diff --git a/feature/mutual/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/feature/mutual/MutualScreen.kt b/feature/mutual/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/feature/mutual/MutualScreen.kt
index 19ccc658..1a104283 100644
--- a/feature/mutual/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/feature/mutual/MutualScreen.kt
+++ b/feature/mutual/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/feature/mutual/MutualScreen.kt
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableFloatStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.snapshotFlow
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.onGloballyPositioned
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
@@ -220,8 +222,18 @@ private fun MutualContent(
             }
     }
 
+    // Set once the list has actually been laid out. The prefill scroll only
+    // fires after this, because on a real device the Mutual entry appears
+    // through the NavDisplay transition and LaunchedEffect alone can run
+    // before the list is measurable (the scroll then never lands and the
+    // page stays at the top). onGloballyPositioned fires on the first real
+    // layout, so the subsequent scrollToItem always has a measured list.
+    var listReady by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+
     LazyColumn(
-        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .fillMaxSize()
+            .onGloballyPositioned { listReady = true },
         state = listState,
         verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(6.dp)
     ) {
@@ -377,8 +389,8 @@ private fun MutualContent(
     // LazyListState at index 1: the constructor parameter is ignored by this
     // Compose version (verified in tests), while scrollToItem lands correctly.
     val matchSearchIndex = if (state.errorMessage != null) 2 else 1
-    LaunchedEffect(state.scrollToTimeRange, matchSearchIndex) {
-        if (state.scrollToTimeRange) {
+    LaunchedEffect(state.scrollToTimeRange, matchSearchIndex, listReady) {
+        if (state.scrollToTimeRange && listReady) {
             listState.scrollToItem(matchSearchIndex)
             viewModel.consumeScrollToTimeRange()
         }