diff --git a/static/css/components/recipe-modal.css b/static/css/components/recipe-modal.css
index 2be60cfd..23be8846 100644
--- a/static/css/components/recipe-modal.css
+++ b/static/css/components/recipe-modal.css
@@ -4,15 +4,20 @@
     justify-content: flex-start;
     align-items: flex-start;
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--lora-border);
-    padding-bottom: 10px;
-    margin-bottom: 10px;
+    padding-bottom: var(--space-2);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
+    position: relative;
 }
 
 .recipe-modal-header h2 {
-    font-size: 1.4em; /* Reduced from default h2 size */
-    line-height: 1.3;
-    margin: 0;
-    max-height: 2.6em; /* Limit to 2 lines */
+    margin: 0 0 var(--space-1);
+    padding: var(--space-1);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-xs);
+    font-size: 1.5em;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    line-height: 1.2;
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    max-height: 2.8em;
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     display: -webkit-box;
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@
 /* Recipe Tags styles */
 .recipe-tags-container {
     position: relative;
-    margin-top: 6px;
+    margin-top: 0;
     margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
@@ -225,6 +230,62 @@
     overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+/* Recipe Header Actions */
+.recipe-header-actions {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: var(--space-2);
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    width: 100%;
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-1);
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    min-height: 0;
+}
+
+.recipe-header-actions:empty {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.recipe-source-url-btn {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    padding: 6px 12px;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-sm);
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+[data-theme="dark"] .recipe-source-url-btn {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+    border: 1px solid var(--lora-border);
+}
+
+.recipe-source-url-btn:hover {
+    background: oklch(var(--lora-accent-l) var(--lora-accent-c) var(--lora-accent-h) / 0.1);
+    border-color: var(--lora-accent);
+    transform: translateY(-1px);
+}
+
+.recipe-source-url-btn i {
+    font-size: 14px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
+@media (max-height: 860px) {
+    .recipe-header-actions {
+        padding-bottom: 4px;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Top Section: Preview and Gen Params */
 .recipe-top-section {
     display: grid;
@@ -1083,13 +1144,13 @@
     }
 
     .recipe-modal-header {
-        padding-bottom: 6px;
-        margin-bottom: 8px;
+        padding-bottom: var(--space-1);
+        margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
     }
 
     .recipe-modal-header h2 {
-        font-size: 1.25em;
-        max-height: 2.5em;
+        font-size: 1.3em;
+        max-height: 2.4em;
     }
 
     .recipe-tags-container {
diff --git a/static/js/components/RecipeModal.js b/static/js/components/RecipeModal.js
index b461d236..02f5528d 100644
--- a/static/js/components/RecipeModal.js
+++ b/static/js/components/RecipeModal.js
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
 
         this.syncGenerationParams(hydratedRecipe.gen_params);
         this.syncResourcesSection(hydratedRecipe);
+        this.syncSourceUrlAction();
 
         // Show the modal
         modalManager.showModal('recipeModal');
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
         } else {
             this.updateSourceUrlDisplay(this.currentRecipe.source_path || '');
         }
+        this.syncSourceUrlAction();
     }
 
     getPreviewMediaUrl(recipe = {}) {
@@ -582,6 +584,30 @@ class RecipeModal {
         }
     }
 
+    syncSourceUrlAction() {
+        const actionsContainer = document.getElementById('recipeHeaderActions');
+        if (!actionsContainer) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        actionsContainer.innerHTML = '';
+
+        const sourcePath = this.currentRecipe?.source_path || '';
+        const isValidUrl = sourcePath.startsWith('http://') || sourcePath.startsWith('https://');
+        if (!isValidUrl) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const btn = document.createElement('button');
+        btn.className = 'recipe-source-url-btn';
+        btn.title = sourcePath;
+        btn.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-globe"></i> Open Source URL';
+        btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+            window.open(sourcePath, '_blank');
+        });
+        actionsContainer.appendChild(btn);
+    }
+
     syncTagsDisplay(tags) {
         const tagsContainer = document.getElementById('recipeTagsCompact');
         if (!tagsContainer) {
@@ -1316,6 +1342,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
                         // Update source URL in the UI
                         this.commitField('source_path');
                         this.updateSourceUrlDisplay(newSourceUrl, { forceInputSync: true });
+                        this.syncSourceUrlAction();
 
                         // Update the current recipe object
                         this.currentRecipe.source_path = newSourceUrl;
diff --git a/templates/components/recipe_modal.html b/templates/components/recipe_modal.html
index 74ce975c..41327356 100644
--- a/templates/components/recipe_modal.html
+++ b/templates/components/recipe_modal.html
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
         
         <header class="recipe-modal-header">
             <h2 id="recipeModalTitle">Recipe Details</h2>
+            <!-- Header Actions: populated dynamically in RecipeModal.js -->
+            <div class="recipe-header-actions" id="recipeHeaderActions"></div>
             <!-- Recipe Tags Container -->
             <div class="recipe-tags-container">
                 <div class="recipe-tags-compact" id="recipeTagsCompact"></div>