canWrite: true, isPdf: true }
+		});
+
+		await page.getByRole('button', { name: /weitere aktionen/i }).click();
+
+		await expect
+			.element(page.getByRole('link', { name: /herunterladen/i }))
+			.not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentTopBar.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentTopBar.svelte
index bc3e90d5..73e57c37 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentTopBar.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentTopBar.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
 import { slide } from 'svelte/transition';
-import { clickOutside } from '$lib/shared/actions/clickOutside';
 import PersonChipRow from '$lib/person/PersonChipRow.svelte';
 import OverflowPillButton from '$lib/shared/primitives/OverflowPillButton.svelte';
 import DocumentMetadataDrawer from './DocumentMetadataDrawer.svelte';
 import DocumentTopBarTitle from './DocumentTopBarTitle.svelte';
+import DocumentMobileMenu from './DocumentMobileMenu.svelte';
 import BackButton from '$lib/shared/primitives/BackButton.svelte';
 
 type Person = { id: string; firstName?: string | null; lastName: string; displayName: string };
@@ -58,90 +58,8 @@ const isPdf = $derived(!!doc.filePath && doc.contentType?.startsWith('applicatio
 const receivers = $derived(doc.receivers ?? []);
 const extraCount = $derived(Math.max(0, receivers.length - 2));
 const overflowPersons = $derived(receivers.slice(2));
-
-let mobileMenuOpen = $state(false);
 </script>
 
-{#snippet transcribeBtn(mobile: boolean)}
-	<button
-		onclick={() => {
-			transcribeMode = true;
-			if (mobile) mobileMenuOpen = false;
-		}}
-		aria-label={m.transcription_mode_label()}
-		aria-pressed={false}
-		class={mobile
-			? 'flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded px-3 py-2 text-left text-[16px] text-ink transition hover:bg-muted focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary'
-			: 'hidden items-center gap-1.5 rounded border border-primary px-3 py-1.5 font-sans text-[16px] font-medium text-ink transition hover:bg-primary hover:text-primary-fg focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary md:flex'}
-	>
-		<svg
-			class="h-5 w-5 shrink-0"
-			fill="none"
-			viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-			stroke="currentColor"
-			stroke-width="1.5"
-		>
-			<path
-				stroke-linecap="round"
-				stroke-linejoin="round"
-				d="M19.5 14.25v-2.625a3.375 3.375 0 00-3.375-3.375h-1.5A1.125 1.125 0 0113.5 7.125v-1.5a3.375 3.375 0 00-3.375-3.375H8.25m0 12.75h7.5m-7.5 3H12M10.5 2.25H5.625c-.621 0-1.125.504-1.125 1.125v17.25c0 .621.504 1.125 1.125 1.125h12.75c.621 0 1.125-.504 1.125-1.125V11.25a9 9 0 00-9-9z"
-			/>
-		</svg>
-		{m.transcription_mode_label()}
-	</button>
-{/snippet}
-
-{#snippet transcribeStopBtn(mobile: boolean)}
-	<button
-		onclick={() => {
-			transcribeMode = false;
-			if (mobile) mobileMenuOpen = false;
-		}}
-		aria-label={m.transcription_mode_stop()}
-		aria-pressed={true}
-		class={mobile
-			? 'flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded bg-primary px-3 py-2 text-left text-[16px] text-primary-fg transition focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary'
-			: 'flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded bg-primary px-3 py-1.5 font-sans text-[16px] font-medium text-primary-fg transition focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary'}
-	>
-		<svg
-			class="h-5 w-5 shrink-0"
-			fill="none"
-			viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-			stroke="currentColor"
-			stroke-width="1.5"
-		>
-			<path
-				stroke-linecap="round"
-				stroke-linejoin="round"
-				d="M19.5 14.25v-2.625a3.375 3.375 0 00-3.375-3.375h-1.5A1.125 1.125 0 0113.5 7.125v-1.5a3.375 3.375 0 00-3.375-3.375H8.25m0 12.75h7.5m-7.5 3H12M10.5 2.25H5.625c-.621 0-1.125.504-1.125 1.125v17.25c0 .621.504 1.125 1.125 1.125h12.75c.621 0 1.125-.504 1.125-1.125V11.25a9 9 0 00-9-9z"
-			/>
-		</svg>
-		{m.transcription_mode_stop()}
-	</button>
-{/snippet}
-
-{#snippet downloadLink(mobile: boolean)}
-	<a
-		href={fileUrl}
-		download={doc.originalFilename}
-		onclick={() => {
-			if (mobile) mobileMenuOpen = false;
-		}}
-		class={mobile
-			? 'flex items-center gap-2 rounded px-3 py-2 text-[16px] text-ink transition hover:bg-muted focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary'
-			: 'hidden rounded border border-transparent bg-muted p-1.5 text-ink transition hover:bg-accent focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary md:block'}
-		title={m.doc_download_title()}
-	>
-		<img
-			src="/degruyter-icons/Simple/Medium-24px/SVG/Action/Download-MD.svg"
-			alt=""
-			aria-hidden="true"
-			class="h-5 w-5 shrink-0"
-		/>
-		{#if mobile}{m.doc_download_title()}{/if}
-	</a>
-{/snippet}
-
 <div data-topbar class="relative z-10 border-b border-line bg-surface shadow-sm">
 	<!-- Main row -->
 	<div class="flex h-[75px] shrink-0 items-center pr-4 xs:h-[88px]">
@@ -180,7 +98,9 @@ let mobileMenuOpen = $state(false);
 			onclick={() => (detailsOpen = !detailsOpen)}
 			aria-expanded={detailsOpen}
 			aria-label={m.doc_details_toggle()}
-			class="ml-2 inline-flex min-h-[44px] shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 rounded border px-3 py-1 font-sans text-sm font-semibold transition-colors {detailsOpen ? 'border-primary bg-primary text-primary-fg' : 'border-line text-ink-2 hover:bg-muted hover:text-ink'}"
+			class="ml-2 inline-flex min-h-[44px] shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 rounded border px-3 py-1 font-sans text-sm font-semibold transition-colors {detailsOpen
+				? 'border-primary bg-primary text-primary-fg'
+				: 'border-line text-ink-2 hover:bg-muted hover:text-ink'}"
 		>
 			{m.doc_details_toggle()}
 			<svg
@@ -201,11 +121,51 @@ let mobileMenuOpen = $state(false);
 		<!-- Action buttons -->
 		<div class="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 font-sans">
 			{#if canWrite && isPdf && !transcribeMode}
-				{@render transcribeBtn(false)}
+				<button
+					onclick={() => (transcribeMode = true)}
+					aria-label={m.transcription_mode_label()}
+					aria-pressed={false}
+					class="hidden items-center gap-1.5 rounded border border-primary px-3 py-1.5 font-sans text-[16px] font-medium text-ink transition hover:bg-primary hover:text-primary-fg focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary md:flex"
+				>
+					<svg
+						class="h-5 w-5 shrink-0"
+						fill="none"
+						viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+						stroke="currentColor"
+						stroke-width="1.5"
+					>
+						<path
+							stroke-linecap="round"
+							stroke-linejoin="round"
+							d="M19.5 14.25v-2.625a3.375 3.375 0 00-3.375-3.375h-1.5A1.125 1.125 0 0113.5 7.125v-1.5a3.375 3.375 0 00-3.375-3.375H8.25m0 12.75h7.5m-7.5 3H12M10.5 2.25H5.625c-.621 0-1.125.504-1.125 1.125v17.25c0 .621.504 1.125 1.125 1.125h12.75c.621 0 1.125-.504 1.125-1.125V11.25a9 9 0 00-9-9z"
+						/>
+					</svg>
+					{m.transcription_mode_label()}
+				</button>
 			{/if}
 
 			{#if transcribeMode}
-				{@render transcribeStopBtn(false)}
+				<button
+					onclick={() => (transcribeMode = false)}
+					aria-label={m.transcription_mode_stop()}
+					aria-pressed={true}
+					class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded bg-primary px-3 py-1.5 font-sans text-[16px] font-medium text-primary-fg transition focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary"
+				>
+					<svg
+						class="h-5 w-5 shrink-0"
+						fill="none"
+						viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+						stroke="currentColor"
+						stroke-width="1.5"
+					>
+						<path
+							stroke-linecap="round"
+							stroke-linejoin="round"
+							d="M19.5 14.25v-2.625a3.375 3.375 0 00-3.375-3.375h-1.5A1.125 1.125 0 0113.5 7.125v-1.5a3.375 3.375 0 00-3.375-3.375H8.25m0 12.75h7.5m-7.5 3H12M10.5 2.25H5.625c-.621 0-1.125.504-1.125 1.125v17.25c0 .621.504 1.125 1.125 1.125h12.75c.621 0 1.125-.504 1.125-1.125V11.25a9 9 0 00-9-9z"
+						/>
+					</svg>
+					{m.transcription_mode_stop()}
+				</button>
 			{/if}
 
 			{#if canWrite && !transcribeMode}
@@ -225,47 +185,31 @@ let mobileMenuOpen = $state(false);
 			{/if}
 
 			{#if doc.filePath && !transcribeMode}
-				{@render downloadLink(false)}
+				<a
+					href={fileUrl}
+					download={doc.originalFilename}
+					class="hidden rounded border border-transparent bg-muted p-1.5 text-ink transition hover:bg-accent focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary md:block"
+					title={m.doc_download_title()}
+				>
+					<img
+						src="/degruyter-icons/Simple/Medium-24px/SVG/Action/Download-MD.svg"
+						alt=""
+						aria-hidden="true"
+						class="h-5 w-5 shrink-0"
+					/>
+				</a>
 			{/if}
 
-			<!-- Kebab menu — mobile only, contains actions hidden below md -->
 			{#if (canWrite && isPdf) || doc.filePath}
-				<div
-					role="group"
-					class="relative md:hidden"
-					use:clickOutside
-					onclickoutside={() => (mobileMenuOpen = false)}
-				>
-					<button
-						type="button"
-						onclick={() => (mobileMenuOpen = !mobileMenuOpen)}
-						aria-label={m.topbar_more_actions()}
-						aria-haspopup="true"
-						aria-expanded={mobileMenuOpen}
-						class="flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded border border-line bg-muted transition hover:bg-accent focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary"
-					>
-						<img
-							src="/degruyter-icons/Simple/Medium-24px/SVG/Action/View-More-MD.svg"
-							alt=""
-							aria-hidden="true"
-							class="h-5 w-5"
-						/>
-					</button>
-
-					{#if mobileMenuOpen}
-						<div
-							role="menu"
-							class="absolute top-full right-0 z-50 mt-1 min-w-[200px] rounded-md border border-line bg-surface p-2 shadow-lg"
-						>
-							{#if canWrite && isPdf && !transcribeMode}
-								{@render transcribeBtn(true)}
-							{/if}
-
-							{#if doc.filePath}
-								{@render downloadLink(true)}
-							{/if}
-						</div>
-					{/if}
+				<div class="md:hidden">
+					<DocumentMobileMenu
+						canWrite={canWrite}
+						isPdf={!!isPdf}
+						bind:transcribeMode={transcribeMode}
+						filePath={doc.filePath}
+						originalFilename={doc.originalFilename}
+						fileUrl={fileUrl}
+					/>
 				</div>
 			{/if}
 		</div>