diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/system-disks/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/system-disks/component.tsx
index 5c6271c09..efe2fe73d 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/system-disks/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/system-disks/component.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { Box, Card, Group, Stack, useMantineColorScheme } from "@mantine/core";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { Box, Card, Group, Stack, Tooltip, useMantineColorScheme } from "@mantine/core";
 
 import { clientApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
 import { useRequiredBoard } from "@homarr/boards/context";
@@ -31,6 +32,90 @@ const getDisplayText = (item: { used: string; available: string; percentage: num
   }
 };
 
+interface SystemDiskCardProps {
+  deviceName: string;
+  percentage: number;
+  displayText: string;
+  temperature: number | null | undefined;
+  healthy: boolean;
+  showBackgroundBar: boolean;
+}
+
+const SystemDiskCard = ({
+  deviceName,
+  percentage,
+  displayText,
+  temperature,
+  healthy,
+  showBackgroundBar,
+}: SystemDiskCardProps) => {
+  const board = useRequiredBoard();
+  const scheme = useMantineColorScheme();
+  const t = useI18n();
+  const valueRef = useRef<HTMLParagraphElement>(null);
+  const [valueFits, setValueFits] = useState(true);
+
+  // When the card is squeezed (small widget), the value line is clipped by the card's `overflow: hidden`.
+  // Detect that and hide it, surfacing the value in a tooltip instead. The value keeps its layout space
+  // (visibility, not display) so toggling it does not change the measurement and flap. The ref lives on
+  // the value (not the Card) so the Tooltip can attach its own ref to the Card.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const value = valueRef.current;
+    const card = value?.offsetParent as HTMLElement | null; // the position:relative Card
+    if (!value || !card) return;
+    const measure = () => {
+      setValueFits(value.getBoundingClientRect().bottom <= card.getBoundingClientRect().bottom + 1);
+    };
+    measure();
+    const observer = new ResizeObserver(measure);
+    observer.observe(card);
+    return () => observer.disconnect();
+  }, [displayText, healthy]);
+
+  const unhealthyLabel = t("widget.systemDisks.status.unhealthy");
+
+  return (
+    <Tooltip
+      label={healthy ? displayText : `${displayText} (${unhealthyLabel})`}
+      disabled={valueFits}
+      position="top"
+      withinPortal
+    >
+      <Card
+        radius={board.itemRadius}
+        py={"xs"}
+        bg={scheme.colorScheme === "dark" ? "dark.7" : "gray.1"}
+        style={{ overflow: "hidden", position: "relative" }}
+      >
+        <Group justify="space-between" style={{ zIndex: 1 }}>
+          <div>
+            <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+              <b>{deviceName}</b>
+            </p>
+            <p ref={valueRef} style={{ margin: 0, visibility: valueFits ? "visible" : "hidden" }}>
+              <span>{displayText}</span>
+              {!healthy && <span style={{ marginLeft: 5 }}>{unhealthyLabel}</span>}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+          <div>{temperature ? <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>{temperature}°C</p> : null}</div>
+        </Group>
+        <Box
+          bg={healthy ? "green" : "red"}
+          style={{
+            position: "absolute",
+            top: 0,
+            left: 0,
+            width: `${percentage}%`,
+            height: "100%",
+            zIndex: 0,
+            display: showBackgroundBar ? "block" : "none",
+          }}
+        ></Box>
+      </Card>
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+};
+
 export default function SystemResources({ integrationIds, options }: WidgetComponentProps<"systemDisks">) {
   const queryInput = { integrationIds };
   const { data = [] } = clientApi.widget.healthMonitoring.getSystemHealthStatus.useQuery(queryInput, {
@@ -38,10 +123,6 @@ export default function SystemResources({ integrationIds, options }: WidgetCompo
   });
   const utils = clientApi.useUtils();
 
-  const board = useRequiredBoard();
-  const scheme = useMantineColorScheme();
-  const t = useI18n();
-
   clientApi.widget.healthMonitoring.subscribeSystemHealthStatus.useSubscription(queryInput, {
     onData(data) {
       utils.widget.healthMonitoring.getSystemHealthStatus.setData(queryInput, (oldData) =>
@@ -63,45 +144,17 @@ export default function SystemResources({ integrationIds, options }: WidgetCompo
     <Stack gap="xs" p="xs" h="100%">
       {fileSystem.map((item) => {
         const smartItem = smart.find((smart) => smart.deviceName === item.deviceName);
-        const healthy = smartItem?.healthy ?? true; // fall back to healthy if no information is available
 
         return (
-          <Card
-            radius={board.itemRadius}
-            py={"xs"}
-            bg={scheme.colorScheme === "dark" ? "dark.7" : "gray.1"}
+          <SystemDiskCard
             key={`disk-${item.deviceName}`}
-            style={{ overflow: "hidden", position: "relative" }}
-          >
-            <Group justify="space-between" style={{ zIndex: 1 }}>
-              <div>
-                <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                  <b>{item.deviceName}</b>
-                </p>
-                <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                  <span>{getDisplayText(item, options.displayMode)}</span>
-                  {!healthy && <span style={{ marginLeft: 5 }}>{t("widget.systemDisks.status.unhealthy")}</span>}
-                </p>
-              </div>
-              <div>
-                {smartItem?.temperature && options.showTemperatureIfAvailable ? (
-                  <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>{smartItem.temperature}°C</p>
-                ) : null}
-              </div>
-            </Group>
-            <Box
-              bg={healthy ? "green" : "red"}
-              style={{
-                position: "absolute",
-                top: 0,
-                left: 0,
-                width: `${item.percentage}%`,
-                height: "100%",
-                zIndex: 0,
-                display: options.showBackgroundBar ? "block" : "none",
-              }}
-            ></Box>
-          </Card>
+            deviceName={item.deviceName}
+            percentage={item.percentage}
+            displayText={getDisplayText(item, options.displayMode)}
+            temperature={options.showTemperatureIfAvailable ? smartItem?.temperature : undefined}
+            healthy={smartItem?.healthy ?? true} // fall back to healthy if no information is available
+            showBackgroundBar={options.showBackgroundBar}
+          />
         );
       })}
     </Stack>