diff --git a/web/e2e/pane-full-page-host.spec.ts b/web/e2e/pane-full-page-host.spec.ts
index 0f690b8b..02115550 100644
--- a/web/e2e/pane-full-page-host.spec.ts
+++ b/web/e2e/pane-full-page-host.spec.ts
@@ -339,6 +339,56 @@ test.describe('full-page pane host (PLAN-2154 Phase 2 / TASK-2174)', () => {
 		await expect.poll(handleDisplay, { timeout: 3000 }).not.toBe('none');
 	});
 
+	test('the Rich/Markdown mode toggle renders on the peeking side and flips in ONE gesture (BUG-2263 follow-up)', async ({
+		page,
+		fixture,
+		request,
+	}) => {
+		await page.setViewportSize(DESKTOP);
+		await browserLogin(page);
+
+		const master = await seedDocWithContent(fixture, request, 'FP mode-toggle master', 'Master body paragraph.');
+		const related = await seedDoc(fixture, request, 'FP mode-toggle related');
+		await seedRelatedLink(fixture, request, master.slug, related.id);
+		const relatedRef = await itemRef(fixture, request, related.slug);
+
+		await page.goto(fullPageUrl(fixture, master.slug));
+		const masterCol = page.locator('.item-page-host > .item-page');
+		const masterEditor = masterCol.locator('.editor-wrapper .ProseMirror');
+		const masterToggle = masterCol.locator('.editor-mode-toggle');
+		await expect(masterEditor).toHaveAttribute('contenteditable', 'true');
+		await expect(masterToggle).toBeVisible();
+
+		// Open the pane → the master stays active (DR-2); the pane is a read-only
+		// preview. NEW (BUG-2263 follow-up): the peeking PANE shows the mode toggle —
+		// previously it was hidden on the peeking side.
+		await page
+			.locator('.relationship-group', { hasText: 'Related' })
+			.locator('a.link-target', { hasText: 'FP mode-toggle related' })
+			.click();
+		const pane = page.locator('.item-pane');
+		await expect(pane).toBeVisible();
+		await expect.poll(() => openItemParam(page)).toBe(relatedRef);
+		const paneEditor = pane.locator('.editor-wrapper .ProseMirror');
+		await expect(pane.locator('.editor-mode-toggle')).toBeVisible();
+		await expect(paneEditor).toHaveAttribute('contenteditable', 'false');
+
+		// Click into the pane → the MASTER becomes the peeking side; its toggle stays.
+		await paneEditor.click();
+		await expect(masterEditor).toHaveAttribute('contenteditable', 'false');
+		await expect(masterToggle).toBeVisible();
+
+		// ONE GESTURE: click the peeking master's "Markdown" button. Its onclick bails
+		// on `if (peeking) return`, so a successful flip PROVES the pointerdown
+		// activator un-peeked the master FIRST, in the same gesture.
+		await masterCol.locator('.editor-mode-toggle .mode-btn', { hasText: 'Markdown' }).click();
+		await expect(masterCol.locator('.editor-mode-toggle .mode-btn', { hasText: 'Markdown' })).toHaveClass(/active/);
+		// Master is now in raw markdown mode: the ProseMirror unmounted, and the pane
+		// is the frozen side — exactly one typeable editor throughout.
+		await expect(masterEditor).toHaveCount(0);
+		await expect(paneEditor).toHaveAttribute('contenteditable', 'false');
+	});
+
 	test('a cold-loaded `?item=<the master itself>` is stripped — never mounts a pane on the master', async ({
 		page,
 		fixture,
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/items/ItemDetail.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/items/ItemDetail.svelte
index b617ef1a..79efbfcf 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/items/ItemDetail.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/items/ItemDetail.svelte
@@ -4235,12 +4235,14 @@
 			     Editor, EditorBubbleMenu, provider, collabKey and SSE stay
 			     persistent across an A→B item switch (the no-{#key} perf premise). -->
 			<div class="content-panel">
-				<!-- Master-freeze (TASK-2172): the Rich⇄Markdown toggle is a
-				     provider-LIFECYCLE control — switching to Markdown flushes,
-				     sets rawMode, nulls collabKey and DESTROYS the retained
-				     provider (violating retain-alive). Hide it entirely while
-				     peeking; the onclick guards below are belt-and-suspenders. -->
-				{#if !peeking}
+				<!-- BUG-2263 invisible freeze: the Rich⇄Markdown toggle renders on
+				     BOTH sides. It IS a provider-LIFECYCLE control (Markdown flushes,
+				     nulls collabKey, DESTROYS the retained provider), but a click
+				     activates THIS side first (pointerdown → activePane flip →
+				     peeking=false) before the flip runs, so the teardown only ever
+				     happens on the now-ACTIVE side — never while peeking. The onclick
+				     `peeking` guards below stay as the backstop for a re-peek DURING the
+				     async flush (e.g. the user clicks the other side mid-flip). -->
 				<div class="editor-mode-toggle">
 					<button
 						class="mode-btn"
@@ -4435,7 +4437,6 @@
 						title="Raw markdown editor"
 					>Markdown</button>
 				</div>
-				{/if}
 				{#if rawMode}
 					{#key item.id}
 						<!-- Master-freeze (TASK-2172, HT-2176 Option A): a peeking
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/items/masterFreeze/FreezeProbe.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/items/masterFreeze/FreezeProbe.svelte
index f7b72575..3d2fb982 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/items/masterFreeze/FreezeProbe.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/items/masterFreeze/FreezeProbe.svelte
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@
 <div data-testid="child-frozen">{false}</div>
 <div data-testid="timeline-frozen">{false}</div>
 
-<!-- The Rich⇄Markdown mode toggle is a provider-LIFECYCLE control (switching to
-     Markdown destroys the retained collab provider), so it stays hidden on the
-     passive preview (`!peeking`); it reappears the instant you click in (which
-     you must do to edit content anyway). The one accepted visible exception. -->
-{#if !peeking}
-	<button data-testid="mode-toggle">Rich / Markdown</button>
-{/if}
+<!-- The Rich⇄Markdown mode toggle now renders on BOTH sides (BUG-2263 follow-up).
+     It IS a provider-LIFECYCLE control (Markdown destroys the retained provider),
+     but a click activates THIS side first (pointerdown → peeking=false) before the
+     guarded flip runs, so the teardown only ever happens on the now-active side. So
+     it renders unconditionally like the other invisible-freeze surfaces; the flip's
+     `if (peeking) return` onclick guards are the backstop for a re-peek mid-flush. -->
+<button data-testid="mode-toggle">Rich / Markdown</button>
 
 <!-- REST mutation UI — gated on `canEdit` alone, present on both sides. -->
 {#if canEdit}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/items/masterFreeze/masterFreeze.svelte.test.ts b/web/src/lib/components/items/masterFreeze/masterFreeze.svelte.test.ts
index df73df07..2ea2121c 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/items/masterFreeze/masterFreeze.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/items/masterFreeze/masterFreeze.svelte.test.ts
@@ -76,11 +76,14 @@ describe('invisible master/pane freeze wiring (BUG-2263)', () => {
 		expect(text(r, 'mutationsEnabled')).toBe('false');
 
 		// CONTENT bucket — frozen: the editor is not typeable, the raw editor is
-		// read-only, the bubble/link chrome + provider-lifecycle mode toggle hide.
+		// read-only, and the selection bubble/link chrome is gone (it only appears on
+		// a selection, which requires activation).
 		expect(text(r, 'editor-editable')).toBe('false');
 		expect(text(r, 'raw-readonly')).toBe('true');
 		expect(present(r, 'editor-mutation-ui')).toBe(false);
-		expect(present(r, 'mode-toggle')).toBe(false);
+		// The Rich/Markdown toggle now renders on the peeking side too (BUG-2263
+		// follow-up): a click activates the side before the guarded provider flip.
+		expect(present(r, 'mode-toggle')).toBe(true);
 
 		// REST bucket — INVISIBLE: fields interactive, children/timeline not frozen.
 		expect(text(r, 'field-readonly')).toBe('false');
@@ -112,7 +115,9 @@ describe('invisible master/pane freeze wiring (BUG-2263)', () => {
 		const r = render({ canEdit: true, peeking: false });
 
 		expect(text(r, 'mutationsEnabled')).toBe('true');
-		// Content surfaces are the ONLY difference from the peeking case.
+		// The editor's own state (typeable, raw not read-only) + its selection chrome
+		// are the ONLY differences from the peeking case. The mode toggle now renders
+		// in BOTH states (asserted true here and in the peeking case above).
 		expect(text(r, 'editor-editable')).toBe('true');
 		expect(text(r, 'raw-readonly')).toBe('false');
 		expect(present(r, 'editor-mutation-ui')).toBe(true);