diff --git a/yobble/Views/Chat/PrivateChatView.swift b/yobble/Views/Chat/PrivateChatView.swift
index fe87025..71eea04 100644
--- a/yobble/Views/Chat/PrivateChatView.swift
+++ b/yobble/Views/Chat/PrivateChatView.swift
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import SwiftUI
 struct PrivateChatView: View {
     let chat: PrivateChatListItem
     let currentUserId: String?
+    private let bottomAnchorId = "PrivateChatBottomAnchor"
 
     @StateObject private var viewModel: PrivateChatViewModel
     @State private var hasPositionedToBottom: Bool = false
+    @State private var scrollToBottomTrigger: UUID = .init()
     @State private var draftText: String = ""
     @State private var inputTab: ComposerTab = .chat
     @State private var isVideoPreferred: Bool = false
@@ -22,15 +24,23 @@ struct PrivateChatView: View {
         ScrollViewReader { proxy in
             content
                 .onChange(of: viewModel.messages.count) { _ in
-                    guard !viewModel.isLoadingMore,
-                          let lastId = viewModel.messages.last?.id else { return }
+                    guard !viewModel.isLoadingMore else { return }
+                    let targetId = viewModel.messages.last?.id ?? bottomAnchorId
                     DispatchQueue.main.async {
                         withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
-                            proxy.scrollTo(lastId, anchor: .bottom)
+                            proxy.scrollTo(targetId, anchor: .bottom)
                         }
                         hasPositionedToBottom = true
                     }
                 }
+                .onChange(of: scrollToBottomTrigger) { _ in
+                    let targetId = viewModel.messages.last?.id ?? bottomAnchorId
+                    DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                        withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
+                            proxy.scrollTo(targetId, anchor: .bottom)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
         }
         .navigationTitle(title)
         .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
@@ -85,6 +95,10 @@ struct PrivateChatView: View {
                        !viewModel.messages.isEmpty {
                         errorBanner(message: message)
                     }
+
+                    Color.clear
+                        .frame(height: 1)
+                        .id(bottomAnchorId)
                 }
                 .padding(.vertical, 12)
             }
@@ -324,6 +338,7 @@ struct PrivateChatView: View {
         guard !text.isEmpty else { return }
 
         draftText = ""
+        scrollToBottomTrigger = .init()
         viewModel.sendMessage(text: text) { success in
             if success {
                 hasPositionedToBottom = true