diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/EventsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/EventsPage.tsx
index dc82b44..77bd492 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/EventsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/EventsPage.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export function EventsPage() {
   const [loadingMore, setLoadingMore] = useState(false);
   const [lastRefreshAt, setLastRefreshAt] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const sentinelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const feedRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
   const refreshFirstPage = useCallback(async (replace = false) => {
     if (replace) setLoading(true);
@@ -74,19 +75,12 @@ export function EventsPage() {
     }
   }, [loadingMore, nextPageUrl]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const node = sentinelRef.current;
-    if (!node || !nextPageUrl) return undefined;
-
-    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(
-      (entries) => {
-        if (entries.some((entry) => entry.isIntersecting)) void loadMore();
-      },
-      { rootMargin: "280px 0px" }
-    );
-    observer.observe(node);
-    return () => observer.disconnect();
-  }, [loadMore, nextPageUrl]);
+  const handleFeedScroll = useCallback(() => {
+    const node = feedRef.current;
+    if (!node || !nextPageUrl || loadingMore) return;
+    const distanceFromBottom = node.scrollHeight - node.scrollTop - node.clientHeight;
+    if (distanceFromBottom <= 140) void loadMore();
+  }, [loadMore, loadingMore, nextPageUrl]);
 
   const newestFirst = useMemo(() => [...events].sort((a, b) => b.id - a.id), [events]);
 
@@ -113,7 +107,7 @@ export function EventsPage() {
           <code>job-events.log</code>
           <span>refreshed {lastRefreshAt ? new Date(lastRefreshAt).toLocaleTimeString() : "-"}</span>
         </div>
-        <div className="terminal-feed" role="log" aria-live="polite">
+        <div className="terminal-feed" role="log" aria-live="polite" onScroll={handleFeedScroll} ref={feedRef}>
           {newestFirst.map((event) => (
             <article className={`terminal-line ${eventTone(event.type)}`} key={event.id}>
               <time className="terminal-time" dateTime={event.created_at}>
@@ -131,15 +125,15 @@ export function EventsPage() {
           ))}
           {loading && !newestFirst.length && <EmptyState title="Loading events" />}
           {!loading && !newestFirst.length && <EmptyState title="No events yet" />}
-        </div>
-        <div className="infinite-sentinel" ref={sentinelRef}>
-          {loadingMore && <span>Loading older events...</span>}
-          {!loadingMore && nextPageUrl && (
-            <button className="secondary-button" type="button" onClick={() => void loadMore()}>
-              Load older events
-            </button>
-          )}
-          {!loadingMore && !nextPageUrl && newestFirst.length > 0 && <span>End of event history</span>}
+          <div className="infinite-sentinel" ref={sentinelRef}>
+            {loadingMore && <span>Loading older events...</span>}
+            {!loadingMore && nextPageUrl && (
+              <button className="secondary-button" type="button" onClick={() => void loadMore()}>
+                Load older events
+              </button>
+            )}
+            {!loadingMore && !nextPageUrl && newestFirst.length > 0 && <span>End of event history</span>}
+          </div>
         </div>
       </section>
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index f1ba34f..d19cb85 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
   --panel-raised: #f9fbfc;
   --background: #f4f7f9;
   --shadow: 0 18px 46px rgb(35 36 38 / 8%);
+  --terminal-scroll-thumb: #0bb3f0;
+  --terminal-scroll-thumb-hover: #f0bb0b;
+  --terminal-scroll-track: #171b1f;
   color: var(--ink);
   background: var(--background);
   font-synthesis: none;
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@
   --panel-raised: #25282b;
   --background: #141618;
   --shadow: 0 18px 46px rgb(0 0 0 / 28%);
+  --terminal-scroll-thumb: #f0bb0b;
+  --terminal-scroll-thumb-hover: #55c8ff;
+  --terminal-scroll-track: #101316;
 }
 
 * {
@@ -1250,6 +1256,31 @@ label {
   min-height: 420px;
   overflow: auto;
   padding: 8px;
+  scrollbar-color: var(--terminal-scroll-thumb) var(--terminal-scroll-track);
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+}
+
+.terminal-feed::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  height: 10px;
+  width: 10px;
+}
+
+.terminal-feed::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
+  background: var(--terminal-scroll-track);
+}
+
+.terminal-feed::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+  background: var(--terminal-scroll-thumb);
+  border: 2px solid var(--terminal-scroll-track);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+}
+
+.terminal-feed::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
+  background: var(--terminal-scroll-thumb-hover);
+}
+
+.terminal-feed::-webkit-scrollbar-corner {
+  background: var(--terminal-scroll-track);
 }
 
 .terminal-line {