diff --git a/src/app/_components/public-resume-footer-actions.tsx b/src/app/_components/public-resume-footer-actions.tsx
index 27db508..dbdb956 100644
--- a/src/app/_components/public-resume-footer-actions.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_components/public-resume-footer-actions.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { DownloadIcon } from "@/app/_components/cv-studio-ui";
+import { publicResumeColumnClass } from "@/app/_components/public-resume-stage";
 import { downloadPdfFromUrl } from "@/app/_lib/pdf-download-client";
 import { buildResumePdfDownloadUrl } from "@/app/_lib/resume-print-url";
 import Link from "next/link";
 
 export function PublicResumeFooterActions({
-  pageWidth,
   showBranding,
 }: {
-  pageWidth: number;
   showBranding: boolean;
 }) {
   const handleDownloadPdf = async () => {
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ export function PublicResumeFooterActions({
   if (!showBranding) {
     return (
       <footer
-        className="app-chrome mx-auto mt-4 flex w-full items-center justify-end pb-2 lg:mt-5 lg:pb-0 print:hidden"
-        style={{ maxWidth: `${pageWidth}px` }}
+        className={`app-chrome ${publicResumeColumnClass} mt-4 flex items-center justify-end pb-2 lg:mt-5 lg:pb-0 print:hidden`}
       >
         <button
           className="inline-flex min-h-11 min-w-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-1.5 text-[0.82rem] font-medium text-slate-600 underline-offset-4 transition hover:text-slate-950 hover:underline sm:min-h-0 sm:min-w-0"
@@ -45,8 +43,7 @@ export function PublicResumeFooterActions({
 
   return (
     <footer
-      className="app-chrome mx-auto mt-4 flex w-full flex-col gap-2 pb-2 text-left sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between lg:mt-5 lg:pb-0 print:hidden"
-      style={{ maxWidth: `${pageWidth}px` }}
+      className={`app-chrome ${publicResumeColumnClass} mt-4 flex flex-col gap-2 pb-2 text-left sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between lg:mt-5 lg:pb-0 print:hidden`}
     >
       <p className="text-[0.68rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-slate-500">
         Published with Tiny CV
diff --git a/src/app/_components/public-resume-renderer.tsx b/src/app/_components/public-resume-renderer.tsx
index 98fd884..61d3921 100644
--- a/src/app/_components/public-resume-renderer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_components/public-resume-renderer.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { PublicResumeFooterActions } from "@/app/_components/public-resume-footer-actions";
+import { PublicResumeDesktopStage } from "@/app/_components/public-resume-stage";
 import { ResumeDesktopSheet, ResumeMobileSheet } from "@/app/_components/resume-live-document";
 import { ResumePrintView } from "@/app/_components/resume-print-view";
 import { getPageMetrics } from "@/app/_lib/cv-fit";
@@ -31,11 +32,14 @@ export async function PublicResumeRenderer({
           <ResumeMobileSheet document={document} />
         </div>
 
-        <div className="public-resume-desktop hidden flex-1 items-start justify-center lg:flex">
+        <PublicResumeDesktopStage
+          pageHeight={pageMetrics.pageHeight}
+          pageWidth={pageMetrics.pageWidth}
+        >
           <ResumeDesktopSheet document={document} fitScale={resume.fitScale} />
-        </div>
+        </PublicResumeDesktopStage>
 
-        <PublicResumeFooterActions pageWidth={pageMetrics.pageWidth} showBranding={!hideBranding} />
+        <PublicResumeFooterActions showBranding={!hideBranding} />
       </div>
 
       <style media="print">{`@page { size: ${document.style.pageSize}; margin: 0; }`}</style>
diff --git a/src/app/_components/public-resume-stage.tsx b/src/app/_components/public-resume-stage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db0675e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/_components/public-resume-stage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+"use client";
+
+import {
+  type CSSProperties,
+  type ReactNode,
+  useLayoutEffect,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
+
+/**
+ * Shared column for the public resume sheet and the actions underneath it so the
+ * two stay aligned at every width. The 102rem cap is twice the 8.5in page width,
+ * which is how far the sheet is allowed to scale up on very wide displays.
+ */
+export const publicResumeColumnClass = "mx-auto w-full max-w-[102rem]";
+
+export function PublicResumeDesktopStage({
+  children,
+  pageHeight,
+  pageWidth,
+}: {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  pageHeight: number;
+  pageWidth: number;
+}) {
+  const stageRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [stageScale, setStageScale] = useState<number | null>(null);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const stage = stageRef.current;
+
+    if (!stage) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const updateStageScale = () => {
+      const availableWidth = stage.clientWidth;
+
+      if (availableWidth <= 0) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Round down so the scaled sheet never overflows the stage by a subpixel.
+      const nextScale = Math.floor((availableWidth / pageWidth) * 1000) / 1000;
+
+      setStageScale((current) => (current === nextScale ? current : nextScale));
+    };
+
+    updateStageScale();
+
+    const observer = new ResizeObserver(() => {
+      window.requestAnimationFrame(updateStageScale);
+    });
+
+    observer.observe(stage);
+
+    return () => observer.disconnect();
+  }, [pageWidth]);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`public-resume-desktop ${publicResumeColumnClass} hidden flex-1 items-start justify-center lg:flex`}
+      ref={stageRef}
+    >
+      <div
+        className="cv-paper-frame cv-scaled-frame"
+        style={{
+          height: `calc(${pageHeight}px * var(--cv-stage-scale))`,
+          width: `calc(${pageWidth}px * var(--cv-stage-scale))`,
+          // Before hydration the scale comes from the CSS breakpoint ladder in
+          // globals.css; the measured value takes over once it is known.
+          ...(stageScale === null ? null : { "--cv-stage-scale": stageScale }),
+        } as CSSProperties}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index 0d1a92d..fa0198f 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -88,6 +88,68 @@ textarea {
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+/*
+ * A frame that renders a full-size page scaled to the width it is given, so the
+ * published resume grows with the viewport instead of sitting at 8.5in.
+ */
+.cv-scaled-frame {
+  --cv-stage-scale: 1;
+}
+
+.cv-scaled-frame > .cv-sheet {
+  transform: scale(var(--cv-stage-scale));
+  transform-origin: top left;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Pre-hydration approximation of the width PublicResumeDesktopStage measures,
+ * so the sheet lands close to its final size on first paint (and still scales
+ * without JavaScript). Every step stays a little under the exact
+ * viewport-derived scale, leaving room for a scrollbar, so the sheet can never
+ * overflow its stage before the measured value takes over.
+ */
+@media (min-width: 1024px) {
+  .cv-scaled-frame {
+    --cv-stage-scale: 1.15;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1152px) {
+  .cv-scaled-frame {
+    --cv-stage-scale: 1.31;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1280px) {
+  .cv-scaled-frame {
+    --cv-stage-scale: 1.46;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1408px) {
+  .cv-scaled-frame {
+    --cv-stage-scale: 1.62;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1536px) {
+  .cv-scaled-frame {
+    --cv-stage-scale: 1.78;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1664px) {
+  .cv-scaled-frame {
+    --cv-stage-scale: 1.93;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1792px) {
+  .cv-scaled-frame {
+    --cv-stage-scale: 2;
+  }
+}
+
 .cv-document {
   height: 100%;
   position: relative;
@@ -201,6 +263,7 @@ textarea {
     align-items: flex-start !important;
     justify-content: flex-start !important;
     width: auto !important;
+    max-width: none !important;
     min-height: 0 !important;
   }