diff --git a/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/tests/test_onroad_layout.mjs b/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/tests/test_onroad_layout.mjs
index 3139b0720d..9037d0529c 100644
--- a/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/tests/test_onroad_layout.mjs
+++ b/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/tests/test_onroad_layout.mjs
@@ -489,6 +489,15 @@ assert.match(OnroadLayoutPage.template, /state\.profile === 'compact'" class="gx
 // One scene dropdown, grouped, with every scene exactly once.
 assert.deepEqual(vm.sceneGroups.map(group => group.label), ["Driving", "Conditional experimental", "Speed limit"])
 assert.deepEqual(vm.sceneGroups.flatMap(group => group.scenes.map(scene => scene.id)).sort(), vm.scenes.map(scene => scene.id).sort())
+// The Small screen only offers scenes that look different there; a hidden pick falls back to Engaged.
+vm.state.scene = "slc_display"
+vm.selectProfile("compact")
+assert.equal(vm.state.scene, "engaged")
+const smallScenes = vm.sceneGroups.flatMap(group => group.scenes.map(scene => scene.id))
+for (const id of ["slc_pedal", "slc_retained", "slc_display"]) assert.ok(!smallScenes.includes(id), id)
+assert.ok(smallScenes.includes("slc_unavailable") && smallScenes.includes("slc_disengaged"))
+vm.selectProfile("large")
+assert.equal(vm.sceneGroups.flatMap(group => group.scenes).length, vm.scenes.length)
 assert.match(OnroadLayoutPage.template, /<GalaxySelect class="gx-field gx-field--full" aria-label="Preview scene"/)
 // The widget open in Edit glows; the sources panel is a layout setting, not an on-screen toggle.
 assert.match(OnroadLayoutPage.template, /'is-editing': state\.showEditingAids && state\.inspectorPanel === 'edit' && state\.selected === widget\.id/)
diff --git a/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/web/js/layout-preview.js b/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/web/js/layout-preview.js
index 59eba9f07f..2d347f0bf5 100644
--- a/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/web/js/layout-preview.js
+++ b/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/web/js/layout-preview.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { widgetArtMetadata } from "./widget-art.js"
+// hiddenOn: screens where the scene looks exactly like another one. The Small screen has no text for these
+// speed-limit states, so they match Longitudinal only or Cruise off there.
 export const PREVIEW_SCENES = [
   { id: "engaged", label: "Engaged" },
   { id: "aol", label: "Lateral only" },
@@ -12,11 +14,11 @@ export const PREVIEW_SCENES = [
   { id: "slc_pending", label: "Pending speed limit" },
   { id: "slc_max", label: "Using set speed" },
   { id: "slc_equal", label: "Equal speed limits" },
-  { id: "slc_pedal", label: "Using accelerator" },
-  { id: "slc_retained", label: "Set-speed override" },
+  { id: "slc_pedal", label: "Using accelerator", hiddenOn: ["compact"] },
+  { id: "slc_retained", label: "Set-speed override", hiddenOn: ["compact"] },
   { id: "slc_disengaged", label: "Cruise off" },
   { id: "slc_unavailable", label: "Unavailable speed limit" },
-  { id: "slc_display", label: "Display-only speed limit" },
+  { id: "slc_display", label: "Display-only speed limit", hiddenOn: ["compact"] },
 ]
 const SCENES = PREVIEW_SCENES.map(({ id }) => id)
 
diff --git a/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/web/js/onroad-layout.js b/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/web/js/onroad-layout.js
index c963aba85e..f4287ebcd7 100644
--- a/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/web/js/onroad-layout.js
+++ b/openpilot/starpilot/galaxy/web/js/onroad-layout.js
@@ -375,9 +375,14 @@ export const OnroadLayoutPage = {
       const grow = this.state.draft.speedSourcesCard === true ? cruise.sourcesExtent.card : cruise.sourcesExtent.inline
       return { ...profile, widgets: { ...profile.widgets, cruise_limits: { ...cruise, height: cruise.height + grow } } }
     },
+    // Only the scenes that look different on this screen.
+    availableScenes() {
+      const screen = this.projection ? "projection" : this.state.profile
+      return this.scenes.filter(scene => !scene.hiddenOn?.includes(screen))
+    },
     sceneGroups() {
       return [["Driving", scene => !/^(cem|slc)_/.test(scene.id)], ["Conditional experimental", scene => scene.id.startsWith("cem_")],
-        ["Speed limit", scene => scene.id.startsWith("slc_")]].map(([label, test]) => ({ label, scenes: this.scenes.filter(test) }))
+        ["Speed limit", scene => scene.id.startsWith("slc_")]].map(([label, test]) => ({ label, scenes: this.availableScenes.filter(test) }))
     },
     layout() { return this.state.draft?.layouts[this.state.profile] },
     projectionHasPipWidget() {
@@ -723,6 +728,7 @@ export const OnroadLayoutPage = {
       this.state.profile = profile
       this.state.selected = Object.keys(this.profile.widgets)[0] || null
       this.state.placementError = ""
+      if (!this.availableScenes.some(scene => scene.id === this.state.scene)) this.state.scene = "engaged"
     },
     changePosition(id, x, y) {
       if (!this.editable) return