diff --git a/src/ui/pages/settings_page.cpp b/src/ui/pages/settings_page.cpp
index f3827ba..8eee47e 100644
--- a/src/ui/pages/settings_page.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/pages/settings_page.cpp
@@ -2038,6 +2038,7 @@ void RenderSettingsPage(App* app) {
                     ImVec4 linkHoverCol = linkCol;
                     linkHoverCol.w = std::min(1.0f, linkCol.w + 0.2f);
 
+                    float rowTopY = ImGui::GetCursorScreenPos().y;  // top of the data-dir row
                     ImGui::AlignTextToFramePadding();
                     ImGui::TextUnformatted(TR("settings_data_dir"));
                     ImGui::SameLine(0, Layout::spacingXs());
@@ -2083,8 +2084,9 @@ void RenderSettingsPage(App* app) {
                     else
                         ImGui::TextDisabled("%s", TR("settings_not_found"));
 
-                    // Open-data-folder button: right-aligned when there is room, else trailing.
-                    float rowY = ImGui::GetCursorScreenPos().y;
+                    // Open-data-folder button: right-aligned when there is room, else trailing —
+                    // kept on the data-dir row (rowTopY), not the next line.
+                    float rowY = rowTopY;
                     float rightEdge = sectionOrigin.x + contentW;
                     float actualOpenW = ImGui::CalcTextSize(TR("settings_open_data_dir")).x +
                                         ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.x * 2.0f;