diff --git a/packages/web/e2e/subagent.spec.mjs b/packages/web/e2e/subagent.spec.mjs
index eb4d353..bbffc34 100644
--- a/packages/web/e2e/subagent.spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/web/e2e/subagent.spec.mjs
@@ -84,6 +84,22 @@ test("subagent card survives a reload; child session title is generated from its
   // Under live streaming, the child session card is nested inside the run_subagent tool card.
   await openSubagent();
 
+  // --- DOM order: the subagent expansion renders BELOW the tool's own content ---
+  // Expand the run_subagent tool card itself so its arguments block is in the DOM, then assert
+  // the child-session card comes after it in document order (it used to render between the tool
+  // header and the expanded arguments/output).
+  const toolRow = page.locator("button[aria-expanded]").filter({ hasText: "run_subagent" }).first();
+  await toolRow.click();
+  await expect(toolRow).toHaveAttribute("aria-expanded", "true");
+  const argsPre = page.locator("pre", { hasText: '"prompt"' }).first();
+  await expect(argsPre).toBeVisible();
+  const subagentBtn = page.getByRole("button", { name: /子会话/ }).first();
+  const cardFollowsArgs = await argsPre.evaluate(
+    (pre, card) => Boolean(pre.compareDocumentPosition(card) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING),
+    await subagentBtn.elementHandle(),
+  );
+  expect(cardFollowsArgs, "subagent expansion renders below the tool arguments/output").toBe(true);
+
   // --- Must still hold after reload (the fix's goal: parent Trace's child session pointer + server-side expansion) ---
   await page.reload();
   await openSubagent();
diff --git a/packages/web/src/features/chat/tool-call-card.tsx b/packages/web/src/features/chat/tool-call-card.tsx
index 0323d0d..9406375 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/features/chat/tool-call-card.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/features/chat/tool-call-card.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * Tool call card: collapses to a single line by
  * default — status icon + tool name + duration (a live-ticking timer while running) + status
- * badge; clicking expands full arguments, output, and any nested subagent.
+ * badge; clicking expands full arguments and output; a nested subagent renders below them
+ * regardless of collapsed state.
  * The pending-approval row is always visible regardless of collapsed state; when a pending
  * approval appears anywhere in a nested subagent chain, the card auto-expands once (respecting
  * the user's choice if they've manually collapsed it since).
@@ -194,18 +195,6 @@ export function ToolCallCard({ item, ctx }: { item: ToolCallItem; ctx: StreamRen
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {/* Subagent card: always visible (not hidden after completion, only collapsed by default), unaffected by the tool card's collapsed state. */}
-      {item.subagent && (
-        <div className="px-3 pb-2">
-          <SubagentCard
-            sessionId={item.subagentSessionId ?? ""}
-            model={item.subagent}
-            running={!item.outputComplete}
-            ctx={ctx}
-          />
-        </div>
-      )}
-
       {/* Expanded details: full arguments / output */}
       {open && (
         <div className="anim-fade">
@@ -238,6 +227,18 @@ export function ToolCallCard({ item, ctx }: { item: ToolCallItem; ctx: StreamRen
           )}
         </div>
       )}
+
+      {/* Subagent card: always visible (not hidden after completion, only collapsed by default), unaffected by the tool card's collapsed state. Rendered below the expanded arguments/output so the nested conversation reads after the tool call's own content, not between the header and its details; pt-2 keeps a gap from the tinted args/output blocks above. */}
+      {item.subagent && (
+        <div className="px-3 pb-2 pt-2">
+          <SubagentCard
+            sessionId={item.subagentSessionId ?? ""}
+            model={item.subagent}
+            running={!item.outputComplete}
+            ctx={ctx}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }