diff --git a/frontend/js/feed.js b/frontend/js/feed.js
index 9b99ed7..a3bd5c6 100644
--- a/frontend/js/feed.js
+++ b/frontend/js/feed.js
@@ -32,15 +32,14 @@ App.feed = App.feed || {};
     let scrollBound = false;
     let scrollRaf = null;
 
-    // The slide height under which the current scroll position / top-spacer were
-    // last laid out. On an orientation change the viewport (and therefore the
-    // slide height) changes, which makes the browser re-snap the scroll-snap
-    // container and fire scroll events with positions that no longer map to the
-    // active slide. We compare against this so onScroll can ignore those
-    // resize-induced scroll events and let onResize realign to the active video
-    // instead -- the active slide must never change just because the device was
-    // rotated. It's updated only when we (re)align the scroll position ourselves.
-    let lastSlideHeight = 0;
+    // While true, scroll events are ignored. A viewport change (e.g. an
+    // orientation switch) makes the scroll-snap container re-snap and fire
+    // scroll events with positions that no longer map to the active slide;
+    // onResize sets this for the brief realign window so those events don't
+    // flip the active video -- rotating the device must never change which
+    // slide is playing. Normal swipes (no resize in flight) are unaffected.
+    let suppressScroll = false;
+    let resizeSettleRaf = null;
 
     // HUD auto-hide: the reels HUD fades out after this much inactivity and
     // reappears on any pointer movement / tap / scroll. Buttons keep their
@@ -433,14 +432,10 @@ App.feed = App.feed || {};
             scrollRaf = null;
             const scroller = getScroller();
             if (!scroller) return;
-            const h = slideHeight();
-            // A scroll that fires while the slide height differs from what the
-            // current layout was aligned to is a side effect of a viewport
-            // change (e.g. an orientation switch re-snapping the container), not
-            // a real user swipe. Ignore it and let onResize re-anchor to the
-            // active video, so rotating the device never jumps to another slide.
-            if (h !== lastSlideHeight) return;
-            const index = clampIndex(Math.round(scroller.scrollTop / h));
+            // Ignore scroll events fired by a resize/orientation re-snap; the
+            // active video is realigned by onResize instead (see suppressScroll).
+            if (suppressScroll) return;
+            const index = clampIndex(Math.round(scroller.scrollTop / slideHeight()));
             if (index < 0) return;
             if (index !== state.feedActiveIndex) {
                 setActive(index);
@@ -470,18 +465,27 @@ App.feed = App.feed || {};
         if (spacer) spacer.style.height = `${start * h}px`;
         const scroller = getScroller();
         if (scroller) scroller.scrollTop = index * h;
-        lastSlideHeight = h;
         const activeSlide = slidesByIndex.get(index);
         if (activeSlide) measureFeedTitle(activeSlide);
     };
 
     const onResize = function() {
         if (!state.feedOpen || state.feedActiveIndex < 0) return;
+        // Suppress scroll handling while we realign so the container's re-snap
+        // doesn't flip the active video, then re-enable it once layout settles.
+        suppressScroll = true;
         realignToActive();
         // Orientation changes can settle over more than one frame (the visual
         // viewport and the scroll-snap re-anchor in stages); realign again once
-        // layout has settled so the active video stays put either way.
-        requestAnimationFrame(realignToActive);
+        // layout has settled, then stop suppressing real swipes.
+        if (resizeSettleRaf) cancelAnimationFrame(resizeSettleRaf);
+        resizeSettleRaf = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            realignToActive();
+            resizeSettleRaf = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+                resizeSettleRaf = null;
+                suppressScroll = false;
+            });
+        });
     };
 
     App.feed.isOpen = function() {
@@ -505,7 +509,11 @@ App.feed = App.feed || {};
         resumeTimes.clear();
         state.feedActiveIndex = -1;
         state.feedActiveVideoId = null;
-        lastSlideHeight = 0;
+        suppressScroll = false;
+        if (resizeSettleRaf) {
+            cancelAnimationFrame(resizeSettleRaf);
+            resizeSettleRaf = null;
+        }
         const spacer = getTopSpacer();
         if (spacer) spacer.style.height = '0px';
         const scroller = getScroller();
@@ -551,8 +559,7 @@ App.feed = App.feed || {};
         // Force a fresh activation even if the index happens to match.
         state.feedActiveIndex = -1;
         setActive(startIndex);
-        lastSlideHeight = slideHeight();
-        scroller.scrollTop = startIndex * lastSlideHeight;
+        scroller.scrollTop = startIndex * slideHeight();
 
         App.feed.updateToggleButton();
         App.feed.updateMuteButton();