diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/components/ReadingRuler.test.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/components/ReadingRuler.test.tsx
index efb86ebc..1db462bc 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/components/ReadingRuler.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/components/ReadingRuler.test.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,89 @@
 import { cleanup, fireEvent, render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import ReadingRuler from '@/app/reader/components/ReadingRuler';
-import { ViewSettings } from '@/types/book';
+import { BookFormat, ViewSettings } from '@/types/book';
 import { eventDispatcher } from '@/utils/event';
 
 const saveViewSettings = vi.fn();
 
-vi.mock('@/context/EnvContext', () => ({
-  useEnv: () => ({ envConfig: {} }),
-}));
+type RulerTestRect = {
+  top: number;
+  bottom: number;
+  left: number;
+  right: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+};
 
-vi.mock('@/store/readerStore', () => ({
-  useReaderStore: () => ({
-    getProgress: () => null,
-    getView: () => ({ renderer: { columnCount: 1 } }),
-  }),
-}));
+// Mutable doubles read lazily by the store mock so individual tests can drive
+// the progress range and the scrolled-mode visible contents.
+let mockProgress: { range: unknown; pageinfo: { current: number } } | null = null;
+let mockContents: Array<{ doc: unknown }> = [];
+
+vi.mock('@/context/EnvContext', () => {
+  // Stable envConfig ref; an unstable one would churn the throttled save → ruler
+  // setter → applyBlock callbacks and make the cache effect re-run every render.
+  const env = { envConfig: {} };
+  return { useEnv: () => env };
+});
+
+vi.mock('@/store/readerStore', () => {
+  // Stable store-method references (zustand returns the same selectors across
+  // renders); the ReadingRuler cache effect lists getView as a dependency, so an
+  // unstable ref would make it re-run on every render.
+  const getProgress = () => mockProgress;
+  const getView = () => ({ renderer: { columnCount: 1, getContents: () => mockContents } });
+  const store = { getProgress, getView };
+  return { useReaderStore: () => store };
+});
+
+// Evenly spaced single-column text lines in iframe-content coordinates.
+const makeLineRects = (count: number, pitch: number, height: number): RulerTestRect[] =>
+  Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => ({
+    top: i * pitch,
+    bottom: i * pitch + height,
+    left: 50,
+    right: 750,
+    width: 700,
+    height,
+  }));
+
+// A single visible section whose iframe is offset by `frameTop` along the scroll
+// axis (negative = scrolled down). `buildScrolledLineBoxes` walks these contents.
+const makeScrolledContents = (
+  frameTop: number,
+  lineRects: RulerTestRect[],
+): Array<{ doc: unknown }> => {
+  const doc: {
+    body: object;
+    createRange: () => unknown;
+    defaultView: { frameElement: { getBoundingClientRect: () => DOMRect } };
+  } = {
+    body: {},
+    createRange: () => ({
+      startContainer: { ownerDocument: doc },
+      selectNodeContents: () => {},
+      getClientRects: () => lineRects,
+    }),
+    defaultView: {
+      frameElement: {
+        getBoundingClientRect: () =>
+          ({
+            x: 0,
+            y: frameTop,
+            top: frameTop,
+            left: 0,
+            right: 800,
+            bottom: frameTop + 5000,
+            width: 800,
+            height: 5000,
+            toJSON: () => ({}),
+          }) as DOMRect,
+      },
+    },
+  };
+  return [{ doc }];
+};
 
 vi.mock('@/helpers/settings', () => ({
   saveViewSettings: (...args: unknown[]) => saveViewSettings(...args),
@@ -38,6 +106,8 @@ describe('ReadingRuler', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mockProgress = null;
+    mockContents = [];
 
     Object.defineProperty(HTMLElement.prototype, 'clientHeight', {
       configurable: true,
@@ -188,4 +258,79 @@ describe('ReadingRuler', () => {
     expect(consumed).toBe(false);
     expect(saveViewSettings).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  // Regression: issue #4386 — in scrolled mode the ruler used to re-snap on every
+  // relocate fired while scrolling, so its position crept down the page. It must
+  // stay fixed on screen while scrolling; snapping only happens on click.
+  it('keeps the ruler fixed on screen while scrolling in scrolled mode', () => {
+    const lineRects = makeLineRects(50, 100, 40);
+    mockProgress = { range: {}, pageinfo: { current: 0 } };
+    mockContents = makeScrolledContents(0, lineRects);
+    const scrolledSettings = { ...viewSettings, scrolled: true } as ViewSettings;
+
+    const props = {
+      bookKey: 'book-1',
+      isVertical: false,
+      rtl: false,
+      lines: 2,
+      position: 50,
+      opacity: 0.5,
+      color: 'transparent' as const,
+      bookFormat: 'EPUB' as BookFormat,
+      viewSettings: scrolledSettings,
+      gridInsets: { top: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0 },
+    };
+
+    const { container, rerender } = render(<ReadingRuler {...props} />);
+    const rulerTop = () =>
+      parseFloat((container.querySelector('.ruler') as HTMLDivElement).style.top);
+
+    // Initial mount snaps the band to a real line, moving it off the 50% prop.
+    const initialTop = rulerTop();
+    expect(initialTop).toBeGreaterThan(50);
+
+    // Simulate scrolling: a new relocate range arrives with the content shifted
+    // up, but the section/page is unchanged.
+    mockProgress = { range: {}, pageinfo: { current: 0 } };
+    mockContents = makeScrolledContents(-130, lineRects);
+    rerender(<ReadingRuler {...props} />);
+
+    // The band must not move on its own as the reader scrolls.
+    expect(rulerTop()).toBeCloseTo(initialTop, 5);
+  });
+
+  it('still snaps the ruler to lines when advancing by click in scrolled mode', async () => {
+    const lineRects = makeLineRects(50, 100, 40);
+    mockProgress = { range: {}, pageinfo: { current: 0 } };
+    mockContents = makeScrolledContents(0, lineRects);
+    const scrolledSettings = { ...viewSettings, scrolled: true } as ViewSettings;
+
+    const { container } = render(
+      <ReadingRuler
+        bookKey='book-1'
+        isVertical={false}
+        rtl={false}
+        lines={2}
+        position={50}
+        opacity={0.5}
+        color='transparent'
+        bookFormat='EPUB'
+        viewSettings={scrolledSettings}
+        gridInsets={{ top: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0 }}
+      />,
+    );
+    const rulerTop = () =>
+      parseFloat((container.querySelector('.ruler') as HTMLDivElement).style.top);
+    const before = rulerTop();
+
+    const consumed = eventDispatcher.dispatchSync('reading-ruler-move', {
+      bookKey: 'book-1',
+      direction: 'forward',
+    });
+
+    expect(consumed).toBe(true);
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(rulerTop()).toBeGreaterThan(before);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/ReadingRuler.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/ReadingRuler.tsx
index 6cb5ece4..94828244 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/ReadingRuler.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/ReadingRuler.tsx
@@ -176,6 +176,12 @@ const ReadingRuler: React.FC<ReadingRulerProps> = ({
   // In scrolled mode, set when a tap advances past the view edge and scrolls the
   // view; the next relocate realigns the band to the start/end of the new view.
   const pendingScrollAlignRef = useRef<'forward' | 'backward' | null>(null);
+  // In scrolled mode the band is fixed to the screen: it is snapped into place on
+  // the initial mount (and after a viewport-dimension change), but never re-snapped
+  // on a plain scroll relocate — that made it creep down the page (issue #4386).
+  // Snapping while scrolled is driven by clicks (the reading-ruler-move handler).
+  const scrolledPlacedRef = useRef(false);
+  const scrolledPlacedDimensionRef = useRef(0);
 
   const supportsLineSnap = !FIXED_LAYOUT_FORMATS.has(bookFormat);
   const columnCount = getView(bookKey)?.renderer?.columnCount ?? 1;
@@ -333,12 +339,32 @@ const ReadingRuler: React.FC<ReadingRulerProps> = ({
             pending === 'forward'
               ? snapReadingRulerToLines(-Infinity, -Infinity, lines, 'forward', derivBoxes)
               : snapReadingRulerToLines(Infinity, Infinity, lines, 'backward', derivBoxes);
-          if (block) applyBlock(block.start, block.end, dimension, true);
+          if (block) {
+            applyBlock(block.start, block.end, dimension, true);
+            scrolledPlacedRef.current = true;
+            scrolledPlacedDimensionRef.current = dimension;
+          }
         } else if (!pageChanged) {
-          const block =
-            snapReadingRulerToLines(anchor, anchor, lines, 'forward', derivBoxes) ??
-            snapReadingRulerToLines(Infinity, Infinity, lines, 'backward', derivBoxes);
-          if (block) applyBlock(block.start, block.end, dimension, false);
+          // In scrolled mode, only snap the band on the initial mount or after the
+          // viewport dimension changes (resize/relayout). A plain scroll fires a
+          // relocate without changing the dimension; re-snapping then would walk
+          // the band down the page as the reader scrolls (issue #4386).
+          const alreadyPlaced =
+            scrolled &&
+            scrolledPlacedRef.current &&
+            scrolledPlacedDimensionRef.current === dimension;
+          if (!alreadyPlaced) {
+            const block =
+              snapReadingRulerToLines(anchor, anchor, lines, 'forward', derivBoxes) ??
+              snapReadingRulerToLines(Infinity, Infinity, lines, 'backward', derivBoxes);
+            if (block) {
+              applyBlock(block.start, block.end, dimension, false);
+              if (scrolled) {
+                scrolledPlacedRef.current = true;
+                scrolledPlacedDimensionRef.current = dimension;
+              }
+            }
+          }
         }
       }
     } catch {