diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatJumpToLatest.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatJumpToLatest.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7d12b2b2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatJumpToLatest.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest'
+
+import { cleanup, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+import { afterEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { NativeChatJumpToLatest } from './NativeChatJumpToLatest'
+
+afterEach(cleanup)
+
+// The reader is usually mid-draft when they reach for this: a press must not take the caret.
+it('leaves focus in the composer when pressed with the pointer', async () => {
+  const onJump = vi.fn()
+  render(
+    <>
+      <NativeChatJumpToLatest visible onJump={onJump} />
+      <textarea aria-label="Message" />
+    </>
+  )
+  const composer = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Message' })
+  composer.focus()
+
+  await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Jump to latest' }))
+
+  // Anti-vacuous: the press did act.
+  expect(onJump).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  expect(document.activeElement).toBe(composer)
+})
+
+// Mounted while hidden so it can fade out; it must not stay reachable meanwhile.
+it('stays mounted but unreachable while hidden', () => {
+  const { container } = render(<NativeChatJumpToLatest visible={false} onJump={vi.fn()} />)
+
+  expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'Jump to latest' })).toBeNull()
+  const button = container.querySelector('button')
+  expect(button).toHaveAttribute('inert')
+  expect(button).toHaveAttribute('data-shown', 'false')
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatJumpToLatest.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatJumpToLatest.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66a0d4e8830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatJumpToLatest.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// The way back to the latest message once the reader has scrolled up.
+//
+// It stays mounted so it can fade rather than pop, and while hidden it is inert
+// and hidden from assistive tech, so it can be neither clicked, tabbed to nor read.
+
+import { ArrowDown } from 'lucide-react'
+import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
+
+/** Keeps focus where the reader was typing: a pointer press never moves it here. */
+function keepFocus(event: React.MouseEvent): void {
+  event.preventDefault()
+}
+
+export function NativeChatJumpToLatest({
+  visible,
+  onJump
+}: {
+  visible: boolean
+  onJump: () => void
+}): React.JSX.Element {
+  const label = translate('components.native-chat.jumpToLatest', 'Jump to latest')
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      data-shown={visible}
+      inert={!visible}
+      aria-hidden={!visible || undefined}
+      onMouseDown={keepFocus}
+      onClick={onJump}
+      className="absolute bottom-3 left-1/2 flex h-8 -translate-x-1/2 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-popover px-3 text-xs font-medium text-popover-foreground shadow-floating transition-[opacity,translate] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring motion-reduce:transition-none data-[shown=false]:pointer-events-none data-[shown=false]:translate-y-1 data-[shown=false]:opacity-0"
+    >
+      <ArrowDown className="size-3.5" />
+      <span>{label}</span>
+    </button>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatMessageList.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatMessageList.tsx
index 8f4f8833a48..a442d18ddf2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatMessageList.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatMessageList.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ import {
   NATIVE_CHAT_TRANSCRIPT_OUTER_CLASS,
   NATIVE_CHAT_TRANSCRIPT_COLUMN_CLASS
 } from './native-chat-appearance-style'
+import { NativeChatJumpToLatest } from './NativeChatJumpToLatest'
 import { useNativeChatRowTypography } from './use-native-chat-row-typography'
 import { useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import { ArrowDown } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { CommentMarkdownLinkClickHandler } from '@/components/sidebar/CommentMarkdown'
-import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 import type { NativeChatLiveSession } from './use-native-chat-live-session'
 import { useNativeChatTranscriptProjection } from './use-native-chat-transcript-projection'
 import { structuredQuestionTranscript } from './structured-agent-question-projection'
@@ -404,17 +403,7 @@ export function NativeChatMessageList({
             onReaderScroll={beginNavigation}
             pendingId={railHistoryJump.pendingId}
           />
-          {showJump ? (
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              onClick={jumpToLatest}
-              aria-label={translate('components.native-chat.jumpToLatest', 'Jump to latest')}
-              className="absolute bottom-3 left-1/2 flex -translate-x-1/2 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-card/90 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground shadow-sm backdrop-blur hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring"
-            >
-              <ArrowDown className="size-3.5" />
-              <span>{translate('components.native-chat.jumpToLatest', 'Jump to latest')}</span>
-            </button>
-          ) : null}
+          <NativeChatJumpToLatest visible={showJump} onJump={jumpToLatest} />
         </div>
         {taskListState.list && taskListState.list.tasks.length > 0 ? (
           <div className="shrink-0 px-3 pb-2 sm:px-4">