diff --git a/.changeset/fn-8599-task-card-size-badge.md b/.changeset/fn-8599-task-card-size-badge.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4cd94e711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-8599-task-card-size-badge.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Fix task card size badge alignment when a card shows two status badges.
+category: fix
+dev: TaskCard.css anchors .card-size-badge to the first chip-height header row instead of centering over a wrapped header.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.css b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.css
index b47196fed4..97ca51a097 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.css
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.css
@@ -547,13 +547,16 @@ FN-6774 removes the saturated stuck-task edge stripe from board cards. Keep the
 }
 
 /*
-FNXC:TaskCardLayout 2026-07-17-14:00 (FN-8253):
-As a direct header child after .card-id, the size chip must match sibling header-badge height rather than use a bespoke chip-height minimum. Center it on the header row to preserve its baseline alignment with the id and trailing actions. Its existing color coding remains unchanged.
+FNXC:TaskCardLayout 2026-07-26-08:29 (FN-8599):
+As a direct header child after .card-id, the size chip must stay in the first chip-height row. Whole-header centering misaligned it when the middle badge group wrapped, so lock its tokenized height and anchor it at the header start while the shared badge rule centers its text.
 */
 .card-size-badge {
-  align-self: center;
+  align-self: flex-start;
   flex-shrink: 0;
   box-sizing: border-box;
+  height: var(--card-chip-height);
+  min-height: var(--card-chip-height);
+  max-height: var(--card-chip-height);
   letter-spacing: 0.5px;
 }
 
@@ -1672,6 +1675,18 @@ FNXC:TaskCardLayout 2026-07-13-00:59:
 The mobile/short-landscape 28px ⋯ touch target must not expand .card-header-actions' flex line. Without a negative vertical margin (same cancel pattern as .card-edit-btn/.card-delete-btn), align-items:center sinks the Actions/Send-back trigger below the mono task-id baseline on mobile. Keep the 28px hit box; cancel only the layout contribution so trailing actions stay vertically aligned with the task id (follow-up to FN-7933's within-cluster centerline).
 */
 @media (max-width: 768px), (max-height: 480px) {
+  /*
+  FNXC:TaskCardLayout 2026-07-26-08:29 (FN-8599):
+  Narrow and short-landscape cards use the mobile chip rhythm. Keep the size chip first-row anchored instead of centering it over wrapped header badges.
+  */
+  .card-size-badge {
+    align-self: flex-start;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    height: var(--card-chip-height-mobile);
+    min-height: var(--card-chip-height-mobile);
+    max-height: var(--card-chip-height-mobile);
+  }
+
   .card-menu-btn {
     opacity: 1;
     width: 28px;
@@ -1894,8 +1909,8 @@ The three-dot menu is the sole card move/action entry point. Keep this shared bu
   }
 
   /*
-  FNXC:TaskCardLayout 2026-07-17-14:00 (FN-8253):
-  At narrow and short-landscape breakpoints, the id, wrapping badge group, and trailing actions retain the mobile chip-height row. The direct id-adjacent size chip instead derives its height from shared badge geometry so it matches sibling header badges while its centered alignment preserves the non-wrapping header baseline.
+  FNXC:TaskCardLayout 2026-07-26-08:29 (FN-8599):
+  At narrow breakpoints, the id, wrapping badge group, and trailing actions retain the mobile chip-height row. The direct id-adjacent size chip has its own first-row anchor in the shared narrow/short-landscape block so wrapping cannot center it over the whole header.
   */
   .card-id,
   .card-header-badges,
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.badge-height.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.badge-height.test.tsx
index c364424778..6ae6ec0649 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.badge-height.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.badge-height.test.tsx
@@ -148,12 +148,13 @@ describe("TaskCard badge heights (FN-4369)", () => {
       ".card-execution-mode-badge",
       ".card-pr-node-badge",
       ".card-mission-badge",
-      ".card-size-badge",
       ".card-oversight-badge",
     ].map((selector) => container.querySelector(selector));
+    const sizeBadge = container.querySelector(".card-size-badge");
 
     expect(baseline).toBeTruthy();
     chips.forEach((chip) => expect(chip).toBeTruthy());
+    expect(sizeBadge).toBeTruthy();
 
     const baselineStyles = getComputedStyle(baseline!);
     for (const chip of chips) {
@@ -167,6 +168,16 @@ describe("TaskCard badge heights (FN-4369)", () => {
       expect(styles.minHeight).toBe(baselineStyles.minHeight);
     }
 
+    const sizeStyles = getComputedStyle(sizeBadge!);
+    expect(sizeStyles.height).toBe("var(--card-chip-height)");
+    expect(sizeStyles.minHeight).toBe("var(--card-chip-height)");
+    expect(sizeStyles.maxHeight).toBe("var(--card-chip-height)");
+    expect(sizeStyles.paddingTop).toBe(baselineStyles.paddingTop);
+    expect(sizeStyles.paddingBottom).toBe(baselineStyles.paddingBottom);
+    expect(sizeStyles.borderTopWidth).toBe(baselineStyles.borderTopWidth);
+    expect(sizeStyles.borderBottomWidth).toBe(baselineStyles.borderBottomWidth);
+    expect(sizeStyles.lineHeight).toBe(baselineStyles.lineHeight);
+
     cleanupCss();
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.badge-wrap.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.badge-wrap.test.tsx
index bc65613d35..1657649a19 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.badge-wrap.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.badge-wrap.test.tsx
@@ -184,7 +184,11 @@ function expectSizeBadgeAfterTaskId(container: HTMLElement, expected: boolean) {
   const sizeStyles = getComputedStyle(sizeBadge!);
   expect(sizeStyles.display).toBe("inline-flex");
   expect(sizeStyles.alignItems).toBe("center");
+  expect(sizeStyles.alignSelf).toBe("flex-start");
   expect(sizeStyles.lineHeight).toBe("1");
+  expect(sizeStyles.height).toMatch(resolvedChipHeightPattern);
+  expect(sizeStyles.minHeight).toMatch(resolvedChipHeightPattern);
+  expect(sizeStyles.maxHeight).toMatch(resolvedChipHeightPattern);
   expect(sizeBadge!.parentElement).toBe(header);
   expect(cardId.nextElementSibling).toBe(sizeBadge);
   expect(actions?.contains(sizeBadge)).toBe(false);
@@ -519,11 +523,63 @@ describe("TaskCard badge wrapping (FN-5162)", () => {
     expect(loadedCss).toContain("min-height: var(--card-chip-height-mobile);");
   });
 
-  it("derives the size badge height from shared header-badge geometry", () => {
+  it("anchors the size badge to the first header chip row across desktop and mobile", () => {
     const sizeBadgeRule = loadedCss.match(/\.card-size-badge\s*\{(?<body>[^}]*)\}/)?.groups?.body ?? "";
+    const mobileSection = getCssBlocks(loadedCss, "max-width: 768px").join("\n");
+    const shortLandscapeSection = getCssBlocks(loadedCss, "max-height: 480px").join("\n");
 
-    expect(sizeBadgeRule).toContain("align-self: center;");
-    expect(sizeBadgeRule).not.toContain("min-height:");
+    expect(sizeBadgeRule).toContain("align-self: flex-start;");
+    expect(sizeBadgeRule).toContain("box-sizing: border-box;");
+    expect(sizeBadgeRule).toContain("height: var(--card-chip-height);");
+    expect(sizeBadgeRule).toContain("min-height: var(--card-chip-height);");
+    expect(sizeBadgeRule).toContain("max-height: var(--card-chip-height);");
+    expect(sizeBadgeRule).not.toContain("align-self: center;");
+    for (const section of [mobileSection, shortLandscapeSection]) {
+      expectCssRuleToContain(section, ".card-size-badge", "align-self: flex-start;");
+      expectCssRuleToContain(section, ".card-size-badge", "height: var(--card-chip-height-mobile);");
+      expectCssRuleToContain(section, ".card-size-badge", "min-height: var(--card-chip-height-mobile);");
+      expectCssRuleToContain(section, ".card-size-badge", "max-height: var(--card-chip-height-mobile);");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the size chip beside the id when paused and reviewing badges fill the wrapping group", () => {
+    const { container: pausedContainer } = render(
+      <TaskCard
+        task={makeTask({
+          id: "FN-8599-PAUSED",
+          status: "planning" as Task["status"],
+          size: "M",
+          paused: true,
+        })}
+        onOpenDetail={noop}
+        addToast={noop}
+      />,
+    );
+    const { container: reviewingContainer } = render(
+      <TaskCard
+        task={makeTask({
+          id: "FN-8599-REVIEWING",
+          column: "triage",
+          status: "planning" as Task["status"],
+          size: "M",
+          enabledWorkflowSteps: ["plan-review"],
+          workflowStepResults: [{
+            workflowStepId: "plan-review",
+            workflowStepName: "Plan Review",
+            status: "pending",
+            startedAt: "2026-07-26T08:29:00.000Z",
+          }],
+        })}
+        onOpenDetail={noop}
+        addToast={noop}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(pausedContainer.querySelectorAll(".card-status-badge")).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(reviewingContainer.querySelectorAll(".card-status-badge")).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(reviewingContainer.querySelector('[data-testid="card-reviewing-FN-8599-REVIEWING"]')).toHaveTextContent("Reviewing");
+    expectSizeBadgeAfterTaskId(pausedContainer, true);
+    expectSizeBadgeAfterTaskId(reviewingContainer, true);
   });
 
   it("locks the mobile three-dot menu, size, and Promote controls to the card rhythm", () => {