diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/__manifest__.py
index 2f1e7b68..e9d774e9 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/__manifest__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating',
-    'version': '19.0.7.2.0',
+    'version': '19.0.7.3.0',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Core plating / metal finishing ERP: facilities, processes, tanks, baths, jobs, operators.',
     'description': """
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/js/recipe_tree_editor.js b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/js/recipe_tree_editor.js
index fccbb59b..bd5e81af 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/js/recipe_tree_editor.js
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/js/recipe_tree_editor.js
@@ -157,16 +157,19 @@ export class RecipeTreeEditor extends Component {
             if (result && result.ok) {
                 this.state.recipe = result.recipe;
                 this.state.tree = result.tree;
-                // Auto-expand every node on first load so the full
-                // hierarchy is visible. The horizontal bracket layout
-                // works best when everything is open by default;
-                // operators can still collapse individual branches.
-                if (result.tree && Object.keys(this.state.expandedNodes).length === 0) {
-                    const expandAll = (n) => {
-                        this.state.expandedNodes[n.id] = true;
-                        for (const c of (n.children || [])) expandAll(c);
+                // Auto-expand every node on first load AND auto-expand
+                // any node we haven't seen before (e.g. freshly imported
+                // nodes after a "Import from recipe" run). Nodes the
+                // user has explicitly collapsed stay collapsed — we only
+                // touch nodes that are missing from expandedNodes.
+                if (result.tree) {
+                    const applyDefault = (n) => {
+                        if (!(n.id in this.state.expandedNodes)) {
+                            this.state.expandedNodes[n.id] = true;
+                        }
+                        for (const c of (n.children || [])) applyDefault(c);
                     };
-                    expandAll(result.tree);
+                    applyDefault(result.tree);
                 }
                 // Refresh selected node data if panel is open
                 if (this.state.selectedNodeId) {
@@ -209,6 +212,25 @@ export class RecipeTreeEditor extends Component {
         this.state.expandedNodes[nodeId] = !this.state.expandedNodes[nodeId];
     }
 
+    expandAll() {
+        const walk = (n) => {
+            this.state.expandedNodes[n.id] = true;
+            for (const c of (n.children || [])) walk(c);
+        };
+        if (this.state.tree) walk(this.state.tree);
+    }
+
+    collapseAll() {
+        // Collapse everything EXCEPT the recipe root itself — otherwise
+        // the canvas goes blank and the user has to click the root open
+        // again to see anything.
+        const walk = (n, isRoot) => {
+            this.state.expandedNodes[n.id] = isRoot;
+            for (const c of (n.children || [])) walk(c, false);
+        };
+        if (this.state.tree) walk(this.state.tree, true);
+    }
+
     // ---- Node selection (side panel) ----------------------------------------
 
     selectNode(node) {
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/xml/recipe_tree_editor.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/xml/recipe_tree_editor.xml
index 770e9422..124e2e9c 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/xml/recipe_tree_editor.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/xml/recipe_tree_editor.xml
@@ -179,6 +179,16 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="o_fp_re_header_actions" t-if="state.recipe">
+                    <button class="o_fp_re_btn_outline"
+                            t-on-click="expandAll"
+                            title="Expand every branch">
+                        <i class="fa fa-expand me-1"/>Expand all
+                    </button>
+                    <button class="o_fp_re_btn_outline"
+                            t-on-click="collapseAll"
+                            title="Collapse every branch">
+                        <i class="fa fa-compress me-1"/>Collapse all
+                    </button>
                     <button class="o_fp_re_btn_outline"
                             t-on-click="toggleImportPicker"
                             title="Import children from another recipe">