diff --git a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
index 51b0e97..dc774f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapBottomSheetSections.jsx
@@ -108,6 +108,20 @@ export function LocationMapOverview({ ariaLabel, rows }) {
   );
 }
 
+function InlineStateAction({ label, value, actionLabel, actionText = "Show", onAction }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="location-map-inline-state">
+      <span>{label}</span>
+      <strong>{value}</strong>
+      {onAction ? (
+        <button type="button" onClick={onAction} aria-label={actionLabel}>
+          {actionText}
+        </button>
+      ) : null}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 export function SelectedMapObjectForm({
   selectedObject,
   zones = [],
@@ -180,16 +194,16 @@ export function SelectedZoneItemsPanel({
     return (
       <div className="location-map-zone-items">
         <div className="location-map-zone-empty">
-          <p className="location-map-muted">
-            {hasHiddenSelectedItems
-              ? "Items are assigned here, but hidden by layer filters."
-              : "No items assigned to this zone yet."}
-          </p>
           {hasHiddenSelectedItems ? (
-            <button type="button" onClick={onShowSelectedZoneItems}>
-              Show Zone Items
-            </button>
-          ) : null}
+            <InlineStateAction
+              label="Hidden"
+              value={hiddenSelectedItemCount}
+              actionLabel="Show Zone Items"
+              onAction={onShowSelectedZoneItems}
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <InlineStateAction label="Items" value="0" />
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
     );
@@ -204,12 +218,13 @@ export function SelectedZoneItemsPanel({
       />
       {hasHiddenSelectedItems ? (
         <div className="location-map-zone-hidden-note">
-          <p className="location-map-muted">
-            {hiddenSelectedItemCount} more hidden by layer filters.
-          </p>
-          <button type="button" onClick={onShowSelectedZoneItems}>
-            Show All Zone Items
-          </button>
+          <InlineStateAction
+            label="Hidden"
+            value={hiddenSelectedItemCount}
+            actionLabel="Show All Zone Items"
+            actionText="Show All"
+            onAction={onShowSelectedZoneItems}
+          />
         </div>
       ) : null}
     </div>
@@ -228,12 +243,12 @@ export function UnmappedItemsPanel({
       <div className="location-map-unmapped-list">
         <strong>Unmapped Items</strong>
         <div className="location-map-zone-empty">
-          <p className="location-map-muted">
-            Unmapped items are hidden by layer filters.
-          </p>
-          <button type="button" onClick={onShowUnmappedItems}>
-            Show Unmapped Items
-          </button>
+          <InlineStateAction
+            label="Hidden"
+            value={hiddenUnmappedItemCount}
+            actionLabel="Show Unmapped Items"
+            onAction={onShowUnmappedItems}
+          />
         </div>
       </div>
     );
@@ -253,12 +268,13 @@ export function UnmappedItemsPanel({
       />
       {hiddenUnmappedItemCount > 0 ? (
         <div className="location-map-zone-hidden-note">
-          <p className="location-map-muted">
-            {hiddenUnmappedItemCount} more hidden by layer filters.
-          </p>
-          <button type="button" onClick={onShowUnmappedItems}>
-            Show All Unmapped Items
-          </button>
+          <InlineStateAction
+            label="Hidden"
+            value={hiddenUnmappedItemCount}
+            actionLabel="Show All Unmapped Items"
+            actionText="Show All"
+            onAction={onShowUnmappedItems}
+          />
         </div>
       ) : null}
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/pages/LocationMapManager.css b/frontend/src/styles/pages/LocationMapManager.css
index 63422a5..7a1dcf0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/pages/LocationMapManager.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/pages/LocationMapManager.css
@@ -717,37 +717,45 @@
 
 .location-map-zone-empty {
   display: grid;
-  gap: 0.55rem;
-}
-
-.location-map-zone-empty button {
-  min-height: 40px;
-  width: fit-content;
-  padding: 0.45rem 0.7rem;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-light);
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  background: #15283b;
-  color: #f8fafc;
-  font-weight: 800;
-  cursor: pointer;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
 }
 
 .location-map-zone-hidden-note {
-  display: grid;
-  gap: 0.45rem;
   margin-top: 0.55rem;
 }
 
-.location-map-zone-hidden-note p {
-  margin: 0;
-}
-
-.location-map-zone-hidden-note button {
-  min-height: 40px;
-  width: fit-content;
-  padding: 0.45rem 0.7rem;
+.location-map-inline-state {
+  min-height: 42px;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto auto;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.35rem 0.25rem 0.55rem;
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border-light);
   border-radius: 8px;
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 34, 0.56);
+  color: #f8fafc;
+}
+
+.location-map-inline-state span {
+  min-width: 0;
+  color: #9fb3c8;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  font-weight: 800;
+}
+
+.location-map-inline-state strong {
+  color: #f8fafc;
+  font-weight: 900;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.location-map-inline-state button {
+  min-height: 34px;
+  min-width: 64px;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-light);
+  border-radius: 999px;
   background: #15283b;
   color: #f8fafc;
   font-weight: 800;
diff --git a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
index 80d8701..8ed1c45 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
@@ -2914,7 +2914,10 @@ test("viewer can buy selected zone items from the map", async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(page.locator(".confirm-buy-modal")).toHaveCount(0);
   await expect(page.locator(".location-map-sheet-count")).toHaveText("0 shown");
   await expect(bakeryArea.locator(".location-map-count")).toHaveText("0 shown");
-  await expect(page.getByText("Items are assigned here, but hidden by layer filters.")).toBeVisible();
+  const hiddenZoneState = page.locator(".location-map-zone-items .location-map-inline-state", { hasText: "Hidden" });
+  await expect(hiddenZoneState).toContainText("2");
+  await expect(hiddenZoneState.getByRole("button", { name: "Show Zone Items" })).toHaveText("Show");
+  await expect(page.getByText("Items are assigned here, but hidden by layer filters.")).toHaveCount(0);
 
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Layers" }).click();
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Bought" }).click();
@@ -3196,7 +3199,7 @@ test("viewer shows completed zone items without rebuy actions", async ({ page })
   await expect(newlyBoughtRow.locator("small")).toHaveText("Bought");
 });
 
-test("viewer explains when unmapped items are hidden by filters", async ({ page }) => {
+test("viewer shows compact state when unmapped items are hidden by filters", async ({ page }) => {
   await mockMapShell(page);
 
   const mapState = {
@@ -3228,13 +3231,15 @@ test("viewer explains when unmapped items are hidden by filters", async ({ page
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Unmapped" }).click();
 
   await expect(page.getByText("other batteries")).toHaveCount(0);
-  await expect(page.getByText("Unmapped items are hidden by layer filters.")).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Show Unmapped Items" })).toBeVisible();
+  const hiddenUnmappedState = page.locator(".location-map-unmapped-list .location-map-inline-state", { hasText: "Hidden" });
+  await expect(hiddenUnmappedState).toContainText("1");
+  await expect(hiddenUnmappedState.getByRole("button", { name: "Show Unmapped Items" })).toHaveText("Show");
+  await expect(page.getByText("Unmapped items are hidden by layer filters.")).toHaveCount(0);
 
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Show Unmapped Items" }).click();
 
   await expect(page.getByText("other batteries")).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByText("Unmapped items are hidden by layer filters.")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(hiddenUnmappedState).toHaveCount(0);
   await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Layers, 3 changed" })).toBeVisible();
 });
 
@@ -3280,16 +3285,18 @@ test("viewer marks partial unmapped counts when filters hide some items", async
 
   await expect(page.getByText("visible batteries")).toBeVisible();
   await expect(page.getByText("hidden batteries")).toHaveCount(0);
-  await expect(page.getByText("1 more hidden by layer filters.")).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Show All Unmapped Items" })).toBeVisible();
+  const hiddenUnmappedState = page.locator(".location-map-unmapped-list .location-map-inline-state", { hasText: "Hidden" });
+  await expect(hiddenUnmappedState).toContainText("1");
+  await expect(hiddenUnmappedState.getByRole("button", { name: "Show All Unmapped Items" })).toHaveText("Show All");
+  await expect(page.getByText("1 more hidden by layer filters.")).toHaveCount(0);
 
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Show All Unmapped Items" }).click();
 
   await expect(page.getByText("hidden batteries")).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByText("1 more hidden by layer filters.")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(hiddenUnmappedState).toHaveCount(0);
 });
 
-test("viewer explains when selected zone items are hidden by filters", async ({ page }) => {
+test("viewer shows compact state when selected zone items are hidden by filters", async ({ page }) => {
   await mockMapShell(page);
 
   const mapState = publishedMapState([
@@ -3327,7 +3334,10 @@ test("viewer explains when selected zone items are hidden by filters", async ({
 
   await frozenArea.locator("rect").first().click();
   await expect(page.locator(".location-map-sheet-count")).toHaveText("0 shown");
-  await expect(page.getByText("Items are assigned here, but hidden by layer filters.")).toBeVisible();
+  const hiddenZoneState = page.locator(".location-map-zone-items .location-map-inline-state", { hasText: "Hidden" });
+  await expect(hiddenZoneState).toContainText("1");
+  await expect(hiddenZoneState.getByRole("button", { name: "Show Zone Items" })).toHaveText("Show");
+  await expect(page.getByText("Items are assigned here, but hidden by layer filters.")).toHaveCount(0);
   await expect(page.getByText("frozen salmon")).toHaveCount(0);
 
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Show Zone Items" }).click();
@@ -3398,8 +3408,10 @@ test("viewer marks partial zone counts when filters hide some items", async ({ p
   await expect(page.locator(".location-map-sheet-count")).toHaveText("1 shown");
   await expect(page.getByText("visible bread")).toBeVisible();
   await expect(page.getByText("hidden baguette")).toHaveCount(0);
-  await expect(page.getByText("1 more hidden by layer filters.")).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Show All Zone Items" })).toBeVisible();
+  const hiddenZoneState = page.locator(".location-map-zone-items .location-map-inline-state", { hasText: "Hidden" });
+  await expect(hiddenZoneState).toContainText("1");
+  await expect(hiddenZoneState.getByRole("button", { name: "Show All Zone Items" })).toHaveText("Show All");
+  await expect(page.getByText("1 more hidden by layer filters.")).toHaveCount(0);
 
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Show All Zone Items" }).click();
 
@@ -3472,7 +3484,10 @@ test("viewer handles empty and many-item zone panels without default pins", asyn
 
   await page.locator('[data-object-key="1562"]').locator("rect").first().click();
   await expect(page.locator(".location-map-sheet-count")).toHaveText("0 items");
-  await expect(page.getByText("No items assigned to this zone yet.")).toBeVisible();
+  const emptyZoneState = page.locator(".location-map-zone-items .location-map-inline-state", { hasText: "Items" });
+  await expect(emptyZoneState).toContainText("0");
+  await expect(emptyZoneState.getByRole("button")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.getByText("No items assigned to this zone yet.")).toHaveCount(0);
 
   await page.locator('[data-object-key="1561"]').locator("rect").first().click();
   await expect(page.locator(".location-map-sheet-count")).toHaveText("14 items");