diff --git a/samples/ui/index.html b/samples/ui/index.html
index 82a9fd8..5dc8267 100644
--- a/samples/ui/index.html
+++ b/samples/ui/index.html
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
         createPlayerPanel() {
           // Panel 2: Interactive Media Player (Top-Center)
           const panel = new xb.SpatialPanel({
-            width: 1.5,
+            width: 1.3,
             height: 1.25,
             backgroundColor: '#00000000',
           });
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@
           this.add(panel);
           const grid = panel.addGrid();
           // Space for orbiter
-          grid.addRow({weight: 0.25});
+          grid.addRow({weight: 0.0});
           // player row
-          const playerRow = grid.addRow({weight: 0.75});
+          const playerRow = grid.addRow({weight: 1.0});
           const playerPanel = playerRow.addPanel({
-            width: 1.0,
+            width: 1.2,
             height: 1.2,
             backgroundColor: '#21252baa',
           });
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@
               .addIconButton({text: 'skip_next', fontSize: 0.4});
             controlsRow.addCol({weight: 0.2});
           }
-          const orbiter = playerGrid.addOrbiter();
+          const orbiter = playerGrid.addOrbiter({
+            orbiterScale: 0.1,
+          });
           orbiter.addExitButton();
           panel.updateLayouts();
         }
diff --git a/src/ui/layouts/Orbiter.ts b/src/ui/layouts/Orbiter.ts
index 547aeeb..42b013f 100644
--- a/src/ui/layouts/Orbiter.ts
+++ b/src/ui/layouts/Orbiter.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,119 @@ import {Grid, GridOptions} from './Grid.js';
  * as an exit button or settings icon. It typically "orbits" or remains
  * attached to a corner of its parent panel, outside the main content area.
  */
-export type OrbiterOptions = GridOptions;
+
+export type OrbiterPosition =
+  | 'top-right'
+  | 'top-left'
+  | 'bottom-right'
+  | 'bottom-left'
+  | 'top'
+  | 'bottom'
+  | 'left'
+  | 'right';
+
+export type OrbiterOptions = GridOptions & {
+  orbiterPosition?: OrbiterPosition;
+  orbiterScale?: number;
+  offset?: number;
+  elevation?: number;
+};
 
 export class Orbiter extends Grid {
+  orbiterPosition: OrbiterPosition;
+  orbiterScale: number;
+  offset: number;
+  elevation: number;
+
+  // These values are based on Material Design guidelines: https://developer.android.com/design/ui/xr/guides/spatial-ui
+  private static readonly BASE_OFFSET = 0.02; // put the orbiter outside of the parent panel's "draggable region" by default
+  private static readonly BASE_ELEVATION = 0.02; // put the orbiter at 15dp above the parent panel by default
+  private static readonly MAX_OUTWARD = 0.05; // avoid the orbiter being too far away from the parent panel
+
+  constructor(options: OrbiterOptions = {}) {
+    const {
+      orbiterPosition = 'top-left',
+      orbiterScale = 0.2,
+      offset = 0.0,
+      elevation = 0.0,
+      ...gridOptions
+    } = options;
+
+    super(gridOptions);
+
+    this.orbiterPosition = orbiterPosition;
+    this.orbiterScale = orbiterScale;
+    this.offset = offset;
+    this.elevation = elevation;
+  }
+
   init() {
     super.init();
+    this.scale.set(this.orbiterScale, this.orbiterScale, 1.0);
+    this._place();
+  }
+
+  private _place() {
+    const hx = this.rangeX * 0.5;
+    const hy = this.rangeY * 0.5;
+
+    const rightEdge = +hx;
+    const leftEdge = -hx;
+    const topEdge = +hy;
+    const bottomEdge = -hy;
+
+    // Clamp edge spacing so the orbiter stays within the recommended range:
+    // edgeDelta == -orbiterScale / 2 corresponds to the 50% overlap boundary.
+    const edgeDelta = Math.max(
+      -this.orbiterScale / 2,
+      Math.min(Orbiter.MAX_OUTWARD, Orbiter.BASE_OFFSET + this.offset)
+    );
+
+    // Clamp elevation so the orbiter remains in front of the parent panel and doesn’t float excessively.
+    const zDelta = Math.max(
+      0,
+      Math.min(Orbiter.MAX_OUTWARD, Orbiter.BASE_ELEVATION + this.elevation)
+    );
+
+    let x = 0.0;
+    let y = 0.0;
+
+    switch (this.orbiterPosition) {
+      case 'top':
+        x = 0.0;
+        y = topEdge + this.orbiterScale / 2 + edgeDelta;
+        break;
+      case 'bottom':
+        x = 0.0;
+        y = bottomEdge - this.orbiterScale / 2 - edgeDelta;
+        break;
+      case 'right':
+        x = rightEdge + this.orbiterScale / 2 + edgeDelta;
+        y = 0.0;
+        break;
+      case 'left':
+        x = leftEdge - this.orbiterScale / 2 - edgeDelta;
+        y = 0.0;
+        break;
+      case 'top-right':
+        x = rightEdge - this.orbiterScale / 2;
+        y = topEdge + this.orbiterScale / 2 + edgeDelta;
+        break;
+      case 'top-left':
+        x = leftEdge + this.orbiterScale / 2;
+        y = topEdge + this.orbiterScale / 2 + edgeDelta;
+        break;
+      case 'bottom-right':
+        x = rightEdge - this.orbiterScale / 2;
+        y = bottomEdge - this.orbiterScale / 2 - edgeDelta;
+        break;
+      case 'bottom-left':
+        x = leftEdge + this.orbiterScale / 2;
+        y = bottomEdge - this.orbiterScale / 2 - edgeDelta;
+        break;
+    }
 
-    this.position.set(-0.45 * this.rangeX, 0.7 * this.rangeY, this.position.z);
-    this.scale.set(0.2, 0.2, 1.0);
+    const z = this.position.z + zDelta;
+    this.position.set(x, y, z);
   }
 }