From 9b170998d5aa7870a220b39a68194162362e9e89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: silentoplayz <jacwoo21@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:30:48 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: keep the viewport in place when older messages load
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---
 src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
index 301aa93c6b..d37af5cea7 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
@@ -66,11 +66,8 @@
 	});
 
 	const loadMoreMessages = async () => {
-		// scroll slightly down to disable continuous loading
 		const element = getMessagesContainer();
-		if (element) {
-			element.scrollTop = element.scrollTop + 100;
-		}
+		const previousScrollHeight = element?.scrollHeight ?? 0;
 
 		messagesLoading = true;
 		messagesCount += 8;
@@ -79,6 +76,10 @@
 
 		await tick();
 
+		if (element) {
+			element.scrollTop += element.scrollHeight - previousScrollHeight;
+		}
+
 		messagesLoading = false;
 	};