diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/badges_portal.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/badges_portal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..aace661240d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/badges_portal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import React, { ReactNode, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { createHtmlPortalNode, InPortal, OutPortal } from 'react-reverse-portal';
+import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+export interface Props {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  containerRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
+}
+
+export function SloCardBadgesPortal({ children, containerRef }: Props) {
+  const portalNode = useMemo(() => createHtmlPortalNode(), []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (containerRef?.current) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        const gapDiv = containerRef?.current?.querySelector('.echMetricText__gap');
+        if (!gapDiv) return;
+        ReactDOM.render(<OutPortal node={portalNode} />, gapDiv);
+      }, 100);
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      portalNode.unmount();
+    };
+  }, [portalNode, containerRef]);
+
+  return <InPortal node={portalNode}>{children}</InPortal>;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slo_card_item.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slo_card_item.tsx
index 07ad3caf1fd00..ac649a71e3600 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slo_card_item.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slo_card_item.tsx
@@ -9,16 +9,17 @@ import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n-react';
 import {
   Chart,
+  DARK_THEME,
   isMetricElementEvent,
   Metric,
-  Settings,
-  DARK_THEME,
   MetricTrendShape,
+  Settings,
 } from '@elastic/charts';
 import { EuiIcon, EuiPanel, useEuiBackgroundColor } from '@elastic/eui';
-import { SLOWithSummaryResponse, HistoricalSummaryResponse, ALL_VALUE } from '@kbn/slo-schema';
+import { ALL_VALUE, HistoricalSummaryResponse, SLOWithSummaryResponse } from '@kbn/slo-schema';
 import { Rule } from '@kbn/triggers-actions-ui-plugin/public';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { SloCardBadgesPortal } from './badges_portal';
 import { useSloListActions } from '../../hooks/use_slo_list_actions';
 import { BurnRateRuleFlyout } from '../common/burn_rate_rule_flyout';
 import { formatHistoricalData } from '../../../../utils/slo/chart_data_formatter';
@@ -52,12 +53,7 @@ const useCardColor = (status?: SLOWithSummaryResponse['summary']['status']) => {
 };
 
 const getSubTitle = (slo: SLOWithSummaryResponse, cardsPerRow: number) => {
-  const subTitle =
-    slo.groupBy && slo.groupBy !== ALL_VALUE ? `${slo.groupBy}: ${slo.instanceId}` : '';
-  if (cardsPerRow === 4) {
-    return subTitle.substring(0, 30) + (subTitle.length > 30 ? '..' : '');
-  }
-  return subTitle.substring(0, 40) + (subTitle.length > 40 ? '..' : '');
+  return slo.groupBy && slo.groupBy !== ALL_VALUE ? `${slo.groupBy}: ${slo.instanceId}` : '';
 };
 
 export function SloCardItem({ slo, rules, activeAlerts, historicalSummary, cardsPerRow }: Props) {
@@ -65,6 +61,8 @@ export function SloCardItem({ slo, rules, activeAlerts, historicalSummary, cards
     application: { navigateToUrl },
   } = useKibana().services;
 
+  const containerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
   const [isMouseOver, setIsMouseOver] = useState(false);
   const [isActionsPopoverOpen, setIsActionsPopoverOpen] = useState(false);
   const [isAddRuleFlyoutOpen, setIsAddRuleFlyoutOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -88,6 +86,7 @@ export function SloCardItem({ slo, rules, activeAlerts, historicalSummary, cards
   return (
     <>
       <EuiPanel
+        panelRef={containerRef as React.Ref<HTMLDivElement>}
         onMouseOver={() => {
           if (!isMouseOver) {
             setIsMouseOver(true);
@@ -145,13 +144,6 @@ export function SloCardItem({ slo, rules, activeAlerts, historicalSummary, cards
             ]}
           />
         </Chart>
-        <SloCardItemBadges
-          slo={slo}
-          rules={rules}
-          activeAlerts={activeAlerts}
-          handleCreateRule={handleCreateRule}
-          hasGroupBy={Boolean(slo.groupBy && slo.groupBy !== ALL_VALUE)}
-        />
         {(isMouseOver || isActionsPopoverOpen) && (
           <SloCardItemActions
             slo={slo}
@@ -162,6 +154,15 @@ export function SloCardItem({ slo, rules, activeAlerts, historicalSummary, cards
           />
         )}
       </EuiPanel>
+      <SloCardBadgesPortal containerRef={containerRef}>
+        <SloCardItemBadges
+          slo={slo}
+          rules={rules}
+          activeAlerts={activeAlerts}
+          handleCreateRule={handleCreateRule}
+          hasGroupBy={Boolean(slo.groupBy && slo.groupBy !== ALL_VALUE)}
+        />
+      </SloCardBadgesPortal>
 
       <BurnRateRuleFlyout
         slo={slo}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slo_card_item_badges.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slo_card_item_badges.tsx
index 06bc6cf19e0c9..4a3663b0a8c54 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slo_card_item_badges.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slo_card_item_badges.tsx
@@ -25,25 +25,15 @@ interface Props {
   handleCreateRule: () => void;
 }
 
-const Container = styled.div<{ hasGroupBy: boolean }>`
-  position: absolute;
+const Container = styled.div`
   display: inline-block;
-  top: ${({ hasGroupBy }) => (hasGroupBy ? '55px' : '35px')};
-  left: 7px;
-  z-index: 1;
-  border-radius: ${({ theme }) => theme.eui.euiBorderRadius};
+  margin-top: 5px;
 `;
 
-export function SloCardItemBadges({
-  slo,
-  activeAlerts,
-  rules,
-  handleCreateRule,
-  hasGroupBy,
-}: Props) {
+export function SloCardItemBadges({ slo, activeAlerts, rules, handleCreateRule }: Props) {
   return (
-    <Container hasGroupBy={hasGroupBy}>
-      <EuiFlexGroup direction="row" responsive={false} gutterSize="s" alignItems="center" wrap>
+    <Container>
+      <EuiFlexGroup direction="row" responsive={false} gutterSize="xs" alignItems="center" wrap>
         {!slo.summary ? (
           <LoadingBadges />
         ) : (
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slos_card_view.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slos_card_view.tsx
index 3768bdbb7dac3..4e4df93967fde 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slos_card_view.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/slos/components/card_view/slos_card_view.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { EuiFlexGrid, EuiFlexItem, EuiPanel, EuiSkeletonText } from '@elastic/eui';
+import {
+  EuiFlexGrid,
+  EuiFlexItem,
+  EuiPanel,
+  EuiSkeletonText,
+  useIsWithinBreakpoints,
+} from '@elastic/eui';
 import { SLOWithSummaryResponse, ALL_VALUE } from '@kbn/slo-schema';
 import { EuiFlexGridProps } from '@elastic/eui/src/components/flex/flex_grid';
 import { ActiveAlerts } from '../../../../hooks/slo/use_fetch_active_alerts';
@@ -23,6 +29,25 @@ export interface Props {
   rulesBySlo?: UseFetchRulesForSloResponse['data'];
 }
 
+const useColumns = (cardsPerRow: string | undefined) => {
+  const isMobile = useIsWithinBreakpoints(['xs', 's']);
+  const isMedium = useIsWithinBreakpoints(['m']);
+  const isLarge = useIsWithinBreakpoints(['l']);
+
+  const columns = (Number(cardsPerRow) as EuiFlexGridProps['columns']) ?? 3;
+
+  switch (true) {
+    case isMobile:
+      return 1;
+    case isMedium:
+      return columns > 2 ? 2 : columns;
+    case isLarge:
+      return columns > 3 ? 3 : columns;
+    default:
+      return columns;
+  }
+};
+
 export function SloListCardView({
   sloList,
   loading,
@@ -36,12 +61,14 @@ export function SloListCardView({
       list: sloList.map((slo) => ({ sloId: slo.id, instanceId: slo.instanceId ?? ALL_VALUE })),
     });
 
+  const columns = useColumns(cardsPerRow);
+
   if (loading && sloList.length === 0) {
     return <LoadingSloGrid gridSize={Number(cardsPerRow)} />;
   }
 
   return (
-    <EuiFlexGrid columns={Number(cardsPerRow) as EuiFlexGridProps['columns']}>
+    <EuiFlexGrid columns={columns}>
       {sloList.map((slo) => (
         <EuiFlexItem key={`${slo.id}-${slo.instanceId ?? 'ALL_VALUE'}`}>
           <SloCardItem