diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeList.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeList.tsx
index 1ef452596..9028a7389 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeList.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeList.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import {
   getActiveStickyHeaderIndex,
   getActiveStickyHeaderIndexForScroll,
   getPreviousStickyHeaderIndex,
+  GROUP_HEADER_ROW_HEIGHT,
   getStickyHeaderIndexes,
   getVirtualRowTransform,
   shouldUseHeaderTopSpacing,
@@ -162,6 +163,9 @@ type ProjectGroupDeleteDialogState = {
 // terminal title changes) trigger score recalculations.
 const SORT_SETTLE_MS = 3_000
 const USER_SCROLL_MEASUREMENT_ADJUSTMENT_SUPPRESS_MS = 500
+const WORKTREE_REVEAL_TOP_CLEARANCE = 6
+export const WORKTREE_SIDEBAR_REVEAL_TOP_INSET =
+  GROUP_HEADER_ROW_HEIGHT + WORKTREE_REVEAL_TOP_CLEARANCE
 const WORKTREE_SIDEBAR_SCROLL_STYLE: React.CSSProperties = {
   // Why: TanStack Virtual owns scroll correction. Native browser anchoring can
   // fight virtual row measurement/remounts and produce visible jumps.
@@ -253,12 +257,14 @@ function getMountedWorktreeBounds(
 
 export function getScrollTopToRevealBounds(
   container: HTMLElement,
-  bounds: Pick<VirtualItemBounds, 'start' | 'end'>
+  bounds: Pick<VirtualItemBounds, 'start' | 'end'>,
+  topInset = 0
 ): number | null {
-  const viewportTop = container.scrollTop
-  const viewportBottom = viewportTop + container.clientHeight
+  const viewportTopInset = Math.max(0, Math.min(container.clientHeight, topInset))
+  const viewportTop = container.scrollTop + viewportTopInset
+  const viewportBottom = container.scrollTop + container.clientHeight
   if (bounds.start < viewportTop) {
-    return bounds.start
+    return bounds.start - viewportTopInset
   }
   if (bounds.end > viewportBottom) {
     return bounds.end - container.clientHeight
@@ -275,7 +281,11 @@ function revealMountedWorktreeElement(
   if (!bounds) {
     return false
   }
-  const nextScrollTop = getScrollTopToRevealBounds(container, bounds)
+  const nextScrollTop = getScrollTopToRevealBounds(
+    container,
+    bounds,
+    WORKTREE_SIDEBAR_REVEAL_TOP_INSET
+  )
   if (nextScrollTop !== null) {
     container.scrollTo({ top: Math.max(0, nextScrollTop), behavior })
   }
@@ -955,6 +965,9 @@ const VirtualizedWorktreeViewport = React.memo(function VirtualizedWorktreeViewp
     }, []),
     overscan: 10,
     gap: 6,
+    // Why: the active sticky group header is rendered inside the virtual list,
+    // so TanStack's scroll math needs the same top inset as the exact DOM reveal.
+    scrollPaddingStart: WORKTREE_SIDEBAR_REVEAL_TOP_INSET,
     isScrollingResetDelay: USER_SCROLL_MEASUREMENT_ADJUSTMENT_SUPPRESS_MS,
     // Why: the sidebar rows are rich cards. Flushing their React render inside
     // TanStack's native scroll listener can make wheel input wait on card work;
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-scroll-adjustment.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-scroll-adjustment.test.ts
index 55b2240e2..eb0d9ed77 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-scroll-adjustment.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-scroll-adjustment.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import {
   countRecordKeysByReference,
+  getScrollTopToRevealBounds,
   resolvePendingSidebarReveal,
+  WORKTREE_SIDEBAR_REVEAL_TOP_INSET,
   shouldAdjustWorktreeSidebarMeasuredRowScroll
 } from './WorktreeList'
 import {
   estimateRenderRowSize,
+  GROUP_HEADER_ROW_HEIGHT,
   getActiveStickyHeaderIndexForScroll
 } from './worktree-list-virtual-rows'
 
@@ -18,6 +21,9 @@ const makeHeaderRow = (key: string) =>
     tone: 'text-foreground'
   }) as const
 
+const makeScrollContainer = (scrollTop: number, clientHeight: number): HTMLElement =>
+  ({ scrollTop, clientHeight }) as HTMLElement
+
 describe('shouldAdjustWorktreeSidebarMeasuredRowScroll', () => {
   it('counts record keys once per object reference', () => {
     const keysSpy = vi.spyOn(Object, 'keys')
@@ -92,6 +98,68 @@ describe('shouldAdjustWorktreeSidebarMeasuredRowScroll', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('getScrollTopToRevealBounds', () => {
+  it('treats the sticky header as occluding the viewport top', () => {
+    const container = makeScrollContainer(100, 400)
+
+    expect(
+      getScrollTopToRevealBounds(
+        container,
+        {
+          start: 100,
+          end: 216
+        },
+        GROUP_HEADER_ROW_HEIGHT
+      )
+    ).toBe(72)
+  })
+
+  it('includes extra reveal clearance for the highlight ring', () => {
+    const container = makeScrollContainer(100, 400)
+
+    expect(
+      getScrollTopToRevealBounds(
+        container,
+        {
+          start: 100,
+          end: 216
+        },
+        WORKTREE_SIDEBAR_REVEAL_TOP_INSET
+      )
+    ).toBe(66)
+  })
+
+  it('does not scroll when the bounds are below the sticky header', () => {
+    const container = makeScrollContainer(100, 400)
+
+    expect(
+      getScrollTopToRevealBounds(
+        container,
+        {
+          start: 128,
+          end: 244
+        },
+        GROUP_HEADER_ROW_HEIGHT
+      )
+    ).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the viewport bottom independent of the sticky header inset', () => {
+    const container = makeScrollContainer(100, 400)
+
+    expect(
+      getScrollTopToRevealBounds(
+        container,
+        {
+          start: 430,
+          end: 520
+        },
+        GROUP_HEADER_ROW_HEIGHT
+      )
+    ).toBe(120)
+  })
+})
+
 describe('estimateRenderRowSize', () => {
   it('keeps secondary group header size stable while it is the active sticky header', () => {
     const rows = [makeHeaderRow('first'), makeHeaderRow('second')]
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-virtual-rows.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-virtual-rows.ts
index f334de178..dda04823b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-virtual-rows.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-list-virtual-rows.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { VirtualItem } from '@tanstack/react-virtual'
 import type { Row } from './worktree-list-groups'
 import { PINNED_GROUP_KEY } from './worktree-list-groups'
 
-const GROUP_HEADER_ROW_HEIGHT = 28
+export const GROUP_HEADER_ROW_HEIGHT = 28
 const SECONDARY_GROUP_HEADER_TOP_MARGIN = 8
 
 type WorktreeItemRow = Extract<Row, { type: 'item' }>