diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/pages/ConversationPage.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/pages/ConversationPage.tsx
index 72aa4bf..44b4977 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/pages/ConversationPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/pages/ConversationPage.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ import { clearDraft, getDraftSync, setDraft } from '../lib/composerDraftStore';
 // pending bubbles and the "load older" tile inside the same Virtuoso
 // instance means scroll-to-bottom / followOutput stay coherent across both
 // (we don't need a sibling scroll container for pending items).
-type VirtuosoRow =
+export type VirtuosoRow =
   | { kind: 'loader'; key: string }
   | { kind: 'message'; key: string; message: DecryptedMessage; idx: number }
   | { kind: 'pending'; key: string; item: OutboxItem };
@@ -110,6 +110,21 @@ const EMPTY_REACTIONS: AggregatedReaction[] = [];
 // reading position even if some rows above re-render at different heights.
 const scrollPositions = new Map<string, { topmostIndex: number; stickToBottom: boolean }>();
 
+// ── TEMP scroll-jank instrumentation ──────────────────────────────────────
+// Flip SCROLL_DEBUG to false or delete this block once the chat-switch flicker
+// is root-caused. Logs go to the devtools console AND window.__scrolllog (copy
+// the whole run with: copy(window.__scrolllog.join('\n')) ).
+const SCROLL_DEBUG = true;
+const dbgNow = (): number => Math.round(performance.now());
+const dbgLog = (line: string): void => {
+  if (!SCROLL_DEBUG) return;
+  const w = window as unknown as { __scrolllog?: string[] };
+  (w.__scrolllog ??= []).push(line);
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+  console.log(line);
+};
+// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 /** Pending composer attachment: the raw File plus the per-attachment
  *  view-once flag the user can toggle from the thumb hover button (P7.T4).
  *  Lives only in composer state — the flag is forwarded into
@@ -496,6 +511,18 @@ export function ConversationPage() {
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [virtuosoRows.length > 0]);
 
+  // SCROLL_DEBUG: log every render with the height-affecting inputs so the
+  // post-mount cascade (reactions/pins/receipts/divider/refresh) is visible.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dbgLog(
+      `[scroll] render t=${dbgNow()} id=${(id ?? '').slice(0, 6)} loading=${loading}` +
+        ` msgs=${messages.length} rows=${virtuosoRows.length}` +
+        ` reactions=${reactionsByMessage.size} pins=${pins.length}` +
+        ` firstUnread=${firstUnreadId ? 'set' : '-'}` +
+        ` displayCount=${displayCount} initIdx=${JSON.stringify(initialTopMostIndex)}`,
+    );
+  });
+
   const jumpToMessage = useCallback(
     (targetId: string) => {
       const msgIdx = messages.findIndex((m) => m.id === targetId);
@@ -702,6 +729,7 @@ export function ConversationPage() {
   // away counter when the user actually reaches the bottom.
   const handleAtBottomStateChange = useCallback(
     (atBottom: boolean) => {
+      dbgLog(`[scroll] atBottom=${atBottom} t=${dbgNow()}`);
       setStickToBottom(atBottom);
       if (atBottom) setNewMessagesWhileAway(0);
       if (id) {
@@ -720,6 +748,7 @@ export function ConversationPage() {
   // we only care about the start of the range here.
   const handleRangeChanged = useCallback(
     (range: { startIndex: number; endIndex: number }) => {
+      dbgLog(`[scroll] range t=${dbgNow()} start=${range.startIndex} end=${range.endIndex}`);
       topmostIndexRef.current = range.startIndex;
       if (id) {
         const prev = scrollPositions.get(id);