diff --git a/src/components/layout/__tests__/auth-shell-scroll.browser.test.tsx b/src/components/layout/__tests__/auth-shell-scroll.browser.test.tsx
index ec8a64d4b..70760cefa 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/__tests__/auth-shell-scroll.browser.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/__tests__/auth-shell-scroll.browser.test.tsx
@@ -113,4 +113,34 @@ describe("AuthShell scroll position", () => {
       .toBeTruthy();
     await expect.poll(() => main().scrollTop).toBe(1500);
   });
+
+  it("stops pulling back once the person scrolls on a list that is still loading", async () => {
+    stubFetch();
+    window.history.replaceState(null, "", "/labs");
+    await renderWithApp(
+      <AuthShell>
+        <Page />
+      </AuthShell>,
+      { user: { id: "signed-in" } },
+    );
+    await expect
+      .poll(() => document.querySelector("[data-loaded]"))
+      .toBeTruthy();
+    main().scrollTop = 1500;
+    await nextFrames();
+    await openPage("/labs/biomarker-1");
+
+    window.history.back();
+    await expect
+      .poll(() => document.querySelector('[data-path="/labs"]'))
+      .toBeTruthy();
+    // While the list is still its short skeleton, the person scrolls.
+    window.dispatchEvent(new WheelEvent("wheel", { deltaY: -100 }));
+    await expect
+      .poll(() => document.querySelector("[data-loaded]"))
+      .toBeTruthy();
+    await nextFrames();
+
+    expect(main().scrollTop).toBe(0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/layout/auth-shell.tsx b/src/components/layout/auth-shell.tsx
index a53ea8b43..df9bc0f95 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/auth-shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/auth-shell.tsx
@@ -129,17 +129,24 @@ function useShellScrollMemory(pathname: string): void {
     }
     if (!main) return;
     // A list still painting its skeleton is shorter than the offset; keep
-    // trying until it has the height, for at most a second.
-    const until = performance.now() + 1000;
+    // trying until it has the height, for at most three seconds, and stop as
+    // soon as the person scrolls themselves.
+    const until = performance.now() + 3000;
     let frame = 0;
+    const stop = () => cancelAnimationFrame(frame);
+    const inputs = ["wheel", "touchstart", "keydown", "pointerdown"];
     const apply = () => {
       main.scrollTop = target.top;
       if (main.scrollTop < target.top - 1 && performance.now() < until) {
         frame = requestAnimationFrame(apply);
       }
     };
+    for (const type of inputs) window.addEventListener(type, stop, true);
     apply();
-    return () => cancelAnimationFrame(frame);
+    return () => {
+      stop();
+      for (const type of inputs) window.removeEventListener(type, stop, true);
+    };
   }, [pathname]);
 }