diff --git a/App/app/action.c b/App/app/action.c
index df33e903..f441940d 100644
--- a/App/app/action.c
+++ b/App/app/action.c
@@ -243,9 +243,7 @@ void ACTION_Scan(bool bRestart)
         #endif
 
         // jump to the next channel
-        CHFRSCANNER_Start(false, gScanStateDir);
-        gScanPauseDelayIn_10ms = 1;
-        gScheduleScanListen    = false;
+        CHFRSCANNER_ManualResume(gScanStateDir);
     } else {
         #ifdef ENABLE_FEAT_F4HWN_RESUME_STATE
         if(gScanRangeStart == 0) // No ScanRange
diff --git a/App/app/chFrScanner.c b/App/app/chFrScanner.c
index cc9204a0..7efd2c9b 100644
--- a/App/app/chFrScanner.c
+++ b/App/app/chFrScanner.c
@@ -349,6 +349,26 @@ void CHFRSCANNER_Start(const bool storeBackupSettings, const int8_t scan_directi
     gScanPauseMode         = false;
 }
 
+void CHFRSCANNER_ManualResume(const int8_t scan_direction)
+{
+    if (FUNCTION_IsRx())
+    {
+        // Abort the current reception before a user-forced scan step, otherwise
+        // HandleReceive() can re-apply the carrier resume delay on the next tick.
+        gMonitor         = false;
+        gRxReceptionMode = RX_MODE_NONE;
+        gScanPauseMode   = false;
+
+        FUNCTION_Init();
+        FUNCTION_Select(FUNCTION_FOREGROUND);
+    }
+
+    CHFRSCANNER_Start(false, scan_direction);
+
+    gScanPauseDelayIn_10ms = 1;
+    gScheduleScanListen    = false;
+}
+
 /*
 void CHFRSCANNER_ContinueScanning(void)
 {
@@ -380,7 +400,10 @@ void CHFRSCANNER_ContinueScanning(void)
         gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_INCOMING &&
         !g_SquelchLost)
     {
-        ScanFastResetState();
+        // A rejected full-tune candidate is just a false RSSI hit. Keep the
+        // learned floor; resetting here can make the next channel blind when
+        // it is the real signal, especially while scanning down.
+        scanFastLastFullTuneCandidate = false;
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/App/app/chFrScanner.h b/App/app/chFrScanner.h
index 51b2c9a6..84e36348 100644
--- a/App/app/chFrScanner.h
+++ b/App/app/chFrScanner.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ extern uint32_t          gScanRangeStop;
 void CHFRSCANNER_Found(void);
 void CHFRSCANNER_Stop(void);
 void CHFRSCANNER_Start(const bool storeBackupSettings, const int8_t scan_direction);
+void CHFRSCANNER_ManualResume(const int8_t scan_direction);
 void CHFRSCANNER_ContinueScanning(void);
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_FEAT_F4HWN_RESUME_STATE) || defined(ENABLE_SCAN_RANGES)
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@ void CHFRSCANNER_ContinueScanning(void);
     extern uint32_t lastFoundFrqOrChanOld;
 #endif
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/App/app/main.c b/App/app/main.c
index 35e58e03..1708a477 100644
--- a/App/app/main.c
+++ b/App/app/main.c
@@ -1010,9 +1010,7 @@ static void MAIN_Key_UP_DOWN(bool bKeyPressed, bool bKeyHeld, int8_t Direction)
     }
 
     // jump to the next channel
-    CHFRSCANNER_Start(false, Direction);
-    gScanPauseDelayIn_10ms = 1;
-    gScheduleScanListen = false;
+    CHFRSCANNER_ManualResume(Direction);
 
     gPttWasReleased = true;
 }