diff --git a/packages/shared/src/components/feeds/FeedNav.tsx b/packages/shared/src/components/feeds/FeedNav.tsx
index 0de4e9122c..7de5759417 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/components/feeds/FeedNav.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/components/feeds/FeedNav.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { useScrollTopClassName } from '../../hooks/useScrollTopClassName';
 import { useFeatureTheme } from '../../hooks/utils/useFeatureTheme';
 import { webappUrl } from '../../lib/constants';
 import NotificationsBell from '../notifications/NotificationsBell';
+import { GivebackGiftEntry } from '../../features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftEntry';
 import classed from '../../lib/classed';
 import type { AllFeedPages } from '../../lib/query';
 import { OtherFeedPage } from '../../lib/query';
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ function FeedNav(): ReactElement | null {
   const { home, bookmarks } = useActiveNav(feedName);
   const isMobile = useViewSize(ViewSize.MobileL);
   const isBelowLaptop = !useViewSize(ViewSize.Laptop);
+  // Phones get the giveback entry via MobileFeedActions and laptop+ via the
+  // header/rail; the tablet feed header is the only gap, so it renders its own.
+  // JS-gated (not CSS) so it never mounts alongside the other placements.
+  const isTablet = isBelowLaptop && !isMobile;
   const { value: feedChipsVariant } = useConditionalFeature({
     feature: featureFeedChips,
     shouldEvaluate: isBelowLaptop,
@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ function FeedNav(): ReactElement | null {
             tabListProps={{
               className: {
                 indicator: '!w-6',
-                item: 'px-1 tablet:last-of-type:mr-12',
+                item: 'px-1 tablet:last-of-type:mr-24',
               },
               autoScrollActive: true,
             }}
@@ -218,7 +223,8 @@ function FeedNav(): ReactElement | null {
             <MyFeedHeading />
           </StickyNavIconWrapper>
         )}
-        <div className="hidden items-center bg-background-default tablet:absolute tablet:inset-y-0 tablet:right-0 tablet:flex laptop:hidden">
+        <div className="hidden items-center gap-2 bg-background-default tablet:absolute tablet:inset-y-0 tablet:right-0 tablet:flex laptop:hidden">
+          {isTablet && <GivebackGiftEntry compact />}
           <NotificationsBell compact />
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/components/feeds/MobileFeedActions.tsx b/packages/shared/src/components/feeds/MobileFeedActions.tsx
index 8b34003e65..edc7e95cd5 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/components/feeds/MobileFeedActions.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/components/feeds/MobileFeedActions.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import Link from '../utilities/Link';
 import { ReadingStreakButton } from '../streak/ReadingStreakButton';
-import { Divider } from '../utilities';
 import { useReadingStreak } from '../../hooks/streaks';
 import { ButtonIconPosition, ButtonVariant } from '../buttons/common';
 import { useAuthContext } from '../../contexts/AuthContext';
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import { Button } from '../buttons/Button';
 import { SettingsIcon } from '../icons';
 import { RootPortal } from '../tooltips/Portal';
 import { QuestHeaderButton } from '../header/QuestHeaderButton';
+import { GivebackGiftEntry } from '../../features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftEntry';
 
 const ProfileSettingsMenuMobile = dynamic(
   () =>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function MobileFeedActions(): ReactElement {
         position={LogoPosition.Relative}
         onLogoClick={() => router.push('/')}
       />
-      <span className="flex flex-row items-center gap-2">
+      <span className="flex flex-row items-center gap-1">
         {isStreaksEnabled && streak && (
           <ReadingStreakButton
             isLoading={isLoading}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function MobileFeedActions(): ReactElement {
           />
         )}
         <QuestHeaderButton compact />
-        <Divider className="bg-border-subtlest-tertiary" vertical />
+        <GivebackGiftEntry compact />
         {user && (
           <>
             <Button
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/components/layout/HeaderButtons.tsx b/packages/shared/src/components/layout/HeaderButtons.tsx
index 6f6fae4664..f1939108c8 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/components/layout/HeaderButtons.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/components/layout/HeaderButtons.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import ProfileButton from '../profile/ProfileButton';
 import { useAuthContext } from '../../contexts/AuthContext';
 import classed from '../../lib/classed';
 import { useSettingsContext } from '../../contexts/SettingsContext';
+import { useViewSize, ViewSize } from '../../hooks';
 import { OpportunityEntryButton } from '../opportunity/OpportunityEntryButton';
 import { QuestHeaderButton } from '../header/QuestHeaderButton';
 import { GivebackGiftEntry } from '../../features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftEntry';
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export function HeaderButtons({
 }: HeaderButtonsProps): ReactElement {
   const { isLoggedIn, isAuthReady } = useAuthContext();
   const { loadedSettings } = useSettingsContext();
+  const isLaptop = useViewSize(ViewSize.Laptop);
 
   if (!isAuthReady || !loadedSettings) {
     return <Container />;
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ export function HeaderButtons({
     <Container>
       <OpportunityEntryButton />
       <QuestHeaderButton />
-      <GivebackGiftEntry />
+      <GivebackGiftEntry compact={!isLaptop} />
       {additionalButtons}
       <NotificationsBell />
       <ProfileButton className="hidden laptop:flex" />
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackCausesBreakdown.tsx b/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackCausesBreakdown.tsx
index 45e3e9cae7..c0532539d9 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackCausesBreakdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackCausesBreakdown.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const Donut = ({
   return (
     <FlexCol
       ref={ref}
-      className="items-center gap-6 tablet:flex-row tablet:gap-8"
+      className="items-start gap-6 tablet:flex-row tablet:items-center tablet:gap-8"
     >
       <div className="relative shrink-0">
         <svg
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftButton.tsx b/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftButton.tsx
index 6bd9455a7c..879afae8b4 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftButton.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export interface GivebackGiftButtonProps {
   showLabel?: boolean;
   label?: string;
   tooltip?: string;
+  // Mobile header: flat + sized to match the compact quest button beside it.
+  compact?: boolean;
   onClick?: () => void;
   className?: string;
 }
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ export const GivebackGiftButton = forwardRef(function GivebackGiftButton(
     showLabel = false,
     label = 'Giveback',
     tooltip = 'Giveback',
+    compact = false,
     onClick,
     className,
   }: GivebackGiftButtonProps,
@@ -39,21 +42,23 @@ export const GivebackGiftButton = forwardRef(function GivebackGiftButton(
 ): ReactElement {
   const isRail = variant === 'rail';
 
-  // Header: a square icon button that matches the notification bell exactly
-  // (Float, w-10, centered, no side padding) so it's not wider than its
-  // neighbours.
+  // Desktop header: a square icon button that matches the notification bell
+  // exactly (Float, w-10, centered, no side padding). Mobile header (compact):
+  // flat and sized to match the compact quest button that sits beside it.
   if (!isRail) {
     return (
       <Tooltip content={tooltip} side="bottom">
         <Button
           ref={ref}
           type="button"
-          variant={ButtonVariant.Float}
+          variant={compact ? ButtonVariant.Tertiary : ButtonVariant.Float}
+          size={compact ? ButtonSize.Small : undefined}
           aria-label={tooltip}
           onClick={onClick}
-          icon={<GiftIcon />}
+          icon={<GiftIcon size={compact ? IconSize.Small : undefined} />}
           className={classNames(
-            'relative w-10 justify-center',
+            'relative justify-center',
+            compact ? 'size-8 !p-0' : 'w-10',
             pressClass,
             className,
           )}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftDock.tsx b/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftDock.tsx
index 37fa84f503..5d7eefee6e 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftDock.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftDock.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import React, {
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
   useImperativeHandle,
+  useLayoutEffect,
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from 'react';
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ interface ValuePop {
 interface GivebackGiftDockProps {
   variant?: GivebackGiftButtonVariant;
   showLabel?: boolean;
+  // Mobile header: flat button + viewport-pinned prompt (see GivebackGiftButton
+  // and GivebackInvitePrompt).
+  compact?: boolean;
   onOpenGiveback?: () => void;
   // Override where the invite prompt opens (defaults follow the variant).
   promptPlacement?: 'below' | 'above';
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ export const GivebackGiftDock = forwardRef(function GivebackGiftDock(
   {
     variant = 'header',
     showLabel = false,
+    compact = false,
     onOpenGiveback,
     promptPlacement,
     promptAlign,
@@ -74,6 +79,10 @@ export const GivebackGiftDock = forwardRef(function GivebackGiftDock(
   // Bumps per show so a replacing prompt remounts (fresh timer + confetti).
   const [promptSeq, setPromptSeq] = useState(0);
   const timers = useRef<number[]>([]);
+  // The compact prompt is viewport-fixed, so anchor it just below the real gift
+  // instead of a hardcoded top offset (which misaligns with banners/safe areas).
+  const anchorRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [promptTop, setPromptTop] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
   const clearTimers = useCallback(() => {
     timers.current.forEach((id) => window.clearTimeout(id));
@@ -96,6 +105,21 @@ export const GivebackGiftDock = forwardRef(function GivebackGiftDock(
   // unmounted component (production never calls reset()).
   useEffect(() => clearTimers, [clearTimers]);
 
+  // Measure the gift's viewport position each time the compact prompt opens,
+  // before paint so it never repositions on screen; the header is sticky, so a
+  // single read holds for the prompt's short lifetime. Only the client mounts
+  // this dock (the entry returns null until auth resolves), so useLayoutEffect
+  // never runs on the server.
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (!compact || !prompt) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const rect = anchorRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (rect) {
+      setPromptTop(Math.round(rect.bottom + 12));
+    }
+  }, [compact, prompt]);
+
   const popGift = useCallback(() => {
     setPopping(false);
     window.requestAnimationFrame(() => setPopping(true));
@@ -154,7 +178,7 @@ export const GivebackGiftDock = forwardRef(function GivebackGiftDock(
   }, [onOpenGiveback]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="relative inline-flex">
+    <div ref={anchorRef} className="relative inline-flex">
       <span
         className={classNames(
           'relative inline-flex',
@@ -179,6 +203,7 @@ export const GivebackGiftDock = forwardRef(function GivebackGiftDock(
           <GivebackGiftButton
             variant={variant}
             showLabel={showLabel}
+            compact={compact}
             onClick={handleOpen}
           />
         )}
@@ -209,6 +234,8 @@ export const GivebackGiftDock = forwardRef(function GivebackGiftDock(
         ctaLabel={prompt?.ctaLabel}
         celebrate={prompt?.celebrate}
         dropdown={isRail}
+        compact={compact}
+        compactTop={promptTop}
         paused={giftHovered}
         placement={promptPlacement ?? (isRail ? 'above' : 'below')}
         align={promptAlign ?? (isRail ? 'start' : 'end')}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftEntry.tsx b/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftEntry.tsx
index a883437921..75f7871166 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftEntry.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackGiftEntry.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ import { LogEvent } from '../../../lib/log';
 interface GivebackGiftEntryProps {
   variant?: GivebackGiftButtonVariant;
   showLabel?: boolean;
+  // Flat, compact styling + viewport-pinned prompt for the mobile header
+  // placements. Set by the caller that mounts the entry on a mobile surface, so
+  // the styling follows the placement rather than being guessed from viewport.
+  compact?: boolean;
   promptPlacement?: 'below' | 'above';
   promptAlign?: 'start' | 'end';
   // When the parent already evaluated `featureGiveback` (e.g. the rail, which
@@ -32,12 +36,15 @@ const LIVE_ACTIVITY_MIN_ACCOUNT_AGE_MS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 // The persistent giveback entry point. Gated on the same `featureGiveback` flag
 // as the page, so it shows wherever giveback is enabled. It drives its dock from
 // remote community activity: real approved actions pop a live "+$" jump and
-// crossing a global milestone fires the celebratory popover. The header and the
-// sidebar-v2 rail are mutually exclusive layouts, so only one entry is ever
-// mounted and no cross-instance coordination is needed.
+// crossing a global milestone fires the celebratory popover. Its mount points -
+// the desktop header, the sidebar-v2 rail, and the mobile feed header (phone via
+// MobileFeedActions, tablet via FeedNav) - are laid out to be mutually
+// exclusive, so only one entry is ever mounted and no cross-instance
+// coordination is needed. Adding a new mount point must preserve that.
 export function GivebackGiftEntry({
   variant = 'header',
   showLabel = false,
+  compact = false,
   promptPlacement,
   promptAlign,
   isFeatureEnabled,
@@ -48,10 +55,11 @@ export function GivebackGiftEntry({
   const { logEvent } = useLogContext();
   const dock = useRef<GivebackGiftDockHandle>(null);
 
-  // Desktop-only for now. The mobile placement is parked for a later PR, so the
-  // entry never shows on smaller viewports (header/rail are desktop anyway).
+  // The rail lives in the desktop sidebar, so it stays laptop-gated; the header
+  // variant also serves mobile, where it's the only giveback entry point.
   const isLaptop = useViewSize(ViewSize.Laptop);
-  const baseGate = isAuthReady && isLoggedIn && isLaptop;
+  const baseGate =
+    isAuthReady && isLoggedIn && (variant === 'header' || isLaptop);
   const hasExternalFlag = isFeatureEnabled !== undefined;
   const { value: selfEnabled } = useConditionalFeature({
     feature: featureGiveback,
@@ -85,6 +93,7 @@ export function GivebackGiftEntry({
         ref={dock}
         variant={variant}
         showLabel={showLabel}
+        compact={compact}
         onOpenGiveback={openGiveback}
         promptPlacement={promptPlacement}
         promptAlign={promptAlign}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackInvitePrompt.tsx b/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackInvitePrompt.tsx
index 2b6ce1a27f..c8173029fa 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackInvitePrompt.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/features/giveback/components/GivebackInvitePrompt.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ export interface GivebackInvitePromptProps {
   // Open like a rail dropdown: portaled + fixed at the same left margin as the
   // support/settings/profile menus, instead of anchored to the gift with a tail.
   dropdown?: boolean;
+  // Mobile header: pin to the viewport (centered, below the header) instead of
+  // anchoring to the mid-header gift, so the wide card never overflows the edge.
+  compact?: boolean;
+  // Measured viewport `top` (px) for the compact prompt, so it sits just below
+  // the real gift. Falls back to a safe-area-aware offset until it's measured.
+  compactTop?: number | null;
   autoDismissMs?: number;
   // Externally pause the auto-dismiss (e.g. while the cursor is over the gift).
   paused?: boolean;
@@ -51,6 +57,8 @@ export const GivebackInvitePrompt = ({
   placement = 'below',
   align = 'end',
   dropdown = false,
+  compact = false,
+  compactTop = null,
   autoDismissMs = 5000,
   paused = false,
   onClick,
@@ -112,23 +120,28 @@ export const GivebackInvitePrompt = ({
   const content = (
     <div
       className={classNames(
-        'w-[25rem]',
-        dropdown
-          ? 'fixed bottom-3 left-20 z-popup ml-2 max-w-[calc(100vw-6rem)]'
-          : classNames(
-              'absolute z-3 max-w-[calc(100vw-2rem)]',
-              isAbove ? 'bottom-full mb-3' : 'top-full mt-3',
-              align === 'end' ? 'right-0' : 'left-0',
-            ),
+        dropdown &&
+          'fixed bottom-3 left-20 z-popup ml-2 w-[25rem] max-w-[calc(100vw-6rem)]',
+        !dropdown &&
+          compact &&
+          'fixed left-1/2 top-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-top,0px)+3.5rem)] z-popup w-[calc(100vw-2rem)] max-w-[25rem] -translate-x-1/2',
+        !dropdown &&
+          !compact &&
+          classNames(
+            'absolute z-3 w-[25rem] max-w-[calc(100vw-2rem)]',
+            isAbove ? 'bottom-full mb-3' : 'top-full mt-3',
+            align === 'end' ? 'right-0' : 'left-0',
+          ),
         className,
       )}
+      style={compact && compactTop != null ? { top: compactTop } : undefined}
       role="status"
     >
       {celebrate && (
         <div
           className={classNames(
             'pointer-events-none absolute',
-            dropdown
+            dropdown || compact
               ? 'inset-x-0 top-0'
               : [isAbove ? 'bottom-0' : 'top-0', giftSide],
           )}
@@ -138,7 +151,7 @@ export const GivebackInvitePrompt = ({
       )}
 
       {/* Tail pointing to the gift (anchored mode only). */}
-      {!dropdown && (
+      {!dropdown && !compact && (
         <div
           className={classNames(
             'absolute size-3 rotate-45 border border-border-subtlest-tertiary bg-background-popover',
@@ -226,7 +239,7 @@ export const GivebackInvitePrompt = ({
     </div>
   );
 
-  return dropdown ? <RootPortal>{content}</RootPortal> : content;
+  return dropdown || compact ? <RootPortal>{content}</RootPortal> : content;
 };
 
 export default GivebackInvitePrompt;