diff --git a/muxplex/frontend/app.js b/muxplex/frontend/app.js
index ef7d752..c36b116 100644
--- a/muxplex/frontend/app.js
+++ b/muxplex/frontend/app.js
@@ -1050,6 +1050,34 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   document.addEventListener('keydown', trackInteraction);
   document.addEventListener('click', trackInteraction);
   document.addEventListener('touchstart', trackInteraction);
+
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Sidebar touch scroll — manual scrollTop manipulation bypasses the CSS
+  // touch-scroll path that fails when position:fixed + overflow:hidden is on
+  // the parent (.session-sidebar) in mobile overlay mode.
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  ;(function initSidebarTouchScroll() {
+    var list = document.querySelector('.sidebar-list');
+    if (!list || typeof list.addEventListener !== 'function') return;
+
+    var _lastY = 0;
+
+    list.addEventListener('touchstart', function (e) {
+      _lastY = e.touches[0].clientY;
+    }, { passive: true });
+
+    list.addEventListener('touchmove', function (e) {
+      e.preventDefault();                        // block page scroll
+      var y = e.touches[0].clientY;
+      list.scrollTop += _lastY - y;              // direct scrollTop — always works
+      _lastY = y;
+    }, { passive: false });                      // passive:false required for preventDefault
+
+    list.addEventListener('touchend', function () {
+      _lastY = 0;
+    }, { passive: true });
+  })();
+
   restoreState()
     .then(() => {
       startPolling();
diff --git a/muxplex/frontend/tests/test_app.mjs b/muxplex/frontend/tests/test_app.mjs
index 0933b98..b34e203 100644
--- a/muxplex/frontend/tests/test_app.mjs
+++ b/muxplex/frontend/tests/test_app.mjs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'navigator', {
   configurable: true,
 });
 
+import fs from 'node:fs';
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 import { test } from 'node:test';
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
@@ -2024,3 +2025,14 @@ test('bindSidebarClickAway registers click listener on terminal-container', () =
   assert.strictEqual(addEventListenerCalledWith, 'click', 'bindSidebarClickAway should register a click listener on terminal-container');
   globalThis.document.getElementById = origGetById;
 });
+
+// --- Sidebar touch scroll ---
+
+test('app.js has sidebar touch scroll handler that uses scrollTop', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(
+    new URL('../app.js', import.meta.url), 'utf8'
+  );
+  assert.ok(source.includes('sidebar-list'), 'must target .sidebar-list');
+  assert.ok(source.includes('scrollTop'), 'must use scrollTop (not scrollLines or WheelEvent)');
+  assert.ok(source.includes('passive: false'), 'touchmove must be non-passive to allow preventDefault');
+});