diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/filemanager/mod.rs b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/filemanager/mod.rs
index 6acceff9f0..0269e61eb1 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/filemanager/mod.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/filemanager/mod.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ pub struct FileManager {
     pub active: Active,
     /// Layout mode (horizontal = side-by-side, vertical = stacked).
     pub layout: LayoutMode,
+    /// Left panel width as a percentage (1-99). Used when `equal_split` is false.
+    /// Adjusted by SplitMore (Alt-Shift-Right) and SplitLess (Alt-Shift-Left).
+    pub split_ratio: u16,
     /// Active theme.
     pub theme: Theme,
     /// Bottom status line.
@@ -332,6 +335,7 @@ impl FileManager {
             } else {
                 LayoutMode::Horizontal
             },
+            split_ratio: 50,
             theme,
             status: StatusLine::default(),
             cfg: cfg.filemanager.clone(),
@@ -714,7 +718,7 @@ impl FileManager {
             }
             Cmd::EqualSplit => {
                 self.runtime.equal_split = Some(true);
-                self.status.set_message("Equal split".to_string());
+                self.split_ratio = 50;
                 Ok(true)
             }
             Cmd::DirSize => {
@@ -748,12 +752,14 @@ impl FileManager {
                 self.cmdline.insert_text(&name);
                 Ok(true)
             }
-            Cmd::SplitLess | Cmd::SplitMore => {
+            Cmd::SplitLess => {
                 self.runtime.equal_split = Some(false);
-                self.status.set_message(
-                    "Manual split-ratio adjust needs a split field; equal-split toggled off"
-                        .to_string(),
-                );
+                self.split_ratio = self.split_ratio.saturating_sub(5).max(10);
+                Ok(true)
+            }
+            Cmd::SplitMore => {
+                self.runtime.equal_split = Some(false);
+                self.split_ratio = self.split_ratio.saturating_add(5).min(90);
                 Ok(true)
             }
             Cmd::Jobs => {
@@ -2238,18 +2244,30 @@ impl FileManager {
     }
 
     fn panel_areas(&self, area: Rect) -> (Rect, Rect) {
+        let left_pct = if self.runtime.equal_split.unwrap_or(true) {
+            50
+        } else {
+            self.split_ratio.clamp(1, 99)
+        };
+        let right_pct = 100u16.saturating_sub(left_pct);
         match self.layout {
             LayoutMode::Horizontal => {
                 let chunks = Layout::default()
                     .direction(Direction::Horizontal)
-                    .constraints([Constraint::Percentage(50), Constraint::Percentage(50)])
+                    .constraints([
+                        Constraint::Percentage(left_pct),
+                        Constraint::Percentage(right_pct),
+                    ])
                     .split(area);
                 (chunks[0], chunks[1])
             }
             LayoutMode::Vertical => {
                 let chunks = Layout::default()
                     .direction(Direction::Vertical)
-                    .constraints([Constraint::Percentage(50), Constraint::Percentage(50)])
+                    .constraints([
+                        Constraint::Percentage(left_pct),
+                        Constraint::Percentage(right_pct),
+                    ])
                     .split(area);
                 (chunks[0], chunks[1])
             }
@@ -3474,4 +3492,43 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(lines, vec!["Binary file, cannot display"]);
         let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn split_more_increases_left_ratio() {
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("tlc-fm-split-more");
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+        let mut fm = FileManager::new(&dir, &empty_cfg()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(fm.split_ratio, 50);
+        fm.dispatch(Cmd::SplitMore).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(fm.split_ratio, 55);
+        assert_eq!(fm.runtime.equal_split, Some(false));
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn split_less_decreases_left_ratio() {
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("tlc-fm-split-less");
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+        let mut fm = FileManager::new(&dir, &empty_cfg()).unwrap();
+        fm.split_ratio = 60;
+        fm.dispatch(Cmd::SplitLess).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(fm.split_ratio, 55);
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn equal_split_resets_ratio() {
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("tlc-fm-split-equal");
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+        let mut fm = FileManager::new(&dir, &empty_cfg()).unwrap();
+        fm.split_ratio = 70;
+        fm.runtime.equal_split = Some(false);
+        fm.dispatch(Cmd::EqualSplit).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(fm.split_ratio, 50);
+        assert_eq!(fm.runtime.equal_split, Some(true));
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+    }
 }