diff --git a/include/ghostty.h b/include/ghostty.h
index b6ad3295c39..082ad66910d 100644
--- a/include/ghostty.h
+++ b/include/ghostty.h
@@ -1161,6 +1161,7 @@ GHOSTTY_API void ghostty_surface_mouse_scroll(ghostty_surface_t,
                                                  double,
                                                  double,
                                                  ghostty_input_scroll_mods_t);
+GHOSTTY_API void ghostty_surface_scroll_to_offset(ghostty_surface_t, double);
 GHOSTTY_API void ghostty_surface_mouse_pressure(ghostty_surface_t, uint32_t, double);
 GHOSTTY_API void ghostty_surface_ime_point(ghostty_surface_t, double*, double*, double*, double*);
 GHOSTTY_API void ghostty_surface_request_close(ghostty_surface_t);
diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index 5255beece57..35892f5ffed 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -1229,6 +1229,7 @@ fn selectionScrollTick(self: *Surface) !void {
     }
 
     // Scroll the viewport as required
+    self.renderer_state.resetSmoothScrollOffset();
     t.scrollViewport(.{ .delta = delta });
 
     // Next, trigger our drag behavior
@@ -3491,6 +3492,53 @@ const ScrollAmount = struct {
     }
 };
 
+/// Scroll the viewport to a fractional row offset from the top of scrollback.
+/// The terminal model stays row based; the renderer shifts the current frame
+/// by the remaining pixel fraction.
+pub fn scrollToOffset(self: *Surface, offset: f64) !void {
+    // Crash metadata in case we crash in here
+    crash.sentry.thread_state = self.crashThreadState();
+    defer crash.sentry.thread_state = null;
+
+    {
+        self.renderer_state.mutex.lock();
+        defer self.renderer_state.mutex.unlock();
+
+        const t: *terminal.Terminal = self.renderer_state.terminal;
+        const scrollbar = t.screens.active.pages.scrollbar();
+        const max_offset: usize = if (scrollbar.total > scrollbar.len)
+            scrollbar.total - scrollbar.len
+        else
+            0;
+        const max_offset_float: f64 = @floatFromInt(max_offset);
+        const clamped_offset = @min(@max(offset, 0.0), max_offset_float);
+        const row_offset_float = @floor(clamped_offset);
+        const row_offset: usize = @intFromFloat(row_offset_float);
+        const fractional_offset = clamped_offset - row_offset_float;
+
+        t.screens.active.scroll(.{ .row = row_offset });
+        self.mouse.pending_scroll_x = 0;
+        self.mouse.pending_scroll_y = 0;
+        self.renderer_state.resetSmoothScrollOffset();
+
+        const cell_height_float: f64 = @floatFromInt(self.size.cell.height);
+        if (fractional_offset > 0 and cell_height_float > 0) {
+            const pixel_offset = @trunc(-fractional_offset * cell_height_float);
+            self.renderer_state.smooth_scroll_offset = @floatCast(pixel_offset);
+
+            const extra_rows_float = @ceil(@abs(pixel_offset) / cell_height_float);
+            const max_u16_float: f64 = @floatFromInt(std.math.maxInt(u16));
+            const extra_rows: u16 = if (extra_rows_float >= max_u16_float)
+                std.math.maxInt(u16)
+            else
+                @intFromFloat(extra_rows_float);
+            self.renderer_state.image_scroll_offset = .{ extra_rows, extra_rows };
+        }
+    }
+
+    try self.queueRender();
+}
+
 /// Mouse scroll event. Negative is down, left. Positive is up, right.
 ///
 /// "Natural scrolling" is a macOS term for inverting the scroll direction.
@@ -3665,6 +3713,7 @@ pub fn scrollCallback(
         }
 
         if (y.delta != 0) {
+            self.renderer_state.resetSmoothScrollOffset();
             // Modify our viewport, this requires a lock since it affects
             // rendering. We have to switch signs here because our delta
             // is negative down but our viewport is positive down.
@@ -5511,6 +5560,7 @@ pub fn performBindingAction(self: *Surface, action: input.Binding.Action) !bool
                 self.renderer_state.mutex.lock();
                 defer self.renderer_state.mutex.unlock();
                 const t: *terminal.Terminal = self.renderer_state.terminal;
+                self.renderer_state.resetSmoothScrollOffset();
                 t.screens.active.scroll(.{ .row = n });
             }
 
@@ -5523,6 +5573,7 @@ pub fn performBindingAction(self: *Surface, action: input.Binding.Action) !bool
                 defer self.renderer_state.mutex.unlock();
                 const sel = self.io.terminal.screens.active.selection orelse return false;
                 const tl = sel.topLeft(self.io.terminal.screens.active);
+                self.renderer_state.resetSmoothScrollOffset();
                 self.io.terminal.screens.active.scroll(.{ .pin = tl });
             }
 
diff --git a/src/apprt/embedded.zig b/src/apprt/embedded.zig
index ac13e0165ad..1ac47a194d6 100644
--- a/src/apprt/embedded.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/embedded.zig
@@ -1978,6 +1978,15 @@ pub const CAPI = struct {
         );
     }
 
+    export fn ghostty_surface_scroll_to_offset(
+        surface: *Surface,
+        offset: f64,
+    ) void {
+        surface.core_surface.scrollToOffset(offset) catch |err| {
+            log.err("error scrolling surface to offset offset={} err={}", .{ offset, err });
+        };
+    }
+
     export fn ghostty_surface_mouse_pressure(
         surface: *Surface,
         stage_raw: u32,
diff --git a/src/renderer/State.zig b/src/renderer/State.zig
index 22cae8fe5d2..67276ea2a16 100644
--- a/src/renderer/State.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/State.zig
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ preedit: ?Preedit = null,
 /// need about the mouse.
 mouse: Mouse = .{},
 
+/// Fractional vertical scroll offset in pixels. This lets embedders drive
+/// scrollback at sub-row precision while the terminal viewport remains row based.
+smooth_scroll_offset: f32 = 0,
+
+/// Extra image-row range required when a fractional scroll exposes content
+/// from an adjacent row.
+image_scroll_offset: [2]u16 = .{ 0, 0 },
+
+pub fn resetSmoothScrollOffset(self: *@This()) void {
+    self.smooth_scroll_offset = 0;
+    self.image_scroll_offset = .{ 0, 0 };
+}
+
 pub const Mouse = struct {
     /// The point on the viewport where the mouse currently is. We use
     /// viewport points to avoid the complexity of mapping the mouse to
diff --git a/src/renderer/generic.zig b/src/renderer/generic.zig
index 8ddfab2d943..6c8afb12af7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/generic.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/generic.zig
@@ -737,6 +737,8 @@ pub fn Renderer(comptime GraphicsAPI: type) type {
                     .cell_size = undefined,
                     .grid_size = undefined,
                     .grid_padding = undefined,
+                    .smooth_scroll_offset = 0,
+                    .image_scroll_offset = .{ 0, 0 },
                     .screen_size = undefined,
                     .padding_extend = .{},
                     .min_contrast = options.config.min_contrast,
@@ -1212,6 +1214,7 @@ pub fn Renderer(comptime GraphicsAPI: type) type {
                     self.last_bottom_y = br.y;
 
                     // Scroll
+                    state.resetSmoothScrollOffset();
                     state.terminal.scrollViewport(.bottom);
                 }
 
@@ -1230,6 +1233,8 @@ pub fn Renderer(comptime GraphicsAPI: type) type {
                 // can be expensive) and also makes it so we don't need another
                 // cross-thread mailbox message within the IO path.
                 const scrollbar = state.terminal.screens.active.pages.scrollbar();
+                self.uniforms.smooth_scroll_offset = state.smooth_scroll_offset;
+                self.uniforms.image_scroll_offset = state.image_scroll_offset;
 
                 // Get our preedit state
                 const preedit: ?renderer.State.Preedit = preedit: {
diff --git a/src/renderer/metal/shaders.zig b/src/renderer/metal/shaders.zig
index 0be0235724d..81cbe7bcda3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/metal/shaders.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/metal/shaders.zig
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ pub const Uniforms = extern struct {
     /// top, right, bottom, left.
     grid_padding: [4]f32 align(16),
 
+    /// Fractional vertical scroll offset in pixels.
+    smooth_scroll_offset: f32 align(4),
+
+    /// Extra image-row range to draw while smooth scrolling.
+    image_scroll_offset: [2]u16 align(4),
+
     /// Bit mask defining which directions to
     /// extend cell colors in to the padding.
     /// Order, LSB first: left, right, up, down
diff --git a/src/renderer/opengl/shaders.zig b/src/renderer/opengl/shaders.zig
index 68c1f36a344..77c6289913b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/opengl/shaders.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/opengl/shaders.zig
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ pub const Uniforms = extern struct {
     /// top, right, bottom, left.
     grid_padding: [4]f32 align(16),
 
+    /// Fractional vertical scroll offset in pixels.
+    smooth_scroll_offset: f32 align(4),
+
+    /// Extra image-row range to draw while smooth scrolling.
+    image_scroll_offset: [2]u16 align(4),
+
     /// Bit mask defining which directions to
     /// extend cell colors in to the padding.
     /// Order, LSB first: left, right, up, down
diff --git a/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/cell_bg.f.glsl b/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/cell_bg.f.glsl
index fa48c6736f3..e0544c212ee 100644
--- a/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/cell_bg.f.glsl
+++ b/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/cell_bg.f.glsl
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ layout(binding = 1, std430) readonly buffer bg_cells {
 
 vec4 cell_bg() {
     uvec2 grid_size = unpack2u16(grid_size_packed_2u16);
-    ivec2 grid_pos = ivec2(floor((gl_FragCoord.xy - grid_padding.wx) / cell_size));
+    vec2 scroll_offset = vec2(0.0, smooth_scroll_offset);
+    ivec2 grid_pos = ivec2(floor((gl_FragCoord.xy - grid_padding.wx - scroll_offset) / cell_size));
     bool use_linear_blending = (bools & USE_LINEAR_BLENDING) != 0;
 
     vec4 bg = vec4(0.0);
diff --git a/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/cell_text.v.glsl b/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/cell_text.v.glsl
index 7e38e2f0c09..22a065b5c1a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/cell_text.v.glsl
+++ b/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/cell_text.v.glsl
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void main() {
 
     // Convert the grid x, y into world space x, y by accounting for cell size
     vec2 cell_pos = cell_size * vec2(grid_pos);
+    cell_pos.y += smooth_scroll_offset;
 
     int vid = gl_VertexID;
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/common.glsl b/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/common.glsl
index 1a7ea03a7cd..474a3810a84 100644
--- a/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/common.glsl
+++ b/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/common.glsl
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ layout(binding = 1, std140) uniform Globals {
     uniform vec2 cell_size;
     uniform uint grid_size_packed_2u16;
     uniform vec4 grid_padding;
+    uniform float smooth_scroll_offset;
+    uniform uint image_scroll_offset_packed_2u16;
     uniform uint padding_extend;
     uniform float min_contrast;
     uniform uint cursor_pos_packed_2u16;
diff --git a/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/image.v.glsl b/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/image.v.glsl
index 779fae32fb0..79dad8619eb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/image.v.glsl
+++ b/src/renderer/shaders/glsl/image.v.glsl
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void main() {
     // The position of our image starts at the top-left of the grid cell and
     // adds the source rect width/height components.
     vec2 image_pos = (cell_size * grid_pos) + cell_offset;
+    image_pos.y += smooth_scroll_offset;
     image_pos += dest_size * corner;
 
     gl_Position = projection_matrix * vec4(image_pos.xy, 1.0, 1.0);
diff --git a/src/renderer/shaders/shaders.metal b/src/renderer/shaders/shaders.metal
index 4e02b633685..cbfa2759350 100644
--- a/src/renderer/shaders/shaders.metal
+++ b/src/renderer/shaders/shaders.metal
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ struct Uniforms {
   float2 cell_size;
   ushort2 grid_size;
   float4 grid_padding;
+  float smooth_scroll_offset;
+  ushort2 image_scroll_offset;
   uint8_t padding_extend;
   float min_contrast;
   ushort2 cursor_pos;
@@ -453,7 +455,8 @@ fragment float4 cell_bg_fragment(
   constant Uniforms& uniforms [[buffer(1)]],
   constant uchar4 *cells [[buffer(2)]]
 ) {
-  int2 grid_pos = int2(floor((in.position.xy - uniforms.grid_padding.wx) / uniforms.cell_size));
+  float2 scroll_offset = float2(0.0, uniforms.smooth_scroll_offset);
+  int2 grid_pos = int2(floor((in.position.xy - uniforms.grid_padding.wx - scroll_offset) / uniforms.cell_size));
 
   float4 bg = float4(0.0);
 
@@ -561,6 +564,7 @@ vertex CellTextVertexOut cell_text_vertex(
 ) {
   // Convert the grid x, y into world space x, y by accounting for cell size
   float2 cell_pos = uniforms.cell_size * float2(in.grid_pos);
+  cell_pos.y += uniforms.smooth_scroll_offset;
 
   // We use a triangle strip with 4 vertices to render quads,
   // so we determine which corner of the cell this vertex is in
@@ -821,6 +825,7 @@ vertex ImageVertexOut image_vertex(
   // The position of our image starts at the top-left of the grid cell and
   // adds the source rect width/height components.
   float2 image_pos = (uniforms.cell_size * in.grid_pos) + in.cell_offset;
+  image_pos.y += uniforms.smooth_scroll_offset;
   image_pos += in.dest_size * corner;
 
   out.position =
@@ -850,4 +855,3 @@ fragment float4 image_fragment(
 
   return rgba;
 }
-
diff --git a/src/termio/Termio.zig b/src/termio/Termio.zig
index 54f8e769767..1370ed08f67 100644
--- a/src/termio/Termio.zig
+++ b/src/termio/Termio.zig
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ pub fn scrollViewport(
 ) void {
     self.renderer_state.mutex.lock();
     defer self.renderer_state.mutex.unlock();
+    self.renderer_state.resetSmoothScrollOffset();
     self.terminal.scrollViewport(scroll);
 }
 
@@ -698,6 +699,7 @@ pub fn jumpToPrompt(self: *Termio, delta: isize) !void {
     {
         self.renderer_state.mutex.lock();
         defer self.renderer_state.mutex.unlock();
+        self.renderer_state.resetSmoothScrollOffset();
         self.terminal.screens.active.scroll(.{ .delta_prompt = delta });
     }