diff --git a/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver.ts b/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver.ts
index 88db103..566ed37 100644
--- a/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver.ts
+++ b/lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ export class SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver extends BaseSolver {
   private createLayoutFromPackingResult(
     packedComponents: PackSolver2["packedComponents"],
   ): OutputLayout {
+    // For decoupling capacitor partitions, arrange in a clean horizontal row
+    // instead of using the general-purpose packer which produces messy layouts
+    if (this.partitionInputProblem.partitionType === "decoupling_caps") {
+      return this.createDecouplingCapsLinearLayout(packedComponents)
+    }
+
     const chipPlacements: Record<string, Placement> = {}
 
     for (const packedComponent of packedComponents) {
@@ -165,6 +171,58 @@ export class SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver extends BaseSolver {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a clean linear horizontal layout for decoupling capacitor partitions.
+   * Capacitors are sorted by chip ID for deterministic ordering and placed
+   * in a single horizontal row with consistent spacing.
+   */
+  private createDecouplingCapsLinearLayout(
+    packedComponents: PackSolver2["packedComponents"],
+  ): OutputLayout {
+    const chipPlacements: Record<string, Placement> = {}
+
+    // Sort by chip ID for deterministic layout
+    const sorted = [...packedComponents].sort((a, b) =>
+      a.componentId.localeCompare(b.componentId),
+    )
+
+    // Calculate total width and gaps for centering
+    const gap =
+      this.partitionInputProblem.decouplingCapsGap ??
+      this.partitionInputProblem.chipGap
+
+    let totalWidth = 0
+    const chipWidths: number[] = []
+    for (const comp of sorted) {
+      // Find the body pad to get chip dimensions
+      const bodyPad = comp.pads.find((p) => p.padId.endsWith("_body"))
+      const width = bodyPad?.size.x ?? 1
+      chipWidths.push(width)
+      totalWidth += width
+      if (chipWidths.length > 1) totalWidth += gap
+    }
+
+    // Start from the left, centered around x=0
+    let xOffset = -totalWidth / 2
+    for (let i = 0; i < sorted.length; i++) {
+      const comp = sorted[i]
+      const chipWidth = chipWidths[i]
+
+      chipPlacements[comp.componentId] = {
+        x: xOffset + chipWidth / 2,
+        y: 0,
+        ccwRotationDegrees: 0,
+      }
+
+      xOffset += chipWidth + gap
+    }
+
+    return {
+      chipPlacements,
+      groupPlacements: {},
+    }
+  }
+
   override visualize(): GraphicsObject {
     if (this.activeSubSolver && !this.solved) {
       return this.activeSubSolver.visualize()
diff --git a/tests/DecouplingCapLayout/DecouplingCapLayout01.test.ts b/tests/DecouplingCapLayout/DecouplingCapLayout01.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1ec76c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/DecouplingCapLayout/DecouplingCapLayout01.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver } from "lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver"
+import type { PartitionInputProblem } from "lib/types/InputProblem"
+
+test("SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver places decoupling caps in horizontal row", () => {
+  // Create a simple decoupling caps partition with 3 capacitors
+  const problem: PartitionInputProblem = {
+    isPartition: true,
+    partitionType: "decoupling_caps",
+    chipMap: {
+      C1: {
+        chipId: "C1",
+        pins: ["C1.pin1", "C1.pin2"],
+        size: { x: 1, y: 0.5 },
+        availableRotations: [0, 180],
+      },
+      C2: {
+        chipId: "C2",
+        pins: ["C2.pin1", "C2.pin2"],
+        size: { x: 1, y: 0.5 },
+        availableRotations: [0, 180],
+      },
+      C3: {
+        chipId: "C3",
+        pins: ["C3.pin1", "C3.pin2"],
+        size: { x: 1, y: 0.5 },
+        availableRotations: [0, 180],
+      },
+    },
+    chipPinMap: {
+      "C1.pin1": { pinId: "C1.pin1", offset: { x: 0, y: 0 }, side: "left" },
+      "C1.pin2": { pinId: "C1.pin2", offset: { x: 1, y: 0 }, side: "right" },
+      "C2.pin1": { pinId: "C2.pin1", offset: { x: 0, y: 0 }, side: "left" },
+      "C2.pin2": { pinId: "C2.pin2", offset: { x: 1, y: 0 }, side: "right" },
+      "C3.pin1": { pinId: "C3.pin1", offset: { x: 0, y: 0 }, side: "left" },
+      "C3.pin2": { pinId: "C3.pin2", offset: { x: 1, y: 0 }, side: "right" },
+    },
+    netMap: {
+      VCC: { netId: "VCC", isPositiveVoltageSource: true },
+      GND: { netId: "GND", isGround: true },
+    },
+    pinStrongConnMap: {},
+    netConnMap: {
+      "C1.pin1-VCC": true,
+      "C1.pin2-GND": true,
+      "C2.pin1-VCC": true,
+      "C2.pin2-GND": true,
+      "C3.pin1-VCC": true,
+      "C3.pin2-GND": true,
+    },
+    chipGap: 0.2,
+    partitionGap: 2,
+    decouplingCapsGap: 0.3,
+  }
+
+  const pinIdToStronglyConnectedPins: Record<string, any> = {}
+  const solver = new SingleInnerPartitionPackingSolver({
+    partitionInputProblem: problem,
+    pinIdToStronglyConnectedPins,
+  })
+
+  // Solve
+  solver.solve()
+
+  expect(solver.solved).toBe(true)
+  expect(solver.failed).toBe(false)
+
+  const layout = solver.layout
+  expect(layout).toBeDefined()
+  expect(layout.chipPlacements["C1"]).toBeDefined()
+  expect(layout.chipPlacements["C2"]).toBeDefined()
+  expect(layout.chipPlacements["C3"]).toBeDefined()
+
+  // All capacitors should be on the same Y axis (horizontal row)
+  const y1 = layout.chipPlacements["C1"]!.y
+  const y2 = layout.chipPlacements["C2"]!.y
+  const y3 = layout.chipPlacements["C3"]!.y
+  expect(Math.abs(y1 - y2)).toBeLessThan(0.001)
+  expect(Math.abs(y2 - y3)).toBeLessThan(0.001)
+
+  // C1 should be to the left of C2, C2 to the left of C3 (sorted by ID)
+  const x1 = layout.chipPlacements["C1"]!.x
+  const x2 = layout.chipPlacements["C2"]!.x
+  const x3 = layout.chipPlacements["C3"]!.x
+  expect(x1).toBeLessThan(x2)
+  expect(x2).toBeLessThan(x3)
+
+  // All capacitors should have 0 rotation (they're symmetric)
+  expect(layout.chipPlacements["C1"]!.ccwRotationDegrees).toBe(0)
+  expect(layout.chipPlacements["C2"]!.ccwRotationDegrees).toBe(0)
+  expect(layout.chipPlacements["C3"]!.ccwRotationDegrees).toBe(0)
+
+  // Layout should be centered around x=0
+  const avgX = (x1 + x2 + x3) / 3
+  expect(Math.abs(avgX)).toBeLessThan(0.1)
+})