diff --git a/tui/README.md b/tui/README.md
index cd8a532..3746bd5 100644
--- a/tui/README.md
+++ b/tui/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Compatibility aliases:
 - `Tab` / `Shift+Tab`: move focus between sidebar, transcript, and composer
 - `Esc` (in composer): exit input mode and focus sidebar
 - `Up` / `Down` (in sidebar): move highlight
+- `Page Up` / `Page Down` (in transcript): scroll the transcript by one page
 - `Enter` in sidebar: load highlighted conversation/search
 - `Enter` in composer: send message/search
 - `n`: new chat draft
diff --git a/tui/src/index.ts b/tui/src/index.ts
index 880862e..d8b92ea 100644
--- a/tui/src/index.ts
+++ b/tui/src/index.ts
@@ -323,6 +323,35 @@ async function main() {
 
   const focusables = [sidebar, transcript, composer] as const;
 
+  function getTranscriptViewportHeight() {
+    const lpos = transcript.lpos;
+    if (lpos) {
+      return Math.max(1, lpos.yl - lpos.yi - Number(transcript.iheight ?? 0));
+    }
+
+    return Math.max(1, Number(transcript.height ?? 1) - Number(transcript.iheight ?? 0));
+  }
+
+  function isTranscriptNearBottom() {
+    const viewportHeight = getTranscriptViewportHeight();
+    const maxScroll = Math.max(0, transcript.getScrollHeight() - viewportHeight);
+    if (maxScroll === 0) return true;
+    return maxScroll - transcript.getScroll() <= 1;
+  }
+
+  function queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing() {
+    if (isTranscriptNearBottom()) {
+      forceScrollToBottom = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function scrollTranscriptByPage(direction: 1 | -1) {
+    forceScrollToBottom = false;
+    const pageSize = Math.max(1, getTranscriptViewportHeight() - 1);
+    transcript.scroll(direction * pageSize);
+    screen.render();
+  }
+
   function withSuppressedSidebarSelectEvents(fn: () => void) {
     suppressedSidebarSelectEvents += 1;
     try {
@@ -684,7 +713,7 @@ async function main() {
     return items.some((item) => item.kind === selection.kind && item.id === selection.id);
   }
 
-  async function loadSelection(selection: SidebarSelection | null) {
+  async function loadSelection(selection: SidebarSelection | null, options?: { scrollToBottom?: boolean | undefined }) {
     if (!selection) {
       selectedChat = null;
       selectedSearch = null;
@@ -714,12 +743,18 @@ async function main() {
       if (selectionKey(selectedItem) === requestedSelectionKey) {
         isLoadingSelection = false;
       }
-      forceScrollToBottom = true;
+      if (options?.scrollToBottom) {
+        forceScrollToBottom = true;
+      }
       updateUI();
     }
   }
 
-  async function refreshCollections(options?: { preferredSelection?: SidebarSelection; loadSelection?: boolean }) {
+  async function refreshCollections(options?: {
+    preferredSelection?: SidebarSelection;
+    loadSelection?: boolean;
+    scrollToBottomOnLoad?: boolean | undefined;
+  }) {
     isLoadingCollections = true;
     updateUI();
 
@@ -748,7 +783,7 @@ async function main() {
     }
 
     if (options?.loadSelection) {
-      await loadSelection(selectedItem);
+      await loadSelection(selectedItem, { scrollToBottom: options?.scrollToBottomOnLoad });
     }
   }
 
@@ -797,7 +832,7 @@ async function main() {
     errorMessage = null;
     forceScrollToBottom = true;
     updateUI();
-    await loadSelection(selectedItem);
+    await loadSelection(selectedItem, { scrollToBottom: true });
   }
 
   function handleCreateChat() {
@@ -966,7 +1001,7 @@ async function main() {
             };
           }
 
-          forceScrollToBottom = true;
+          queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
           updateUI();
         },
         onDelta: (payload) => {
@@ -982,7 +1017,7 @@ async function main() {
 
           if (!updated) return;
           pendingChatState = { ...pendingChatState, messages: nextMessages };
-          forceScrollToBottom = true;
+          queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
           updateUI();
         },
         onDone: (payload) => {
@@ -998,7 +1033,7 @@ async function main() {
 
           if (!updated) return;
           pendingChatState = { ...pendingChatState, messages: nextMessages };
-          forceScrollToBottom = true;
+          queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
           updateUI();
         },
         onError: (payload) => {
@@ -1011,15 +1046,17 @@ async function main() {
       throw new Error(streamErrorMessage);
     }
 
+    const shouldFollowTranscript = isTranscriptNearBottom();
+
     await refreshCollections({ preferredSelection: { kind: "chat", id: chatId }, loadSelection: false });
 
     const currentSelection = selectedItem;
     if (currentSelection?.kind === "chat" && currentSelection.id === chatId) {
-      await loadSelection(currentSelection);
+      await loadSelection(currentSelection, { scrollToBottom: shouldFollowTranscript });
     }
 
     pendingChatState = null;
-    forceScrollToBottom = true;
+    forceScrollToBottom = shouldFollowTranscript;
     updateUI();
   }
 
@@ -1103,7 +1140,7 @@ async function main() {
               error: null,
               results: payload.results,
             };
-            forceScrollToBottom = true;
+            queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
             updateUI();
           },
           onSearchError: (payload) => {
@@ -1122,7 +1159,7 @@ async function main() {
               answerCitations: payload.answerCitations,
               answerError: null,
             };
-            forceScrollToBottom = true;
+            queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
             updateUI();
           },
           onAnswerError: (payload) => {
@@ -1135,7 +1172,7 @@ async function main() {
             if (runId !== searchRunCounter) return;
             selectedSearch = payload.search;
             selectedChat = null;
-            forceScrollToBottom = true;
+            queueTranscriptScrollToBottomIfFollowing();
             updateUI();
           },
           onError: (payload) => {
@@ -1154,11 +1191,13 @@ async function main() {
       }
     }
 
+    const shouldFollowTranscript = isTranscriptNearBottom();
+
     await refreshCollections({ preferredSelection: { kind: "search", id: searchId }, loadSelection: false });
 
     const currentSelection = selectedItem;
     if (currentSelection?.kind === "search" && currentSelection.id === searchId) {
-      await loadSelection(currentSelection);
+      await loadSelection(currentSelection, { scrollToBottom: shouldFollowTranscript });
     }
   }
 
@@ -1186,7 +1225,7 @@ async function main() {
       }
 
       if (selectedItem) {
-        await loadSelection(selectedItem);
+        await loadSelection(selectedItem, { scrollToBottom: true });
       }
     } finally {
       isSending = false;
@@ -1214,7 +1253,7 @@ async function main() {
       selectedSearch = null;
     }
 
-    await refreshCollections({ loadSelection: true });
+    await refreshCollections({ loadSelection: true, scrollToBottomOnLoad: true });
   }
 
   function cycleProvider() {
@@ -1262,6 +1301,14 @@ async function main() {
     updateUI();
   });
 
+  transcript.key(["pageup"], () => {
+    scrollTranscriptByPage(-1);
+  });
+
+  transcript.key(["pagedown"], () => {
+    scrollTranscriptByPage(1);
+  });
+
   sidebar.on("select item", (_item, index) => {
     if (suppressedSidebarSelectEvents > 0) return;
     const highlightedItem = getSidebarItems()[index];
@@ -1389,7 +1436,7 @@ async function main() {
   }
 
   await runAction(async () => {
-    await Promise.all([refreshCollections({ loadSelection: true }), refreshModels()]);
+    await Promise.all([refreshCollections({ loadSelection: true, scrollToBottomOnLoad: true }), refreshModels()]);
   });
 
   focusComposer();