diff --git a/Features/Browse/GalleryView.swift b/Features/Browse/GalleryView.swift
index d96cd8b..2e886ec 100644
--- a/Features/Browse/GalleryView.swift
+++ b/Features/Browse/GalleryView.swift
@@ -260,31 +260,29 @@ struct GalleryCell: View {
     @State private var taskID = UUID()
 
     var body: some View {
-        ZStack {
-            cellBackground
-            if item.mediaType == .video, image != nil {
-                videoOverlay.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .bottomLeading)
+        // Color.clear anchors the 1:1 square; .overlay constrains all children to that
+        // exact frame so scaledToFill never inflates the cell height in LazyVGrid.
+        Color.clear
+            .aspectRatio(1, contentMode: .fit)
+            .overlay {
+                if let img = image {
+                    Image(uiImage: img)
+                        .resizable()
+                        .scaledToFill()
+                        .transition(.opacity.animation(.easeIn(duration: 0.18)))
+                } else {
+                    Rectangle()
+                        .fill(AppTheme.surfaceSunken)
+                        .shimmer()
+                }
             }
-            syncDot.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .bottomTrailing)
-        }
-        .aspectRatio(1, contentMode: .fit)
-        .clipped()
-        .id(taskID)
-        .task(id: taskID) { await loadThumbnail() }
-    }
-
-    @ViewBuilder
-    private var cellBackground: some View {
-        if let img = image {
-            Image(uiImage: img)
-                .resizable()
-                .scaledToFill()
-                .transition(.opacity.animation(.easeIn(duration: 0.18)))
-        } else {
-            Rectangle()
-                .fill(AppTheme.surfaceSunken)
-                .shimmer()
-        }
+            .overlay(alignment: .bottomLeading) {
+                if item.mediaType == .video, image != nil { videoOverlay }
+            }
+            .overlay(alignment: .bottomTrailing) { syncDot }
+            .clipped()
+            .id(taskID)
+            .task(id: taskID) { await loadThumbnail() }
     }
 
     private var videoOverlay: some View {