diff --git a/src/lib/components/ClipOverlay.svelte b/src/lib/components/ClipOverlay.svelte
index ee8210d..9884ed9 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/ClipOverlay.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/ClipOverlay.svelte
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 		autoScroll,
 		gifEnabled = false,
 		openComments = false,
+		fromActivity = false,
 		ondismiss
 	}: {
 		clipId: string;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 		autoScroll: boolean;
 		gifEnabled?: boolean;
 		openComments?: boolean;
+		fromActivity?: boolean;
 		ondismiss: () => void;
 	} = $props();
 
@@ -67,6 +69,13 @@
 		console.log('[ClipOverlay] handleDismiss called for:', clipId);
 		dismissed = true;
 		ondismiss();
+		if (fromActivity) {
+			// Opened from /activity → /?clip=X (pushed feed entry) plus the
+			// overlay's own pushed state. ondismiss() unmounts the overlay;
+			// the overlay history cleanup pops one entry (back to /). Pop one
+			// more so the user lands directly on /activity.
+			setTimeout(() => history.back(), 0);
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Load clip data
diff --git a/src/lib/components/MeReelView.svelte b/src/lib/components/MeReelView.svelte
index 39d6d26..659ea6e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/MeReelView.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/MeReelView.svelte
@@ -49,12 +49,21 @@
 	beforeNavigate(overlay.onBeforeNavigate);
 
 	// Mount: push history state, scroll to start index
+	// Guard the initial scroll so subsequent effect re-runs (e.g. after a
+	// nested CommentsSheet pushes/pops state) don't yank the reel back to
+	// startIndex and make it look like the feed jumped to the top.
+	let didInitialScroll = false;
 	$effect(() => {
 		const cleanupHistory = overlay.attach(close);
 
-		tick().then(() => {
-			if (reelContainer) reelContainer.scrollTop = startIndex * reelContainer.clientHeight;
-		});
+		if (!didInitialScroll) {
+			tick().then(() => {
+				if (reelContainer) {
+					reelContainer.scrollTop = startIndex * reelContainer.clientHeight;
+					didInitialScroll = true;
+				}
+			});
+		}
 
 		return cleanupHistory;
 	});
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte
index f60904e..390946b 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 	// Clip overlay (dedicated single-clip view)
 	let overlayClipId = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let overlayOpenComments = $state(false);
+	let overlayFromActivity = $state(false);
 	const overlayActive = $derived(overlayClipId !== null);
 
 	let pullDistance = $state(0);
@@ -703,6 +704,7 @@
 	function handleOverlayDismiss() {
 		overlayClipId = null;
 		overlayOpenComments = false;
+		overlayFromActivity = false;
 		// Refresh feed to reflect any changes made in the overlay
 		loadInitialClips();
 		fetchUnwatchedCount();
@@ -802,11 +804,13 @@
 		const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
 		const deepClipId = params.get('clip');
 		const deepComments = params.get('comments') === 'true';
+		const deepFromActivity = params.get('from') === 'activity';
 		if (deepClipId) {
 			// Clean URL without triggering navigation
 			const clean = new URL(window.location.href);
 			clean.searchParams.delete('clip');
 			clean.searchParams.delete('comments');
+			clean.searchParams.delete('from');
 			history.replaceState(null, '', clean.pathname + clean.search || '/');
 			// Clear the notification stash so the layout's visibilitychange handler
 			// doesn't double-process this same deep-link.
@@ -818,6 +822,7 @@
 			// pushState throws if called before the router is ready (cold start).
 			setTimeout(() => {
 				overlayOpenComments = deepComments;
+				overlayFromActivity = deepFromActivity;
 				clipOverlaySignal.set(deepClipId);
 			}, 0);
 		}
@@ -1010,6 +1015,7 @@
 		{autoScroll}
 		{gifEnabled}
 		openComments={overlayOpenComments}
+		fromActivity={overlayFromActivity}
 		ondismiss={handleOverlayDismiss}
 	/>
 {/if}
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/activity/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/activity/+page.svelte
index c181ff4..45e3229 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/activity/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/activity/+page.svelte
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@
 	function handleNotificationClick(e: Event, n: Notification) {
 		e.preventDefault();
 		const shouldOpenComments = n.type !== 'reaction';
-		const q = shouldOpenComments ? `clip=${n.clipId}&comments=true` : `clip=${n.clipId}`;
-		goto(resolve(`/?${q}`));
+		const base = shouldOpenComments ? `clip=${n.clipId}&comments=true` : `clip=${n.clipId}`;
+		// `from=activity` tells the feed/overlay the user arrived from the
+		// activity page, so a single back press pops both the feed entry and
+		// the overlay entry to land them back here.
+		goto(resolve(`/?${base}&from=activity`));
 	}
 
 	function clipLabel(n: Notification): string {