diff --git a/resources/boost/skills/livewire-material-development/SKILL.md b/resources/boost/skills/livewire-material-development/SKILL.md
index 361a3660..d5e7b2ef 100644
--- a/resources/boost/skills/livewire-material-development/SKILL.md
+++ b/resources/boost/skills/livewire-material-development/SKILL.md
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ An M3 side sheet, bound like `<x-modal>`; `close()` in scope. Props: `title`, `s
 
 ### `<x-bottom-sheet>`
 
-An M3 bottom sheet, bound like `<x-modal>`: modal by default (scrim, inert page, drag the handle down or press Escape to close), `standard` for one that is part of the page. Props: `title`, `height` (`90dvh`), `actions` slot.
+An M3 bottom sheet, bound like `<x-modal>`: modal by default (scrim, inert page, drag the handle down or press Escape to close), `standard` for one that is part of the page. Props: `title`, `height` (`50dvh` — M3 caps a modal sheet's initial position at half the screen; whatever you pass is held under a ceiling of the screen less M3's 72dp top margin), `actions` slot.
 
 ### `<x-carousel>`, `<x-carousel-item>`
 
diff --git a/resources/views/components/bottom-sheet.blade.php b/resources/views/components/bottom-sheet.blade.php
index 428e8510..d8a85acb 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/bottom-sheet.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/bottom-sheet.blade.php
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
      SheetBottomTokens (androidx Compose Material 3, Apache-2.0): surface-container-low, extra-large
      top corners, elevation 1, a 32×4px drag handle in on-surface-variant; 640px wide at most, centred
      on a wide screen; it rises on emphasized decelerate. `title` and `actions` as on a dialog.
-     `height` caps it (default: 90% of the screen); content scrolls inside.
+
+     `height` is where it opens, and M3 caps a modal sheet's initial position at half the screen —
+     "if content exceeds that, it can be pulled to full screen and scrolled internally" — so the
+     default is `50dvh`, under a ceiling of the screen less M3's 72dp top margin. Content scrolls
+     inside.
 
      The handle is drawn 32×4px and pressed 48×48: `touch-target` on the button and 22px above and
      below it, which is M3's "drag handle has an accessible 48dp hit target" and SheetDefaults.kt's
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@
 @props([
     'title' => null,
     'standard' => false,
-    'height' => '90dvh',
+    'height' => '50dvh',
 ])
 
 @php
@@ -54,14 +58,14 @@
         role="dialog"
         @unless ($standard) aria-modal="true" @endunless
         @if (filled($title)) aria-labelledby="{{ $id }}-title" @endif
-        style="--sheet-max-height: {{ $height }}"
+        style="--sheet-max-height: min({{ $height }}, calc(100dvh - 72px))"
         {{ $attributes->whereDoesntStartWith('wire:model')->except(['id', 'class'])->class([
             'fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-50 mx-auto flex max-h-(--sheet-max-height) w-full max-w-160 touch-pan-y flex-col rounded-t-corner-xl bg-surface-container-low pb-[var(--material-safe-bottom,env(safe-area-inset-bottom))] text-on-surface shadow-elevation-1',
             $attributes->get('class'),
         ]) }}
     >
         <div class="flex shrink-0 cursor-grab justify-center py-5.5 active:cursor-grabbing" data-drag-handle>
-            <button type="button" class="touch-target h-1 w-8 rounded-corner-full bg-on-surface-variant/40 outline-offset-4 focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-secondary" aria-label="{{ __('Close') }}" x-on:click="close()"></button>
+            <button type="button" class="touch-target h-1 w-8 rounded-corner-full bg-on-surface-variant outline-offset-4 focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-secondary" aria-label="{{ __('Close') }}" x-on:click="close()"></button>
         </div>
 
         <div x-ref="body" class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-6 pb-6">
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Components/OverlayTest.php b/tests/Feature/Components/OverlayTest.php
index 76733274..316b444d 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Components/OverlayTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Components/OverlayTest.php
@@ -129,9 +129,12 @@ it('draws a modal bottom sheet with a drag handle, or a standard one without a s
         ->toContain('data-drag-handle')
         ->toContain('aria-modal="true"')
         ->toContain('py-5.5')
-        ->toContain('touch-target h-1 w-8')
+        ->toContain('touch-target h-1 w-8 rounded-corner-full bg-on-surface-variant ')
+        ->toContain('--sheet-max-height: min(50dvh, calc(100dvh - 72px))')
         ->and((string) $this->blade('<x-bottom-sheet standard>Body</x-bottom-sheet>'))
         ->toContain('...materialBottomSheet(true)')
         ->not->toContain('bg-scrim/32')
-        ->not->toContain('aria-modal');
+        ->not->toContain('aria-modal')
+        ->and((string) $this->blade('<x-bottom-sheet height="90dvh">Body</x-bottom-sheet>'))
+        ->toContain('--sheet-max-height: min(90dvh, calc(100dvh - 72px))');
 });