diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/frontend.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/frontend.rs
index a3f95ee1c..5d65ffb8f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/frontend.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/frontend.rs
@@ -488,7 +488,15 @@ pub fn frontend(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, id: &str, p: Valu
             app.ui.home_templates = true;
             Value::Null
         }
-        "effect.manage" | "anim.browsePresets" => {
+        "effect.manage" => {
+            app.show_panel(PanelKind::EffectsPresets);
+            Value::Null
+        }
+        "anim.browsePresets" => {
+            app.ui.effects_search.clear();
+            app.ui.effects_view.presets = true;
+            app.ui.effects_open.insert("presets".into());
+            ctx.data_mut(|data| data.insert_temp(egui::Id::unique(crate::panels::effects_presets::REVEAL_PRESETS_ID), true));
             app.show_panel(PanelKind::EffectsPresets);
             Value::Null
         }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effects_presets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effects_presets.rs
index 380d1d869..44c77ec22 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effects_presets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effects_presets.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use crate::{EffectcraftApp, widgets};
 
 const ROW_H: f32 = 21.0;
 const RECENT_MAX: usize = 8;
+pub(crate) const REVEAL_PRESETS_ID: &str = "fx-reveal-presets";
 
 /// A user animation preset file.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -157,6 +158,24 @@ fn folder_row(
     open
 }
 
+/// Number of visible rows before Animation Presets in the current panel state.
+fn rows_before_presets(favorites: usize, recent: usize, searching: bool, favorites_open: bool, recent_open: bool) -> usize {
+    let mut rows = 0usize;
+    if favorites > 0 {
+        rows = rows.saturating_add(1);
+        if searching || favorites_open {
+            rows = rows.saturating_add(favorites);
+        }
+    }
+    if !searching && recent > 0 {
+        rows = rows.saturating_add(1);
+        if recent_open {
+            rows = rows.saturating_add(recent);
+        }
+    }
+    rows
+}
+
 /// An effect row (fx icon, highlighted name, favourite star, 32 bpc badge).
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn effect_row(
@@ -364,7 +383,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
     let view = app.ui.effects_view.clone();
     let list = Rect::from_min_max(pos2(rect.min.x, sr.max.y + 6.0), rect.max);
     let lp = p.with_clip_rect(list);
-    let scroll = widgets::PanelScroll::begin(ui, egui::Id::unique("fx-scroll"), list);
+    let mut scroll = widgets::PanelScroll::begin(ui, egui::Id::unique("fx-scroll"), list);
     let query = q.trim().to_lowercase();
     let searching = !query.is_empty();
     let mut y = list.min.y - scroll.offset;
@@ -378,6 +397,16 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
 
     // Favorites and Recently Used.
     let favs: Vec<_> = app.session.prefs.effects_favorites.iter().filter_map(|id| lookup(id)).filter(|e| keep(e)).collect();
+    let recent: Vec<_> = app.ui.effects_recent.iter().filter_map(|id| lookup(id)).filter(|e| keep(e)).collect();
+    let reveal_presets = ctx.data_mut(|data| data.remove_temp::<bool>(egui::Id::unique(REVEAL_PRESETS_ID))).unwrap_or(false);
+    if reveal_presets {
+        // These rows come before Animation Presets. Scroll past expanded lists so the section is
+        // visible even when Favorites or Recently Used is long.
+        let preceding_rows =
+            rows_before_presets(favs.len(), recent.len(), searching, app.ui.effects_open.contains("favorites"), app.ui.effects_open.contains("recent"));
+        scroll.offset = ROW_H * preceding_rows as f32;
+        y = list.min.y - scroll.offset;
+    }
     if !favs.is_empty() && folder_row(app, ui, &lp, list, &mut y, "favorites", "Favorites", 0.0, searching, Some(Icon::Star)) {
         let mut favs = favs;
         favs.sort_by_key(|e| e.name);
@@ -385,7 +414,6 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
             effect_row(app, ui, &lp, list, &mut y, e, 0.0, &query, "effects.favorites", &mut apply);
         }
     }
-    let recent: Vec<_> = app.ui.effects_recent.iter().filter_map(|id| lookup(id)).filter(|e| keep(e)).collect();
     if !recent.is_empty() && !searching && folder_row(app, ui, &lp, list, &mut y, "recent", "Recently Used", 0.0, false, None) {
         for e in recent {
             effect_row(app, ui, &lp, list, &mut y, e, 0.0, &query, "effects.recent", &mut apply);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/ui_menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/ui_menus.rs
index 38dcd15bc..424b75c48 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/ui_menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/ui_menus.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,47 @@ fn shown(h: &Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, label: &str) -> bool {
     h.query_by_label_contains(label).is_some()
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn browse_presets_clears_search_and_scrolls_to_the_visible_presets_list() {
+    use effectcraft_ui_egui::dock::PanelKind;
+
+    let mut h = harness();
+    let ctx = h.ctx.clone();
+    let favorites: Vec<String> = effectcraft_engine::effects::all().iter().map(|effect| effect.id.to_string()).collect();
+    assert!(!favorites.is_empty(), "the test needs registered effects");
+    let recent: Vec<String> = favorites.iter().take(8).cloned().collect();
+
+    h.state_mut().session.prefs.effects_favorites = favorites;
+    h.state_mut().ui.effects_recent = recent;
+    h.state_mut().ui.effects_open.extend(["favorites".into(), "recent".into()]);
+    h.state_mut().ui.effects_search = "no matching animation preset".into();
+    h.state_mut().ui.effects_view.presets = true;
+
+    let managed = effectcraft_ui_egui::menus::invoke(h.state_mut(), &ctx, "effect.manage", json!({}));
+    assert!(managed.is_ok(), "{managed:?}");
+    assert_eq!(h.state().ui.focused, PanelKind::EffectsPresets);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().ui.effects_search, "no matching animation preset", "Manage Effects keeps its existing search behavior");
+    assert!(h.state().ui.effects_view.presets, "Manage Effects keeps the existing presets setting");
+
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert!(h.state().auto.find("effects.category.presets").is_none(), "the unmatched search hides Animation Presets");
+    h.state_mut().ui.effects_view.presets = false;
+
+    let result = effectcraft_ui_egui::menus::invoke(h.state_mut(), &ctx, "anim.browsePresets", json!({}));
+
+    assert!(result.is_ok(), "{result:?}");
+    assert_eq!(h.state().ui.focused, PanelKind::EffectsPresets);
+    assert!(h.state().ui.effects_search.is_empty());
+    assert!(h.state().ui.effects_view.presets);
+    assert!(h.state().ui.effects_open.contains("presets"));
+
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert!(
+        h.state().auto.find("effects.category.presets").is_some(),
+        "Animation Presets must be visible after Browse Presets, even below expanded Favorites and Recently Used"
+    );
+}
+
 /// Space (or any shortcut) while a menu is open goes to the menu, not the app: it started the
 /// preview behind the open menu.
 #[test]