diff --git a/docs/ONBOARDING_WIZARD.md b/docs/ONBOARDING_WIZARD.md
index f88c1a4c6f..2e7f1c0a94 100644
--- a/docs/ONBOARDING_WIZARD.md
+++ b/docs/ONBOARDING_WIZARD.md
@@ -1221,6 +1221,9 @@ The browser-only profile route is not implemented through native credentials.
 
 The connection editor shows the Gateway-stage progress indicator above a
 separate row of wrapping Back, Cancel, Check and Next actions.
+Connection results stay outside the scrollable form, above the navigation
+actions, so a failed check and its retry guidance remain visible without
+scrolling on shorter windows.
 Both the Welcome existing-Gateway choice and Advanced existing/remote routes
 use this editor. Its labels, accessible names and status messages use
 `Onboarding_NativeConnection_*` resources in every supported locale.
diff --git a/src/OpenClaw.SetupEngine.UI/Pages/SetupNativeConnectionPage.xaml b/src/OpenClaw.SetupEngine.UI/Pages/SetupNativeConnectionPage.xaml
index 57df7dc462..d233febb18 100644
--- a/src/OpenClaw.SetupEngine.UI/Pages/SetupNativeConnectionPage.xaml
+++ b/src/OpenClaw.SetupEngine.UI/Pages/SetupNativeConnectionPage.xaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                        Style="{StaticResource BodyTextBlockStyle}" />
         </DataTemplate>
     </Page.Resources>
-    <Grid Padding="40,4,40,24" RowDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto" RowSpacing="24">
+    <Grid Padding="40,4,40,24" RowDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto,Auto" RowSpacing="24">
         <StackPanel Spacing="4" MaxWidth="600" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
             <controls:OnboardingMascot x:Name="MascotHero" Mood="Curious" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
             <TextBlock x:Name="TitleText" Style="{StaticResource TitleTextBlockStyle}" TextWrapping="Wrap" TextAlignment="Center" />
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
                     </toolkit:SettingsExpander>
                   </StackPanel>
                 </ContentControl>
-                <InfoBar x:Name="ResultBar" IsOpen="False" IsClosable="False"
-                         AutomationProperties.LiveSetting="Polite" />
             </StackPanel>
         </ScrollViewer>
-        <Grid x:Name="NavigationFooter" Grid.Row="2" RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto"
+        <InfoBar x:Name="ResultBar" Grid.Row="2" MaxWidth="560" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+                 IsOpen="False" IsClosable="False" AutomationProperties.LiveSetting="Polite" />
+        <Grid x:Name="NavigationFooter" Grid.Row="3" RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto"
               ColumnDefinitions="*,*,*,*" ColumnSpacing="8" RowSpacing="12">
             <controls:SetupProgressIndicator x:Name="FlowProgress" Grid.ColumnSpan="4" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
             <Button x:Name="BackButton" Grid.Row="1" Click="Back_Click" MinWidth="0" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
diff --git a/tests/OpenClaw.Tray.UITests/MountedControlCapture.cs b/tests/OpenClaw.Tray.UITests/MountedControlCapture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..681e17cbc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/OpenClaw.Tray.UITests/MountedControlCapture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+
+namespace OpenClaw.Tray.UITests;
+
+internal static class MountedControlCapture
+{
+    internal static async Task OptionalAsync(Window window, string state)
+    {
+        var directory = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OPENCLAW_MOUNTED_CONTROL_CAPTURE_DIR");
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(directory))
+            return;
+
+        OnboardingNativeProof.AssertIsolatedRoots();
+        var desktop = new StringBuilder(256);
+        Assert.True(GetUserObjectInformationW(GetThreadDesktop(GetCurrentThreadId()), 2,
+            desktop, 512, out _));
+        Assert.NotEqual("Default", desktop.ToString());
+        var handle = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(window);
+        GetWindowThreadProcessId(handle, out var owner);
+        Assert.Equal((uint)Environment.ProcessId, owner);
+        var work = Microsoft.UI.Windowing.DisplayArea.GetFromWindowId(window.AppWindow.Id,
+            Microsoft.UI.Windowing.DisplayAreaFallback.Nearest).WorkArea;
+        // Mounted fixtures normally live offscreen. Requested capture stays on the private desktop.
+        window.AppWindow.Move(new Windows.Graphics.PointInt32(work.X, work.Y));
+        await OnboardingNativeProof.NextCompositionAsync();
+        Assert.Equal(0, DwmFlush());
+        Assert.True(IsWindowVisible(handle));
+        Assert.False(IsIconic(handle));
+        Assert.True(GetWindowRect(handle, out var bounds));
+        Assert.True(bounds.Right > bounds.Left && bounds.Bottom > bounds.Top);
+        using var bitmap = new Bitmap(bounds.Right - bounds.Left, bounds.Bottom - bounds.Top);
+        using (var graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap))
+        {
+            var dc = graphics.GetHdc();
+            try
+            {
+                Assert.True(PrintWindow(handle, dc, 2), "Owned-window capture failed. No fallback is permitted.");
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                graphics.ReleaseHdc(dc);
+            }
+        }
+        var colors = new HashSet<int>();
+        for (var y = 0; y < bitmap.Height; y += Math.Max(1, bitmap.Height / 40))
+            for (var x = 0; x < bitmap.Width; x += Math.Max(1, bitmap.Width / 40))
+                colors.Add(bitmap.GetPixel(x, y).ToArgb());
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(directory, state + ".attempt.json"), JsonSerializer.Serialize(new
+        {
+            state,
+            qualification = "Capture attempt only. Not evidence of rendered content.",
+            method = "PrintWindow(PW_RENDERFULLCONTENT); no fallback",
+            head = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OPENCLAW_MOUNTED_CONTROL_CAPTURE_HEAD"),
+            assemblySha256 = Convert.ToHexString(SHA256.HashData(File.ReadAllBytes(typeof(MountedControlCapture).Assembly.Location))),
+            desktop = desktop.ToString(),
+            ownerProcessId = owner,
+            left = bounds.Left,
+            top = bounds.Top,
+            right = bounds.Right,
+            bottom = bounds.Bottom,
+            workLeft = work.X,
+            workTop = work.Y,
+            workWidth = work.Width,
+            workHeight = work.Height,
+            sampledColors = colors.Count,
+            attemptedUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+        }, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true }));
+        Assert.True(bounds.Left >= work.X && bounds.Top >= work.Y &&
+            bounds.Right <= work.X + work.Width && bounds.Bottom <= work.Y + work.Height,
+            "Owned capture window must fit within its display work area.");
+        Assert.True(colors.Count >= 8, "Mounted production-control frame is blank or near-uniform.");
+        var image = Path.Combine(directory, state + ".png");
+        bitmap.Save(image, ImageFormat.Png);
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(directory, state + ".json"), JsonSerializer.Serialize(new
+        {
+            state,
+            qualification = "Synthetic dependencies; private owned production window. Not native compositor, keyboard, installed-app, or live Gateway proof.",
+            method = "PrintWindow(PW_RENDERFULLCONTENT); no fallback",
+            head = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OPENCLAW_MOUNTED_CONTROL_CAPTURE_HEAD"),
+            assemblySha256 = Convert.ToHexString(SHA256.HashData(File.ReadAllBytes(typeof(MountedControlCapture).Assembly.Location))),
+            imageSha256 = Convert.ToHexString(SHA256.HashData(File.ReadAllBytes(image))),
+            width = bitmap.Width,
+            height = bitmap.Height,
+            sampledColors = colors.Count,
+            capturedUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+        }, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true }));
+    }
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    private struct Bounds { public int Left, Top, Right, Bottom; }
+
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] private static extern bool PrintWindow(IntPtr window, IntPtr dc, uint flags);
+    [DllImport("dwmapi.dll")] private static extern int DwmFlush();
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] private static extern bool GetWindowRect(IntPtr window, out Bounds bounds);
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] private static extern bool IsWindowVisible(IntPtr window);
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] private static extern bool IsIconic(IntPtr window);
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] private static extern uint GetWindowThreadProcessId(IntPtr window, out uint process);
+    [DllImport("kernel32.dll")] private static extern uint GetCurrentThreadId();
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")] private static extern IntPtr GetThreadDesktop(uint thread);
+    [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+    private static extern bool GetUserObjectInformationW(IntPtr handle, int index, StringBuilder value,
+        uint length, out uint needed);
+}
diff --git a/tests/OpenClaw.Tray.UITests/OnboardingWindowsFlowTests.cs b/tests/OpenClaw.Tray.UITests/OnboardingWindowsFlowTests.cs
index 4f52599d3e..8f49b807c2 100644
--- a/tests/OpenClaw.Tray.UITests/OnboardingWindowsFlowTests.cs
+++ b/tests/OpenClaw.Tray.UITests/OnboardingWindowsFlowTests.cs
@@ -860,6 +860,51 @@ await InvokeCardAsync(window, choices,
         Assert.All(host.Checks.Concat(host.Connects), request => Assert.Equal("wss://mounted-flow.invalid", request.GatewayUrl));
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(SetupGatewayRoute.Existing, 0)]
+    [InlineData(SetupGatewayRoute.Remote, 1)]
+    public async Task NativeEditor_FailureRemainsVisibleWithoutScrolling(SetupGatewayRoute route, int choiceIndex)
+    {
+        var host = new FailingNativeHost();
+        await WithWindowAsync(async (window, frame, data) =>
+        {
+            window.NavigateToAdvancedSetup();
+            var choices = await MountedPageAsync<AdvancedSetupPage>(window, frame);
+            await InvokeCardAsync(window, choices,
+                TestSupport.FindDescendants<SettingsCard>(choices).ElementAt(choiceIndex), route + "_Click");
+            var editor = await MountedPageAsync<SetupNativeConnectionPage>(window, frame);
+            var scale = editor.XamlRoot.RasterizationScale;
+            window.AppWindow.Resize(new((int)(480 * scale), (int)(640 * scale)));
+            await ui.YieldToRenderAsync();
+            Find<TextBox>(editor, "AddressInput").Text = "wss://mounted-flow.invalid";
+            await ui.YieldToRenderAsync();
+            Invoke(Find<Button>(editor, "CheckButton"));
+            await WaitAsync(() => host.Checks.Count == 1 && Find<Button>(editor, "CheckButton").IsEnabled, "failed Check");
+            var failure = Find<InfoBar>(editor, "ResultBar");
+            failure.ApplyTemplate();
+            editor.InvalidateMeasure();
+            editor.UpdateLayout();
+            await ui.YieldToRenderAsync();
+            editor.UpdateLayout();
+            Assert.True(failure.IsOpen);
+            Assert.Equal("Synthetic check failure. No Gateway was contacted.", failure.Message);
+            var bounds = Bounds(failure, editor);
+            var footer = Bounds(Find<Grid>(editor, "NavigationFooter"), editor);
+            Assert.True(bounds.Height > 0 && bounds.Top >= 0 && bounds.Bottom <= footer.Top + 0.1,
+                $"Failure must be visible above the actions without scrolling. Failure: {bounds}; footer: {footer}.");
+            await MountedControlCapture.OptionalAsync(window, $"native-editor-failure-{route}");
+            for (var ancestor = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(failure); ancestor is not null;
+                ancestor = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(ancestor))
+            {
+                if (ancestor is ScrollViewer viewport)
+                    AssertFullyVisible(failure, viewport);
+            }
+            Assert.Same(editor, frame.Content);
+            Assert.False(window.AccessDraft.GatewayAvailable);
+            Assert.False(File.Exists(Path.Combine(data, "gateways.json")));
+        }, host);
+    }
+
     private static void AssertNativeConnectionText(string suffix, object actual)
     {
         // Resolve expected copy independently, using the same default language context as the page.