diff --git a/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts b/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
index 4753af0f6..3261a03dc 100644
--- a/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
+++ b/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import {
 import { WorkerClient } from "../core/worker/WorkerClient";
 import { getPersistentID } from "./Auth";
 import {
-  AlternateViewEvent,
   AutoUpgradeEvent,
   DoBoatAttackEvent,
   DoBreakAllianceEvent,
@@ -473,11 +472,6 @@ async function createClientGame(
       (e) => applyDayNightMode((e as CustomEvent<string>).detail === "true"),
     );
 
-    // Space-hold (and the settings-modal toggle) drives the affiliation
-    // recolor. InputHandler emits AlternateViewEvent; the WebGL view needs
-    // setAltView called to switch passes into alt mode.
-    eventBus.on(AlternateViewEvent, (e) => view.setAltView(e.alternateView));
-
     view.setShowPatterns(userSettings.territoryPatterns());
     globalThis.addEventListener(
       `${USER_SETTINGS_CHANGED_EVENT}:settings.territoryPatterns`,
diff --git a/src/client/controllers/ViewModeController.ts b/src/client/controllers/ViewModeController.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ffa021fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/controllers/ViewModeController.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * ViewModeController — forwards map view-mode toggles to the WebGL view.
+ *
+ * - AlternateViewEvent: space-hold (and the settings-modal toggle) drives the
+ *   affiliation recolor + grid overlay + hides names.
+ * - ToggleCoordinateGridEvent: persistent coordinate-grid toggle (M keybind);
+ *   grid shows but names stay visible.
+ */
+
+import { EventBus } from "../../core/EventBus";
+import { Controller } from "../Controller";
+import { AlternateViewEvent, ToggleCoordinateGridEvent } from "../InputHandler";
+import { GameView as WebGLGameView } from "../render/gl";
+
+export class ViewModeController implements Controller {
+  constructor(
+    private eventBus: EventBus,
+    private view: WebGLGameView,
+  ) {}
+
+  init() {
+    this.eventBus.on(AlternateViewEvent, (e) =>
+      this.view.setAltView(e.alternateView),
+    );
+    this.eventBus.on(ToggleCoordinateGridEvent, (e) =>
+      this.view.setGridView(e.enabled),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/client/hud/GameRenderer.ts b/src/client/hud/GameRenderer.ts
index 4dc2595e6..aa5bf7e87 100644
--- a/src/client/hud/GameRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/client/hud/GameRenderer.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { UIState } from "../UIState";
 import { BuildPreviewController } from "../controllers/BuildPreviewController";
 import { HoverHighlightController } from "../controllers/HoverHighlightController";
 import { StructureHighlightController } from "../controllers/StructureHighlightController";
+import { ViewModeController } from "../controllers/ViewModeController";
 import { WarshipSelectionController } from "../controllers/WarshipSelectionController";
 import { GameView as WebGLGameView } from "../render/gl";
 import { FrameProfiler } from "./FrameProfiler";
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ export function createRenderer(
     ),
     new HoverHighlightController(game, eventBus, transformHandler, view),
     new StructureHighlightController(eventBus, view),
+    new ViewModeController(eventBus, view),
     new AttackingTroopsOverlay(game, transformHandler, eventBus, userSettings),
     eventsDisplay,
     actionableEvents,
diff --git a/src/client/render/gl/GameView.ts b/src/client/render/gl/GameView.ts
index 6d6e805cf..3a84a2a95 100644
--- a/src/client/render/gl/GameView.ts
+++ b/src/client/render/gl/GameView.ts
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ export class GameView {
   setAltView(active: boolean): void {
     this.renderer?.setAltView(active);
   }
+  setGridView(active: boolean): void {
+    this.renderer?.setGridView(active);
+  }
   setShowPatterns(active: boolean): void {
     this.renderer?.setShowPatterns(active);
   }
diff --git a/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts b/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts
index 33db1a4eb..b9a01518e 100644
--- a/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts
+++ b/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts
@@ -1176,8 +1176,10 @@ export class GPURenderer {
     this.worldTextPass.tick();
     this.worldTextPass.draw(cam, zoom);
 
-    if (this.gridView) this.coordinateGridPass.draw(cam, zoom);
-    if (pe.name && !this.gridView)
+    // Grid shows on either trigger; names hide only under alt-view (space
+    // hold), not under the persistent M-key gridView toggle.
+    if (this.gridView || this.altView) this.coordinateGridPass.draw(cam, zoom);
+    if (pe.name && !this.altView)
       this.namePass.draw(cam, this.nightCompositePass.getAmbient());
 
     this.radialMenuPass.draw();
diff --git a/src/client/render/gl/render-settings.json b/src/client/render/gl/render-settings.json
index cd088f21f..6efae7d03 100644
--- a/src/client/render/gl/render-settings.json
+++ b/src/client/render/gl/render-settings.json
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
     "gradientSolidEnd": 0.1
   },
   "altView": {
-    "gridFontSize": 16,
+    "gridFontSize": 24,
     "recolorStructures": true
   },
   "tileDrip": {