diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/timetable/index.mdx b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/timetable/index.mdx
index 0855906ee..f016c234b 100644
--- a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/timetable/index.mdx
+++ b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/timetable/index.mdx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { timetableWidget } from ".";
 
 <WidgetHeader widget={timetableWidget} categories={["Timetable"]} />
 
-The Timetable widget provides real-time departure times for a selected station. Compact mode keeps configured titles, line names, and platform fields visible regardless of widget height or width.
+The Timetable widget provides real-time departure times for a selected station. Compact mode keeps configured titles, line names, and platform fields visible while adapting dense rows to the available space.
 
 ### Screenshots
 
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/audio-stats-content.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/audio-stats-content.tsx
index 72d9c292f..26294e908 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/audio-stats-content.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/audio-stats-content.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { AudiobookshelfDashboardData, NavidromeDashboardData } from "@homar
 import { useI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
 import { zoomCompensatedSize } from "@homarr/ui";
 
+import { getCompactStatLayout } from "../common/compact-stat-layout";
 import classes from "./component.module.css";
 import type { AudioStatsBackend, AudioStatsDisplayOptions } from "./shared";
 import { AUDIO_STATS_TRANSLATION_SCOPE, getGridCols, getIconSize, getVisibleStats } from "./shared";
@@ -31,6 +32,36 @@ const statTileClassByAdvanced = {
   false: "",
 } as const;
 
+const rootClassByLayout = {
+  default: "",
+  short: classes.rootShort,
+  narrowShort: classes.rootShort,
+} as const;
+
+const gridClassByLayout = {
+  default: "",
+  short: classes.gridShort,
+  narrowShort: classes.gridShort,
+} as const;
+
+const statTileClassByLayout = {
+  default: "",
+  short: classes.statTileShort,
+  narrowShort: `${classes.statTileShort} ${classes.statTileNarrowShort}`,
+} as const;
+
+const statLabelClassByLayout = {
+  default: "",
+  short: classes.statLabelShort,
+  narrowShort: classes.statLabelShort,
+} as const;
+
+const statValueClassByLayout = {
+  default: "",
+  short: classes.statValueShort,
+  narrowShort: `${classes.statValueShort} ${classes.statValueNarrowShort}`,
+} as const;
+
 const COMPACT_SINGLE_COLUMN_BREAKPOINT = 220;
 
 interface AudioStatsContentProps {
@@ -40,6 +71,7 @@ interface AudioStatsContentProps {
   showAllStats?: boolean;
   advanced?: boolean;
   width: number;
+  height: number;
 }
 
 export function AudioStatsContent({
@@ -49,33 +81,43 @@ export function AudioStatsContent({
   showAllStats = false,
   advanced = false,
   width,
+  height,
 }: AudioStatsContentProps) {
   const t = useI18n(AUDIO_STATS_TRANSLATION_SCOPE);
   const compact = options.compactMode ?? false;
   const visibleStats = getVisibleStats(backend, options, stats, showAllStats);
   const compactKey = String(compact) as keyof typeof rootClassByCompact;
   const advancedKey = String(advanced) as keyof typeof statTileClassByAdvanced;
-  let gridCols = getGridCols(width, visibleStats.length, compact);
+  let defaultGridCols = getGridCols(width, visibleStats.length, compact);
   if (!advanced && width < COMPACT_SINGLE_COLUMN_BREAKPOINT) {
-    gridCols = 1;
+    defaultGridCols = 1;
   }
-  const iconSize = getIconSize(width, compact);
+  const layout = getCompactStatLayout({
+    width,
+    height,
+    visibleCount: visibleStats.length,
+    compactDisplay: !advanced,
+    defaultColumns: defaultGridCols,
+    defaultIconSize: getIconSize(width, compact),
+  });
 
   return (
-    <div className={`${classes.root} ${rootClassByCompact[compactKey]}`}>
+    <div className={`${classes.root} ${rootClassByCompact[compactKey]} ${rootClassByLayout[layout.state]}`}>
       {visibleStats.length > 0 && (
         <div
-          className={`${classes.grid} ${gridClassByCompact[compactKey]}`}
-          style={{ "--stat-cols": gridCols } as CSSProperties}
+          className={`${classes.grid} ${gridClassByCompact[compactKey]} ${gridClassByLayout[layout.state]}`}
+          style={{ "--stat-cols": layout.columns } as CSSProperties}
         >
           {visibleStats.map(({ optionKey, statKey, value, Icon }) => (
             <div
               key={optionKey}
-              className={`${classes.statTile} ${statTileClassByCompact[compactKey]} ${statTileClassByAdvanced[advancedKey]}`}
+              className={`${classes.statTile} ${statTileClassByCompact[compactKey]} ${statTileClassByAdvanced[advancedKey]} ${statTileClassByLayout[layout.state]}`}
             >
-              <Icon className={classes.statIcon} style={zoomCompensatedSize(iconSize)} stroke={1.5} />
-              <span className={classes.statValue}>{value}</span>
-              <span className={classes.statLabel}>{t(statKey as never)}</span>
+              <Icon className={classes.statIcon} style={zoomCompensatedSize(layout.iconSize)} stroke={1.5} />
+              <span className={`${classes.statValue} ${statValueClassByLayout[layout.state]}`}>{value}</span>
+              <span className={`${classes.statLabel} ${statLabelClassByLayout[layout.state]}`}>
+                {t(statKey as never)}
+              </span>
             </div>
           ))}
         </div>
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.module.css b/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.module.css
index 46813a1e0..428323bb4 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.module.css
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.module.css
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
   gap: clamp(2px, 1cqi, 4px);
 }
 
+.rootShort {
+  padding: 4px;
+  gap: 2px;
+}
+
 .grid {
   display: grid;
   flex: 1;
@@ -29,6 +34,10 @@
   gap: clamp(2px, 1cqi, 4px);
 }
 
+.gridShort {
+  gap: 2px;
+}
+
 .statTile {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -54,6 +63,17 @@
   border-radius: var(--mantine-radius-sm);
 }
 
+.statTileShort {
+  gap: 2px;
+  padding: 3px;
+}
+
+.statTileNarrowShort {
+  flex-direction: row;
+  gap: 2px;
+  padding: 1px 3px;
+}
+
 .statIcon {
   color: var(--mantine-color-dimmed);
   flex-shrink: 0;
@@ -61,6 +81,7 @@
 }
 
 .statLabel {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
   font-size: clamp(
     calc(8px * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1)),
     calc(2.5cqi * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1)),
@@ -83,7 +104,20 @@
   );
 }
 
+.statLabelShort {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 1px;
+  height: 1px;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: -1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  border: 0;
+}
+
 .statValue {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
   font-size: clamp(
     calc(13px * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1)),
     calc(5cqi * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1)),
@@ -107,6 +141,15 @@
   );
 }
 
+.statValueShort {
+  font-size: calc(12px * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1));
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.statValueNarrowShort {
+  font-size: calc(11px * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1));
+}
+
 .emptyState {
   display: flex;
   flex: 1;
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.tsx
index 2ad3eaad5..4571f5533 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/audio-stats/component.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default function AudioStatsWidget({
   integrationIds,
   options,
   width,
+  height,
   displayScale = 1,
   displayMode = "compact",
   widgetRuntimeRef,
@@ -40,8 +41,10 @@ export default function AudioStatsWidget({
   if (!response) return <WidgetEmptyState />;
 
   let responsiveWidth = width;
+  let responsiveHeight = height;
   if (displayMode === "compact" && Number.isFinite(displayScale) && displayScale > 0) {
     responsiveWidth *= displayScale;
+    responsiveHeight *= displayScale;
   }
 
   const summary = (
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ export default function AudioStatsWidget({
       showAllStats={displayMode === "advanced"}
       advanced={displayMode === "advanced"}
       width={responsiveWidth}
+      height={responsiveHeight}
     />
   );
   if (displayMode === "compact") {
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/common/compact-stat-layout.ts b/packages/widgets/src/common/compact-stat-layout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f69ea57d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/common/compact-stat-layout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+const SHORT_HEIGHT_BREAKPOINT = 120;
+const NARROW_SHORT_WIDTH_BREAKPOINT = 120;
+const SHORT_ICON_SIZE = 14;
+const NARROW_SHORT_ICON_SIZE = 12;
+
+export type CompactStatLayoutState = "default" | "short" | "narrowShort";
+
+interface CompactStatLayoutInput {
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+  visibleCount: number;
+  /** Compact board display mode, independent of widget-specific compact styling options. */
+  compactDisplay: boolean;
+  defaultColumns: number;
+  defaultIconSize: number;
+}
+
+interface CompactStatLayout {
+  state: CompactStatLayoutState;
+  columns: number;
+  iconSize: number;
+}
+
+export function getCompactStatLayout({
+  width,
+  height,
+  visibleCount,
+  compactDisplay,
+  defaultColumns,
+  defaultIconSize,
+}: CompactStatLayoutInput): CompactStatLayout {
+  if (!compactDisplay || height >= SHORT_HEIGHT_BREAKPOINT) {
+    return {
+      state: "default",
+      columns: defaultColumns,
+      iconSize: defaultIconSize,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (width < NARROW_SHORT_WIDTH_BREAKPOINT) {
+    return {
+      state: "narrowShort",
+      columns: 1,
+      iconSize: NARROW_SHORT_ICON_SIZE,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    state: "short",
+    columns: Math.max(visibleCount, 1),
+    iconSize: SHORT_ICON_SIZE,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/variants/wifi-variant.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/variants/wifi-variant.tsx
index f7af08c59..93657f267 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/variants/wifi-variant.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/variants/wifi-variant.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const WifiVariant = ({
       <>
         <Group gap="xs" wrap="nowrap" mb={titleMargin}>
           <IconWifi style={zoomCompensatedSize(iconSize)} />
-          <Text size="md" fw="bold">
+          <Text size="md" fw="bold" style={{ whiteSpace: "nowrap", flexShrink: 0 }}>
             {t("variants.wifi.name")}
           </Text>
         </Group>
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/variants/wired-variant.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/variants/wired-variant.tsx
index 25b32f73c..cb5db36cd 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/variants/wired-variant.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/network-controller/network-status/variants/wired-variant.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const WiredVariant = ({
       <>
         <Group gap="xs" wrap="nowrap" mb={titleMargin}>
           <IconNetwork style={zoomCompensatedSize(iconSize)} />
-          <Text size="md" fw="bold">
+          <Text size="md" fw="bold" style={{ whiteSpace: "nowrap", flexShrink: 0 }}>
             {t("variants.wired.name")}
           </Text>
         </Group>
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/component.module.css b/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/component.module.css
index 3a677e9ca..033d57420 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/component.module.css
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/component.module.css
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+.rootShort {
+  padding: 4px;
+  gap: 2px;
+}
+
 .hero {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -88,6 +93,10 @@
   align-content: stretch;
 }
 
+.gridShort {
+  gap: 2px;
+}
+
 .statTile {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -102,6 +111,17 @@
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+.statTileShort {
+  gap: 2px;
+  padding: 3px;
+}
+
+.statTileNarrowShort {
+  flex-direction: row;
+  gap: 2px;
+  padding: 1px 3px;
+}
+
 .statIcon {
   color: var(--mantine-color-dimmed);
   flex-shrink: 0;
@@ -109,6 +129,7 @@
 }
 
 .statLabel {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
   font-size: clamp(
     calc(8px * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1)),
     calc(2.5cqi * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1)),
@@ -123,7 +144,20 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.statLabelShort {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 1px;
+  height: 1px;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: -1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  border: 0;
+}
+
 .statValue {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
   font-size: clamp(
     calc(13px * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1)),
     calc(5cqi * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1)),
@@ -139,6 +173,15 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.statValueShort {
+  font-size: calc(12px * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1));
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.statValueNarrowShort {
+  font-size: calc(11px * var(--board-canvas-ui-scale, 1));
+}
+
 .emptyState {
   display: flex;
   flex: 1;
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/component.tsx
index c08ccf804..d15b94049 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/paperless-ngx/component.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { clientApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
 import { useI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
 import { zoomCompensatedSize } from "@homarr/ui";
 
+import { getCompactStatLayout } from "../common/compact-stat-layout";
 import { WidgetEmptyState } from "../common/empty-state";
 import type { WidgetComponentProps } from "../definition";
 import classes from "./component.module.css";
@@ -37,6 +38,36 @@ const gridColsByWidth = [
   { minWidth: 0, cols: 1 },
 ] as const;
 
+const rootClassByLayout = {
+  default: "",
+  short: classes.rootShort,
+  narrowShort: classes.rootShort,
+} as const;
+
+const gridClassByLayout = {
+  default: "",
+  short: classes.gridShort,
+  narrowShort: classes.gridShort,
+} as const;
+
+const statTileClassByLayout = {
+  default: "",
+  short: classes.statTileShort,
+  narrowShort: `${classes.statTileShort} ${classes.statTileNarrowShort}`,
+} as const;
+
+const statLabelClassByLayout = {
+  default: "",
+  short: classes.statLabelShort,
+  narrowShort: classes.statLabelShort,
+} as const;
+
+const statValueClassByLayout = {
+  default: "",
+  short: classes.statValueShort,
+  narrowShort: `${classes.statValueShort} ${classes.statValueNarrowShort}`,
+} as const;
+
 const ringSizeByWidth = [
   { minWidth: 400, size: 88 },
   { minWidth: 320, size: 72 },
@@ -75,6 +106,7 @@ export default function PaperlessNgxWidget({
   integrationIds,
   options,
   width,
+  height,
   displayScale = 1,
   displayMode = "compact",
 }: WidgetComponentProps<"paperlessNgx">) {
@@ -118,12 +150,21 @@ export default function PaperlessNgxWidget({
     .filter((statKey) => !(showHero && gridHiddenWhenHeroShown.has(statKey)));
 
   let responsiveWidth = width;
+  let responsiveHeight = height;
   if (displayMode === "compact" && Number.isFinite(displayScale) && displayScale > 0) {
     responsiveWidth *= displayScale;
+    responsiveHeight *= displayScale;
   }
-  const gridCols = getGridCols(responsiveWidth);
+  const advanced = displayMode === "advanced";
+  const layout = getCompactStatLayout({
+    width: responsiveWidth,
+    height: responsiveHeight,
+    visibleCount: visibleStatKeys.length,
+    compactDisplay: !advanced,
+    defaultColumns: getGridCols(responsiveWidth),
+    defaultIconSize: getIconSize(responsiveWidth),
+  });
   const ringSize = getRingSize(responsiveWidth);
-  const iconSize = getIconSize(responsiveWidth);
   const ringLabelSize = getRingLabelSize(ringSize);
   const hasContent = showHero || visibleStatKeys.length > 0;
 
@@ -166,7 +207,7 @@ export default function PaperlessNgxWidget({
   } as const;
 
   return (
-    <div className={classes.root}>
+    <div className={`${classes.root} ${rootClassByLayout[layout.state]}`}>
       {showHero && (
         <div className={`${classes.hero} ${heroLayoutClass} ${heroRingClass}`}>
           {visibleHeroParts.map(([partKey]) => (
@@ -184,14 +225,19 @@ export default function PaperlessNgxWidget({
       )}
 
       {visibleStatKeys.length > 0 && (
-        <div className={classes.grid} style={{ "--stat-cols": gridCols } as CSSProperties}>
+        <div
+          className={`${classes.grid} ${gridClassByLayout[layout.state]}`}
+          style={{ "--stat-cols": layout.columns } as CSSProperties}
+        >
           {visibleStatKeys.map((statKey) => {
             const Icon = statIcons[statKey];
             return (
-              <div key={statKey} className={classes.statTile}>
-                <Icon className={classes.statIcon} style={zoomCompensatedSize(iconSize)} stroke={1.5} />
-                <span className={classes.statValue}>{statValues[statKey]}</span>
-                <span className={classes.statLabel}>{t(statKey)}</span>
+              <div key={statKey} className={`${classes.statTile} ${statTileClassByLayout[layout.state]}`}>
+                <Icon className={classes.statIcon} style={zoomCompensatedSize(layout.iconSize)} stroke={1.5} />
+                <span className={`${classes.statValue} ${statValueClassByLayout[layout.state]}`}>
+                  {statValues[statKey]}
+                </span>
+                <span className={`${classes.statLabel} ${statLabelClassByLayout[layout.state]}`}>{t(statKey)}</span>
               </div>
             );
           })}