diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/regression/tab-navigate-mousedown.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/regression/tab-navigate-mousedown.spec.ts
index d12e0bfc92d0..ff09c72327fd 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/regression/tab-navigate-mousedown.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/regression/tab-navigate-mousedown.spec.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ test("vertical tabs show project details, resize, and navigate", async ({ page }
   await expect(tabB).toBeVisible()
 })
 
-test("appearance experimental settings control vertical tab details", async ({ page }) => {
+test("dedicated experimental settings control vertical tab details", async ({ page }) => {
   await mockServer(page)
   await page.addInitScript(
     ({ server, sessionA }) => {
@@ -253,7 +253,11 @@ test("appearance experimental settings control vertical tab details", async ({ p
   await expect(settings.getByRole("tablist").getByText("OpenCode Desktop", { exact: true })).toBeInViewport()
   await expect(version).toBeInViewport()
   await settings.getByRole("tab", { name: "Appearance" }).click()
-  await expect(settings.getByRole("heading", { name: "Experimental" })).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(settings.getByRole("heading", { name: "Appearance", exact: true })).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(settings.locator('[data-action="settings-tab-layout"]')).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect(settings.getByRole("switch", { name: "Show project names", exact: true })).toHaveCount(0)
+  await settings.getByRole("tab", { name: "Experimental", exact: true }).click()
+  await expect(settings.getByRole("heading", { name: "Experimental", level: 2, exact: true })).toBeVisible()
 
   const layout = settings.locator('[data-action="settings-tab-layout"]')
   await expect(layout).toContainText("Horizontal")
@@ -274,19 +278,27 @@ test("appearance experimental settings control vertical tab details", async ({ p
   await page.setViewportSize({ width: 920, height: 720 })
   await expect(page.locator('[data-slot="vertical-tabs-sidebar"]')).toHaveCSS("width", "260px")
   await expect(settings.getByRole("tablist")).toBeHidden()
-  await expect(settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Appearance", exact: true })).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Experimental", exact: true })).toBeVisible()
 
   await page.setViewportSize({ width: 800, height: 720 })
   await expect(settings.getByRole("tablist")).toBeHidden()
-  await expect(settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Appearance", exact: true })).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Experimental", exact: true })).toBeVisible()
 
   await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 720 })
-  await expect(settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Appearance", exact: true })).toBeVisible()
+  await settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Experimental", exact: true }).click()
+  await page.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Appearance", exact: true }).click()
+  await expect(settings.getByRole("heading", { name: "Appearance", exact: true })).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(layout).toHaveCount(0)
+  await settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Appearance", exact: true }).click()
+  await page.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: "Experimental", exact: true }).click()
+  await expect(settings.getByRole("heading", { name: "Experimental", level: 2, exact: true })).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(layout).toContainText("Vertical")
+  await expect(projectNameSwitch).toBeChecked()
   await settings.evaluate((element) => element.setAttribute("dir", "rtl"))
-  await expect(settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Appearance", exact: true })).toBeInViewport()
+  await expect(settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Experimental", exact: true })).toBeInViewport()
 
   await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 360 })
-  await expect(settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Appearance", exact: true })).toBeInViewport()
+  await expect(settings.getByRole("button", { name: "Experimental", exact: true })).toBeInViewport()
 
   // Reload the UI-selected preference without seeding settings storage.
   await page.reload()
@@ -310,7 +322,7 @@ test("appearance experimental settings control vertical tab details", async ({ p
   ).toBeVisible()
   await expect(page.locator('[data-slot="titlebar-tabs"]')).toHaveCount(0)
   await page.keyboard.press("Control+,")
-  await settings.getByRole("tab", { name: "Appearance" }).click()
+  await settings.getByRole("tab", { name: "Experimental", exact: true }).click()
   await expect(layout).toContainText("Vertical")
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/runtime/i18n/en.ts b/packages/app/src/runtime/i18n/en.ts
index fe644ac5f134..d1ffe173b26a 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runtime/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/runtime/i18n/en.ts
@@ -904,6 +904,8 @@ export const dict = {
   "settings.tab.notifications": "Notifications",
   "settings.tab.projects": "Projects",
   "settings.tab.extensions": "Extensions",
+  "settings.tab.experimental": "Experimental",
+  "settings.experimental.description": "Try experimental features",
   "settings.preferences.description": "Customize preferences and theme and default behavior",
   "settings.appearance.description": "Customize theme and fonts",
   "settings.appearance.section.experimental": "Experimental",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/settings/appearance/appearance.tsx b/packages/app/src/settings/appearance/appearance.tsx
index 1f5048e3f560..586f728d4736 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/settings/appearance/appearance.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/settings/appearance/appearance.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { Component, createMemo } from "solid-js"
+import { Component } from "solid-js"
 import { Select } from "@opencode-ai/ui/select"
 import { TextInput } from "@opencode-ai/ui/text-input"
-import { Switch } from "@opencode-ai/ui/switch"
 import { useLanguage } from "@/runtime/i18n/language"
 import { ExternalLink } from "@/runtime/platform/external-link"
 import { SettingsList } from "@/settings/list"
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ import { createAppearanceSettingsController, type AppearanceSettingsController }
 import "@/settings/settings.css"
 
 const schemeOptions: ("system" | "light" | "dark")[] = ["system", "light", "dark"]
-const tabLayoutOptions: ("horizontal" | "vertical")[] = ["horizontal", "vertical"]
 const fontSettings = {
   ui: {
     action: "settings-ui-font",
@@ -128,44 +126,6 @@ export const SettingsAppearance: Component = () => {
             <FontSetting kind="terminal" fonts={appearance.fonts} />
           </SettingsList>
         </div>
-
-        <div class="settings-section">
-          <h3 class="settings-section-title">{language.t("settings.appearance.section.experimental")}</h3>
-          <SettingsList>
-            <SettingsRow
-              title={language.t("settings.appearance.row.tabs.title")}
-              description={language.t("settings.appearance.row.tabs.description")}
-            >
-              <Select
-                data-action="settings-tab-layout"
-                options={tabLayoutOptions}
-                current={tabLayoutOptions.find((option) => option === appearance.tabs.current())}
-                placement="bottom-end"
-                gutter={6}
-                label={(option) =>
-                  option === "horizontal"
-                    ? language.t("settings.appearance.row.tabs.horizontal")
-                    : language.t("settings.appearance.row.tabs.vertical")
-                }
-                onSelect={(option) => option && appearance.tabs.select(option)}
-              />
-            </SettingsRow>
-            <SettingsRow
-              title={language.t("settings.appearance.row.projectName.title")}
-              description={language.t("settings.appearance.row.projectName.description")}
-            >
-              <div data-action="settings-show-project-name">
-                <Switch
-                  checked={appearance.projectName.current()}
-                  onChange={appearance.projectName.set}
-                  hideLabel
-                >
-                  {language.t("settings.appearance.row.projectName.title")}
-                </Switch>
-              </div>
-            </SettingsRow>
-          </SettingsList>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </>
   )
diff --git a/packages/app/src/settings/experimental/experimental.tsx b/packages/app/src/settings/experimental/experimental.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db38f2d02e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/src/settings/experimental/experimental.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { Component } from "solid-js"
+import { Select } from "@opencode-ai/ui/select"
+import { Switch } from "@opencode-ai/ui/switch"
+import { useLanguage } from "@/runtime/i18n/language"
+import { SettingsList } from "@/settings/list"
+import { useSettings } from "@/settings/model"
+import { SettingsRow } from "@/settings/row"
+import "@/settings/settings.css"
+
+const tabLayoutOptions: ("horizontal" | "vertical")[] = ["horizontal", "vertical"]
+
+export const SettingsExperimental: Component = () => {
+  const language = useLanguage()
+  const settings = useSettings()
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div class="settings-tab-header">
+        <div class="settings-tab-header-row">
+          <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+            <h2 class="settings-tab-title">{language.t("settings.tab.experimental")}</h2>
+            <span class="text-11-regular text-v2-text-text-muted">
+              {language.t("settings.experimental.description")}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="settings-tab-body">
+        <div class="settings-section">
+          <SettingsList>
+            <SettingsRow
+              title={language.t("settings.appearance.row.tabs.title")}
+              description={language.t("settings.appearance.row.tabs.description")}
+            >
+              <Select
+                data-action="settings-tab-layout"
+                options={tabLayoutOptions}
+                current={tabLayoutOptions.find((option) => option === settings.appearance.tabLayout())}
+                placement="bottom-end"
+                gutter={6}
+                label={(option) =>
+                  option === "horizontal"
+                    ? language.t("settings.appearance.row.tabs.horizontal")
+                    : language.t("settings.appearance.row.tabs.vertical")
+                }
+                onSelect={(option) => option && settings.appearance.setTabLayout(option)}
+              />
+            </SettingsRow>
+            <SettingsRow
+              title={language.t("settings.appearance.row.projectName.title")}
+              description={language.t("settings.appearance.row.projectName.description")}
+            >
+              <div data-action="settings-show-project-name">
+                <Switch
+                  checked={settings.appearance.showProjectName()}
+                  onChange={settings.appearance.setShowProjectName}
+                  hideLabel
+                >
+                  {language.t("settings.appearance.row.projectName.title")}
+                </Switch>
+              </div>
+            </SettingsRow>
+          </SettingsList>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/settings/general/controllers.ts b/packages/app/src/settings/general/controllers.ts
index a1973ed4cde5..c67e3ce8d472 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/settings/general/controllers.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/settings/general/controllers.ts
@@ -81,14 +81,6 @@ export function createAppearanceSettingsController() {
       setCode: (value: string) => settings.appearance.setFont(value),
       setTerminal: (value: string) => settings.appearance.setTerminalFont(value),
     },
-    tabs: {
-      current: settings.appearance.tabLayout,
-      select: settings.appearance.setTabLayout,
-    },
-    projectName: {
-      current: settings.appearance.showProjectName,
-      set: settings.appearance.setShowProjectName,
-    },
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/settings/shell.tsx b/packages/app/src/settings/shell.tsx
index 372c66ba6700..d49c2ce9c8d9 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/settings/shell.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/settings/shell.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { useLanguage } from "@/runtime/i18n/language"
 import { usePlatform } from "@/runtime/platform/platform"
 import { SettingsGeneral } from "./general/general"
 import { SettingsAppearance } from "./appearance/appearance"
+import { SettingsExperimental } from "./experimental/experimental"
 import { SettingsKeybinds } from "./keybinds/keybinds"
 import { SettingsNotifications } from "./notifications/notifications"
 import { SettingsProviders } from "./providers/providers"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ const sections = [
     { value: "models", icon: "models", label: "settings.models.title" },
     { value: "extensions", icon: "extensions", label: "settings.tab.extensions" },
   ],
+  [{ value: "experimental", icon: "flask", label: "settings.tab.experimental" }],
 ] as const
 
 export const SettingsScreen: Component<{
@@ -216,6 +218,9 @@ export const SettingsScreen: Component<{
         <Tabs.Content value="shortcuts" class="settings-panel">
           <SettingsKeybinds />
         </Tabs.Content>
+        <Tabs.Content value="experimental" class="settings-panel">
+          <SettingsExperimental />
+        </Tabs.Content>
         <Tabs.Content value="servers" class="settings-panel">
           <SettingsServers />
         </Tabs.Content>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/icons/icon/icon.tsx b/packages/ui/src/icons/icon/icon.tsx
index eaf0fc29646c..073f45c51e55 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/icons/icon/icon.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/icons/icon/icon.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import "./icon.css"
 
 // Consumers center the SVG viewport, so each icon must center its artwork within its viewBox.
 const icons = {
+  flask: {
+    viewBox: "0 0 16 16",
+    body: `<path d="M5.5 2H10.5M6 2V6L2.5 12C2 13 2.5 14 3.5 14H12.5C13.5 14 14 13 13.5 12L10 6V2M4.25 9H11.75" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="square" stroke-linejoin="round"/>`,
+  },
   edit: {
     viewBox: "0 0 16 16",
     body: `<path d="M13.5555 8.21534V13.5556H2.44434L2.44434 2.4445H7.78462M6.88878 9.11119C6.88878 9.11119 8.96327 9.0367 9.69678 8.3032L14.0301 3.96986C14.5824 3.4176 14.5824 2.52213 14.0301 1.96986C13.4778 1.4176 12.5824 1.4176 12.0301 1.96986L7.69678 6.3032C7.00513 6.99484 6.88878 9.11119 6.88878 9.11119Z" stroke="currentColor"/>`,