diff --git a/renderer-pdf/src/main/kotlin/de/pfadfinder/songbook/renderer/pdf/PdfBookRenderer.kt b/renderer-pdf/src/main/kotlin/de/pfadfinder/songbook/renderer/pdf/PdfBookRenderer.kt
index 198a7c8..d6fb6e3 100644
--- a/renderer-pdf/src/main/kotlin/de/pfadfinder/songbook/renderer/pdf/PdfBookRenderer.kt
+++ b/renderer-pdf/src/main/kotlin/de/pfadfinder/songbook/renderer/pdf/PdfBookRenderer.kt
@@ -424,60 +424,68 @@ class PdfBookRenderer : BookRenderer {
             y -= config.layout.verseSpacing / 0.3528f
         }
 
-        // Render notes on the last page
-        if (isLastPage && song.notes.isNotEmpty()) {
-            y -= 4f
+        // Render footer elements (notes, metadata, references) anchored to the bottom of the page.
+        // Instead of flowing from the current y position after song content, we compute a fixed
+        // starting Y at the top of the footer area (bottomMargin + footerReservation) and render
+        // top-down: notes -> metadata -> references. This ensures footer elements always appear
+        // at the same vertical position regardless of how much song content is on the page.
+        if (isLastPage && footerReservation > 0f) {
             val metaFont = fontMetrics.getBaseFont(config.fonts.metadata)
             val metaSize = config.fonts.metadata.size
-            val noteLineHeight = metaSize * 1.5f
 
-            for ((idx, note) in song.notes.withIndex()) {
-                val wrappedLines = wrapText(note, metaFont, metaSize, contentWidth)
-                for (wrappedLine in wrappedLines) {
-                    cb.beginText()
-                    cb.setFontAndSize(metaFont, metaSize)
-                    cb.setColorFill(Color.GRAY)
-                    cb.setTextMatrix(leftMargin, y - metaSize)
-                    cb.showText(wrappedLine)
-                    cb.endText()
-                    y -= noteLineHeight
-                }
-                // Add paragraph spacing between note paragraphs
-                if (idx < song.notes.size - 1) {
-                    y -= noteLineHeight * 0.3f
-                }
-            }
-        }
+            // The footer area spans from bottomMargin to bottomMargin + footerReservation.
+            // Start rendering from the top of this area, flowing downward.
+            var footerY = bottomMargin + footerReservation
 
-        // Render metadata at bottom of song page (if configured) - on the last page only
-        if (renderMetaAtBottom && isLastPage) {
-            val metaParts = buildMetadataLines(song, config)
-            if (metaParts.isNotEmpty()) {
-                y -= 4f
-                val metaFont = fontMetrics.getBaseFont(config.fonts.metadata)
-                val metaSize = config.fonts.metadata.size
-                for (metaLine in metaParts) {
-                    val wrappedLines = wrapText(metaLine, metaFont, metaSize, contentWidth)
+            // Render notes (topmost footer element)
+            if (song.notes.isNotEmpty()) {
+                footerY -= 4f  // gap before notes
+                val noteLineHeight = metaSize * 1.5f
+                for ((idx, note) in song.notes.withIndex()) {
+                    val wrappedLines = wrapText(note, metaFont, metaSize, contentWidth)
                     for (wrappedLine in wrappedLines) {
                         cb.beginText()
                         cb.setFontAndSize(metaFont, metaSize)
                         cb.setColorFill(Color.GRAY)
-                        cb.setTextMatrix(leftMargin, y - metaSize)
+                        cb.setTextMatrix(leftMargin, footerY - metaSize)
                         cb.showText(wrappedLine)
                         cb.endText()
-                        y -= metaSize * 1.5f
+                        footerY -= noteLineHeight
+                    }
+                    if (idx < song.notes.size - 1) {
+                        footerY -= noteLineHeight * 0.3f
                     }
                 }
             }
-        }
 
-        // Render reference book footer on the last page of the song
-        if (config.referenceBooks.isNotEmpty() && song.references.isNotEmpty() && isLastPage) {
-            y -= 4f  // gap before reference footer
-            renderReferenceFooter(
-                cb, fontMetrics, config, song,
-                leftMargin, y, contentWidth
-            )
+            // Render metadata (Worte/Weise) below notes, if configured at bottom
+            if (renderMetaAtBottom) {
+                val metaParts = buildMetadataLines(song, config)
+                if (metaParts.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    footerY -= 4f  // gap before metadata
+                    for (metaLine in metaParts) {
+                        val wrappedLines = wrapText(metaLine, metaFont, metaSize, contentWidth)
+                        for (wrappedLine in wrappedLines) {
+                            cb.beginText()
+                            cb.setFontAndSize(metaFont, metaSize)
+                            cb.setColorFill(Color.GRAY)
+                            cb.setTextMatrix(leftMargin, footerY - metaSize)
+                            cb.showText(wrappedLine)
+                            cb.endText()
+                            footerY -= metaSize * 1.5f
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Render reference book footer (bottommost footer element, just above page number)
+            if (config.referenceBooks.isNotEmpty() && song.references.isNotEmpty()) {
+                footerY -= 4f  // gap before reference footer
+                renderReferenceFooter(
+                    cb, fontMetrics, config, song,
+                    leftMargin, footerY, contentWidth
+                )
+            }
         }
     }