diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/__init__.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/__init__.py
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+"""Modernized positioner boxes in QML and QWidget, for side-by-side comparison."""
+
+from .positioner_box_qml import PositionerBoxQML
+from .positioner_box_widgets import PositionerBoxWidgets
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/compare.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/compare.py
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+"""Show the current, QML and QWidget positioner boxes side by side against a running BEC.
+
+Usage: python -m bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box.positioner_box_modern.compare samx [dark|light]
+"""
+
+import sys
+
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QGridLayout, QLabel, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
+from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box import PositionerBox
+from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box.positioner_box_modern import (
+    PositionerBoxQML,
+    PositionerBoxWidgets,
+)
+
+
+def main():  # pragma: no cover
+    """Open the comparison window."""
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    device = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "samx"
+    apply_theme(sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else "dark")
+    window = QWidget()
+    window.setWindowTitle(f"Positioner box comparison: {device}")
+    grid = QGridLayout(window)
+    for column, (title, cls) in enumerate(
+        (("Current", PositionerBox), ("QML", PositionerBoxQML), ("QWidget", PositionerBoxWidgets))
+    ):
+        grid.addWidget(QLabel(title), 0, column)
+        grid.addWidget(cls(device=device), 1, column)
+    window.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/positioner_box_modern_base.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/positioner_box_modern_base.py
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+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/positioner_box_modern_base.py
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+"""Shared logic for the modernized positioner boxes (QML and QWidget versions).
+
+Both views render the same state and call the same actions, so the BEC handling lives here once
+and the comparison between the two versions is only about the view layer.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import math
+
+from bec_lib.device import Positioner
+from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
+from qtpy.QtCore import Property, QObject, QPoint, Qt, Signal, Slot
+from qtpy.QtGui import QCursor
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QFrame, QLineEdit, QListWidget, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeProperty, SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box.positioner_box_base import (
+    PositionerBoxBase,
+)
+
+logger = bec_logger.logger
+
+MOVING_UNKNOWN = -1
+MOVING_IDLE = 0
+MOVING_ACTIVE = 1
+
+
+def _format(value: float | None, precision: int) -> str:
+    if value is None:
+        return "—"
+    return f"{value:.{precision}f}"
+
+
+class PositionerState(QObject):
+    """Read-only view state of a positioner box, exposed to QML as ``box``.
+
+    Every property shares the single ``changed`` signal, so a readback update costs one
+    notification regardless of how many fields changed.
+    """
+
+    changed = Signal()
+
+    def __init__(self, box: "ModernPositionerBoxBase"):
+        super().__init__(box)
+        self._box = box
+
+    def _prop(name, type_, notify=changed):  # pylint: disable=no-self-argument
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        return Property(type_, lambda self: getattr(self._box, name), notify=notify)
+
+    device = _prop("_device", str)
+    units = _prop("_units", str)
+    readbackText = _prop("readback_text", str)
+    targetText = _prop("target_text", str)
+    hasTarget = _prop("has_target", bool)
+    moving = _prop("_moving", int)
+    hasLimits = _prop("has_limits", bool)
+    lowText = _prop("low_text", str)
+    highText = _prop("high_text", str)
+    position = _prop("position_fraction", float)
+    targetPosition = _prop("target_fraction", float)
+    outOfLimits = _prop("out_of_limits", bool)
+    stepText = _prop("step_text", str)
+    deviceSelectable = _prop("device_selectable", bool)
+    ready = _prop("ready", bool)
+
+    # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    @Slot(str, result=str)
+    def validate(self, text: str) -> str:
+        """Return an error message for a target text, or an empty string if it is valid."""
+        return self._box.validate_target(text)
+
+    @Slot(str, result=bool)
+    def moveTo(self, text: str) -> bool:
+        """Move to the typed target. Returns True if a move was sent."""
+        return self._box.move_to_text(text)
+
+    @Slot(int)
+    def tweak(self, direction: int):
+        """Tweak by one step in the given direction (+1 or -1)."""
+        self._box.tweak(direction)
+
+    @Slot()
+    def stop(self):
+        """Stop the device."""
+        self._box.on_stop()
+
+    @Slot(str)
+    def setStepText(self, text: str):
+        """Set the step size from text; invalid text is ignored."""
+        self._box.set_step_text(text)
+
+    @Slot(float)
+    def scaleStep(self, factor: float):
+        """Multiply the step size, e.g. by 10 or 0.1."""
+        self._box.scale_step(factor)
+
+    @Slot()
+    def pickDevice(self):
+        """Open the device picker at the mouse position."""
+        self._box.open_device_picker(QCursor.pos())
+
+
+class DevicePickerPopup(QFrame):
+    """Searchable popup list of positioners. Click or Enter picks, Esc closes."""
+
+    def __init__(self, names: list[str], current: str, on_pick, parent: QWidget | None = None):
+        super().__init__(parent, Qt.WindowType.Popup)
+        self.setAttribute(Qt.WidgetAttribute.WA_DeleteOnClose)
+        self.setFrameShape(QFrame.Shape.StyledPanel)
+        self._on_pick = on_pick
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6)
+        layout.setSpacing(4)
+        self.search = QLineEdit(self)
+        self.search.setPlaceholderText("Search positioners")
+        self.search.setClearButtonEnabled(True)
+        self.list = QListWidget(self)
+        self.list.addItems(names)
+        layout.addWidget(self.search)
+        layout.addWidget(self.list)
+        self.setFixedSize(220, min(320, 60 + 24 * max(len(names), 3)))
+        matches = self.list.findItems(current, Qt.MatchFlag.MatchExactly)
+        if matches:
+            self.list.setCurrentItem(matches[0])
+        self.search.textChanged.connect(self._filter)
+        self.search.returnPressed.connect(self._pick_current)
+        self.list.itemClicked.connect(lambda item: self._pick(item.text()))
+        self.list.itemActivated.connect(lambda item: self._pick(item.text()))
+        self.search.setFocus()
+
+    def _filter(self, text: str):
+        first = None
+        for row in range(self.list.count()):
+            item = self.list.item(row)
+            hidden = text.lower() not in item.text().lower()
+            item.setHidden(hidden)
+            if not hidden and first is None:
+                first = item
+        if first is not None:
+            self.list.setCurrentItem(first)
+
+    def _pick_current(self):
+        item = self.list.currentItem()
+        if item is not None and not item.isHidden():
+            self._pick(item.text())
+
+    def _pick(self, name: str):
+        self.close()
+        self._on_pick(name)
+
+
+class ModernPositionerBoxBase(PositionerBoxBase):
+    """Positioner box with the modernized UX. Subclasses only build the view.
+
+    Keeps the public API of :class:`PositionerBox`: ``device``, ``hide_device_selection``,
+    ``set_positioner``, ``show_device_selection``, ``step_size``, ``on_stop``,
+    ``force_update_readback`` and the ``device_changed`` and ``position_update`` signals.
+    """
+
+    PLUGIN = False
+    RPC = False
+    USER_ACCESS = ["set_positioner", "attach", "detach", "screenshot"]
+
+    device_changed = Signal(str, str)
+    position_update = Signal(float)
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, device: Positioner | str | None = None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(parent=parent, **kwargs)
+        self._device = ""
+        self._units = ""
+        self._precision = 8
+        self._readback: float | None = None
+        self._setpoint: float | None = None
+        self._moving = MOVING_UNKNOWN
+        self._limits: tuple[float, float] | None = None
+        self._step = 0.1
+        self._hide_device_selection = False
+        self.state = PositionerState(self)
+        self._picker: DevicePickerPopup | None = None
+        self.init_view()
+        if isinstance(device, Positioner):
+            device = device.name
+        self.device = device
+
+    def init_view(self):
+        """Build the view and add it to ``self.main_layout``."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _device_ui_components(self, device: str):  # pragma: no cover - not used by these views
+        return {}
+
+    ##########################################
+    # Public API, same as PositionerBox
+    ##########################################
+
+    @SafeProperty(str)
+    def device(self):
+        """Name of the controlled positioner."""
+        return self._device
+
+    @device.setter
+    def device(self, value: str):
+        if not value or not isinstance(value, str):
+            return
+        if not self._check_device_is_valid(value):
+            return
+        old_device = self._device
+        if old_device:
+            self.bec_dispatcher.disconnect_slot(
+                self.on_device_readback, MessageEndpoints.device_readback(old_device)
+            )
+        self._device = value
+        self._load_device_info()
+        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
+            self.on_device_readback, MessageEndpoints.device_readback(value)
+        )
+        self.force_update_readback()
+        self.device_changed.emit(old_device, value)
+
+    @SafeProperty(bool)
+    def hide_device_selection(self):
+        """Hide the device picker."""
+        return self._hide_device_selection
+
+    @hide_device_selection.setter
+    def hide_device_selection(self, value: bool):
+        self._hide_device_selection = value
+        self.state.changed.emit()
+
+    @SafeSlot(bool)
+    def show_device_selection(self, value: bool):
+        """Show the device picker.
+
+        Args:
+            value (bool): Show the device picker.
+        """
+        self.hide_device_selection = not value
+
+    @SafeSlot(str)
+    def set_positioner(self, positioner: str | Positioner):
+        """Set the device.
+
+        Args:
+            positioner (Positioner | str): Positioner to set, accepts str or the device.
+        """
+        if isinstance(positioner, Positioner):
+            positioner = positioner.name
+        self.device = positioner
+
+    @property
+    def step_size(self) -> float:
+        """Step size for tweak."""
+        return self._step
+
+    def force_update_readback(self):
+        """Read the cached device values and refresh the view."""
+        if not self._device:
+            return
+        data = self.dev[self._device].read(cached=True)
+        self.on_device_readback({"signals": data}, {})
+
+    @SafeSlot()
+    def on_stop(self):
+        """Stop the device."""
+        self._stop_device(self._device)
+
+    ##########################################
+    # Readback
+    ##########################################
+
+    def _load_device_info(self):
+        device = self.dev[self._device]
+        precision = getattr(device, "precision", 8)
+        try:
+            self._precision = int(precision)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            self._precision = 8
+        self._step = 10**-self._precision * 10
+        try:
+            self._units = str(device.egu() or "")
+        except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            self._units = ""
+        self._readback = None
+        self._setpoint = None
+        self._moving = MOVING_UNKNOWN
+
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    @SafeSlot(dict, dict)
+    def on_device_readback(self, msg_content: dict, metadata: dict):
+        """Callback for device readback.
+
+        Args:
+            msg_content (dict): The message content.
+            metadata (dict): The message metadata.
+        """
+        if not self._device:
+            return
+        device = self._device
+        signals = msg_content.get("signals", {})
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        hinted_signals = self.dev[device]._hints
+        if len(hinted_signals) == 1:
+            value = signals.get(hinted_signals[0], {}).get("value")
+            if value is not None:
+                self._readback = float(value)
+        for name in ("setpoint", "user_setpoint"):
+            value = signals.get(f"{device}_{name}", {}).get("value")
+            if value is not None:
+                self._setpoint = float(value)
+                break
+        if f"{device}_motor_done_move" in signals:
+            self._moving = int(not signals[f"{device}_motor_done_move"].get("value"))
+        elif f"{device}_motor_is_moving" in signals:
+            self._moving = int(bool(signals[f"{device}_motor_is_moving"].get("value")))
+        limits = self.dev[device].limits
+        self._limits = tuple(limits) if limits is not None and limits[0] != limits[1] else None
+        self.state.changed.emit()
+        if self._readback is not None:
+            self.position_update.emit(self._readback)
+
+    ##########################################
+    # Derived view state
+    ##########################################
+
+    @property
+    def ready(self) -> bool:
+        return bool(self._device)
+
+    @property
+    def device_selectable(self) -> bool:
+        return not self._hide_device_selection
+
+    @property
+    def readback_text(self) -> str:
+        return _format(self._readback, self._precision)
+
+    @property
+    def target_text(self) -> str:
+        return _format(self._setpoint, self._precision)
+
+    @property
+    def has_target(self) -> bool:
+        """True while the setpoint differs from the readback by more than the precision."""
+        if self._setpoint is None or self._readback is None:
+            return False
+        return abs(self._setpoint - self._readback) >= 10**-self._precision
+
+    @property
+    def has_limits(self) -> bool:
+        return self._limits is not None
+
+    @property
+    def low_text(self) -> str:
+        return _format(self._limits[0], self._precision) if self._limits else ""
+
+    @property
+    def high_text(self) -> str:
+        return _format(self._limits[1], self._precision) if self._limits else ""
+
+    def _fraction(self, value: float | None) -> float:
+        if self._limits is None or value is None:
+            return -1.0
+        low, high = self._limits
+        return min(max((value - low) / (high - low), 0.0), 1.0)
+
+    @property
+    def position_fraction(self) -> float:
+        return self._fraction(self._readback)
+
+    @property
+    def target_fraction(self) -> float:
+        return self._fraction(self._setpoint) if self.has_target else -1.0
+
+    @property
+    def out_of_limits(self) -> bool:
+        if self._limits is None or self._readback is None:
+            return False
+        return not self._limits[0] <= self._readback <= self._limits[1]
+
+    @property
+    def step_text(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self._step:g}"
+
+    ##########################################
+    # Actions
+    ##########################################
+
+    def validate_target(self, text: str) -> str:
+        """Check a typed target.
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): The typed target.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: An error message, or an empty string if the target can be sent.
+        """
+        text = text.strip()
+        if not text:
+            return ""
+        try:
+            value = float(text)
+        except ValueError:
+            return "Enter a number"
+        if not math.isfinite(value):
+            return "Enter a number"
+        if self._limits is not None and not self._limits[0] <= value <= self._limits[1]:
+            return f"Outside limits {self.low_text} … {self.high_text}"
+        return ""
+
+    def move_to_text(self, text: str) -> bool:
+        """Move to a typed target if it is valid.
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): The typed target.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the move was sent.
+        """
+        if not self._device or not text.strip() or self.validate_target(text):
+            return False
+        self.move_to(float(text))
+        return True
+
+    @SafeSlot(float)
+    def move_to(self, value: float):
+        """Move the device to an absolute position.
+
+        Args:
+            value (float): Target position.
+        """
+        self.scans.mv(self.dev[self._device], value, relative=False)
+
+    @SafeSlot(int)
+    def tweak(self, direction: int):
+        """Move by one step from the current setpoint.
+
+        Args:
+            direction (int): +1 or -1.
+        """
+        if not self._device:
+            return
+        step = self._step if direction > 0 else -self._step
+        setpoint = self._get_setpoint()
+        if setpoint is None:
+            self.scans.mv(self.dev[self._device], step, relative=True)
+            return
+        self.scans.mv(self.dev[self._device], setpoint + step, relative=False)
+
+    def _get_setpoint(self) -> float | None:
+        device = self.dev[self._device]
+        setpoint = getattr(device, "setpoint", None) or getattr(device, "user_setpoint", None)
+        if not setpoint:
+            return None
+        try:
+            return float(setpoint.get())
+        except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            return None
+
+    def set_step_text(self, text: str):
+        """Set the tweak step from text. Non-positive or invalid values are ignored.
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): Step size as text.
+        """
+        try:
+            value = float(text)
+        except ValueError:
+            return
+        if math.isfinite(value) and value > 0:
+            self._step = value
+            self.state.changed.emit()
+
+    def scale_step(self, factor: float):
+        """Multiply the tweak step.
+
+        Args:
+            factor (float): Factor, e.g. 10 or 0.1.
+        """
+        self._step = float(f"{self._step * factor:.12g}")
+        self.state.changed.emit()
+
+    def positioner_names(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Names of all enabled positioners, sorted."""
+        return sorted(
+            name
+            for name, dev in self.dev.items()
+            if isinstance(dev, Positioner) and getattr(dev, "enabled", True)
+        )
+
+    def open_device_picker(self, global_pos: QPoint):
+        """Open the searchable device picker.
+
+        Args:
+            global_pos (QPoint): Screen position of the popup's top-left corner.
+        """
+        if self._hide_device_selection:
+            return
+        self._picker = DevicePickerPopup(
+            self.positioner_names(), self._device, self.set_positioner, self
+        )
+        self._picker.destroyed.connect(self._on_picker_destroyed)
+        self._picker.move(global_pos)
+        self._picker.show()
+
+    def _on_picker_destroyed(self):
+        self._picker = None
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        if self._picker is not None:
+            self._picker.close()
+        super().cleanup()
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/positioner_box_qml.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/positioner_box_qml.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5aa1fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/positioner_box_qml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+"""Positioner box rendered with QML inside a QQuickWidget."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from bec_qthemes import material_icon
+from qtpy.QtCore import Property, QObject, QSize, QUrl, Signal
+from qtpy.QtGui import QColor, QPalette
+from qtpy.QtQuick import QQuickImageProvider
+from qtpy.QtQuickWidgets import QQuickWidget
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box.positioner_box_modern.positioner_box_modern_base import (
+    ModernPositionerBoxBase,
+)
+
+QML_FILE = Path(__file__).parent / "qml" / "PositionerBox.qml"
+
+
+class QmlTheme(QObject):
+    """Theme colors for QML, taken from the application palette and BEC accent colors."""
+
+    changed = Signal()
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._colors: dict[str, QColor] = {}
+        self.refresh()
+
+    def refresh(self):
+        """Re-read the colors after a theme change."""
+        palette = QApplication.palette()
+        accents = get_accent_colors()
+        window = palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Window)
+        self._colors = {
+            "window": window,
+            "base": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Base),
+            "button": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Button),
+            "border": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Mid),
+            "text": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.WindowText),
+            "muted": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.PlaceholderText),
+            "accent": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Highlight),
+            "onAccent": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.HighlightedText),
+            "success": accents.success,
+            "warning": accents.warning,
+            "danger": accents.emergency,
+        }
+        self.changed.emit()
+
+    def color(self, name: str) -> QColor:
+        """Return a theme color by name, e.g. ``"window"``."""
+        return self._colors[name]
+
+    def _color(name, notify=changed):  # pylint: disable=no-self-argument
+        return Property(QColor, lambda self: self.color(name), notify=notify)
+
+    window = _color("window")
+    base = _color("base")
+    button = _color("button")
+    border = _color("border")
+    text = _color("text")
+    muted = _color("muted")
+    accent = _color("accent")
+    onAccent = _color("onAccent")
+    success = _color("success")
+    warning = _color("warning")
+    danger = _color("danger")
+
+
+class MaterialIconProvider(QQuickImageProvider):
+    """Serves ``image://material/<name>?<color>`` from bec_qthemes Material icons."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(QQuickImageProvider.ImageType.Pixmap)
+
+    def requestPixmap(self, icon_id: str, size: QSize, requested_size: QSize):
+        name, _, color = icon_id.partition("?")
+        side = requested_size.width() if requested_size.width() > 0 else 24
+        pixmap = material_icon(name, size=(side, side), color=color or None, filled=True)
+        if size is not None:
+            size.setWidth(pixmap.width())
+            size.setHeight(pixmap.height())
+        return pixmap
+
+
+class PositionerBoxQML(ModernPositionerBoxBase):
+    """Positioner box with the modernized UX, drawn in QML."""
+
+    def init_view(self):
+        self.theme = QmlTheme(self)
+        self.view = QQuickWidget(self)
+        self.view.setResizeMode(QQuickWidget.ResizeMode.SizeRootObjectToView)
+        engine = self.view.engine()
+        engine.addImageProvider("material", MaterialIconProvider())
+        context = self.view.rootContext()
+        context.setContextProperty("box", self.state)
+        context.setContextProperty("theme", self.theme)
+        self.view.setClearColor(self.theme.color("window"))
+        self.view.setSource(QUrl.fromLocalFile(str(QML_FILE)))
+        for error in self.view.errors():
+            raise RuntimeError(f"PositionerBox.qml: {error.toString()}")
+        self.view.setMinimumSize(240, 250)
+        self.main_layout.addWidget(self.view)
+
+    @SafeSlot(str)
+    def apply_theme(self, theme: str):
+        self.theme.refresh()
+        self.view.setClearColor(self.theme.color("window"))
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        self.view.setSource(QUrl())
+        super().cleanup()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    apply_theme("dark")
+    widget = PositionerBoxQML(device="samx")
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/positioner_box_widgets.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/positioner_box_widgets.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ea93530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/positioner_box_widgets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,431 @@
+"""Positioner box with the modernized UX, built from QWidgets."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from bec_qthemes import material_icon
+from qtpy.QtCore import QEvent, QPointF, QRectF, Qt, QVariantAnimation
+from qtpy.QtGui import QColor, QDoubleValidator, QFont, QIcon, QPainter, QPalette, QPen
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QLineEdit,
+    QPushButton,
+    QToolButton,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QWidget,
+)
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors, rgba
+from bec_widgets.utils.error_popups import SafeSlot
+from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box.positioner_box_modern.positioner_box_modern_base import (
+    MOVING_ACTIVE,
+    MOVING_UNKNOWN,
+    ModernPositionerBoxBase,
+)
+
+
+def _colors() -> dict[str, QColor]:
+    palette = QApplication.palette()
+    accents = get_accent_colors()
+    return {
+        "window": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Window),
+        "base": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Base),
+        "button": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Button),
+        "border": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Mid),
+        "text": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.WindowText),
+        "muted": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.PlaceholderText),
+        "accent": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Highlight),
+        "onAccent": palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.HighlightedText),
+        "success": accents.success,
+        "warning": accents.warning,
+        "danger": accents.emergency,
+    }
+
+
+class StatusPill(QWidget):
+    """Rounded "Moving" / "Idle" chip with a pulsing dot while moving."""
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._moving = False
+        self._dot_alpha = 1.0
+        self._colors = _colors()
+        self._pulse = QVariantAnimation(self, startValue=1.0, endValue=0.25, duration=500)
+        self._pulse.setLoopCount(-1)
+        self._pulse.setKeyValueAt(0.5, 0.25)
+        self._pulse.setEndValue(1.0)
+        self._pulse.valueChanged.connect(self._on_pulse)
+        font = self.font()
+        font.setPixelSize(12)
+        font.setWeight(QFont.Weight.DemiBold)
+        self.setFont(font)
+        self.setFixedHeight(22)
+
+    def set_colors(self, colors: dict[str, QColor]):
+        self._colors = colors
+        self.update()
+
+    def set_moving(self, moving: bool):
+        if moving == self._moving:
+            return
+        self._moving = moving
+        if moving:
+            self._pulse.start()
+        else:
+            self._pulse.stop()
+            self._dot_alpha = 1.0
+        self.setFixedWidth(self.sizeHint().width())
+        self.update()
+
+    def _on_pulse(self, value):
+        self._dot_alpha = float(value)
+        self.update()
+
+    def _text(self) -> str:
+        return "Moving" if self._moving else "Idle"
+
+    def sizeHint(self):
+        hint = super().sizeHint()
+        hint.setWidth(self.fontMetrics().horizontalAdvance(self._text()) + 30)
+        return hint
+
+    def paintEvent(self, _event):
+        tone = QColor(self._colors["warning" if self._moving else "success"])
+        painter = QPainter(self)
+        painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.RenderHint.Antialiasing)
+        bg = QColor(tone)
+        bg.setAlphaF(0.16)
+        painter.setPen(Qt.PenStyle.NoPen)
+        painter.setBrush(bg)
+        painter.drawRoundedRect(QRectF(self.rect()), 11, 11)
+        dot = QColor(tone)
+        dot.setAlphaF(self._dot_alpha)
+        painter.setBrush(dot)
+        painter.drawEllipse(QPointF(12, self.height() / 2), 4, 4)
+        painter.setPen(self._colors["text"])
+        painter.drawText(
+            self.rect().adjusted(22, 0, 0, 0), Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignVCenter, self._text()
+        )
+
+
+class LimitBar(QWidget):
+    """Track between the limits with a readback dot and a hollow target ring."""
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._position = -1.0
+        self._target = -1.0
+        self._low = ""
+        self._high = ""
+        self._out = False
+        self._colors = _colors()
+        self._anim = QVariantAnimation(self, duration=120)
+        self._anim.valueChanged.connect(self._on_anim)
+        self.setFixedHeight(30)
+        font = self.font()
+        font.setPixelSize(11)
+        self.setFont(font)
+
+    def set_colors(self, colors: dict[str, QColor]):
+        self._colors = colors
+        self.update()
+
+    def set_state(self, position: float, target: float, low: str, high: str, out: bool):
+        self._target, self._low, self._high, self._out = target, low, high, out
+        if position >= 0 and self._position >= 0 and position != self._position:
+            self._anim.stop()
+            self._anim.setStartValue(self._position)
+            self._anim.setEndValue(position)
+            self._anim.start()
+        else:
+            self._position = position
+        self.update()
+
+    def _on_anim(self, value):
+        self._position = float(value)
+        self.update()
+
+    def paintEvent(self, _event):
+        colors = self._colors
+        painter = QPainter(self)
+        painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.RenderHint.Antialiasing)
+        width = self.width()
+        mid_y = 7
+        track = QColor(colors["border"])
+        track.setAlphaF(0.6)
+        painter.setPen(Qt.PenStyle.NoPen)
+        painter.setBrush(track)
+        painter.drawRoundedRect(QRectF(0, mid_y - 3, width, 6), 3, 3)
+        tone = QColor(colors["danger" if self._out else "accent"])
+        if self._position >= 0:
+            fill = QColor(tone)
+            fill.setAlphaF(0.55)
+            painter.setBrush(fill)
+            painter.drawRoundedRect(QRectF(0, mid_y - 3, width * self._position, 6), 3, 3)
+        if self._target >= 0:
+            painter.setBrush(Qt.BrushStyle.NoBrush)
+            painter.setPen(QPen(colors["accent"], 2))
+            painter.drawEllipse(QPointF(width * self._target, mid_y), 5, 5)
+        if self._position >= 0:
+            painter.setPen(Qt.PenStyle.NoPen)
+            painter.setBrush(tone)
+            painter.drawEllipse(QPointF(width * self._position, mid_y), 6, 6)
+        painter.setPen(colors["muted"])
+        text_rect = self.rect().adjusted(0, 14, 0, 0)
+        painter.drawText(
+            text_rect, Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignBottom, self._low
+        )
+        painter.drawText(
+            text_rect, Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignBottom, self._high
+        )
+
+
+class PositionerBoxWidgets(ModernPositionerBoxBase):
+    """Positioner box with the modernized UX, built from QWidgets."""
+
+    def init_view(self):
+        self._colors = _colors()
+        self._icons: dict[tuple[str, str, int], QIcon] = {}
+        root = QWidget(self)
+        root.setObjectName("positioner_root")
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(root)
+        layout.setContentsMargins(10, 10, 10, 10)
+        layout.setSpacing(8)
+
+        # Header: device picker and motion status
+        header = QHBoxLayout()
+        self.device_button = QToolButton(root)
+        self.device_button.setObjectName("device_button")
+        self.device_button.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonStyle.ToolButtonTextBesideIcon)
+        self.device_button.setLayoutDirection(Qt.LayoutDirection.RightToLeft)
+        self.device_button.setToolTip("Change positioner")
+        self.device_button.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
+        self.device_button.clicked.connect(self._on_device_button)
+        self.status_pill = StatusPill(root)
+        header.addWidget(self.device_button)
+        header.addStretch()
+        header.addWidget(self.status_pill)
+        layout.addLayout(header)
+
+        # Readback and target
+        readback_row = QHBoxLayout()
+        readback_row.setSpacing(6)
+        self.readback = QLabel(root)
+        self.readback.setObjectName("readback")
+        self.units = QLabel(root)
+        self.units.setObjectName("units")
+        readback_row.addWidget(self.readback)
+        readback_row.addWidget(self.units, 0, Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignBaseline)
+        readback_row.addStretch()
+        layout.addLayout(readback_row)
+        self.target = QLabel(root)
+        self.target.setObjectName("target")
+        self.target.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        layout.addWidget(self.target)
+
+        # Limit track
+        self.limit_bar = LimitBar(root)
+        self.no_limits = QLabel("No limits set", root)
+        self.no_limits.setObjectName("hint")
+        layout.addWidget(self.limit_bar)
+        layout.addWidget(self.no_limits)
+
+        # Move to
+        move_row = QHBoxLayout()
+        move_row.setSpacing(6)
+        self.setpoint = QLineEdit(root)
+        self.setpoint.setPlaceholderText("Move to…")
+        self.setpoint.textChanged.connect(self._on_target_text)
+        self.setpoint.returnPressed.connect(self.on_go)
+        self.setpoint.installEventFilter(self)
+        self.go = QPushButton("Go", root)
+        self.go.setObjectName("go")
+        self.go.setFixedWidth(52)
+        self.go.clicked.connect(self.on_go)
+        move_row.addWidget(self.setpoint, 1)
+        move_row.addWidget(self.go)
+        layout.addLayout(move_row)
+        self.move_error = QLabel(root)
+        self.move_error.setObjectName("error")
+        self.move_error.setVisible(False)
+        layout.addWidget(self.move_error)
+
+        # Tweak
+        tweak_row = QHBoxLayout()
+        tweak_row.setSpacing(6)
+        self.tweak_left = QPushButton(root)
+        self.tweak_left.clicked.connect(lambda: self.tweak(-1))
+        self.step = QLineEdit(root)
+        self.step.setObjectName("step")
+        self.step.setFixedWidth(72)
+        self.step.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
+        self.step.setValidator(QDoubleValidator(0, float("inf"), 12, self.step))
+        self.step.setToolTip("Step size. Scroll or ↑/↓ to change by ×10")
+        self.step.editingFinished.connect(lambda: self.set_step_text(self.step.text()))
+        self.step.installEventFilter(self)
+        self.tweak_right = QPushButton(root)
+        self.tweak_right.clicked.connect(lambda: self.tweak(1))
+        tweak_row.addWidget(self.tweak_left, 1)
+        tweak_row.addWidget(self.step)
+        tweak_row.addWidget(self.tweak_right, 1)
+        layout.addLayout(tweak_row)
+
+        layout.addStretch()
+        self.stop = QPushButton("Stop", root)
+        self.stop.setObjectName("stop")
+        self.stop.setMinimumHeight(34)
+        self.stop.clicked.connect(self.on_stop)
+        layout.addWidget(self.stop)
+
+        root.setMinimumSize(240, 250)
+        self.main_layout.addWidget(root)
+        self._root = root
+        self.state.changed.connect(self._refresh)
+        self.apply_theme("")
+
+    def eventFilter(self, obj, event):
+        if obj is self.step:
+            if event.type() == QEvent.Type.Wheel:
+                self.scale_step(10 if event.angleDelta().y() > 0 else 0.1)
+                return True
+            if event.type() == QEvent.Type.KeyPress and event.key() in (
+                Qt.Key.Key_Up,
+                Qt.Key.Key_Down,
+            ):
+                self.scale_step(10 if event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Up else 0.1)
+                return True
+        if obj is self.setpoint and event.type() == QEvent.Type.KeyPress:
+            if event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Escape:
+                self.setpoint.clear()
+                self.setpoint.clearFocus()
+                return True
+        return super().eventFilter(obj, event)
+
+    @SafeSlot()
+    def _on_device_button(self):
+        self.open_device_picker(
+            self.device_button.mapToGlobal(self.device_button.rect().bottomLeft())
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _set_style_flag(widget: QWidget, name: str, value: bool):
+        """Set a QSS dynamic property and re-polish only when it changes."""
+        if widget.property(name) == value:
+            return
+        widget.setProperty(name, value)
+        widget.style().unpolish(widget)
+        widget.style().polish(widget)
+
+    def _icon(self, name: str, color: QColor | str, size: int) -> QIcon:
+        key = (name, QColor(color).name(), size)
+        if key not in self._icons:
+            self._icons[key] = QIcon(
+                material_icon(name, size=(size, size), color=key[1], filled=True)
+            )
+        return self._icons[key]
+
+    @SafeSlot(str)
+    def _on_target_text(self, text: str):
+        error = self.validate_target(text)
+        self.move_error.setText(error)
+        self.move_error.setVisible(bool(error))
+        self._set_style_flag(self.setpoint, "invalid", bool(error))
+        self.go.setEnabled(bool(text.strip()) and not error)
+
+    @SafeSlot()
+    def on_go(self):
+        """Send the typed target."""
+        if self.move_to_text(self.setpoint.text()):
+            self.setpoint.clear()
+            self.setpoint.clearFocus()
+
+    @SafeSlot()
+    def _refresh(self):
+        moving = self._moving == MOVING_ACTIVE
+        self._root.setEnabled(self.ready)
+        self.device_button.setText(self._device or "No device")
+        self.device_button.setEnabled(self.device_selectable)
+        self.device_button.setIcon(
+            self._icon("expand_more", self._colors["muted"], 18)
+            if self.device_selectable
+            else QIcon()
+        )
+        self.status_pill.setVisible(self._moving != MOVING_UNKNOWN)
+        self.status_pill.set_moving(moving)
+        self.readback.setText(self.readback_text)
+        self._set_style_flag(self.readback, "out", self.out_of_limits)
+        self.units.setText(self._units)
+        self.units.setVisible(bool(self._units))
+        self.target.setText(f"→ target {self.target_text}" if self.has_target else "at target")
+        self._set_style_flag(self.target, "active", self.has_target)
+        self.limit_bar.setVisible(self.has_limits)
+        self.no_limits.setVisible(not self.has_limits and self.ready)
+        self.limit_bar.set_state(
+            self.position_fraction,
+            self.target_fraction,
+            self.low_text,
+            self.high_text,
+            self.out_of_limits,
+        )
+        step = self.step_text
+        self.tweak_left.setText(f"− {step}")
+        self.tweak_right.setText(f"+ {step}")
+        self.tweak_left.setToolTip(f"Move by −{step} {self._units}")
+        self.tweak_right.setToolTip(f"Move by +{step} {self._units}")
+        if not self.step.hasFocus():
+            self.step.setText(step)
+        self._set_style_flag(self.stop, "moving", moving)
+        self.stop.setIcon(self._icon("stop", "#ffffff" if moving else self._colors["danger"], 16))
+        self._on_target_text(self.setpoint.text())
+
+    @SafeSlot(str)
+    def apply_theme(self, theme: str):
+        c = self._colors = _colors()
+        self.status_pill.set_colors(c)
+        self.limit_bar.set_colors(c)
+        name = lambda key: c[key].name()  # pylint: disable=unnecessary-lambda-assignment
+        self._root.setStyleSheet(f"""
+            #positioner_root {{ background: {name('window')}; }}
+            #device_button {{ border: none; border-radius: 6px; padding: 3px 6px;
+                font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; color: {name('text')};
+                background: transparent; }}
+            #device_button:hover {{ background: {rgba(c['accent'], 38)}; }}
+            #readback {{ font-family: monospace; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500;
+                color: {name('text')}; }}
+            #readback[out="true"] {{ color: {name('danger')}; }}
+            #units {{ font-size: 14px; color: {name('muted')}; }}
+            #target, #hint {{ font-size: 12px; color: {name('muted')}; }}
+            #hint {{ font-size: 11px; }}
+            #target[active="true"] {{ color: {name('accent')}; }}
+            #error {{ font-size: 11px; color: {name('danger')}; }}
+            QLineEdit {{ min-height: 26px; border-radius: 6px; padding: 0 6px; font-size: 13px;
+                background: {name('base')}; color: {name('text')};
+                border: 1px solid {name('border')}; }}
+            QLineEdit:focus {{ border: 2px solid {name('accent')}; }}
+            QLineEdit[invalid="true"] {{ border: 2px solid {name('danger')}; }}
+            QPushButton {{ min-height: 28px; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 13px;
+                color: {name('text')}; background: {rgba(c['button'], 255)};
+                border: 1px solid {rgba(c['border'], 160)}; padding: 0 8px; }}
+            QPushButton:hover {{ background: {rgba(c['accent'], 40)}; }}
+            QPushButton:pressed {{ background: {rgba(c['accent'], 80)}; }}
+            #go {{ background: {name('accent')}; color: {name('onAccent')}; border: none; }}
+            #go:disabled {{ background: {rgba(c['accent'], 40)}; color: {name('muted')}; }}
+            #stop {{ min-height: 32px; font-weight: 600; color: {name('danger')};
+                background: {rgba(c['danger'], 30)}; border: 1px solid {rgba(c['danger'], 128)}; }}
+            #stop:hover {{ background: {rgba(c['danger'], 56)}; }}
+            #stop[moving="true"] {{ background: {name('danger')}; color: white; border: none; }}
+            """)
+        self._refresh()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import sys
+
+    from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    apply_theme("dark")
+    widget = PositionerBoxWidgets(device="samx")
+    widget.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/qml/PositionerBox.qml b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/qml/PositionerBox.qml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c562c661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/control/device_control/positioner_box/positioner_box_modern/qml/PositionerBox.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Controls.Basic
+import QtQuick.Layouts
+
+// Positioner box: device header with status, large readback with target,
+// limit track, move-to field with inline validation, tweak row and stop.
+Rectangle {
+    id: root
+    color: theme.window
+    implicitWidth: 260
+    implicitHeight: 280
+
+    readonly property bool isMoving: box.moving === 1
+    readonly property string moveError: box.validate(targetField.text)
+
+    component FlatButton: Button {
+        id: control
+        property color tint: theme.button
+        property color ink: theme.text
+        property bool solid: false
+        property bool neutral: true
+        implicitHeight: 30
+        font.pixelSize: 13
+        hoverEnabled: true
+        background: Rectangle {
+            radius: 6
+            color: !control.enabled ? Qt.alpha(control.tint, 0.15)
+                 : control.solid ? (control.down ? Qt.darker(control.tint, 1.2) : control.hovered ? Qt.lighter(control.tint, 1.1) : control.tint)
+                 : control.neutral ? (control.down ? Qt.alpha(theme.accent, 0.32) : control.hovered ? Qt.alpha(theme.accent, 0.16) : theme.button)
+                 : (control.down ? Qt.alpha(control.tint, 0.35) : control.hovered ? Qt.alpha(control.tint, 0.22) : Qt.alpha(control.tint, 0.12))
+            border.width: control.solid ? 0 : 1
+            border.color: control.neutral ? Qt.alpha(theme.border, 0.63) : Qt.alpha(control.tint, 0.5)
+        }
+        contentItem: Row {
+            spacing: 6
+            anchors.centerIn: parent
+            Image {
+                visible: control.icon.name !== ""
+                source: visible ? "image://material/" + control.icon.name + "?" + control.ink : ""
+                sourceSize: Qt.size(16, 16)
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            }
+            Text {
+                text: control.text
+                font: control.font
+                color: control.enabled ? control.ink : theme.muted
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    component Field: TextField {
+        id: field
+        property bool invalid: false
+        implicitHeight: 30
+        font.pixelSize: 13
+        color: theme.text
+        placeholderTextColor: theme.muted
+        selectByMouse: true
+        background: Rectangle {
+            radius: 6
+            color: theme.base
+            border.width: field.activeFocus || field.invalid ? 2 : 1
+            border.color: field.invalid ? theme.danger : field.activeFocus ? theme.accent : theme.border
+        }
+    }
+
+    ColumnLayout {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        anchors.margins: 10
+        spacing: 8
+        enabled: box.ready
+
+        // Header: device picker and motion status
+        RowLayout {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            spacing: 6
+            Rectangle {
+                id: deviceChip
+                Layout.preferredHeight: 26
+                Layout.preferredWidth: deviceRow.implicitWidth + 16
+                Layout.maximumWidth: root.width - 110
+                radius: 6
+                color: deviceMouse.containsMouse && box.deviceSelectable ? Qt.alpha(theme.accent, 0.15) : "transparent"
+                Row {
+                    id: deviceRow
+                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                    spacing: 2
+                    Text {
+                        text: box.device || "No device"
+                        color: theme.text
+                        font.pixelSize: 15
+                        font.weight: Font.DemiBold
+                        elide: Text.ElideRight
+                        width: Math.min(implicitWidth, deviceChip.Layout.maximumWidth - 30)
+                    }
+                    Image {
+                        visible: box.deviceSelectable
+                        source: "image://material/expand_more?" + theme.muted
+                        sourceSize: Qt.size(18, 18)
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    }
+                }
+                MouseArea {
+                    id: deviceMouse
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    hoverEnabled: true
+                    enabled: box.deviceSelectable
+                    cursorShape: enabled ? Qt.PointingHandCursor : Qt.ArrowCursor
+                    onClicked: box.pickDevice()
+                    ToolTip.visible: containsMouse && enabled
+                    ToolTip.text: "Change positioner"
+                    ToolTip.delay: 600
+                }
+            }
+            Item { Layout.fillWidth: true }
+            Rectangle {
+                visible: box.moving !== -1
+                Layout.preferredHeight: 22
+                Layout.preferredWidth: statusRow.implicitWidth + 16
+                radius: 11
+                readonly property color tone: root.isMoving ? theme.warning : theme.success
+                color: Qt.alpha(tone, 0.16)
+                Row {
+                    id: statusRow
+                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                    spacing: 6
+                    Rectangle {
+                        width: 8; height: 8; radius: 4
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        color: parent.parent.tone
+                        SequentialAnimation on opacity {
+                            running: root.isMoving
+                            loops: Animation.Infinite
+                            onRunningChanged: if (!running) parent.opacity = 1
+                            NumberAnimation { to: 0.25; duration: 500 }
+                            NumberAnimation { to: 1; duration: 500 }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Text {
+                        text: root.isMoving ? "Moving" : "Idle"
+                        color: theme.text
+                        font.pixelSize: 12
+                        font.weight: Font.DemiBold
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Readback and target
+        RowLayout {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            spacing: 6
+            Text {
+                text: box.readbackText
+                color: box.outOfLimits ? theme.danger : theme.text
+                font.pixelSize: 26
+                font.weight: Font.Medium
+                font.family: "monospace"
+                Layout.maximumWidth: root.width - 60
+                elide: Text.ElideRight
+            }
+            Text {
+                visible: box.units !== ""
+                text: box.units
+                color: theme.muted
+                font.pixelSize: 14
+                Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignBaseline
+            }
+            Item { Layout.fillWidth: true }
+        }
+        Text {
+            Layout.topMargin: -8
+            text: box.hasTarget ? "→ target " + box.targetText : "at target"
+            color: box.hasTarget ? theme.accent : theme.muted
+            font.pixelSize: 12
+        }
+
+        // Limit track
+        Item {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            Layout.preferredHeight: 30
+            visible: box.hasLimits
+            Rectangle {
+                id: track
+                y: 4
+                width: parent.width
+                height: 6
+                radius: 3
+                color: Qt.alpha(theme.border, 0.6)
+                Rectangle {
+                    visible: box.position >= 0
+                    width: track.width * Math.max(box.position, 0)
+                    height: parent.height
+                    radius: 3
+                    color: Qt.alpha(box.outOfLimits ? theme.danger : theme.accent, 0.55)
+                }
+            }
+            Rectangle {
+                visible: box.targetPosition >= 0
+                width: 12; height: 12; radius: 6
+                x: track.width * box.targetPosition - width / 2
+                y: track.y + track.height / 2 - height / 2
+                color: "transparent"
+                border.width: 2
+                border.color: theme.accent
+            }
+            Rectangle {
+                visible: box.position >= 0
+                width: 12; height: 12; radius: 6
+                x: track.width * box.position - width / 2
+                y: track.y + track.height / 2 - height / 2
+                color: box.outOfLimits ? theme.danger : theme.accent
+                Behavior on x { NumberAnimation { duration: 120 } }
+            }
+            Text {
+                anchors.left: parent.left; anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+                text: box.lowText; color: theme.muted; font.pixelSize: 11
+            }
+            Text {
+                anchors.right: parent.right; anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+                text: box.highText; color: theme.muted; font.pixelSize: 11
+            }
+        }
+        Text {
+            visible: !box.hasLimits && box.ready
+            text: "No limits set"
+            color: theme.muted
+            font.pixelSize: 11
+        }
+
+        // Move to
+        RowLayout {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            spacing: 6
+            Field {
+                id: targetField
+                objectName: "targetField"
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                placeholderText: "Move to…"
+                invalid: root.moveError !== ""
+                onAccepted: root.go()
+                Keys.onEscapePressed: { text = ""; focus = false }
+            }
+            FlatButton {
+                text: "Go"
+                tint: theme.accent
+                neutral: false
+                ink: theme.onAccent
+                solid: true
+                enabled: targetField.text.trim() !== "" && root.moveError === ""
+                Layout.preferredWidth: 52
+                onClicked: root.go()
+            }
+        }
+        Text {
+            Layout.topMargin: -4
+            visible: root.moveError !== ""
+            text: root.moveError
+            color: theme.danger
+            font.pixelSize: 11
+        }
+
+        // Tweak
+        RowLayout {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            spacing: 6
+            FlatButton {
+                text: "− " + box.stepText
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                onClicked: box.tweak(-1)
+                ToolTip.visible: hovered
+                ToolTip.text: "Move by −" + box.stepText + " " + box.units
+                ToolTip.delay: 600
+            }
+            Field {
+                id: stepField
+                Layout.preferredWidth: 72
+                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                text: box.stepText
+                validator: DoubleValidator { bottom: 0 }
+                onEditingFinished: box.setStepText(text)
+                WheelHandler {
+                    onWheel: (event) => box.scaleStep(event.angleDelta.y > 0 ? 10 : 0.1)
+                }
+                Keys.onUpPressed: box.scaleStep(10)
+                Keys.onDownPressed: box.scaleStep(0.1)
+                ToolTip.visible: hovered
+                ToolTip.text: "Step size. Scroll or ↑/↓ to change by ×10"
+                ToolTip.delay: 600
+            }
+            FlatButton {
+                text: "+ " + box.stepText
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                onClicked: box.tweak(1)
+                ToolTip.visible: hovered
+                ToolTip.text: "Move by +" + box.stepText + " " + box.units
+                ToolTip.delay: 600
+            }
+        }
+
+        Item { Layout.fillHeight: true }
+
+        FlatButton {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            Layout.preferredHeight: 34
+            text: "Stop"
+            icon.name: "stop"
+            tint: theme.danger
+            neutral: false
+            ink: root.isMoving ? "white" : theme.danger
+            solid: root.isMoving
+            font.weight: Font.DemiBold
+            onClicked: box.stop()
+        }
+    }
+
+    function go() {
+        if (box.moveTo(targetField.text)) {
+            targetField.text = ""
+            targetField.focus = false
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_positioner_box_modern.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_positioner_box_modern.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_positioner_box_modern.py
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+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.messages import VariableMessage
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box.positioner_box_modern import (
+    PositionerBoxQML,
+    PositionerBoxWidgets,
+)
+from bec_widgets.widgets.control.device_control.positioner_box.positioner_box_modern.positioner_box_modern_base import (
+    MOVING_ACTIVE,
+    MOVING_IDLE,
+)
+
+from .conftest import create_widget
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(params=[PositionerBoxQML, PositionerBoxWidgets], ids=["qml", "qwidget"])
+def box(request, qtbot, mocked_client):
+    yield create_widget(qtbot, request.param, device="samx", client=mocked_client)
+
+
+def _readback(box, value, setpoint, moving):
+    box.on_device_readback(
+        {
+            "signals": {
+                "samx": {"value": value},
+                "samx_setpoint": {"value": setpoint},
+                "samx_motor_is_moving": {"value": moving},
+            }
+        },
+        {},
+    )
+
+
+def test_init_reads_cached_values(box):
+    data = box.dev["samx"].read(cached=True)
+    precision = box.dev["samx"].precision
+    assert box.device == "samx"
+    assert box.readback_text == f"{data['samx']['value']:.{precision}f}"
+    assert box.step_size == pytest.approx(10**-precision * 10)
+    assert box.has_limits
+    assert box.low_text == f"{-10:.{precision}f}"
+
+
+def test_readback_updates_state_and_emits_position(box, qtbot):
+    with qtbot.waitSignal(box.position_update) as blocker:
+        _readback(box, 2.0, 5.5, True)
+    assert blocker.args == [2.0]
+    assert box._moving == MOVING_ACTIVE
+    assert box.has_target
+    assert box.position_fraction == pytest.approx(0.6)
+    assert box.target_fraction == pytest.approx(0.775)
+
+    _readback(box, 5.5, 5.5, False)
+    assert box._moving == MOVING_IDLE
+    assert not box.has_target
+    assert box.target_fraction == -1
+
+
+def test_readback_outside_limits_is_flagged(box):
+    _readback(box, 12.0, 12.0, False)
+    assert box.out_of_limits
+    assert box.position_fraction == 1.0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "text, error",
+    [("", ""), ("3", ""), ("abc", "Enter a number"), ("nan", "Enter a number"), ("100", "Outside")],
+)
+def test_validate_target(box, text, error):
+    result = box.validate_target(text)
+    assert result.startswith(error) if error else result == ""
+
+
+def test_move_to_text_only_sends_valid_targets(box):
+    with mock.patch.object(box.scans, "mv") as mock_mv:
+        assert not box.move_to_text("100")
+        assert not box.move_to_text("abc")
+        assert not box.move_to_text(" ")
+        mock_mv.assert_not_called()
+        assert box.move_to_text("3.5")
+        mock_mv.assert_called_once_with(box.dev["samx"], 3.5, relative=False)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("direction", [1, -1])
+def test_tweak(box, direction):
+    box.set_step_text("0.5")
+    with mock.patch.object(box.scans, "mv") as mock_mv:
+        with mock.patch.object(box, "_get_setpoint", return_value=None):
+            box.tweak(direction)
+        mock_mv.assert_called_once_with(box.dev["samx"], 0.5 * direction, relative=True)
+        mock_mv.reset_mock()
+        with mock.patch.object(box, "_get_setpoint", return_value=2.0):
+            box.tweak(direction)
+        mock_mv.assert_called_once_with(box.dev["samx"], 2.0 + 0.5 * direction, relative=False)
+
+
+def test_step_size_editing(box):
+    box.set_step_text("0.5")
+    assert box.step_size == 0.5
+    box.set_step_text("-1")
+    box.set_step_text("abc")
+    assert box.step_size == 0.5
+    box.scale_step(10)
+    assert box.step_text == "5"
+    box.scale_step(0.1)
+    box.scale_step(0.1)
+    assert box.step_text == "0.05"
+
+
+def test_stop(box):
+    with mock.patch.object(box.client.connector, "send") as mock_send:
+        box.on_stop()
+    mock_send.assert_called_once_with(
+        MessageEndpoints.stop_devices(), VariableMessage(value=["samx"])
+    )
+
+
+def test_set_positioner_switches_subscription(box, qtbot):
+    with (
+        mock.patch.object(box.bec_dispatcher, "connect_slot") as connect,
+        mock.patch.object(box.bec_dispatcher, "disconnect_slot") as disconnect,
+    ):
+        with qtbot.waitSignal(box.device_changed) as blocker:
+            box.set_positioner("samy")
+    assert blocker.args == ["samx", "samy"]
+    disconnect.assert_called_once_with(
+        box.on_device_readback, MessageEndpoints.device_readback("samx")
+    )
+    connect.assert_called_once_with(
+        box.on_device_readback, MessageEndpoints.device_readback("samy")
+    )
+    assert box.high_text == f"{5:.3f}"
+
+
+def test_set_positioner_rejects_non_positioner(box):
+    box.set_positioner("bpm4i")
+    assert box.device == "samx"
+
+
+def test_no_limits(box):
+    box.set_positioner("aptrx")
+    assert not box.has_limits
+    assert box.position_fraction == -1
+    assert box.validate_target("1e6") == ""
+
+
+def test_device_picker_filters_and_picks(box):
+    assert "samx" in box.positioner_names()
+    assert "bpm4i" not in box.positioner_names()
+    box.open_device_picker(box.mapToGlobal(box.rect().topLeft()))
+    picker = box._picker
+    picker.search.setText("samy")
+    visible = [
+        picker.list.item(i).text()
+        for i in range(picker.list.count())
+        if not picker.list.item(i).isHidden()
+    ]
+    assert visible == ["samy"]
+    picker.search.returnPressed.emit()
+    assert box.device == "samy"
+
+
+def test_hide_device_selection(box):
+    box.hide_device_selection = True
+    assert not box.device_selectable
+    box.open_device_picker(box.mapToGlobal(box.rect().topLeft()))
+    assert box._picker is None
+    box.show_device_selection(True)
+    assert box.device_selectable
+
+
+def test_qwidget_view_shows_inline_error(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    box = create_widget(qtbot, PositionerBoxWidgets, device="samx", client=mocked_client)
+    box.setpoint.setText("100")
+    assert not box.go.isEnabled()
+    assert box.move_error.text().startswith("Outside limits")
+    box.setpoint.setText("4")
+    assert box.go.isEnabled()
+    assert box.move_error.text() == ""
+    with mock.patch.object(box.scans, "mv") as mock_mv:
+        box.go.click()
+    mock_mv.assert_called_once_with(box.dev["samx"], 4.0, relative=False)
+    assert box.setpoint.text() == ""
+
+
+def test_qml_view_binds_to_state(qtbot, mocked_client):
+    box = create_widget(qtbot, PositionerBoxQML, device="samx", client=mocked_client)
+    root = box.view.rootObject()
+    assert root is not None
+    field = root.findChild(object, "targetField")
+    field.setProperty("text", "100")
+    assert root.property("moveError").startswith("Outside limits")
+    _readback(box, 2.0, 5.5, True)
+    assert root.property("isMoving")