diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.test.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d74d524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import SectionInfo from '@/app/reader/components/SectionInfo';
+
+vi.mock('@/context/EnvContext', () => ({
+  useEnv: () => ({ appService: { isAndroidApp: false, isMobile: true } }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/store/themeStore', () => ({
+  useThemeStore: () => ({ systemUIVisible: false, statusBarHeight: 0 }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/store/readerStore', () => ({
+  useReaderStore: () => ({
+    hoveredBookKey: '',
+    getView: () => null,
+    getViewSettings: () => ({ marginTopPx: 44 }),
+    setHoveredBookKey: vi.fn(),
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/hooks/useTranslation', () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => (key: string) => key,
+}));
+
+const baseProps = {
+  bookKey: 'book-1',
+  section: 'Chapter 1',
+  showDoubleBorder: false,
+  isScrolled: true,
+  isVertical: false,
+  isEink: false,
+  horizontalGap: 5,
+  contentInsets: { top: 89, right: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0 },
+  gridInsets: { top: 45, right: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0 },
+};
+
+describe('SectionInfo notch mask', () => {
+  it('spans the grid cell and clips to the top inset so its texture aligns with the viewer (#4486)', () => {
+    // The scrolled-mode notch mask hides content scrolling under the status bar,
+    // but must not occlude the background texture. Its texture ::before only
+    // tile-aligns with .foliate-viewer::before (background-size cover/contain
+    // resolves against the element box) if the notch shares the viewer's paint
+    // box: full grid cell, with the visible/hit area clipped to the inset strip.
+    const { container } = render(<SectionInfo {...baseProps} />);
+    const notch = container.querySelector('.notch-area') as HTMLElement;
+
+    expect(notch).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(notch.classList.contains('inset-0')).toBe(true);
+    expect(notch.classList.contains('notch-masked')).toBe(true);
+    expect(notch.classList.contains('bg-base-100')).toBe(true);
+    expect(notch.style.clipPath).toBe('inset(0 0 calc(100% - 45px) 0)');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the notch transparent and untextured in paginated mode', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<SectionInfo {...baseProps} isScrolled={false} />);
+    const notch = container.querySelector('.notch-area') as HTMLElement;
+
+    expect(notch.classList.contains('notch-masked')).toBe(false);
+    expect(notch.classList.contains('bg-base-100')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the notch transparent and untextured in vertical scrolled mode', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<SectionInfo {...baseProps} isVertical={true} />);
+    const notch = container.querySelector('.notch-area') as HTMLElement;
+
+    expect(notch.classList.contains('notch-masked')).toBe(false);
+    expect(notch.classList.contains('bg-base-100')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/styles/textures.test.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/styles/textures.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21c4d609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/styles/textures.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { mountBackgroundTexture, unmountBackgroundTexture } from '@/styles/textures';
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  unmountBackgroundTexture(document);
+});
+
+describe('mountBackgroundTexture', () => {
+  it('covers the scrolled-mode notch mask so the top inset strip is textured (#4486)', () => {
+    mountBackgroundTexture(document, {
+      id: 'paper',
+      name: 'Paper',
+      url: '/images/paper-texture.png',
+    });
+
+    const style = document.getElementById('background-texture');
+    expect(style?.textContent).toContain('.notch-masked::before');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.tsx
index c466684a..7cc4938c 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.tsx
@@ -56,14 +56,20 @@ const SectionInfo: React.FC<SectionInfoProps> = ({
     <>
       <div
         className={clsx(
-          'notch-area absolute left-0 right-0 top-0 z-10',
-          isScrolled && !isVertical && 'bg-base-100',
+          // Spans the grid cell and clips down to the top inset strip so the
+          // texture ::before (.notch-masked, see styles/textures.ts) shares
+          // .foliate-viewer::before's paint box — background-size cover/contain
+          // resolves against the element box, so a strip-sized box would
+          // mis-tile at the seam (#4486). clip-path also clips hit-testing,
+          // keeping the click target the inset strip only.
+          'notch-area absolute inset-0 z-10',
+          isScrolled && !isVertical && 'notch-masked bg-base-100',
         )}
         role='none'
         tabIndex={-1}
         onClick={handleNotchClick}
         style={{
-          height: `${topInset}px`,
+          clipPath: `inset(0 0 calc(100% - ${topInset}px) 0)`,
         }}
       />
       <div
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/styles/textures.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/styles/textures.ts
index a1a1929a..c1acfabe 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/styles/textures.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/styles/textures.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const createTextureCSS = (texture: BackgroundTexture) => {
     }
 
     body::before, .sidebar-container::before, .notebook-container::before,
-    .foliate-viewer::before {
+    .foliate-viewer::before, .notch-masked::before {
       content: "";
       position: absolute;
       top: 0;