diff --git a/vscode-appdaemon/media/logExplorer.css b/vscode-appdaemon/media/logExplorer.css
index b767e2b..cc804bc 100644
--- a/vscode-appdaemon/media/logExplorer.css
+++ b/vscode-appdaemon/media/logExplorer.css
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 .last-log{display:block;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap}
 summary{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto minmax(0,1fr) repeat(3,max-content);align-items:center;column-gap:10px;row-gap:5px}
 summary .last-log{grid-column:1/-1;min-width:0}
+.rows{max-height:min(45vh,420px);overflow-y:auto;scrollbar-gutter:stable;overflow-anchor:none}
diff --git a/vscode-appdaemon/media/logExplorer.js b/vscode-appdaemon/media/logExplorer.js
index aaab556..1089fc4 100644
--- a/vscode-appdaemon/media/logExplorer.js
+++ b/vscode-appdaemon/media/logExplorer.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     let entries = [], latest, appliedMessage, displayZone = 'Europe/Berlin', paused = false, selected = saved.selected, mode = saved.mode || 'graph', origin = saved.origin || saved.selected;
     const expanded = new Set(saved.expanded || []);
     const visibleEventGroups = new Map();
+    const logScrollPositions = new Map();
     const recentEvents = new Set();
     const recentApps = new Set();
     const appFlashTokens = new Map();
@@ -138,6 +139,16 @@
         });
     }
     function renderApps() {
+        const appList = $('apps').parentElement;
+        const appListTop = appList.scrollTop;
+        document.querySelectorAll('#apps details[data-app]').forEach(detail => {
+            const rows = detail.querySelector('.rows');
+            if (!rows) return;
+            logScrollPositions.set(detail.dataset.app, {
+                top: rows.scrollTop,
+                follow: rows.scrollHeight - rows.clientHeight - rows.scrollTop <= 24
+            });
+        });
         visibleEventGroups.clear();
         const container = $('apps'); container.replaceChildren();
         const groups = new Map();
@@ -195,15 +206,23 @@
                     ? (entries.find(e => e.app === app && e.initialization_id === unit.id && e.kind === 'initialization_started') || unit.entries[0]).time
                     : unit.entries[0].time;
                 units.sort((a, b) => startTime(a) - startTime(b));
+                if (units.length > 150) rows.append(node('div', `${units.length - 150} older rows/groups: narrow the time range or search.`, 'more'));
                 units.slice(-150).forEach(unit => {
                     appendEventRows(rows, unit.entries, unit.id ? `initialization:${unit.id}` : undefined);
                 });
-                if (units.length > 150) rows.append(node('div', `${units.length - 150} older rows/groups: narrow the time range or search.`, 'more'));
                 detail.append(rows);
+                const position = logScrollPositions.get(app);
+                rows.scrollTop = !position || position.follow ? rows.scrollHeight : position.top;
             }
-            detail.addEventListener('toggle', event => { if (event.target !== detail) return; detail.open ? expanded.add(app) : expanded.delete(app); save(); fill(); });
-            fill(); container.append(detail);
+            detail.addEventListener('toggle', event => {
+                if (event.target !== detail) return;
+                if (detail.open) expanded.add(app);
+                else { expanded.delete(app); logScrollPositions.delete(app); }
+                save(); fill();
+            });
+            container.append(detail); fill();
         });
+        appList.scrollTop = appListTop;
     }
     function renderDetail() {
         $('graph-mode').setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(mode === 'graph'));
diff --git a/vscode-appdaemon/tests/logUi.test.js b/vscode-appdaemon/tests/logUi.test.js
index b029020..dd1ef70 100644
--- a/vscode-appdaemon/tests/logUi.test.js
+++ b/vscode-appdaemon/tests/logUi.test.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ test('English interface, latest timestamps, sorting and separate initialization
  assert.match(d.querySelector('[data-app="alpha"] .last-age').title,/10:00:10/);
  assert.match(d.querySelector('[data-app="alpha"] summary .last-log').textContent,/ : Température déjà disponible$/);
  const summary=d.querySelector('[data-app="alpha"] summary');
- assert.deepEqual([...summary.children].map(child=>child.className),['app-label','badge INFO','badge WARNING','badge ERROR','last-log']);
+ assert.deepEqual([...summary.children].slice(0,4).map(child=>child.className),['app-label','badge INFO','badge WARNING','badge ERROR']);
+ assert.ok(summary.children[4].classList.contains('last-log'));
  assert.equal(summary.querySelector('.app-label .last-log'),null);
  d.getElementById('sort').value='oldest';d.getElementById('sort').dispatchEvent(new dom.window.Event('input'));
  assert.equal(d.querySelector('[data-app]').dataset.app,'alpha');
@@ -122,6 +123,35 @@ test('pulses an app when a new log arrives and refreshes its last-log age',async
  dom.window.close();
 });
 
+test('expanded logs follow new events at the bottom and keep position while reading history',async()=>{
+ const {dom,d,entries,send}=setup();
+ Object.defineProperty(dom.window.HTMLElement.prototype,'scrollHeight',{configurable:true,get(){return this.classList.contains('rows') ? this.children.length*100 : 0;}});
+ Object.defineProperty(dom.window.HTMLElement.prototype,'clientHeight',{configurable:true,get(){return this.classList.contains('rows') ? 100 : 0;}});
+ const app=d.querySelector('[data-app="alpha"]');app.open=true;app.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.Event('toggle'));
+ const rows=()=>d.querySelector('[data-app="alpha"] .rows');
+ assert.equal(rows().scrollTop,rows().scrollHeight);
+ const first={...entries[3],event_id:'new-tail',time:entries[3].time+1000,message:'Newest'};
+ send([...entries,first]);
+ assert.equal(rows().scrollTop,rows().scrollHeight);
+ rows().scrollTop=20;
+ const second={...entries[3],event_id:'new-tail-2',time:entries[3].time+2000,message:'Newer'};
+ send([...entries,first,second]);
+ assert.equal(rows().scrollTop,20);
+ assert.match(rows().textContent,/Newer/);
+ dom.window.close();
+});
+
+test('the newest log stays at the bottom when older groups are omitted',()=>{
+ const {dom,d,entries,send}=setup();
+ const base=entries[3];
+ send(Array.from({length:152},(_,index)=>({...base,event_id:`event-${index}`,time:base.time+index*1000,message:`Message ${index}`})));
+ const app=d.querySelector('[data-app="alpha"]');app.open=true;app.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.Event('toggle'));
+ const rows=app.querySelector('.rows');
+ assert.ok(rows.firstElementChild.classList.contains('more'));
+ assert.match(rows.lastElementChild.textContent,/Message 151/);
+ dom.window.close();
+});
+
 test('distinguishes log lines from supplemental records when configured',()=>{
  const {dom,d,entries,send}=setup();
  const trace={...entries[3],event_id:'trace-evaluation',kind:'evaluation',message:'Condition was evaluated'};
diff --git a/vscode-appdaemon/vscode-appdaemon-0.2.0.vsix b/vscode-appdaemon/vscode-appdaemon-0.2.0.vsix
index f27ab5e..dc730f6 100644
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