diff --git a/packages/studio/src/player/components/Timeline.tsx b/packages/studio/src/player/components/Timeline.tsx
index 5b26dae89..92040c67b 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/player/components/Timeline.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/player/components/Timeline.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { buildStackingTimelineLayers, insertPreviewTrackOrder } from "./timeline
 import { getTimelineLayerGroupHeaderTotalHeight } from "./TimelineLayerGroupHeader";
 import {
   GUTTER,
-  generateTicks,
+  generateVisibleTicks,
   getTimelineCanvasHeight,
   shouldShowTimelineShortcutHint,
   computeTimelineBasisDuration,
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ export const Timeline = memo(function Timeline({
   });
 
   const { major, minor } = useMemo(
-    () => generateTicks(effectiveDuration, pps),
-    [effectiveDuration, pps],
+    () => generateVisibleTicks(effectiveDuration, pps, viewportWidth, GUTTER),
+    [effectiveDuration, pps, viewportWidth],
   );
   const majorTickInterval = major.length >= 2 ? major[1] - major[0] : effectiveDuration;
 
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/player/components/timelineLayout.ts b/packages/studio/src/player/components/timelineLayout.ts
index 69f372cb6..d2ecaabed 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/player/components/timelineLayout.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/player/components/timelineLayout.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,22 @@ export function generateTicks(
   return { major, minor };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Ticks spanning the full visible ruler width, not just the composition, so a
+ * zoomed-out ruler stays filled with labels instead of ending mid-panel. The
+ * major/minor interval is driven by pixelsPerSecond (pixel spacing), so widening
+ * the range keeps spacing identical — it only adds ticks past the content end.
+ */
+export function generateVisibleTicks(
+  effectiveDuration: number,
+  pixelsPerSecond: number,
+  viewportWidth: number,
+  gutter: number,
+): { major: number[]; minor: number[] } {
+  const visible = viewportWidth > gutter ? (viewportWidth - gutter) / pixelsPerSecond : 0;
+  return generateTicks(Math.max(effectiveDuration, visible), pixelsPerSecond);
+}
+
 export function formatTimelineTickLabel(time: number, duration: number, majorInterval: number) {
   if (!Number.isFinite(time)) return "0:00";
   const safeTime = Math.max(0, time);