diff --git a/frontend/src/index.jsx b/frontend/src/index.jsx
index 9463f90..9480abc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/index.jsx
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ const computeStackAngle = (docId, index) => {
   for (let i = 0; i < source.length; i += 1) {
     hash = (hash * 31 + source.charCodeAt(i)) % 997;
   }
-  const magnitude = (hash % 15) + 1; // 1..15
+  const magnitude = Math.max(3, (hash % 13) + 3); // 3..15
   const sign = index % 2 === 0 ? 1 : -1;
   return magnitude * sign;
 };
@@ -568,7 +568,13 @@ const PreviewStack = ({
   items = [],
   maxItems = MAX_PREVIEW_STACK_ITEMS,
   emptyMessage = 'Preview unavailable',
+  onItemActivate,
+  onOpenPreview,
+  activeItemId = null,
 }) => {
+  const angleMapRef = useRef(new Map());
+  const previousOrderRef = useRef([]);
+
   if (!items.length) {
     return <span className="meta">{emptyMessage}</span>;
   }
@@ -576,25 +582,106 @@ const PreviewStack = ({
   const limited = items.slice(0, maxItems);
   const hasMultiple = limited.length > 1;
 
+  const preparedItems = useMemo(() => {
+    const angleMap = angleMapRef.current;
+    const previousOrder = previousOrderRef.current;
+    const prevFrontId = previousOrder.length ? previousOrder[0] : null;
+    const currentFrontId = limited.length ? limited[0].id : null;
+    const currentIds = new Set();
+
+    limited.forEach((entry, index) => {
+      const id = entry.id;
+      currentIds.add(id);
+      if (!angleMap.has(id)) {
+        const initialAngle = index === 0 ? 0 : computeStackAngle(id, index);
+        angleMap.set(id, initialAngle);
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (
+      onItemActivate &&
+      activeItemId &&
+      currentFrontId === activeItemId &&
+      prevFrontId &&
+      prevFrontId !== activeItemId
+    ) {
+      const frontAngle = angleMap.get(prevFrontId);
+      const activeAngle = angleMap.get(activeItemId);
+      angleMap.set(
+        prevFrontId,
+        typeof activeAngle === 'number' ? activeAngle : computeStackAngle(prevFrontId, 1),
+      );
+      angleMap.set(activeItemId, typeof frontAngle === 'number' ? frontAngle : 0);
+    } else if (currentFrontId && (!angleMap.has(currentFrontId) || angleMap.get(currentFrontId) !== 0)) {
+      angleMap.set(currentFrontId, 0);
+    }
+
+    angleMap.forEach((_, id) => {
+      if (!currentIds.has(id)) {
+        angleMap.delete(id);
+      }
+    });
+
+    const result = limited.map((entry, index) => {
+      const angle = angleMap.get(entry.id);
+      return {
+        entry,
+        angle: typeof angle === 'number' ? angle : computeStackAngle(entry.id, index),
+        offset: hasMultiple ? index * 8 : 0,
+      };
+    });
+
+    previousOrderRef.current = limited.map((entry) => entry.id);
+
+    return result;
+  }, [limited, hasMultiple, activeItemId, onItemActivate]);
+
   return (
     <div className="preview-stack preview-stack--stacked">
-      {limited.map((item, index) => {
-        const angle = hasMultiple ? computeStackAngle(item.id, index) : 0;
-        const offset = hasMultiple ? index * 8 : 0;
+      {preparedItems.map(({ entry, angle, offset }, index) => {
         const transform = hasMultiple
           ? `translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(${angle}deg) translateY(${offset}px)`
           : 'translate(-50%, -50%)';
+        const isFront = index === 0;
         return (
           <div
-            key={item.id || index}
-            className={`preview-stack__item orientation-${item.orientation || 'landscape'}`}
+            key={entry.id || index}
+            className={`preview-stack__item orientation-${entry.orientation || 'landscape'}`}
             style={{
-              zIndex: limited.length - index,
+              zIndex: preparedItems.length - index,
               transform,
             }}
-            aria-hidden={hasMultiple ? 'true' : undefined}
+            aria-hidden={
+              hasMultiple && !onItemActivate && !onOpenPreview ? 'true' : undefined
+            }
           >
-            <img src={item.url} alt={item.alt || ''} className="preview-stack__image" />
+            <img
+              src={entry.url}
+              alt={entry.alt || ''}
+              className="preview-stack__image"
+              role={onItemActivate || onOpenPreview ? 'button' : undefined}
+              tabIndex={onItemActivate || onOpenPreview ? 0 : -1}
+              onClick={(event) => {
+                event.stopPropagation();
+                if (isFront && onOpenPreview) {
+                  onOpenPreview(entry.id);
+                } else if (onItemActivate) {
+                  onItemActivate(entry.id);
+                }
+              }}
+              onKeyDown={(event) => {
+                if (!onItemActivate && !onOpenPreview) return;
+                if (event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' ') {
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                  event.stopPropagation();
+                  if (isFront && onOpenPreview) {
+                    onOpenPreview(entry.id);
+                  } else {
+                    onItemActivate?.(entry.id);
+                  }
+                }
+              }}
+            />
           </div>
         );
       })}
@@ -619,12 +706,22 @@ const DetailPanel = ({
   onBulkReanalyze,
   folderOptions = [],
   defaultMoveTarget = 'root',
+  onPromoteSelection,
+  activePreviewId = null,
 }) => {
   const lookup = detailMap && typeof detailMap.get === 'function' ? detailMap : new Map();
   const selectedCount = selectedDocuments.length;
   const singleDoc = selectedCount === 1 ? selectedDocuments[0] : null;
   const detail = singleDoc ? lookup.get(singleDoc.id) || null : null;
 
+  const handlePreviewActivate = useCallback(
+    (docId) => {
+      if (!docId) return;
+      onPromoteSelection?.(docId);
+    },
+    [onPromoteSelection],
+  );
+
   const makePreviewItem = useCallback((doc, detailEntry, fallbackUrl = null) => {
     if (!doc) return null;
     const url = doc.thumbnail?.url || detailEntry?.document?.thumbnail?.url || fallbackUrl;
@@ -709,7 +806,14 @@ const DetailPanel = ({
       <>
         <div>
           <div className="preview-pane preview-pane--stack">
-            <PreviewStack items={singlePreviewItems} maxItems={1} emptyMessage="Preview loading…" />
+            <PreviewStack
+              items={singlePreviewItems}
+              maxItems={1}
+              emptyMessage="Preview loading…"
+              onItemActivate={handlePreviewActivate}
+              onOpenPreview={onOpenPreview}
+              activeItemId={activePreviewId}
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
         <h3 style={{ margin: 0 }}>{displayName}</h3>
@@ -816,7 +920,13 @@ const DetailPanel = ({
       <>
         <div>
           <div className="preview-pane preview-pane--stack">
-            <PreviewStack items={stackPreviews} emptyMessage="No previews available." />
+            <PreviewStack
+              items={stackPreviews}
+              emptyMessage="No previews available."
+              onItemActivate={handlePreviewActivate}
+              onOpenPreview={onOpenPreview}
+              activeItemId={activePreviewId}
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
         <h3 style={{ margin: 0 }}>{countLabel}</h3>
@@ -1114,6 +1224,9 @@ function App({ routeFolderId = 'root', routeDocumentId = null, navigate }) {
     active: false,
     folderName: DEFAULT_FOLDER_NAME,
   });
+  const [activePreviewId, setActivePreviewId] = useState(routeDocumentId || null);
+  const [previewDocumentId, setPreviewDocumentId] = useState(null);
+  const [previewDocumentLoading, setPreviewDocumentLoading] = useState(false);
 
   const initializedRef = useRef(false);
   const dragCounterRef = useRef(0);
@@ -1169,6 +1282,18 @@ function App({ routeFolderId = 'root', routeDocumentId = null, navigate }) {
     setStatus(message ? { message, variant } : null);
   }, []);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!selectedDocumentIds.length) {
+      if (activePreviewId !== null) {
+        setActivePreviewId(null);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!selectedDocumentIds.includes(activePreviewId)) {
+      setActivePreviewId(selectedDocumentIds[selectedDocumentIds.length - 1]);
+    }
+  }, [selectedDocumentIds, activePreviewId]);
+
   const currentFolderName = useMemo(() => {
     if (selectedFolder === 'root' || !currentFolder) return DEFAULT_FOLDER_NAME;
     return currentFolder.name;
@@ -1275,6 +1400,18 @@ function App({ routeFolderId = 'root', routeDocumentId = null, navigate }) {
     [visibleDocumentIds, focusedDocumentId, updateSelectionOrder],
   );
 
+  const promoteSelectionOrder = useCallback(
+    (docId) => {
+      if (!docId) return;
+      if (!selectedDocumentIds.includes(docId)) return;
+      updateSelectionOrder(selectedDocumentIds, [docId]);
+      selectionAnchorRef.current = docId;
+      setFocusedDocumentId(docId);
+      setActivePreviewId(docId);
+    },
+    [selectedDocumentIds, updateSelectionOrder],
+  );
+
   const visibleSelectedCount = useMemo(
     () => selectedDocumentIds.filter((id) => visibleDocumentIds.includes(id)).length,
     [selectedDocumentIds, visibleDocumentIds],
@@ -2057,8 +2194,6 @@ function App({ routeFolderId = 'root', routeDocumentId = null, navigate }) {
   const folderPathCacheRef = useRef(new Map());
   const previewCacheRef = useRef(new Map());
   const [previewCacheTick, setPreviewCacheTick] = useState(0);
-  const [previewDocumentId, setPreviewDocumentId] = useState(null);
-  const [previewDocumentLoading, setPreviewDocumentLoading] = useState(false);
 
   const ensureFolderPathOnServer = useCallback(
     async (baseFolderId, segments) => {
@@ -2366,9 +2501,7 @@ const handleDownload = useCallback(
       try {
         await ensureDocumentDetail(documentId, { force: false });
         await ensurePreviewUrl(documentId, { force: false });
-        setSelectedDocumentIds([documentId]);
-        setFocusedDocumentId(documentId);
-        selectionAnchorRef.current = documentId;
+        setActivePreviewId(documentId);
         if (!skipNavigate && navigate) {
           navigate(`/documents/${documentId}`, { replace });
         }
@@ -3259,6 +3392,8 @@ const handleDownload = useCallback(
               onBulkReanalyze={handleBulkSelectionReanalyze}
               folderOptions={folderOptions}
               defaultMoveTarget={defaultMoveTarget}
+              onPromoteSelection={promoteSelectionOrder}
+              activePreviewId={activePreviewId}
             />
               </>
             )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index 20f9708..79703a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ button.icon-button.ghost:hover:not([disabled]) {
   flex-direction: column;
   padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem 1.25rem;
   min-height: 0;
-  overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 .preview-workspace {
@@ -775,14 +774,17 @@ button.icon-button.ghost:hover:not([disabled]) {
   left: 50%;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
   transition: transform 120ms ease;
   filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18));
   transform-origin: center;
   border-radius: 6px;
   overflow: hidden;
+  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
-
 .preview-stack .preview-stack__item.orientation-portrait {
   width: 80%;
   height: 100%;
@@ -794,10 +796,31 @@ button.icon-button.ghost:hover:not([disabled]) {
 }
 
 .preview-stack__image {
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
+  display: block;
+  width: auto;
+  height: auto;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  max-height: 100%;
   object-fit: contain;
   background: transparent;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition:
+    outline-color 120ms ease,
+    box-shadow 120ms ease,
+    filter 120ms ease,
+    background-color 120ms ease;
+  outline: 2px solid transparent;
+  outline-offset: -2px;
+  pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.preview-stack__image:hover,
+.preview-stack__image:focus-visible {
+  outline-color: rgba(24, 119, 242, 0.85);
+  box-shadow:
+    inset 0 0 0 999px rgba(24, 119, 242, 0.18),
+    0 6px 18px rgba(24, 119, 242, 0.24);
+  filter: saturate(118%) brightness(1.05);
 }
 
 .preview-pane--stack {