diff --git a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.tsx b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.tsx
index 5d09e66..8a9a6e2 100644
--- a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/Automation2FlowEditor.tsx
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ export const Automation2FlowEditor: React.FC<Automation2FlowEditorProps> = ({ in
       onDeleteSelection: () => flowCanvasRef.current?.deleteSelection(),
       onDuplicateNode: () => flowCanvasRef.current?.duplicateSingleSelection(),
       onToggleConnectionTool: () => flowCanvasRef.current?.toggleConnectionTool(),
+      onArrangeNodes: () => flowCanvasRef.current?.arrangeNodes(),
       onAddCanvasComment: () => flowCanvasRef.current?.addCanvasComment(),
     }),
     [
diff --git a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.tsx b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.tsx
index 5c013bf..aafccbb 100644
--- a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/CanvasHeader.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   HiOutlineDocumentDuplicate,
   HiOutlineArrowLongRight,
   HiOutlineChatBubbleLeftEllipsis,
+  HiOutlineSquares2X2,
 } from 'react-icons/hi2';
 import type { Automation2Workflow, ExecuteGraphResponse, AutoVersion, AutoTemplateScope } from '../../../api/workflowApi';
 import styles from './Automation2FlowEditor.module.css';
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ export interface CanvasHeaderCanvasEditProps {
   onToggleConnectionTool: () => void;
   /** Textnotiz auf die Canvas legen (ohne Workflow-Daten). */
   onAddCanvasComment: () => void;
+  /** Verschachtelte Rasterpfade (4.1 / 4.2 …); Haftnotizen unberührt. */
+  onArrangeNodes: () => void;
 }
 
 interface CanvasHeaderProps {
@@ -525,6 +528,16 @@ export const CanvasHeader: React.FC<CanvasHeaderProps> = ({
           >
             <HiOutlineArrowLongRight size={18} strokeWidth={2} aria-hidden />
           </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className={styles.canvasHeaderGhostIconBtn}
+            disabled={!hasNodes}
+            onClick={canvasEdit.onArrangeNodes}
+            title={t('Knoten im Raster anordnen')}
+            aria-label={t('Knoten im Raster anordnen')}
+          >
+            <HiOutlineSquares2X2 size={18} strokeWidth={2} aria-hidden />
+          </button>
           <button
             type="button"
             className={styles.canvasHeaderGhostIconBtn}
diff --git a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/FlowCanvas.tsx b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/FlowCanvas.tsx
index 511f574..433f85c 100644
--- a/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/FlowCanvas.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FlowEditor/editor/FlowCanvas.tsx
@@ -139,21 +139,232 @@ export type FlowCanvasHandle = {
   toggleConnectionTool: () => void;
   /** Fügt eine bearbeitbare Textnotiz in der Mitte der sichtbaren Canvas ein. */
   addCanvasComment: () => void;
+  /** Raster-Anordnung: verschachtelte Rangpfade (4.1 / 4.2 …); Haftnotizen unberührt. */
+  arrangeNodes: () => void;
 };
 const HANDLE_SIZE = 12;
 const HANDLE_OFFSET = HANDLE_SIZE / 2;
 const LAYOUT_V_GAP = 80;
 const LAYOUT_H_GAP = 60;
 
+/** Kanten-Rücklauf visuell links um die Knoten zur Loop oben. */
+function isLoopFeedbackEdge(c: CanvasConnection, srcNode: CanvasNode, tgtNode: CanvasNode): boolean {
+  if (tgtNode.type !== 'flow.loop' || c.targetHandle !== 0) return false;
+  if (c.sourceId === c.targetId) return true;
+  return srcNode.y > tgtNode.y + 4;
+}
+
+/** Für Layout-Schichtung: Graph ohne Loop-Rückkopplung (Sonst Pflicht-Schichtung senkrecht). */
+function stripLoopFeedbackConnections(nodes: CanvasNode[], connections: CanvasConnection[]): CanvasConnection[] {
+  const byId = new Map(nodes.map((n) => [n.id, n]));
+  return connections.filter((c) => {
+    const src = byId.get(c.sourceId);
+    const tgt = byId.get(c.targetId);
+    if (!src || !tgt) return false;
+    return !isLoopFeedbackEdge(c, src, tgt);
+  });
+}
+
+/** Reihenfolge links→rechts bei Kanten nur zwischen Knoten **dieser** Zeile (DAG/Kahn). */
+function orderRowByIntraRowTopo(row: CanvasNode[], connections: CanvasConnection[]): CanvasNode[] {
+  const idSet = new Set(row.map((n) => n.id));
+  const nodeById = new Map(row.map((n) => [n.id, n]));
+  const inDeg = new Map<string, number>();
+  const outs = new Map<string, string[]>();
+  for (const id of idSet) {
+    inDeg.set(id, 0);
+    outs.set(id, []);
+  }
+  for (const c of connections) {
+    if (!idSet.has(c.sourceId) || !idSet.has(c.targetId)) continue;
+    inDeg.set(c.targetId, (inDeg.get(c.targetId) ?? 0) + 1);
+    outs.get(c.sourceId)!.push(c.targetId);
+  }
+  const ready = row
+    .filter((n) => (inDeg.get(n.id) ?? 0) === 0)
+    .sort((a, b) => (a.x !== b.x ? a.x - b.x : a.id.localeCompare(b.id)));
+  const result: CanvasNode[] = [];
+  const q = [...ready];
+  while (q.length > 0) {
+    q.sort((a, b) => (a.x !== b.x ? a.x - b.x : a.id.localeCompare(b.id)));
+    const n = q.shift()!;
+    result.push(n);
+    for (const t of outs.get(n.id) ?? []) {
+      if (!idSet.has(t)) continue;
+      inDeg.set(t, (inDeg.get(t) ?? 1) - 1);
+      if (inDeg.get(t) === 0) q.push(nodeById.get(t)!);
+    }
+  }
+  const placed = new Set(result.map((r) => r.id));
+  const rest = row.filter((n) => !placed.has(n.id)).sort((a, b) => (a.x !== b.x ? a.x - b.x : a.id.localeCompare(b.id)));
+  return [...result, ...rest];
+}
+
+/** Verschachtelte Rasterposition ``[4,1]``, ``[4,2]``, ``[4,1,1]`` … für Zeilen vs. Spalten. */
+function linearNestedChildPath(p: number[]): number[] {
+  if (p.length === 1) return [p[0] + 1];
+  return [Math.max(...p) + 1];
+}
+
+/** Zweig unter einem linearen Knoten ``[n]`` → ``[n+1,k]``, unter verschachteltem Pfad → ``[…p,k]``. */
+function branchNestedChildPath(p: number[], branchIndex: number): number[] {
+  if (p.length === 1) return [p[0] + 1, branchIndex];
+  return [...p, branchIndex];
+}
+
+function longestPathDepthDown(
+  nodeId: string,
+  outgoingTargets: Map<string, string[]>,
+  memo: Map<string, number>,
+  visiting: Set<string>,
+): number {
+  if (memo.has(nodeId)) return memo.get(nodeId)!;
+  if (visiting.has(nodeId)) return 0;
+  visiting.add(nodeId);
+  const outs = outgoingTargets.get(nodeId) ?? [];
+  let best = 0;
+  for (const t of outs) {
+    best = Math.max(best, longestPathDepthDown(t, outgoingTargets, memo, visiting));
+  }
+  visiting.delete(nodeId);
+  const d = outs.length === 0 ? 0 : 1 + best;
+  memo.set(nodeId, d);
+  return d;
+}
+
+function reachableForwardTargets(start: string, outgoingTargets: Map<string, string[]>): Set<string> {
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const stack = [start];
+  while (stack.length > 0) {
+    const v = stack.pop()!;
+    if (seen.has(v)) continue;
+    seen.add(v);
+    for (const t of outgoingTargets.get(v) ?? []) stack.push(t);
+  }
+  return seen;
+}
+
+/** Primärbaum: längster Pfad zuerst; Kurzschlüsse (z.B. Trigger→Schleife wenn Trigger→Upload→Schleife) werden nicht verdoppelt. */
+function layoutTreeChildren(
+  nodeId: string,
+  outgoingTargets: Map<string, string[]>,
+  depthMemo: Map<string, number>,
+): string[] {
+  const outs = outgoingTargets.get(nodeId) ?? [];
+  if (outs.length <= 1) return outs;
+  const scored = outs.map((t) => ({
+    t,
+    d: longestPathDepthDown(t, outgoingTargets, depthMemo, new Set()),
+  }));
+  scored.sort((a, b) => b.d - a.d || a.t.localeCompare(b.t));
+  const primary = scored[0].t;
+  const reach = reachableForwardTargets(primary, outgoingTargets);
+  const branchOnly = outs.filter((t) => t !== primary && !reach.has(t));
+  branchOnly.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
+  return [primary, ...branchOnly];
+}
+
+function assignNestedRankPaths(nodes: CanvasNode[], stripped: CanvasConnection[]): Map<string, number[]> {
+  const nodeIds = new Set(nodes.map((n) => n.id));
+  const outgoingTargets = new Map<string, string[]>();
+  for (const n of nodes) outgoingTargets.set(n.id, []);
+  const sortedStripped = [...stripped].sort(
+    (a, b) =>
+      a.sourceId.localeCompare(b.sourceId) ||
+      a.sourceHandle - b.sourceHandle ||
+      a.targetId.localeCompare(b.targetId),
+  );
+  for (const c of sortedStripped) {
+    if (!nodeIds.has(c.sourceId) || !nodeIds.has(c.targetId)) continue;
+    const arr = outgoingTargets.get(c.sourceId)!;
+    if (!arr.includes(c.targetId)) arr.push(c.targetId);
+  }
+
+  const ranks = new Map<string, number[]>();
+  const depthMemo = new Map<string, number>();
+  let nextFallback = 1;
+
+  function dfs(nodeId: string, path: number[]): void {
+    if (ranks.has(nodeId)) return;
+    ranks.set(nodeId, path);
+    const children = layoutTreeChildren(nodeId, outgoingTargets, depthMemo);
+    if (children.length === 0) return;
+    if (children.length === 1) {
+      dfs(children[0], linearNestedChildPath(path));
+      return;
+    }
+    children.forEach((ch, idx) => {
+      dfs(ch, branchNestedChildPath(path, idx + 1));
+    });
+  }
+
+  const roots = nodes.filter((n) => !stripped.some((c) => c.targetId === n.id));
+  roots.sort((a, b) => (a.x !== b.x ? a.x - b.x : a.id.localeCompare(b.id)));
+
+  if (roots.length === 0) {
+    const first = [...nodes].sort((a, b) => (a.x !== b.x ? a.x - b.x : a.id.localeCompare(b.id)))[0];
+    if (first) dfs(first.id, [1]);
+  } else {
+    let seq = 1;
+    for (const r of roots) dfs(r.id, [seq++]);
+  }
+
+  for (const n of nodes) {
+    if (!ranks.has(n.id)) dfs(n.id, [nextFallback++]);
+  }
+
+  return ranks;
+}
+
+function nestedRankRowGroupKey(path: number[]): string {
+  if (path.length <= 1) return `|L|${path.join('.')}`;
+  return `|B|${path.slice(0, -1).join('.')}`;
+}
+
+function compareNestedRankPathLex(a: number[], b: number[]): number {
+  const n = Math.max(a.length, b.length);
+  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    const av = a[i];
+    const bv = b[i];
+    if (av === undefined && bv === undefined) return 0;
+    if (av === undefined) return -1;
+    if (bv === undefined) return 1;
+    if (av !== bv) return av - bv;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+function minNestedRankPath(paths: number[][]): number[] {
+  return paths.reduce((m, p) => (compareNestedRankPathLex(p, m) < 0 ? p : m));
+}
+
+/** Join-Knoten mit mehreren Vorgängern: einheitliche Zeilen-Stufe ``[max(pred)+1]``. */
+function refineConvergenceNestedRanks(nodes: CanvasNode[], stripped: CanvasConnection[], ranks: Map<string, number[]>): void {
+  const preds = new Map<string, string[]>();
+  for (const n of nodes) preds.set(n.id, []);
+  for (const c of stripped) {
+    preds.get(c.targetId)!.push(c.sourceId);
+  }
+  const order = topologicalLayersIds(nodes, stripped).flat();
+  for (const id of order) {
+    const ps = preds.get(id) ?? [];
+    if (ps.length <= 1) continue;
+    let best = 0;
+    for (const p of ps) {
+      const rp = ranks.get(p);
+      if (!rp || rp.length === 0) continue;
+      best = Math.max(best, Math.max(...rp));
+    }
+    ranks.set(id, [best + 1]);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
- * Topological-sort based auto-layout: arranges nodes top-to-bottom in layers.
- * Disconnected nodes are appended as extra roots.
+ * Topologische Schichten (Kahn): chronologisch von Quellen zu Senken.
+ * Zyklen/notwendige Restknoten jeweils eigene Zeile wie bei klassischem Sugiyama-Setup.
  */
-export function computeAutoLayout(
-  nodes: CanvasNode[],
-  connections: CanvasConnection[],
-): CanvasNode[] {
-  if (nodes.length === 0) return nodes;
+function topologicalLayersIds(nodes: CanvasNode[], connections: CanvasConnection[]): string[][] {
+  if (nodes.length === 0) return [];
 
   const inDegree = new Map<string, number>();
   const children = new Map<string, string[]>();
@@ -162,6 +373,7 @@ export function computeAutoLayout(
     children.set(n.id, []);
   }
   for (const c of connections) {
+    if (!inDegree.has(c.sourceId) || !inDegree.has(c.targetId)) continue;
     inDegree.set(c.targetId, (inDegree.get(c.targetId) ?? 0) + 1);
     children.get(c.sourceId)?.push(c.targetId);
   }
@@ -191,12 +403,32 @@ export function computeAutoLayout(
   const placed = new Set(layerOf.keys());
   for (const n of nodes) {
     if (!placed.has(n.id)) {
-      const layerIdx = layers.length;
       layers.push([n.id]);
-      layerOf.set(n.id, layerIdx);
+      layerOf.set(n.id, layers.length - 1);
     }
   }
 
+  return layers;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Topological-sort based auto-layout: arranges nodes top-to-bottom in layers.
+ * Disconnected nodes are appended as extra roots.
+ */
+export function computeAutoLayout(
+  nodes: CanvasNode[],
+  connections: CanvasConnection[],
+): CanvasNode[] {
+  if (nodes.length === 0) return nodes;
+
+  const layers = topologicalLayersIds(nodes, connections);
+  for (const layer of layers) {
+    layer.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
+  }
+
+  const layerOf = new Map<string, number>();
+  layers.forEach((layer, li) => layer.forEach((id) => layerOf.set(id, li)));
+
   const startX = 40;
   const startY = 40;
 
@@ -212,6 +444,84 @@ export function computeAutoLayout(
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Raster-Anordnung über **verschachtelte Rangpfade** (z.B. ``4.1`` und ``4.2`` dieselbe Zeile):
+ * DFS auf einem Primärbaum (längster Pfad zuerst, ohne Loop-Rückkopplung für die Schichtung).
+ * Ein-Stufen-Pfade ``[1],[2],[3]`` jeweils eigene Zeile; gemeinsamer Präfix bei Zweigen → gemeinsame Rasterzeile.
+ * Zeilen untereinander unter der Mitte der darüberliegenden Zeile zentriert.
+ */
+export function computeGridTidyLayout(nodes: CanvasNode[], connections: CanvasConnection[]): CanvasNode[] {
+  if (nodes.length === 0) return nodes;
+
+  const stripped = stripLoopFeedbackConnections(nodes, connections);
+  const ranks = assignNestedRankPaths(nodes, stripped);
+  refineConvergenceNestedRanks(nodes, stripped, ranks);
+
+  const rowBuckets = new Map<string, CanvasNode[]>();
+  for (const n of nodes) {
+    const path = ranks.get(n.id);
+    if (!path) continue;
+    const key = nestedRankRowGroupKey(path);
+    if (!rowBuckets.has(key)) rowBuckets.set(key, []);
+    rowBuckets.get(key)!.push(n);
+  }
+
+  const rowEntries = [...rowBuckets.values()].map((members) => {
+    const paths = members.map((m) => ranks.get(m.id)!);
+    return {
+      members,
+      rowOrderKey: minNestedRankPath(paths),
+    };
+  });
+
+  rowEntries.sort((a, b) => compareNestedRankPathLex(a.rowOrderKey, b.rowOrderKey));
+
+  const rows = rowEntries.map((e) =>
+    orderRowByIntraRowTopo(
+      [...e.members].sort((na, nb) =>
+        compareNestedRankPathLex(ranks.get(na.id)!, ranks.get(nb.id)!),
+      ),
+      connections,
+    ),
+  );
+
+  const rowSpanX = (count: number) =>
+    count <= 0 ? 0 : count * NODE_WIDTH + (count - 1) * LAYOUT_H_GAP;
+
+  const startX = 40;
+  const startY = 40;
+  const out = new Map<string, CanvasNode>();
+
+  let prevLeft = startX;
+  let prevCount = rows[0]?.length ?? 0;
+
+  rows.forEach((r, ri) => {
+    const nInRow = r.length;
+    let left: number;
+    if (ri === 0) {
+      left = startX;
+    } else {
+      const centerAbove = prevLeft + rowSpanX(prevCount) / 2;
+      left = centerAbove - rowSpanX(nInRow) / 2;
+      if (left < 8) left = 8;
+    }
+
+    const y = startY + ri * (NODE_HEIGHT + LAYOUT_V_GAP);
+    r.forEach((n, ci) => {
+      out.set(n.id, {
+        ...n,
+        x: left + ci * (NODE_WIDTH + LAYOUT_H_GAP),
+        y,
+      });
+    });
+
+    prevLeft = left;
+    prevCount = nInRow;
+  });
+
+  return nodes.map((n) => out.get(n.id) ?? n);
+}
+
 function _outputSchemaName(schema: string | GraphDefinedSchemaRef | undefined): string {
   if (typeof schema === 'string') return schema;
   if (schema && typeof schema === 'object' && schema.kind === 'fromGraph') return 'FormPayload';
@@ -248,13 +558,6 @@ function allowsMultipleInboundOnInputPort(targetNode: CanvasNode, targetHandleIn
   return targetNode.type === 'flow.loop' && targetHandleIndex === 0;
 }
 
-/** Kanten-Rücklauf visuell links um die Knoten zur Loop oben. */
-function isLoopFeedbackEdge(c: CanvasConnection, srcNode: CanvasNode, tgtNode: CanvasNode): boolean {
-  if (tgtNode.type !== 'flow.loop' || c.targetHandle !== 0) return false;
-  if (c.sourceId === c.targetId) return true;
-  return srcNode.y > tgtNode.y + 4;
-}
-
 const NODE_OBSTACLE_PAD = 12;
 
 type Obstacle = { left: number; top: number; right: number; bottom: number };
@@ -661,6 +964,11 @@ export const FlowCanvas = forwardRef<FlowCanvasHandle, FlowCanvasProps>(function
         setSelectedStickyId(id);
         setStickyFocusSelectAll(true);
       },
+      arrangeNodes: () => {
+        if (nodes.length === 0) return;
+        onNodesChange(computeGridTidyLayout(nodes, connections));
+        emitHistoryCheckpoint();
+      },
       toggleConnectionTool: () => {
         setConnectionToolActive((p) => !p);
         setPendingConnClickSource(null);