diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/message-section.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/message-section.tsx
index 5da2432f..62827fba 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/message-section.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/message-section.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import type { DeleteHoverState } from "../types/delete-hover"
 import { buildRecordDisplayData } from "../stores/message-v2/record-display-cache"
 import { getPartCharCount } from "../lib/token-utils"
 
-const SCROLL_SENTINEL_MARGIN_PX = 48
+const SCROLL_SENTINEL_MARGIN_PX = 8
 const MESSAGE_SCROLL_CACHE_SCOPE = "message-stream"
 const QUOTE_SELECTION_MAX_LENGTH = 2000
 const codeNomadLogo = new URL("../images/CodeNomad-Icon.png", import.meta.url).href