diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor.vue
index 7ac0f1a9d45..6a316a0172f 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor.vue
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const interactionBindingsHandler = interactionBindings.handler({
 // or the node that is being edited when creating from a port double click.
 function environmentForNodes(nodeIds: IterableIterator<ExprId>): Environment {
   const nodeRects = [...graphStore.nodeRects.values()]
-  const selectedNodeRects: Iterable<Rect> = [...nodeIds]
+  const selectedNodeRects = [...nodeIds]
     .map((id) => graphStore.nodeRects.get(id))
     .filter((item): item is Rect => item !== undefined)
   const screenBounds = graphNavigator.viewport
@@ -73,15 +73,13 @@ function environmentForNodes(nodeIds: IterableIterator<ExprId>): Environment {
   return { nodeRects, selectedNodeRects, screenBounds, mousePosition } as Environment
 }
 
-const placementEnvironment = computed(() => {
-  return environmentForNodes(nodeSelection.selected.values())
-})
+const placementEnvironment = computed(() => environmentForNodes(nodeSelection.selected.values()))
 
-// Return the position for a new node, assuming there are currently nodes selected. If there are no nodes
-// selected, return undefined.
+/** Return the position for a new node, assuming there are currently nodes selected. If there are no nodes
+ * selected, return `undefined`. */
 function placementPositionForSelection() {
   const hasNodeSelected = nodeSelection.selected.size > 0
-  if (!hasNodeSelected) return undefined
+  if (!hasNodeSelected) return
   const gapBetweenNodes = 48.0
   return previousNodeDictatedPlacement(DEFAULT_NODE_SIZE, placementEnvironment.value, {
     horizontalGap: gapBetweenNodes,
@@ -98,12 +96,10 @@ function targetComponentBrowserPosition() {
     const targetPos = targetNode?.position ?? Vec2.Zero
     return targetPos.add(COMPONENT_BROWSER_TO_NODE_OFFSET)
   } else {
-    const targetPos = placementPositionForSelection()
-    if (targetPos != undefined) {
-      return targetPos
-    } else {
-      return mouseDictatedPlacement(DEFAULT_NODE_SIZE, placementEnvironment.value).position
-    }
+    return (
+      placementPositionForSelection() ??
+      mouseDictatedPlacement(DEFAULT_NODE_SIZE, placementEnvironment.value).position
+    )
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphNode.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphNode.vue
index d166ce3804e..9028ac860bc 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphNode.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphNode.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   updateRect: [rect: Rect]
+  'update:vizRect': [rect: Rect | undefined]
   updateContent: [updates: [range: ContentRange, content: string][]]
   dragging: [offset: Vec2]
   draggingCommited: []
@@ -267,12 +268,14 @@ function portGroupStyle(port: PortData) {
     <GraphVisualization
       v-if="isVisualizationVisible"
       :nodeSize="nodeSize"
+      :nodePosition="props.node.position"
       :isCircularMenuVisible="menuVisible"
       :currentType="props.node.vis"
       :expressionId="props.node.rootSpan.astId"
       :typename="expressionInfo?.typename"
       @setVisualizationId="emit('setVisualizationId', $event)"
       @setVisualizationVisible="emit('setVisualizationVisible', $event)"
+      @update:rect="emit('update:vizRect', $event)"
     />
     <div
       class="node"
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphNodes.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphNodes.vue
index 7d0e925e61e..e68f9778b53 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphNodes.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphNodes.vue
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const uploadingFiles = computed<[FileName, File][]>(() => {
     :edited="id === graphStore.editedNodeInfo?.id"
     @update:edited="graphStore.setEditedNode(id, $event)"
     @updateRect="graphStore.updateNodeRect(id, $event)"
+    @update:vizRect="graphStore.updateVizRect(id, $event)"
     @delete="graphStore.deleteNode"
     @pointerenter="hoverNode(id)"
     @pointerleave="hoverNode(undefined)"
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphVisualization.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphVisualization.vue
index 1e35beeccd5..81462330235 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphVisualization.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/GraphEditor/GraphVisualization.vue
@@ -13,25 +13,31 @@ import type { URLString } from '@/stores/visualization/compilerMessaging'
 import { toError } from '@/util/error'
 import type { Icon } from '@/util/iconName'
 import type { Opt } from '@/util/opt'
-import type { Vec2 } from '@/util/vec2'
+import { Rect } from '@/util/rect'
+import { Vec2 } from '@/util/vec2'
 import type { ExprId, VisualizationIdentifier } from 'shared/yjsModel'
-import { computed, onErrorCaptured, ref, shallowRef, watch, watchEffect } from 'vue'
+import { computed, onErrorCaptured, onUnmounted, ref, shallowRef, watch, watchEffect } from 'vue'
 
 const visPreprocessor = ref(DEFAULT_VISUALIZATION_CONFIGURATION)
 const error = ref<Error>()
 
+const TOP_WITHOUT_TOOLBAR_PX = 36
+const TOP_WITH_TOOLBAR_PX = 72
+
 const projectStore = useProjectStore()
 const visualizationStore = useVisualizationStore()
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   currentType: Opt<VisualizationIdentifier>
   isCircularMenuVisible: boolean
+  nodePosition: Vec2
   nodeSize: Vec2
   typename?: string | undefined
   expressionId?: ExprId | undefined
   data?: any | undefined
 }>()
 const emit = defineEmits<{
+  'update:rect': [rect: Rect | undefined]
   setVisualizationId: [id: VisualizationIdentifier]
   setVisualizationVisible: [visible: boolean]
 }>()
@@ -117,10 +123,45 @@ watchEffect(async () => {
   }
 })
 
+const isBelowToolbar = ref(false)
+let width = ref<number | null>(null)
+let height = ref(150)
+
+watchEffect(() =>
+  emit(
+    'update:rect',
+    new Rect(
+      props.nodePosition,
+      new Vec2(
+        width.value ?? props.nodeSize.x,
+        height.value + (isBelowToolbar.value ? TOP_WITH_TOOLBAR_PX : TOP_WITHOUT_TOOLBAR_PX),
+      ),
+    ),
+  ),
+)
+
+onUnmounted(() => emit('update:rect', undefined))
+
 provideVisualizationConfig({
   fullscreen: false,
-  width: null,
-  height: 150,
+  get width() {
+    return width.value
+  },
+  set width(value) {
+    width.value = value
+  },
+  get height() {
+    return height.value
+  },
+  set height(value) {
+    height.value = value
+  },
+  get isBelowToolbar() {
+    return isBelowToolbar.value
+  },
+  set isBelowToolbar(value) {
+    isBelowToolbar.value = value
+  },
   get types() {
     return visualizationStore.types(props.typename)
   },
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/components/VisualizationContainer.vue b/app/gui2/src/components/VisualizationContainer.vue
index 270f2695a2f..8641df3c30b 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/components/VisualizationContainer.vue
+++ b/app/gui2/src/components/VisualizationContainer.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import SvgIcon from '@/components/SvgIcon.vue'
 import VisualizationSelector from '@/components/VisualizationSelector.vue'
 import { useVisualizationConfig } from '@/providers/visualizationConfig'
 import { PointerButtonMask, isClick, usePointer } from '@/util/events'
-import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { ref, watchEffect } from 'vue'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   /** If true, the visualization should be `overflow: visible` instead of `overflow: hidden`. */
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 
 const config = useVisualizationConfig()
 
+watchEffect(() => (config.isBelowToolbar = props.belowToolbar))
+
 const isSelectorVisible = ref(false)
 
 function onWheel(event: WheelEvent) {
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/providers/visualizationConfig.ts b/app/gui2/src/providers/visualizationConfig.ts
index 62f51344844..d9d8324b3b2 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/providers/visualizationConfig.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/src/providers/visualizationConfig.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ export interface VisualizationConfig {
   readonly icon: Icon | URLString | undefined
   readonly isCircularMenuVisible: boolean
   readonly nodeSize: Vec2
+  isBelowToolbar: boolean
   width: number | null
-  height: number | null
+  height: number
   fullscreen: boolean
   hide: () => void
   updateType: (type: VisualizationIdentifier) => void
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/stores/graph/index.ts b/app/gui2/src/stores/graph/index.ts
index c70ef68a1a0..a5eb74730cc 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/stores/graph/index.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/src/stores/graph/index.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export const useGraphStore = defineStore('graph', () => {
     proj.computedValueRegistry,
   )
   const nodeRects = reactive(new Map<ExprId, Rect>())
+  const vizRects = reactive(new Map<ExprId, Rect>())
   const exprRects = reactive(new Map<ExprId, Rect>())
   const editedNodeInfo = ref<NodeEditInfo>()
   const imports = ref<{ import: Import; span: ContentRange }[]>([])
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ export const useGraphStore = defineStore('graph', () => {
       const { position } = nonDictatedPlacement(rect.size, {
         nodeRects: [...nodeRects.entries()]
           .filter(([id]) => db.nodeIdToNode.get(id))
-          .map(([, rect]) => rect),
+          .map(([id, rect]) => vizRects.get(id) ?? rect),
         // The rest of the properties should not matter.
         selectedNodeRects: [],
         screenBounds: Rect.Zero,
@@ -308,6 +309,11 @@ export const useGraphStore = defineStore('graph', () => {
     }
   }
 
+  function updateVizRect(id: ExprId, rect: Rect | undefined) {
+    if (rect) vizRects.set(id, rect)
+    else vizRects.delete(id)
+  }
+
   function updateExprRect(id: ExprId, rect: Rect | undefined) {
     const current = exprRects.get(id)
     if (rect) {
@@ -338,6 +344,7 @@ export const useGraphStore = defineStore('graph', () => {
     unconnectedEdge,
     edges,
     nodeRects,
+    vizRects,
     exprRects,
     createEdgeFromOutput,
     disconnectSource,
@@ -353,6 +360,7 @@ export const useGraphStore = defineStore('graph', () => {
     setNodeVisualizationVisible,
     stopCapturingUndo,
     updateNodeRect,
+    updateVizRect,
     updateExprRect,
     setEditedNode,
     createNodeFromSource,
diff --git a/app/gui2/src/util/selection.ts b/app/gui2/src/util/selection.ts
index c475e273e24..b9fcc33dc7d 100644
--- a/app/gui2/src/util/selection.ts
+++ b/app/gui2/src/util/selection.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export function useSelection<T>(
     overrideElemsToSelect.value = undefined
   }
 
-  const pointer = usePointer((pos, event, eventType) => {
+  const pointer = usePointer((_pos, event, eventType) => {
     if (eventType === 'start') {
       readInitiallySelected()
     } else if (pointer.dragging && anchor.value == null) {
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ export function useSelection<T>(
     }
     selectionEventHandler(event)
   })
+
   return proxyRefs({
     selected,
     anchor,