diff --git a/packages/web/src/theme/ProgramExample/TraceDrawer.css b/packages/web/src/theme/ProgramExample/TraceDrawer.css
index 9f36d24c0..b3d017cde 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/theme/ProgramExample/TraceDrawer.css
+++ b/packages/web/src/theme/ProgramExample/TraceDrawer.css
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 .trace-drawer-layout {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  /* Fill the drawer height so both columns stretch full-height instead
+   * of collapsing to content height (which left dead space below). */
+  grid-template-rows: minmax(0, 1fr);
   height: 100%;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
@@ -204,11 +207,17 @@
   border-left: 3px solid var(--ifm-color-danger);
 }
 
-/* Trace panels */
+/* Trace panels - this row grows to fill the drawer's height */
 .trace-panels {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
-  flex: 1;
+  /* Explicit full-height row: without this the single implicit grid row
+   * is auto-sized to content, so the panels stay at content height (the
+   * instructions list looked "fixed height" with dead space below) even
+   * though .trace-panels itself flex-grows. The row must fill the grid. */
+  grid-template-rows: minmax(0, 1fr);
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-height: 0;
   overflow: hidden;
   gap: 1px;
   background: var(--ifm-color-emphasis-200);
@@ -217,6 +226,37 @@
 .trace-panel {
   background: var(--ifm-background-color);
   overflow: auto;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+/* Instructions panel: fixed header, internally scrolling list.
+ *
+ * These selectors are scoped with `.trace-panel` on purpose. The class
+ * names `.opcodes-panel` / `.opcode-list` are also used by the sibling
+ * TraceViewer component, whose global stylesheet caps them with
+ * `min-height: 200px; max-height: 300px`. Docusaurus theme CSS is not
+ * module-scoped, so those caps leak onto this drawer and pin the
+ * instructions list to a fixed height. The `.trace-panel.opcodes-panel`
+ * selector (specificity 0,2,0) outranks the leaked `.opcodes-panel`
+ * (0,1,0), and `max-height: none` / `min-height: 0` remove the cap so
+ * the panel grows to fill its grid cell with the list scrolling inside. */
+.trace-panel.opcodes-panel {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  min-height: 0;
+  max-height: none;
+}
+
+.trace-panel.opcodes-panel .panel-header {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.trace-panel.opcodes-panel .opcode-list {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-height: 0;
+  max-height: none;
+  overflow: auto;
 }
 
 .panel-header {
@@ -297,11 +337,62 @@
   color: var(--ifm-color-content);
 }
 
-.opcode-ellipsis {
-  padding: 4px 12px;
+/* Instruction object footer - constant height, scrolls internally */
+.instruction-object-panel {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--ifm-color-emphasis-200);
+  background: var(--ifm-background-color);
+}
+
+.instruction-object-header {
+  position: static;
+  text-transform: none;
+  letter-spacing: normal;
+}
+
+.instruction-object-toggle {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  margin: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+.instruction-object-toggle input {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.instruction-object-toggle code {
   font-size: 11px;
-  color: var(--ifm-color-content-secondary);
+}
+
+.instruction-object-body {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+  max-height: 180px;
+  overflow: auto;
+}
+
+.instruction-object-json {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  font-family: var(--ifm-font-family-monospace);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  white-space: pre;
+  color: var(--ifm-color-content);
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.instruction-object-empty {
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  font-size: 12px;
   font-style: italic;
+  color: var(--ifm-color-content-secondary);
 }
 
 /* Stack display */
@@ -409,6 +500,6 @@
 
   .trace-panels {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-    grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr;
+    grid-template-rows: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/theme/ProgramExample/TraceDrawer.tsx b/packages/web/src/theme/ProgramExample/TraceDrawer.tsx
index cd9b37416..488ff6850 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/theme/ProgramExample/TraceDrawer.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/theme/ProgramExample/TraceDrawer.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function TraceDrawerContent(): JSX.Element {
   const [isTracing, setIsTracing] = useState(false);
   const [traceError, setTraceError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [storage, setStorage] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const [showInstructionObject, setShowInstructionObject] = useState(false);
 
   // Build PC -> instruction map for source highlighting
   const pcToInstruction = useMemo(() => {
@@ -105,6 +106,17 @@ function TraceDrawerContent(): JSX.Element {
     return extractCallInfo(instruction.debug.context);
   }, [trace, currentStep, pcToInstruction]);
 
+  // Build the ethdebug/format instruction object for the current step
+  const currentFormatInstruction = useMemo(() => {
+    if (trace.length === 0 || currentStep >= trace.length) return undefined;
+
+    const step = trace[currentStep];
+    const instruction = pcToInstruction.get(step.pc);
+    if (!instruction) return undefined;
+
+    return toFormatInstruction(instruction, step.pc);
+  }, [trace, currentStep, pcToInstruction]);
+
   // Build call stack by scanning invoke/return/revert up to
   // current step
   const callStack = useMemo(() => {
@@ -576,6 +588,36 @@ function TraceDrawerContent(): JSX.Element {
                   )}
                 </div>
               </div>
+
+              <div className="instruction-object-panel">
+                <div className="panel-header instruction-object-header">
+                  <label className="instruction-object-toggle">
+                    <input
+                      type="checkbox"
+                      checked={showInstructionObject}
+                      onChange={(e) =>
+                        setShowInstructionObject(e.target.checked)
+                      }
+                    />
+                    <span>
+                      <code>ethdebug/format/instruction</code> object
+                    </span>
+                  </label>
+                </div>
+                {showInstructionObject && (
+                  <div className="instruction-object-body">
+                    {currentFormatInstruction ? (
+                      <pre className="instruction-object-json">
+                        {JSON.stringify(currentFormatInstruction, null, 2)}
+                      </pre>
+                    ) : (
+                      <div className="instruction-object-empty">
+                        No instruction data for this step.
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
             </div>
           )}
         </div>
@@ -595,21 +637,22 @@ function OpcodeList({
   currentStep,
   onStepClick,
 }: OpcodeListProps): JSX.Element {
-  // Show a window around the current step
-  const windowSize = 8;
-  const start = Math.max(0, currentStep - windowSize);
-  const end = Math.min(trace.length, currentStep + windowSize + 1);
-  const visibleSteps = trace.slice(start, end);
+  // Render the full instruction list; the panel scrolls internally.
+  // Keep the active step scrolled into view as the trace advances.
+  const activeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    activeRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ block: "nearest" });
+  }, [currentStep]);
 
   return (
     <div className="opcode-list">
-      {start > 0 && <div className="opcode-ellipsis">... {start} above</div>}
-      {visibleSteps.map((step, i) => {
-        const index = start + i;
+      {trace.map((step, index) => {
         const isActive = index === currentStep;
         return (
           <div
             key={index}
+            ref={isActive ? activeRef : undefined}
             className={`opcode-item ${isActive ? "active" : ""}`}
             onClick={() => onStepClick(index)}
           >
@@ -621,9 +664,6 @@ function OpcodeList({
           </div>
         );
       })}
-      {end < trace.length && (
-        <div className="opcode-ellipsis">... {trace.length - end} below</div>
-      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -673,6 +713,41 @@ function StorageDisplay({ storage }: StorageDisplayProps): JSX.Element {
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Convert an Evm.Instruction into an ethdebug/format/instruction object
+ * for display (offset, operation, context). Mirrors the compiler's
+ * program-builder so the drawer shows the canonical format shape.
+ */
+function toFormatInstruction(
+  instruction: Evm.Instruction,
+  offset: number,
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const result: Record<string, unknown> = { offset };
+
+  if (instruction.mnemonic) {
+    const operation: Record<string, unknown> = {
+      mnemonic: instruction.mnemonic,
+    };
+
+    if (instruction.immediates && instruction.immediates.length > 0) {
+      operation.arguments = [
+        "0x" +
+          instruction.immediates
+            .map((b) => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0"))
+            .join(""),
+      ];
+    }
+
+    result.operation = operation;
+  }
+
+  if (instruction.debug?.context) {
+    result.context = instruction.debug.context;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 function formatBigInt(value: bigint): string {
   const hex = value.toString(16);
   if (hex.length <= 8) {