diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/project-list-lumiere.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/project-list-lumiere.tsx
index 94bdfa7274..3f77935149 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/project-list-lumiere.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/project-list-lumiere.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ import { DownloadProjectButtonTooltip } from './table/cells/action-buttons/downl
 import { CompileAndDownloadProjectPDFButtonTooltip } from './table/cells/action-buttons/compile-and-download-project-pdf-button'
 import { ArchiveProjectButtonTooltip } from './table/cells/action-buttons/archive-project-button'
 import { TrashProjectButtonTooltip } from './table/cells/action-buttons/trash-project-button'
+import FormatCell from './table/cells/format-cell'
+import OwnerCell from './table/cells/owner-cell'
+import LastUpdatedCell from './table/cells/last-updated-cell'
+import ActionsCell from './table/cells/actions-cell'
+import InlineTags from './table/cells/inline-tags'
 
 // ── Tile zoom ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -176,6 +181,44 @@ const ProjectCard = memo(function ProjectCard({
   )
 })
 
+// ── XS compact row (reuses classic table cell components for full detail) ─────
+
+const ProjectCardCompact = memo(function ProjectCardCompact({
+  project,
+}: {
+  project: Project
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="lumiere-compact-row">
+      <div className="lumiere-compact-checkbox">
+        <ProjectCheckbox projectId={project.id} projectName={project.name} />
+      </div>
+      <div className="lumiere-compact-name-cell">
+        <a
+          href={`/project/${project.id}`}
+          className="lumiere-compact-name"
+          translate="no"
+        >
+          {project.name}
+        </a>
+        <InlineTags projectId={project.id} />
+      </div>
+      <div className="lumiere-compact-format">
+        <FormatCell project={project} />
+      </div>
+      <div className="lumiere-compact-owner" translate="no">
+        <OwnerCell project={project} />
+      </div>
+      <div className="lumiere-compact-date">
+        <LastUpdatedCell project={project} />
+      </div>
+      <div className="lumiere-compact-actions">
+        <ActionsCell project={project} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+})
+
 export function ProjectListLumiere() {
   const navbarProps = getMeta('ol-navbar')
   const footerProps = getMeta('ol-footer')
@@ -309,9 +352,13 @@ export function ProjectListLumiere() {
                   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-assertions
                   style={cardScale === 0 ? {} : ({ '--lum-card-scale': cardScale } as React.CSSProperties)}
                 >
-                  {visibleProjects.map(project => (
-                    <ProjectCard key={project.id} project={project} />
-                  ))}
+                  {visibleProjects.map(project =>
+                    cardScale === 0 ? (
+                      <ProjectCardCompact key={project.id} project={project} />
+                    ) : (
+                      <ProjectCard key={project.id} project={project} />
+                    )
+                  )}
                 </div>
               )}
               <LoadMore />
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-lumiere.scss b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-lumiere.scss
index 12502f1c24..763d33ca0d 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-lumiere.scss
+++ b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-lumiere.scss
@@ -732,87 +732,112 @@ $lum-noise: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' wi
 
   // ── XS compact list view ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
   // Activated via .lumiere-card-grid--compact (cardScale === 0).
-  // Cards become flat rows; thumbnail is hidden; only name, badge, owner,
-  // date, and action strip remain.
+  // Uses ProjectCardCompact which reuses the classic table cell components
+  // (FormatCell, OwnerCell, LastUpdatedCell, ActionsCell) laid out in a
+  // CSS Grid so every row aligns like a proper table.
 
   .lumiere-card-grid--compact {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    gap: 0.3rem;
+    gap: 0.25rem;
     margin-top: 0.5rem;
+  }
 
-    // Card row — horizontal instead of vertical
-    .lumiere-card {
-      flex-direction: row;
+  .lumiere-compact-row {
+    display: grid;
+    // checkbox | name+tags | format | owner | date | actions
+    grid-template-columns: 28px 1fr 70px 130px 160px auto;
+    align-items: center;
+    column-gap: 0.85rem;
+    padding: 0.45rem 0.75rem;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
+    border-radius: 7px;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+    transition: background-color 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
+
+    &:hover {
+      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
+      box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
+    }
+  }
+
+  .lumiere-compact-checkbox {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+
+    input[type='checkbox'] {
+      width: 16px;
+      height: 16px;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      accent-color: $lum-teal;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .lumiere-compact-name-cell {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.4rem;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    min-width: 0;
+  }
+
+  .lumiere-compact-name {
+    font-size: 0.875rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: $lum-text;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus {
+      color: $lum-teal;
+      text-decoration: none;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .lumiere-compact-owner {
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    color: $lum-text-sub;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .lumiere-compact-date {
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    color: $lum-text-muted;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .lumiere-compact-actions {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 1px;
+
+    .action-btn {
+      color: $lum-text-muted !important;
+      border-radius: 6px !important;
+      opacity: 0;
+      transition: opacity 0.12s ease, color 0.12s ease, background-color 0.12s ease;
 
       &:hover,
-      &:focus-within {
-        transform: none;
-        box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
+      &:focus {
+        color: $lum-teal !important;
+        background: rgba($lum-teal, 0.09) !important;
       }
     }
+  }
 
-    // Checkbox: vertically centered in the row
-    .lumiere-card-checkbox {
-      top: 50%;
-      transform: translateY(-50%);
-    }
-
-    // Link area fills the row, items laid out horizontally
-    .lumiere-card-link {
-      flex-direction: row;
-      align-items: center;
-      padding: 0.45rem 0.75rem 0.45rem 2.2rem;
-      gap: 0.65rem;
-    }
-
-    // Hide the preview thumbnail
-    .lumiere-card-thumb {
-      display: none;
-    }
-
-    // Body becomes a horizontal strip
-    .lumiere-card-body {
-      flex-direction: row;
-      align-items: center;
-      gap: 0.65rem;
-      padding: 0;
-      flex: 1;
-      min-width: 0;
-    }
-
-    // Name stretches to fill remaining space, single line
-    .lumiere-card-name {
-      flex: 1;
-      min-width: 0;
-      font-size: 0.85rem;
-      -webkit-line-clamp: 1;
-    }
-
-    // More room for the owner label in list mode
-    .lumiere-card-owner {
-      max-width: 160px;
-    }
-
-    // Date sits inline, no top margin
-    .lumiere-card-date {
-      margin-top: 0;
-      flex-shrink: 0;
-    }
-
-    // Actions: vertical strip on the right, border-left instead of border-top
-    .lumiere-card-actions {
-      border-top: none;
-      border-left: 1px solid rgba($lum-teal, 0.10);
-      flex-direction: row;
-      align-self: stretch;
-      align-items: center;
-      padding: 0.25rem 0.4rem;
-
-      .action-btn {
-        padding: 3px !important;
-      }
-    }
+  .lumiere-compact-row:hover .lumiere-compact-actions .action-btn,
+  .lumiere-compact-row:focus-within .lumiere-compact-actions .action-btn {
+    opacity: 1;
   }
 
   // ── Selection bar — tool buttons ──────────────────────────────────────────