diff --git a/src/components/MainContent.css b/src/components/MainContent.css
index 46e964a..685b2d4 100644
--- a/src/components/MainContent.css
+++ b/src/components/MainContent.css
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   background-color: #2d2d2d;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #3a3a3a;
   border-right: 1px solid #3a3a3a;
-  z-index: 1002;
+  z-index: 1005;
   /* Higher than other elements to ensure it's always visible */
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
   display: flex;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #3a3a3a;
   background-color: #2d2d2d;
-  z-index: 20;
+  z-index: 1004;
   margin-left: var(--track-info-panel-width);
   /* Offset for info-container */
   width: calc(var(--max-number-of-bars) * var(--track-grid-bar-width));
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.test.tsx b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35375e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import PianoGridHeader from './PianoGridHeader';
+
+const setPlayheadPosition = vi.fn();
+const requestMainContentScroll = vi.fn();
+const getPlayheadPosition = vi.fn(() => 0);
+
+const storeState = {
+  setPlayheadPosition,
+  requestMainContentScroll,
+};
+
+vi.mock('../../stores/projectStore', () => ({
+  useProjectStore: () => storeState,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../core/KGCore', () => ({
+  KGCore: {
+    instance: () => ({
+      getPlayheadPosition,
+    }),
+  },
+}));
+
+function renderHeader({
+  hasPianoKeys = true,
+  scrollLeft = 0,
+  paddingLeft = hasPianoKeys ? '60px' : '0px',
+}: {
+  hasPianoKeys?: boolean;
+  scrollLeft?: number;
+  paddingLeft?: string;
+} = {}) {
+  const view = render(
+    <div className="piano-roll-note-scroll">
+      <PianoGridHeader maxBars={8} hasPianoKeys={hasPianoKeys} />
+    </div>
+  );
+
+  const scrollContainer = view.container.querySelector('.piano-roll-note-scroll') as HTMLDivElement;
+  const header = view.container.querySelector('.piano-grid-header') as HTMLDivElement;
+
+  Object.defineProperty(scrollContainer, 'scrollLeft', {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: scrollLeft,
+    writable: true,
+  });
+
+  header.style.paddingLeft = paddingLeft;
+
+  Object.defineProperty(header, 'getBoundingClientRect', {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: () => ({
+      left: 100,
+      top: 0,
+      right: 600,
+      bottom: 20,
+      width: 500,
+      height: 20,
+      x: 100,
+      y: 0,
+      toJSON: () => ({}),
+    }),
+  });
+
+  return { ...view, header };
+}
+
+describe('PianoGridHeader', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--region-grid-beat-width', '40px');
+    setPlayheadPosition.mockClear();
+    requestMainContentScroll.mockClear();
+    getPlayheadPosition.mockClear();
+    getPlayheadPosition.mockReturnValue(0);
+  });
+
+  it('seeks to the expected beat without horizontal scroll', () => {
+    const { header } = renderHeader();
+
+    fireEvent.click(header, { clientX: 280 });
+
+    expect(setPlayheadPosition).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(setPlayheadPosition).toHaveBeenCalledWith(3);
+    expect(requestMainContentScroll).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(requestMainContentScroll).toHaveBeenCalledWith(3);
+  });
+
+  it('includes the note scroll offset when seeking after horizontal scroll', () => {
+    const { header } = renderHeader({ scrollLeft: 160 });
+
+    fireEvent.click(header, { clientX: 280 });
+
+    expect(setPlayheadPosition).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(setPlayheadPosition).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7);
+    expect(requestMainContentScroll).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(requestMainContentScroll).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7);
+  });
+
+  it('does not subtract a gutter when piano keys are hidden', () => {
+    const { header } = renderHeader({ hasPianoKeys: false });
+
+    fireEvent.click(header, { clientX: 180 });
+
+    expect(setPlayheadPosition).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(setPlayheadPosition).toHaveBeenCalledWith(2);
+    expect(requestMainContentScroll).toHaveBeenCalledWith(2);
+  });
+
+  it('uses the same corrected math on mousedown for drag-to-seek', () => {
+    const { header } = renderHeader({ scrollLeft: 80 });
+
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(header, { button: 0, clientX: 280 });
+
+    expect(setPlayheadPosition).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(setPlayheadPosition).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5);
+    expect(requestMainContentScroll).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.tsx b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.tsx
index 702a0ff..a8f9c4b 100644
--- a/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/piano-roll/PianoGridHeader.tsx
@@ -26,20 +26,16 @@ const PianoGridHeader: React.FC<PianoGridHeaderProps> = ({
   // Utility function to calculate playhead position from mouse coordinates
   const calculatePlayheadFromMouse = useCallback((clientX: number): number | null => {
     if (!headerElementRef.current) return null;
-    
-    const rect = headerElementRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    const headerElement = headerElementRef.current;
+    const rect = headerElement.getBoundingClientRect();
     const relativeX = clientX - rect.left;
-    
-    // Account for the piano keys width offset
-    const pianoKeysWidth = hasPianoKeys
-      ? (parseInt(
-          getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--region-piano-key-width')
-        ) || 60)
-      : 0;
-    
-    const adjustedX = relativeX - pianoKeysWidth;
-    
-    // If the click is in the piano keys area (left side), ignore it
+    const scrollContainer = headerElement.closest('.piano-roll-note-scroll') as HTMLElement | null;
+    const scrollLeft = scrollContainer?.scrollLeft ?? 0;
+    const leftGutter = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(headerElement).paddingLeft) || 0;
+    const adjustedX = relativeX + scrollLeft - leftGutter;
+
+    // Ignore clicks inside the visual left gutter reserved for piano keys.
     if (adjustedX < 0) {
       return null;
     }