diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/ControlPill.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/ControlPill.tsx
index 587abcc06f5..abcfc7f7b80 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/components/ControlPill.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/ControlPill.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   type ComponentProps,
   type ReactElement,
   type ReactNode,
+  useRef,
 } from "react";
 import { Platform, Pressable, useColorScheme, View } from "react-native";
 import { useThemeColor } from "../lib/useThemeColor";
@@ -21,10 +22,31 @@ export function ControlPill(props: {
   readonly label?: string;
   readonly accessibilityLabel?: string;
   readonly onPress?: () => void;
+  readonly activateOnPressIn?: boolean;
   readonly variant?: "circle" | "pill" | "primary" | "danger";
   readonly disabled?: boolean;
+  readonly className?: string;
 }) {
   const variant = props.variant ?? "circle";
+  const activatedOnPressInRef = useRef(false);
+
+  const handlePressIn = () => {
+    activatedOnPressInRef.current = true;
+    props.onPress?.();
+  };
+  const handlePressOut = () => {
+    // Pressability invokes onPressOut immediately before onPress on release.
+    // Defer the reset so onPress can identify the same physical gesture.
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      activatedOnPressInRef.current = false;
+    }, 0);
+  };
+  const handlePress = () => {
+    if (activatedOnPressInRef.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+    props.onPress?.();
+  };
 
   const iconColor = useThemeColor("--color-icon");
   const iconSubtle = useThemeColor("--color-icon-subtle");
@@ -54,6 +76,7 @@ export function ControlPill(props: {
       : variant === "danger"
         ? "bg-danger"
         : "bg-subtle",
+    props.className,
   );
   const labelClassName = cn(
     "text-center text-xs font-t3-bold",
@@ -68,7 +91,9 @@ export function ControlPill(props: {
     <Pressable
       accessibilityLabel={props.accessibilityLabel ?? props.label}
       accessibilityRole="button"
-      onPress={props.onPress}
+      onPress={props.activateOnPressIn ? handlePress : props.onPress}
+      onPressIn={props.activateOnPressIn ? handlePressIn : undefined}
+      onPressOut={props.activateOnPressIn ? handlePressOut : undefined}
       disabled={props.disabled}
       className={containerClassName}
     >
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx
index 3d83c837500..c0675b84592 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { KeyboardController, KeyboardStickyView } from "react-native-keyboard-co
 import Animated, { FadeInDown, FadeOut } from "react-native-reanimated";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 
+import { ControlPill } from "../../components/ControlPill";
 import type { ComposerEditorHandle } from "../../components/ComposerEditor";
 import type { StatusTone } from "../../components/StatusPill";
 import type { DraftComposerImageAttachment } from "../../lib/composerImages";
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ export const ThreadDetailScreen = memo(function ThreadDetailScreen(props: Thread
   const lastScrolledAnchorMessageIdRef = useRef<MessageId | null>(null);
   const [composerExpanded, setComposerExpanded] = useState(false);
   const [anchorMessageId, setAnchorMessageId] = useState<MessageId | null>(null);
+  const [endFollowEnabled, setEndFollowEnabled] = useState(true);
   const composerBottomInset = composerExpanded ? 0 : Math.max(insets.bottom, 12);
   const contentPresentationKind = props.contentPresentation.kind;
   // The raw sync status enters "synchronizing" on every full fetch, cached or
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ export const ThreadDetailScreen = memo(function ThreadDetailScreen(props: Thread
   useEffect(() => {
     setAnchorMessageId(null);
     lastScrolledAnchorMessageIdRef.current = null;
+    setEndFollowEnabled(true);
     freeze.set(false);
   }, [freeze, selectedThreadKey]);
 
@@ -312,6 +315,15 @@ export const ThreadDetailScreen = memo(function ThreadDetailScreen(props: Thread
     composerEditorRef.current?.blur();
   }, []);
 
+  const handleScrollToEnd = useCallback(() => {
+    void Haptics.selectionAsync();
+    void scrollMessageToEnd({ animated: true, closeKeyboard: false }).catch(() => {
+      freeze.set(false);
+    });
+  }, [freeze, scrollMessageToEnd]);
+
+  const showScrollToEndButton = contentPresentationKind === "ready" && !endFollowEnabled;
+
   const handleFeedTouchStart = useCallback((event: GestureResponderEvent) => {
     feedTouchStartRef.current = {
       pageX: event.nativeEvent.pageX,
@@ -372,6 +384,7 @@ export const ThreadDetailScreen = memo(function ThreadDetailScreen(props: Thread
             layoutVariant={layoutVariant}
             usesAutomaticContentInsets={props.usesAutomaticContentInsets}
             onHeaderMaterialVisibilityChange={props.onHeaderMaterialVisibilityChange}
+            onEndFollowEnabledChange={setEndFollowEnabled}
             skills={selectedProviderSkills}
             loadEarlier={props.loadEarlier ?? null}
           />
@@ -390,6 +403,22 @@ export const ThreadDetailScreen = memo(function ThreadDetailScreen(props: Thread
               list's bottom inset, so any padding above the pill/composer
               pushes the resting content floor up by the same amount. */}
           <View ref={composerOverlayRef} onLayout={onComposerLayout} className="w-full">
+            {showScrollToEndButton ? (
+              <Animated.View
+                pointerEvents="box-none"
+                className="absolute -top-28 left-0 right-0 z-20 items-center"
+                entering={FadeInDown.duration(160)}
+                exiting={FadeOut.duration(100)}
+              >
+                <ControlPill
+                  accessibilityLabel="Scroll to end"
+                  activateOnPressIn
+                  className="border border-border bg-card shadow-md shadow-black/10"
+                  icon={{ ios: "chevron.down", android: "keyboard_arrow_down" }}
+                  onPress={handleScrollToEnd}
+                />
+              </Animated.View>
+            ) : null}
             <View className="w-full self-center" style={{ maxWidth: contentMaxWidth }}>
               {props.activePendingApproval || props.activePendingUserInput ? (
                 <Animated.View
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
index db7fecf64ff..9d93ac0de84 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ export interface ThreadFeedProps {
   readonly layoutVariant?: LayoutVariant;
   readonly usesAutomaticContentInsets?: boolean;
   readonly onHeaderMaterialVisibilityChange?: (visible: boolean) => void;
+  readonly onEndFollowEnabledChange?: (enabled: boolean) => void;
   readonly skills?: ReadonlyArray<SelectableMarkdownSkill>;
   /** Non-null when older turns exist beyond the loaded window. */
   readonly loadEarlier?: {
@@ -1331,13 +1332,17 @@ export const ThreadFeed = memo(function ThreadFeed(props: ThreadFeedProps) {
   // momentum; only motion inside a session can break follow, so MVCP
   // compensations and programmatic scrolls never strand a follower.
   const userScrollSessionRef = useRef(false);
-  const setEndFollow = useCallback((enabled: boolean) => {
-    if (endFollowEnabledRef.current === enabled) {
-      return;
-    }
-    endFollowEnabledRef.current = enabled;
-    setEndFollowEnabled(enabled);
-  }, []);
+  const setEndFollow = useCallback(
+    (enabled: boolean) => {
+      if (endFollowEnabledRef.current === enabled) {
+        return;
+      }
+      endFollowEnabledRef.current = enabled;
+      setEndFollowEnabled(enabled);
+      props.onEndFollowEnabledChange?.(enabled);
+    },
+    [props.onEndFollowEnabledChange],
+  );
   const [interactionState, setInteractionState] = useState<{
     readonly copiedRowId: string | null;
     readonly expandedWorkGroups: Record<string, boolean>;
diff --git a/docs/user/threads.md b/docs/user/threads.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d71264b5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/user/threads.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Reading threads
+
+On mobile, scrolling away from the latest activity reveals a down-arrow button above the message
+composer. Tap it to return to the end of the thread. The button disappears when the latest activity
+is visible again.