diff --git a/Documentation/basics.md b/Documentation/basics.md
index 0cdc4b3..10f4f1a 100644
--- a/Documentation/basics.md
+++ b/Documentation/basics.md
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Each artist has **exactly one hall**. The hall is a rectangular room sized to fi
 | Floor | Herringbone **parquet** procedural texture (`parquetFloorTexture.ts`) |
 | Wall tint | Gallery walls blend the artist’s **movement colour** into cream plaster tones |
 | Frame finish | **Unchecked** works: black moulding; **Reviewed** (`checkup_checked`): bright gold moulding at **double width** |
-| Influence lamps | A golden picture light appears **above frames** whose work has any influence-graph edge (`has_influence_links` from the API); fixture is mounted **upside down** and is **emissive-only** (no per-frame lights — see light budget below) |
+| Influence lamps | A golden picture light marks works with any influence-graph edge (`has_influence_links` from the API). All lamps in a hall share one rail height: **40 cm above the tallest allocated frame** in that hall (so they line up regardless of canvas size). Fixture is mounted **upside down** and is **emissive-only** (no per-frame lights — see light budget below) |
 | Curator-note plates | A small brass plate hangs **beneath frames** that have non-empty `curator_notes` |
 | Eye-level viewing | Frame centres sit at **eye height (~1.65 m)**; the camera stays **level with the floor** (no pitch up/down) |
 | Open centre | Floor and ceiling only — no freestanding columns or pedestals in the walkway |
diff --git a/client/src/components/VirtualGallery.tsx b/client/src/components/VirtualGallery.tsx
index dd791d8..d7c4529 100644
--- a/client/src/components/VirtualGallery.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/VirtualGallery.tsx
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ function galleryWallColors(movementColor?: string) {
   };
 }
 
-/** Height above frame top edge — keeps fixture out of the viewer's line of sight. */
-const INFLUENCE_LAMP_ABOVE_FRAME = 0.46;
+/** Clearance above the tallest frame in the hall for influence lamps (metres). */
+const INFLUENCE_LAMP_ABOVE_HIGHEST_M = 0.4;
 
 type WallSide = 'back' | 'left' | 'right';
 
@@ -304,6 +304,20 @@ function frameOuterH(canvasH: number, reviewed: boolean): number {
   return canvasH + matBorder * 2 + rail;
 }
 
+/** World Y of the top edge of the tallest allocated frame in the hall. */
+function highestPaintingTopY(segments: WallSegment[]): number {
+  let maxTop = EYE_HEIGHT;
+  for (const seg of segments) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < seg.paintings.length; i++) {
+      const slot = seg.slots[i];
+      if (!slot) continue;
+      const top = slot.position[1] + frameOuterH(slot.maxH, paintingIsReviewed(seg.paintings[i])) / 2;
+      if (top > maxTop) maxTop = top;
+    }
+  }
+  return maxTop;
+}
+
 function layoutRow(paintings: Painting[], span: number) {
   const count = paintings.length;
   if (count === 0) return { slots: [], spanNeeded: span };
@@ -803,17 +817,19 @@ function usePaintingTexture(urls: string[] | string | null) {
 }
 
 function InfluencePictureLamp({
-  frameHeight,
-  matBorder,
+  frameWorldY,
+  lampWorldY,
   frameDepth,
   highlighted,
 }: {
-  frameHeight: number;
-  matBorder: number;
+  /** Painting group world Y — local lamp offset = lampWorldY − frameWorldY. */
+  frameWorldY: number;
+  /** Shared hall rail: 40 cm above the tallest frame. */
+  lampWorldY: number;
   frameDepth: number;
   highlighted: boolean;
 }) {
-  const mountY = frameHeight / 2 + matBorder + INFLUENCE_LAMP_ABOVE_FRAME;
+  const mountY = lampWorldY - frameWorldY;
   const glow = highlighted ? 1.6 : 1.15;
   const scale = 1.35;
 
@@ -918,6 +934,7 @@ function PaintingFrame({
   wallSide,
   imageRevision,
   caption,
+  influenceLampWorldY,
   onClick,
 }: {
   painting: Painting;
@@ -928,6 +945,7 @@ function PaintingFrame({
   wallSide: WallSide;
   imageRevision?: number;
   caption?: string;
+  influenceLampWorldY: number;
   onClick: () => void;
 }) {
   const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(false);
@@ -1018,8 +1036,8 @@ function PaintingFrame({
 
       {hasInfluenceLinks && (
         <InfluencePictureLamp
-          frameHeight={height}
-          matBorder={matBorder}
+          frameWorldY={position[1]}
+          lampWorldY={influenceLampWorldY}
           frameDepth={frameDepth}
           highlighted={hovered}
         />
@@ -1505,6 +1523,10 @@ function ArtistHall({
   const hallLightScale = interiorStyle?.lightScale ?? 1;
   const wallRoughness = interiorStyle ? 0.75 : 0.92;
   const wallMetalness = interiorStyle ? 0.08 : 0.06;
+  const influenceLampWorldY = useMemo(
+    () => highestPaintingTopY(segments) + INFLUENCE_LAMP_ABOVE_HIGHEST_M,
+    [segments]
+  );
 
   const wallMaterial = (color: string) => (
     <meshStandardMaterial color={color} roughness={wallRoughness} metalness={wallMetalness} />
@@ -1752,6 +1774,7 @@ function ArtistHall({
               wallSide={seg.slots[i].side}
               imageRevision={imageRevisions?.[painting.id]}
               caption={showCaptions ? paintingWallCaption(painting) : undefined}
+              influenceLampWorldY={influenceLampWorldY}
               onClick={() => onPaintingClick(painting.id)}
             />
           ))}