diff --git a/web/src/structured.ts b/web/src/structured.ts
index 0589451..32e1ae5 100644
--- a/web/src/structured.ts
+++ b/web/src/structured.ts
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ export function createStructuredConnection(
       <div class="structured-main">
         <div class="structured-scroll">
           <div class="structured-rows"></div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="structured-activity" role="status" aria-live="polite" hidden>
-          <span class="structured-activity-pulse" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-          <span class="structured-activity-text">Thinking</span>
+          <div class="structured-activity" role="status" aria-live="polite" hidden>
+            <span class="structured-activity-pulse" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+            <span class="structured-activity-text">Thinking</span>
+          </div>
         </div>
         <form class="structured-composer">
           <button type="button" class="btn btn-ghost btn-icon structured-attach" aria-label="Attach files" title="Attach files (up to 20 MiB each)">
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ export function createStructuredConnection(
 
   function renderActivity(): void {
     const active = state.turn.responding || state.turn.thinking || awaitingBeginGeneration !== null;
+    const wasHidden = activityEl.hidden;
     activityEl.hidden = !active;
     if (!active) {
       optimisticTurnStartedAt = null;
@@ -720,6 +721,11 @@ export function createStructuredConnection(
     }
     activityText.textContent = parts.join(" · ");
     if (activityTimer === null) activityTimer = window.setInterval(renderActivity, 1_000);
+    // Activity lives inside the scroll area; nudge scroll when it first appears.
+    if (wasHidden && followingBottom) {
+      beginTranscriptLayout(true);
+      finishTranscriptLayout();
+    }
   }
 
   function reconcileAwaitingBegin(): void {
diff --git a/web/src/styles.css b/web/src/styles.css
index 1770ea7..dbf0132 100644
--- a/web/src/styles.css
+++ b/web/src/styles.css
@@ -2318,9 +2318,7 @@ input.leaf-rename:focus {
   gap: var(--sp-2);
   min-height: 30px;
   padding: var(--sp-1) var(--sp-3);
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
   color: var(--muted);
-  background: var(--surface-2);
   font-size: var(--fs-11);
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 }