diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/admin/SettingsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/admin/SettingsPage.tsx
index ac035f2d..6c751d64 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/admin/SettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/admin/SettingsPage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import {
+  Sliders,
+  CalendarPlus,
+  Activity,
+  Lock,
+  Shield,
+  Image as ImageIcon,
+  Search,
+  Tags,
+  BarChart3,
+  Flag,
+  Code,
+  KeyRound,
+  Webhook,
+  type LucideIcon,
+} from 'lucide-react';
 import { Loading } from '../../components/common';
 import {
   useSettingsState,
@@ -20,6 +36,17 @@ import {
 
 type TabType = 'general' | 'events' | 'status' | 'security' | 'imageSecurity' | 'thumbnails' | 'categories' | 'seo' | 'analytics' | 'moderation' | 'styling' | 'apiTokens' | 'webhooks';
 
+interface NavItem {
+  key: TabType;
+  label: string;
+  icon: LucideIcon;
+}
+
+interface NavGroup {
+  label: string;
+  items: NavItem[];
+}
+
 export const SettingsPage: React.FC = () => {
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<TabType>('general');
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -71,22 +98,54 @@ export const SettingsPage: React.FC = () => {
     );
   }
 
-  const tabs: { key: TabType; label: string }[] = [
-    { key: 'general', label: t('settings.general.title') },
-    { key: 'events', label: t('settings.events.title', 'Event Creation') },
-    { key: 'status', label: t('settings.systemStatus.title') },
-    { key: 'security', label: t('settings.security.title') },
-    { key: 'imageSecurity', label: t('settings.imageSecurity.title', 'Image Protection') },
-    { key: 'thumbnails', label: t('settings.thumbnails.title', 'Thumbnails') },
-    { key: 'seo', label: t('settings.seo.title', 'SEO & Robots') },
-    { key: 'categories', label: t('settings.categories.title') },
-    { key: 'analytics', label: t('settings.analytics.title') },
-    { key: 'moderation', label: t('settings.moderation.title', 'Moderation') },
-    { key: 'styling', label: t('settings.styling.title', 'Custom CSS') },
-    { key: 'apiTokens', label: t('settings.apiTokens.title', 'API Tokens') },
-    { key: 'webhooks', label: t('settings.webhooks.title', 'Webhooks') },
+  // Grouped nav: replaces the previous flat 13-tab horizontal bar that
+  // overflowed even on 1440px viewports. Categories follow the macOS
+  // System Settings / Stripe / GitHub pattern — scales to N tabs without
+  // horizontal scroll, gives visual taxonomy, and surfaces every option.
+  const navGroups: NavGroup[] = [
+    {
+      label: t('settings.groups.general', 'General'),
+      items: [
+        { key: 'general', label: t('settings.general.title'), icon: Sliders },
+        { key: 'events', label: t('settings.events.title', 'Event Creation'), icon: CalendarPlus },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      label: t('settings.groups.display', 'Display'),
+      items: [
+        { key: 'categories', label: t('settings.categories.title'), icon: Tags },
+        { key: 'thumbnails', label: t('settings.thumbnails.title', 'Thumbnails'), icon: ImageIcon },
+        { key: 'styling', label: t('settings.styling.title', 'Custom CSS'), icon: Code },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      label: t('settings.groups.privacySecurity', 'Privacy & Security'),
+      items: [
+        { key: 'security', label: t('settings.security.title'), icon: Lock },
+        { key: 'imageSecurity', label: t('settings.imageSecurity.title', 'Image Protection'), icon: Shield },
+        { key: 'seo', label: t('settings.seo.title', 'SEO & Robots'), icon: Search },
+        { key: 'moderation', label: t('settings.moderation.title', 'Moderation'), icon: Flag },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      label: t('settings.groups.integrations', 'Integrations'),
+      items: [
+        { key: 'apiTokens', label: t('settings.apiTokens.title', 'API Tokens'), icon: KeyRound },
+        { key: 'webhooks', label: t('settings.webhooks.title', 'Webhooks'), icon: Webhook },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      label: t('settings.groups.system', 'System'),
+      items: [
+        { key: 'status', label: t('settings.systemStatus.title'), icon: Activity },
+        { key: 'analytics', label: t('settings.analytics.title'), icon: BarChart3 },
+      ],
+    },
   ];
 
+  const allItems = navGroups.flatMap((g) => g.items);
+  const activeItem = allItems.find((i) => i.key === activeTab) ?? allItems[0];
+
   return (
     <div>
       <div className="mb-6">
@@ -94,26 +153,90 @@ export const SettingsPage: React.FC = () => {
         <p className="text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400 mt-1">{t('settings.subtitle')}</p>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Tab Navigation */}
-      <div className="border-b border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 mb-6">
-        <nav className="-mb-px flex gap-6">
-          {tabs.map((tab) => (
-            <button
-              key={tab.key}
-              onClick={() => setActiveTab(tab.key)}
-              className={`py-2 px-1 border-b-2 font-medium text-sm transition-colors ${
-                activeTab === tab.key
-                  ? 'border-primary-600 text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400'
-                  : 'border-transparent text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 hover:text-neutral-700 dark:hover:text-neutral-200'
-              }`}
-            >
-              {tab.label}
-            </button>
-          ))}
-        </nav>
-      </div>
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[220px_1fr] gap-6 lg:gap-8">
+        {/* Mobile: native select dropdown — keeps every option reachable
+           in one tap on touch devices, no horizontal scroll. */}
+        <div className="lg:hidden">
+          <label htmlFor="settings-section" className="sr-only">
+            {t('settings.sectionLabel', 'Settings section')}
+          </label>
+          <select
+            id="settings-section"
+            value={activeTab}
+            onChange={(e) => setActiveTab(e.target.value as TabType)}
+            className="w-full rounded-md border border-neutral-300 dark:border-neutral-600 bg-white dark:bg-neutral-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500"
+          >
+            {navGroups.map((group) => (
+              <optgroup key={group.label} label={group.label}>
+                {group.items.map((item) => (
+                  <option key={item.key} value={item.key}>
+                    {item.label}
+                  </option>
+                ))}
+              </optgroup>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+        </div>
 
-      {/* Tab Content */}
+        {/* Desktop: grouped left rail. Sticky so the nav stays visible
+           while the right pane scrolls through long forms. */}
+        <aside className="hidden lg:block">
+          <nav
+            aria-label={t('settings.navAriaLabel', 'Settings navigation')}
+            className="sticky top-6 space-y-6"
+          >
+            {navGroups.map((group) => (
+              <div key={group.label}>
+                <h3 className="px-3 mb-1.5 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
+                  {group.label}
+                </h3>
+                <ul className="space-y-0.5">
+                  {group.items.map((item) => {
+                    const Icon = item.icon;
+                    const isActive = activeTab === item.key;
+                    return (
+                      <li key={item.key}>
+                        <button
+                          type="button"
+                          onClick={() => setActiveTab(item.key)}
+                          aria-current={isActive ? 'page' : undefined}
+                          className={`group w-full flex items-center gap-2.5 px-3 py-2 rounded-md text-sm font-medium transition-colors ${
+                            isActive
+                              ? 'bg-primary-50 text-primary-700 dark:bg-primary-900/30 dark:text-primary-300'
+                              : 'text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-100 dark:hover:bg-neutral-800'
+                          }`}
+                        >
+                          <Icon
+                            className={`w-4 h-4 flex-shrink-0 ${
+                              isActive
+                                ? 'text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400'
+                                : 'text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 group-hover:text-neutral-700 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-200'
+                            }`}
+                          />
+                          <span className="truncate">{item.label}</span>
+                        </button>
+                      </li>
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </ul>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </nav>
+        </aside>
+
+        <div className="min-w-0">
+          {/* Section heading echoes the active nav item — anchors the user
+             after they switch, especially after a mobile select change. */}
+          <div className="mb-4 lg:mb-6 pb-3 border-b border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <activeItem.icon className="w-5 h-5 text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400" />
+              <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">
+                {activeItem.label}
+              </h2>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Tab Content */}
       {activeTab === 'general' && (
         <GeneralTab
           generalSettings={generalSettings}
@@ -192,6 +315,8 @@ export const SettingsPage: React.FC = () => {
 
       {activeTab === 'apiTokens' && <ApiTokensTab />}
       {activeTab === 'webhooks' && <WebhooksTab />}
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 };