diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/RibbonDefinition.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/RibbonDefinition.ts
index 7813c06d8..0b8f568dd 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/RibbonDefinition.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/RibbonDefinition.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const RIBBON_TAB_DEFINITIONS: TabConfiguration[] = [
     {
         title: t("similar_notes.title"),
         icon: "bx bx-bar-chart",
-        show: ({ note }) => note?.type !== "search" && !note?.isLabelTruthy("similarNotesWidgetDisabled"),
+        show: ({ note }) => !isNewLayout && note?.type !== "search" && !note?.isLabelTruthy("similarNotesWidgetDisabled"),
         content: SimilarNotesTab,
         toggleCommand: "toggleRibbonTabSimilarNotes"
     },
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/style.css b/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/style.css
index 8ffb3e209..b314d74d1 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/style.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/ribbon/style.css
@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ body[dir=rtl] .attribute-list-editor {
 
 /* #region Experimental layout */
 body.experimental-feature-new-layout {
+    .ribbon-top-row {
+        min-height: 0;
+    }
+
     .ribbon-container {
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column-reverse;