diff --git a/packages/views/modals/create-issue-dialog.tsx b/packages/views/modals/create-issue-dialog.tsx
index 8d6db84cb..58a0ca8cc 100644
--- a/packages/views/modals/create-issue-dialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/modals/create-issue-dialog.tsx
@@ -57,13 +57,17 @@ export function CreateIssueDialog({
       ? cn(
           "p-0 gap-0 flex flex-col overflow-hidden",
           "!top-1/2 !left-1/2 !-translate-x-1/2 !-translate-y-1/2",
-          // Width is capped; height is content-driven up to 80vh so a
-          // pasted screenshot can't push the dialog past the viewport
-          // (the inner editor area scrolls instead).
-          "!max-w-xl !w-full !max-h-[80vh]",
           // Smooth size transition when switching modes — the manual mode
           // uses the same easing.
           "!transition-all !duration-300 !ease-out",
+          // Expanded matches manual's expanded footprint so toggling expand
+          // mid-flow (or after a mode switch) lands the user on the same
+          // visual size. Collapsed keeps the slim, content-driven default
+          // — pasted screenshots still scroll inside instead of pushing the
+          // dialog past the viewport.
+          isExpanded
+            ? "!max-w-4xl !w-full !h-5/6"
+            : "!max-w-xl !w-full !max-h-[80vh]",
         )
       : manualDialogContentClass(isExpanded, backlogHintIssueId);
 
@@ -79,6 +83,8 @@ export function CreateIssueDialog({
             onClose={onClose}
             onSwitchMode={switchTo("manual")}
             data={panelData}
+            isExpanded={isExpanded}
+            setIsExpanded={setIsExpanded}
           />
         ) : (
           <ManualCreatePanel
diff --git a/packages/views/modals/quick-create-issue.test.tsx b/packages/views/modals/quick-create-issue.test.tsx
index ee466f39e..bf34eb2bc 100644
--- a/packages/views/modals/quick-create-issue.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/modals/quick-create-issue.test.tsx
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ describe("AgentCreatePanel", () => {
   });
 
   it("loads the persisted prompt draft when no transient prompt is provided", () => {
-    renderPanel({ onClose: vi.fn() });
+    renderPanel({ onClose: vi.fn(), isExpanded: false, setIsExpanded: vi.fn() });
 
     expect(
       screen.getByPlaceholderText(
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ describe("AgentCreatePanel", () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     const onClose = vi.fn();
 
-    renderPanel({ onClose });
+    renderPanel({ onClose, isExpanded: false, setIsExpanded: vi.fn() });
 
     const editor = screen.getByPlaceholderText(
       'Tell the agent what to do, e.g. "let Bohan fix the inbox loading slowness in the Web project"',
diff --git a/packages/views/modals/quick-create-issue.tsx b/packages/views/modals/quick-create-issue.tsx
index b3faaf84b..523969d6e 100644
--- a/packages/views/modals/quick-create-issue.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/modals/quick-create-issue.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import { ArrowLeftRight, Check, ChevronRight, X as XIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowLeftRight, Check, ChevronRight, Maximize2, Minimize2, X as XIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { DialogTitle } from "@multica/ui/components/ui/dialog";
@@ -55,10 +55,17 @@ export function AgentCreatePanel({
   onClose,
   onSwitchMode,
   data,
+  isExpanded,
+  setIsExpanded,
 }: {
   onClose: () => void;
   onSwitchMode?: () => void;
   data?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+  /** Lifted to the shell so DialogContent's mode-aware className can react —
+   *  same pattern as ManualCreatePanel. Shared across modes so the user's
+   *  expand preference persists when switching between agent and manual. */
+  isExpanded: boolean;
+  setIsExpanded: (v: boolean) => void;
 }) {
   const { t } = useT("modals");
   const workspaceName = useCurrentWorkspace()?.name;
@@ -263,16 +270,27 @@ export function AgentCreatePanel({
           {/* Native `title` instead of Base UI Tooltip — Tooltip opens on
               keyboard focus, and the dialog's focus trap briefly lands focus
               on the first focusable element on mount, causing the tooltip to
-              auto-pop every open. */}
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            onClick={onClose}
-            title={t(($) => $.common.close)}
-            aria-label={t(($) => $.common.close)}
-            className="rounded-sm p-1.5 opacity-70 hover:opacity-100 hover:bg-accent/60 transition-all cursor-pointer"
-          >
-            <XIcon className="size-4" />
-          </button>
+              auto-pop every open. Same workaround applies to expand. */}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setIsExpanded(!isExpanded)}
+              title={isExpanded ? t(($) => $.common.collapse_tooltip) : t(($) => $.common.expand_tooltip)}
+              aria-label={isExpanded ? t(($) => $.common.collapse_tooltip) : t(($) => $.common.expand_tooltip)}
+              className="rounded-sm p-1.5 opacity-70 hover:opacity-100 hover:bg-accent/60 transition-all cursor-pointer"
+            >
+              {isExpanded ? <Minimize2 className="size-4" /> : <Maximize2 className="size-4" />}
+            </button>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={onClose}
+              title={t(($) => $.common.close)}
+              aria-label={t(($) => $.common.close)}
+              className="rounded-sm p-1.5 opacity-70 hover:opacity-100 hover:bg-accent/60 transition-all cursor-pointer"
+            >
+              <XIcon className="size-4" />
+            </button>
+          </div>
         </div>
 
         {/* Agent picker */}