diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/document/normal-buffer-smooth-scroll.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/document/normal-buffer-smooth-scroll.ts
index ac51924e747..87edd63727f 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/document/normal-buffer-smooth-scroll.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/document/normal-buffer-smooth-scroll.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ export function applyNormalBufferScrollDelta(scope: TerminalDocumentScope, delta
     const applied = clampNormalScrollLines(scope, lines)
     if (applied !== 0) {
       scope.term.scrollLines(applied)
+      // Why: a touch that scrolled a row is a scroll, even inside TAP_SLOP.
+      scope.tapCandidate = null
       // Why: xterm's renderer is row-based. Buffer touch pixels and only
       // commit whole rows so TUI canvas layers do not shimmer between
       // fractional transforms and xterm repaints.
@@ -52,13 +54,6 @@ export function applyNormalBufferScrollDelta(scope: TerminalDocumentScope, delta
       scope.smoothScrollOffsetY = 0
     }
   }
-  const limit = effectiveCellH - 1
-  if (scope.smoothScrollOffsetY > limit) {
-    scope.smoothScrollOffsetY = limit
-  }
-  if (scope.smoothScrollOffsetY < -limit) {
-    scope.smoothScrollOffsetY = -limit
-  }
   updateScrollIndicator(scope, true)
   return true
 }
@@ -89,6 +84,15 @@ export function enqueueNormalBufferScrollDelta(scope: TerminalDocumentScope, del
   return true
 }
 
+/** Whether the deltas queued for the next frame, with the remainder already held, move a row. */
+export function queuedNormalBufferScrollReachesRow(scope: TerminalDocumentScope) {
+  const effectiveCellH = getCellHeight(scope) * getTotalScale(scope)
+  return (
+    effectiveCellH > 0 &&
+    Math.abs(scope.smoothScrollOffsetY - scope.pendingNormalScrollDeltaY) >= effectiveCellH
+  )
+}
+
 export function resetSmoothScrollOffset(scope: TerminalDocumentScope) {
   scope.pendingNormalScrollDeltaY = 0
   if (scope.normalScrollFrameId !== null) {
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/document/selection-mode.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/document/selection-mode.ts
index aa9c7c5033a..64d5bc2855e 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/document/selection-mode.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/document/selection-mode.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import type { TerminalDocumentScope } from './document-scope'
 import { notify } from './host-notify'
 import { repositionOverlay, stopEdgeScroll } from './selection-overlay'
 import { seedWordSelection } from './selection-range'
+import { resetSmoothScrollOffset } from './normal-buffer-smooth-scroll'
+import { stopSurfaceTouchGestures } from './surface-touch-gestures'
 
 // Why: entering and leaving select mode drives the overlay; kept out of selection-range so the
 // range math the overlay reads doesn't import the overlay back.
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ export function cancelSelect(scope: TerminalDocumentScope) {
 }
 
 export function enterSelect(scope: TerminalDocumentScope, col: number, absRow: number) {
+  stopSurfaceTouchGestures(scope)
+  resetSmoothScrollOffset(scope)
   scope.selMode = 'select'
   seedWordSelection(scope, col, absRow)
   scope.selectionOverlay!.classList.add('active')
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/document/surface-touch-gestures.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/document/surface-touch-gestures.ts
index b0a436810cd..2aa13228bed 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/document/surface-touch-gestures.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/document/surface-touch-gestures.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import { updateTransform } from './viewport-transform'
 import { viewportPoint } from './viewport-cell'
 import { attachSurfaceWheelHandler } from './wheel-scroll'
 
+/** How long after the last touchmove its velocity still launches momentum, in milliseconds. */
+const RELEASE_VELOCITY_MAX_AGE_MS = 100
+
 /** A surface that has already been wired, so a re-mount does not stack handlers. */
 type TerminalGestureSurface = HTMLElement & { __orcaSurfaceHandlersAttached?: boolean }
 
@@ -106,11 +109,14 @@ export function attachSurfaceEventHandlers(
       if (scope.touchGesture.momentumId) {
         cancelAnimationFrame(scope.touchGesture.momentumId)
         scope.touchGesture.momentumId = null
+        // Why: this touch stopped a coast; lifting it must not also tap.
+        scope.tapCandidate = null
       }
       const touches = touchesInRoot(scope.root, e.touches)
       if (touches.length === 2) {
+        stopSurfaceTouchGestures(scope)
+        resetSmoothScrollOffset(scope)
         scope.touchGesture.isPinching = true
-        scope.smoothScrollOffsetY = 0
         scope.touchGesture.pinchDist = getDistance(touches[0], touches[1])
         scope.touchGesture.pinchScale = scope.userScale
         const mid = pinchMidpoint(scope, touches[0], touches[1])
@@ -193,6 +199,8 @@ export function attachSurfaceEventHandlers(
           if (lines !== 0) {
             scope.touchGesture.accumDelta -= lines * effectiveCellH
             routeScrollLines(scope, lines, x, y)
+            // Why: a touch that scrolled a row is a scroll, even inside TAP_SLOP.
+            scope.tapCandidate = null
           }
         } else {
           if (enqueueNormalBufferScrollDelta(scope, deltaY)) {
@@ -247,7 +255,9 @@ export function attachSurfaceEventHandlers(
       }
 
       if (touches.length === 0) {
-        let vel = scope.touchGesture.velY
+        // Why: velY is the speed of the last move; a finger that then rested has none to launch.
+        const rested = Date.now() - scope.touchGesture.lastTime > RELEASE_VELOCITY_MAX_AGE_MS
+        let vel = rested ? 0 : scope.touchGesture.velY
         const FRICTION = 0.972
         const MIN_VEL = 0.012
         let lastMomentumTime = performance.now()
@@ -284,6 +294,18 @@ export function attachSurfaceEventHandlers(
     },
     { capture: true, passive: true }
   )
+
+  targetSurface.addEventListener(
+    'touchcancel',
+    function () {
+      if (targetSurface !== scope.surface) {
+        return
+      }
+      stopSurfaceTouchGestures(scope)
+      resetSmoothScrollOffset(scope)
+    },
+    { capture: true, passive: true }
+  )
 }
 
 export function startSurfaceTouchGestures(scope: TerminalDocumentScope) {
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/document/tap-dispatch.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/document/tap-dispatch.ts
index 82a142e7768..518d61db3a2 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/document/tap-dispatch.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/document/tap-dispatch.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { cancelSelect, enterSelect } from './selection-mode'
 import { notify } from './host-notify'
 import { viewportToCell } from './viewport-cell'
 import type { TerminalDocumentScope } from './document-scope'
+import { queuedNormalBufferScrollReachesRow } from './normal-buffer-smooth-scroll'
 import { notifyTerminalSurfaceTap } from './surface-tap'
 import {
   eventTargetInRoot,
@@ -247,7 +248,9 @@ function onDocumentTouchEnd(scope: TerminalDocumentScope, e: TouchEvent) {
       touches.length === 0 &&
       scope.tapCandidate &&
       scope.selMode !== 'select' &&
-      Date.now() - scope.tapCandidate.t <= TAP_MAX_MS
+      Date.now() - scope.tapCandidate.t <= TAP_MAX_MS &&
+      // Why: a lift can beat the frame that commits the row; movement that cancelled out leaves a tap.
+      !queuedNormalBufferScrollReachesRow(scope)
     ) {
       notifyTerminalSurfaceTap(scope, scope.tapCandidate.x, scope.tapCandidate.y, true)
     }
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-routing.test.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-routing.test.ts
index bc70b7ae52f..06d24813612 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-routing.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-tap-routing.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // printed http(s) URL must post an `open-url` message (which RN routes to the
 // in-app/phone browser). Regression guard for taps that jitter a few pixels —
 // those were being swallowed because the tap shared the long-press slop gate.
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { TERMINAL_DOCUMENT_SCRIPT } from './terminal-webview-document-script.generated'
 import { TERMINAL_DOCUMENT_MARKUP } from './terminal-webview-html'
 
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ function bodyMarkup(): string {
 }
 
 // Minimal xterm stub: one scrollback line containing a URL, fixed 8x15 cells.
-function makeTerminal(lineRef: { current: string }, mouseTrackingMode = 'none') {
+function makeTerminal(
+  lineRef: { current: string },
+  mouseTrackingMode = 'none',
+  scrollbackRows = 0
+) {
   return {
     cols: 80,
     rows: 24,
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ function makeTerminal(lineRef: { current: string }, mouseTrackingMode = 'none')
     buffer: {
       active: {
         viewportY: 0,
-        baseY: 0,
+        baseY: scrollbackRows,
         length: 1,
         cursorY: 0,
         type: 'normal' as const,
@@ -70,13 +74,14 @@ type OscLinkRange = { row: number; startCol: number; endCol: number; uri: string
 function boot(
   line: string,
   oscLinks?: OscLinkRange[],
-  mouseTrackingMode = 'none'
+  mouseTrackingMode = 'none',
+  scrollbackRows = 0
 ): { posted: Posted; setLine: (line: string) => void } {
   const posted: Posted = []
   const lineRef = { current: line }
   const w = window as unknown as { Terminal: unknown; ReactNativeWebView: unknown }
   w.Terminal = function () {
-    return makeTerminal(lineRef, mouseTrackingMode)
+    return makeTerminal(lineRef, mouseTrackingMode, scrollbackRows)
   }
   w.ReactNativeWebView = {
     postMessage(s: string) {
@@ -106,8 +111,8 @@ function fireTouch(type: string, touches: Array<{ x: number; y: number }>): void
   Object.defineProperty(ev, 'touches', {
     value: touches.map((p, i) => ({ identifier: i, clientX: p.x, clientY: p.y, target: surface }))
   })
-  Object.defineProperty(ev, 'target', { value: surface })
-  document.dispatchEvent(ev)
+  // Dispatched on the surface so its own scroll handlers see the touch, as on a device.
+  surface.dispatchEvent(ev)
 }
 
 // Wait one macrotask so init()'s rAF chain (term.open -> ready) settles.
@@ -122,10 +127,22 @@ describe('terminal WebView tap routing', () => {
   const screenXForCol = (col: number): number => col * 8 * 0.3125
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.spyOn(window, 'addEventListener')
+    vi.spyOn(document, 'addEventListener')
     Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerWidth', { value: 200, configurable: true })
     Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerHeight', { value: 400, configurable: true })
   })
 
+  afterEach(() => {
+    for (const [type, listener, options] of vi.mocked(window.addEventListener).mock.calls) {
+      window.removeEventListener(type, listener, options)
+    }
+    for (const [type, listener, options] of vi.mocked(document.addEventListener).mock.calls) {
+      document.removeEventListener(type, listener, options)
+    }
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
   it('posts open-url when a clean tap lands on a URL', async () => {
     const { posted } = boot(URL_LINE)
     await settle()
@@ -304,4 +321,77 @@ describe('terminal WebView tap routing', () => {
     fireTouch('touchend', [])
     expect(posted.find((m) => m.type === 'open-url')).toBeUndefined()
   })
+
+  // Why: 15px rows at this fit scale are ~4.7px on screen, so the drags below
+  // scroll rows while staying inside TAP_SLOP.
+  it('does not tap after a short drag that scrolled scrollback', async () => {
+    const { posted } = boot('plain output', undefined, 'none', 50)
+    await settle()
+    fireTouch('touchstart', [{ x: 20, y: 100 }])
+    fireTouch('touchmove', [{ x: 20, y: 88 }])
+    fireTouch('touchend', [])
+    expect(posted.find((m) => m.type === 'terminal-tap')).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it('does not tap or click after a short drag that scrolled a mouse-tracking TUI', async () => {
+    const { posted } = boot('interactive prompt', undefined, 'drag')
+    await settle()
+    window.dispatchEvent(
+      new MessageEvent('message', {
+        data: JSON.stringify({ type: 'write', data: '\u001b[?1006l' })
+      })
+    )
+
+    fireTouch('touchstart', [{ x: 20, y: 100 }])
+    fireTouch('touchmove', [{ x: 20, y: 88 }])
+    fireTouch('touchend', [])
+
+    expect(posted.find((m) => m.type === 'terminal-tap')).toBeUndefined()
+    const input = posted
+      .filter((m) => m.type === 'terminal-input')
+      .map((m) => String(m.bytes))
+      .join('')
+    // Wheel reports only: no button-press (space) or release (#) report.
+    const reports = input.split('\u001b[M').slice(1)
+    expect(reports.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(reports.every((report) => report[0] === '`' || report[0] === 'a')).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('still taps when the touch moves less than a row', async () => {
+    const { posted } = boot('plain output', undefined, 'none', 50)
+    await settle()
+    fireTouch('touchstart', [{ x: 20, y: 100 }])
+    fireTouch('touchmove', [{ x: 20, y: 97 }])
+    fireTouch('touchend', [])
+    expect(posted.filter((m) => m.type === 'terminal-tap')).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+
+  it('still taps when the touch moves a row and back before anything scrolls', async () => {
+    const { posted } = boot('plain output', undefined, 'none', 50)
+    await settle()
+    fireTouch('touchstart', [{ x: 20, y: 100 }])
+    fireTouch('touchmove', [{ x: 20, y: 94 }])
+    fireTouch('touchmove', [{ x: 20, y: 100 }])
+    fireTouch('touchend', [])
+    expect(posted.filter((m) => m.type === 'terminal-tap')).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+
+  it('does not tap when the touch stops a coast', async () => {
+    let now = 1_000
+    vi.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockImplementation(() => now)
+    const { posted } = boot('plain output', undefined, 'none', 50)
+    await settle()
+    fireTouch('touchstart', [{ x: 20, y: 300 }])
+    now += 16
+    fireTouch('touchmove', [{ x: 20, y: 240 }])
+    now += 16
+    fireTouch('touchmove', [{ x: 20, y: 180 }])
+    fireTouch('touchend', [])
+    const beforeStoppingTouch = posted.length
+
+    fireTouch('touchstart', [{ x: 20, y: 180 }])
+    fireTouch('touchend', [])
+
+    expect(posted.slice(beforeStoppingTouch).find((m) => m.type === 'terminal-tap')).toBeUndefined()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-touch-scroll.test.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-touch-scroll.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02efeeff194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-webview-touch-scroll.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { terminalDocumentDouble } from './document/document-terminal-double.test-support'
+import type { TerminalDocumentTerminal } from './document/document-terminal-shape'
+import { createTerminalDocument } from './document/create-terminal-document'
+import { TERMINAL_DOCUMENT_SCRIPT } from './terminal-webview-document-script.generated'
+import { TERMINAL_DOCUMENT_MARKUP } from './terminal-webview-html'
+
+type BufferState = {
+  baseY: number
+  type: 'alternate' | 'normal'
+  viewportY: number
+}
+
+// 40 cols of 8px cells fit a 381px viewport unscaled, so one row is 15 screen px.
+const CELL_HEIGHT = 15
+const FRAME_MS = 16
+const ESC_ARROW_DOWN = '\u001b[B'
+
+function makeTerminal(
+  buffer: BufferState,
+  scrollLines: (lines: number) => void
+): TerminalDocumentTerminal {
+  let openedOn: HTMLElement | undefined
+  return {
+    ...terminalDocumentDouble().terminal,
+    cols: 40,
+    rows: 24,
+    modes: { mouseTrackingMode: 'none' },
+    _core: {
+      _renderService: { dimensions: { css: { cell: { width: 8, height: CELL_HEIGHT } } } }
+    },
+    buffer: {
+      active: {
+        get baseY() {
+          return buffer.baseY
+        },
+        get type() {
+          return buffer.type
+        },
+        get viewportY() {
+          return buffer.viewportY
+        },
+        cursorY: 0,
+        length: 1,
+        getLine: () => undefined
+      }
+    },
+    get element() {
+      return openedOn
+    },
+    open(surface: HTMLElement) {
+      openedOn = surface
+    },
+    scrollLines
+  }
+}
+
+describe('terminal WebView touch scrolling', () => {
+  let animationFrames: Map<number, (frameTime: number) => void>
+  let nextFrameId: number
+  let buffer: BufferState
+  let now: number
+  let postMessage: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn<(data: string) => void>>
+  let scrollLines: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn<(lines: number) => void>>
+  let stopDocument: (() => void) | undefined
+
+  function boot(importedDocument = false): void {
+    document.body.innerHTML = TERMINAL_DOCUMENT_MARKUP
+    // The bundle the WebView loads, run as the WebView runs it.
+    if (importedDocument) {
+      const terminalDocument = createTerminalDocument()
+      stopDocument = () => terminalDocument.stop()
+    } else {
+      new Function(TERMINAL_DOCUMENT_SCRIPT)()
+    }
+    window.dispatchEvent(
+      new MessageEvent('message', {
+        data: JSON.stringify({ type: 'init', cols: 40, rows: 24, initialData: '' })
+      })
+    )
+    // Why: init commits the replacement surface on the next animation frame.
+    runFrames(8)
+  }
+
+  function runFrames(count: number): void {
+    for (let i = 0; i < count && animationFrames.size > 0; i++) {
+      now += FRAME_MS
+      const currentFrames = [...animationFrames]
+      for (const [id, callback] of currentFrames) {
+        if (animationFrames.delete(id)) {
+          callback(now)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  function fireTouch(type: string, point: { x: number; y: number } | null): void {
+    fireTouches(type, point ? [point] : [])
+  }
+
+  function fireTouches(type: string, points: Array<{ x: number; y: number }>): void {
+    const surface = document.getElementById('terminal-surface')
+    if (!surface) {
+      throw new Error('terminal surface missing')
+    }
+    const event = new Event(type, { bubbles: true, cancelable: true })
+    const touches = points.map((point, identifier) => ({
+      identifier,
+      clientX: point.x,
+      clientY: point.y,
+      target: surface
+    }))
+    Object.defineProperty(event, 'touches', { value: touches })
+    surface.dispatchEvent(event)
+  }
+
+  /** A finger moving up the screen, one touchmove per frame; returns where it ended. */
+  function dragUp(fromY: number, stepPx: number, steps: number): number {
+    let y = fromY
+    for (let i = 0; i < steps; i++) {
+      y -= stepPx
+      now += FRAME_MS
+      fireTouch('touchmove', { x: 40, y })
+      runFrames(1)
+    }
+    return y
+  }
+
+  function scrolledRows(): number {
+    return scrollLines.mock.calls.reduce((total, [lines]) => total + lines, 0)
+  }
+
+  function terminalInputBytes(): string {
+    return postMessage.mock.calls
+      .map(([raw]): { bytes?: string; type?: string } => JSON.parse(raw))
+      .filter((msg) => msg.type === 'terminal-input')
+      .map((msg) => msg.bytes ?? '')
+      .join('')
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.spyOn(window, 'addEventListener')
+    vi.spyOn(document, 'addEventListener')
+    animationFrames = new Map()
+    nextFrameId = 1
+    buffer = { baseY: 500, type: 'normal', viewportY: 100 }
+    now = 1_000
+    scrollLines = vi.fn<(lines: number) => void>()
+    postMessage = vi.fn<(data: string) => void>()
+    vi.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockImplementation(() => now)
+    vi.spyOn(performance, 'now').mockImplementation(() => now)
+    vi.stubGlobal('requestAnimationFrame', (callback: (frameTime: number) => void) => {
+      const id = nextFrameId++
+      animationFrames.set(id, callback)
+      return id
+    })
+    vi.stubGlobal('cancelAnimationFrame', (id: number) => {
+      animationFrames.delete(id)
+    })
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerWidth', { value: 381, configurable: true })
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerHeight', { value: 612, configurable: true })
+    Object.assign(window, {
+      Terminal: function () {
+        return makeTerminal(buffer, scrollLines)
+      },
+      ReactNativeWebView: { postMessage }
+    })
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    stopDocument?.()
+    stopDocument = undefined
+    for (const [type, listener, options] of vi.mocked(window.addEventListener).mock.calls) {
+      window.removeEventListener(type, listener, options)
+    }
+    for (const [type, listener, options] of vi.mocked(document.addEventListener).mock.calls) {
+      document.removeEventListener(type, listener, options)
+    }
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+
+  it('scrolls scrollback for a drag slower than one pixel per frame', () => {
+    boot()
+
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 400 })
+    dragUp(400, 0.5, 200)
+
+    // 100px of travel over 15px rows.
+    expect(scrolledRows()).toBe(6)
+  })
+
+  it('carries the sub-row remainder of a fast drag into the next move', () => {
+    boot()
+
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 400 })
+    const y = dragUp(400, 100, 1)
+    expect(scrolledRows()).toBe(6)
+
+    // 10px left over from the first move plus 5px more is one more row.
+    dragUp(y, 5, 1)
+    expect(scrolledRows()).toBe(7)
+  })
+
+  it('coasts when the finger lifts mid-drag', () => {
+    boot()
+
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 400 })
+    dragUp(400, 20, 5)
+    const rowsWhileTouching = scrolledRows()
+    fireTouch('touchend', null)
+    runFrames(30)
+
+    expect(scrolledRows()).toBeGreaterThan(rowsWhileTouching)
+  })
+
+  it('does not coast when the finger rested before lifting', () => {
+    boot()
+
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 400 })
+    dragUp(400, 20, 5)
+    const rowsWhileTouching = scrolledRows()
+    now += 500
+    fireTouch('touchend', null)
+    runFrames(30)
+
+    expect(scrolledRows()).toBe(rowsWhileTouching)
+  })
+
+  it('does not send a resting finger’s momentum to an alternate-screen app', () => {
+    buffer = { baseY: 0, type: 'alternate', viewportY: 0 }
+    boot()
+
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 400 })
+    dragUp(400, 20, 5)
+    const bytesWhileTouching = terminalInputBytes()
+    expect(bytesWhileTouching).toContain(ESC_ARROW_DOWN)
+    now += 500
+    fireTouch('touchend', null)
+    runFrames(30)
+
+    expect(terminalInputBytes()).toBe(bytesWhileTouching)
+  })
+
+  it('drops an uncommitted scroll when a second finger starts a pinch', () => {
+    boot()
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 400 })
+    now += FRAME_MS
+    fireTouch('touchmove', { x: 40, y: 380 })
+    fireTouches('touchstart', [
+      { x: 40, y: 380 },
+      { x: 140, y: 380 }
+    ])
+    runFrames(1)
+    fireTouch('touchend', null)
+    runFrames(30)
+
+    expect(scrolledRows()).toBe(0)
+    expect(terminalInputBytes()).toBe('')
+  })
+
+  it('drops queued scroll and velocity when the platform cancels a touch', () => {
+    boot()
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 400 })
+    now += FRAME_MS
+    fireTouch('touchmove', { x: 40, y: 320 })
+    fireTouch('touchcancel', null)
+    fireTouch('touchend', null)
+    runFrames(30)
+
+    expect(scrolledRows()).toBe(0)
+    expect(terminalInputBytes()).toBe('')
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 320 })
+    fireTouch('touchend', null)
+    expect(
+      postMessage.mock.calls.filter(([raw]) => JSON.parse(raw).type === 'terminal-tap')
+    ).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+
+  it('does not send cancelled momentum to an alternate-screen app', () => {
+    buffer = { baseY: 0, type: 'alternate', viewportY: 0 }
+    boot()
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 400 })
+    dragUp(400, 20, 5)
+    const bytesBeforeCancel = terminalInputBytes()
+    expect(bytesBeforeCancel).toContain(ESC_ARROW_DOWN)
+    fireTouch('touchcancel', null)
+    fireTouch('touchend', null)
+    runFrames(30)
+
+    expect(terminalInputBytes()).toBe(bytesBeforeCancel)
+  })
+
+  it('retires queued scroll and momentum when the document is disposed', () => {
+    boot(true)
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 400 })
+    now += FRAME_MS
+    fireTouch('touchmove', { x: 40, y: 320 })
+    fireTouch('touchend', null)
+    stopDocument?.()
+    runFrames(30)
+
+    expect(scrolledRows()).toBe(0)
+    expect(terminalInputBytes()).toBe('')
+  })
+
+  it('retires subthreshold scroll velocity when a long press enters selection', () => {
+    boot()
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ['setTimeout', 'clearTimeout'] })
+    fireTouch('touchstart', { x: 40, y: 400 })
+    now += 480
+    fireTouch('touchmove', { x: 40, y: 399.5 })
+    now += 19
+    fireTouch('touchmove', { x: 40, y: 391.5 })
+    now += 1
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500)
+    expect(
+      postMessage.mock.calls.some(([raw]) => {
+        const message = JSON.parse(raw)
+        return message.type === 'set-select-mode' && message.enabled
+      })
+    ).toBe(true)
+
+    fireTouch('touchend', null)
+    runFrames(30)
+
+    expect(scrolledRows()).toBe(0)
+    expect(terminalInputBytes()).toBe('')
+  })
+})