diff --git a/src/app/core/requests.ts b/src/app/core/requests.ts
index abfecfc6..6c45ec70 100644
--- a/src/app/core/requests.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/requests.ts
@@ -131,8 +131,55 @@ export const makeFeed = ({
     insertEvent(event)
   }
 
+  const reveal = (id: string, targetEvent?: TrustedEvent) => {
+    const current = get(events)
+
+    if (current.find(e => e.id === id)) {
+      return true
+    }
+
+    const queued = get(buffer)
+    const index = queued.findIndex(e => e.id === id)
+
+    if (index === -1) {
+      const event = targetEvent || repository.getEvent(id)
+
+      if (event && matchFilters(filters, event)) {
+        insertEvent(event)
+
+        const next = get(events)
+
+        if (next.find(e => e.id === id)) {
+          return true
+        }
+
+        const queuedNext = get(buffer)
+        const queuedIndex = queuedNext.findIndex(e => e.id === id)
+
+        if (queuedIndex > -1) {
+          const count = Math.max(30, queuedIndex + 1)
+          const chunk = queuedNext.splice(0, count)
+
+          events.update($events => [...$events, ...chunk])
+
+          return true
+        }
+      }
+
+      return false
+    }
+
+    const count = Math.max(30, index + 1)
+    const chunk = queued.splice(0, count)
+
+    events.update($events => [...$events, ...chunk])
+
+    return true
+  }
+
   return {
     events,
+    reveal,
     cleanup: () => {
       scroller.stop()
       controller.abort()
diff --git a/src/lib/html.ts b/src/lib/html.ts
index adfd6aca..cc8e1b4f 100644
--- a/src/lib/html.ts
+++ b/src/lib/html.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ export const scrollToEvent = async (id: string, attempts = 3): Promise<boolean>
 
     return true
   } else if (elements.length > 0) {
+    if (attempts <= 0) {
+      return false
+    }
+
     const lastElement = last(elements)
 
     if (lastElement && !isIntersecting(lastElement)) {
@@ -126,11 +130,7 @@ export const scrollToEvent = async (id: string, attempts = 3): Promise<boolean>
 
     await sleep(300)
 
-    if (attempts > 0) {
-      return scrollToEvent(id, attempts - 1)
-    } else {
-      return false
-    }
+    return scrollToEvent(id, attempts - 1)
   }
 
   return false
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
index 53dd5624..957159b3 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
@@ -1,56 +1,73 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import {onMount, onDestroy, tick} from "svelte"
   import {readable} from "svelte/store"
-  import {onMount, onDestroy} from "svelte"
+  import cx from "classnames"
+  import {goto} from "$app/navigation"
   import {page} from "$app/stores"
   import type {Readable} from "svelte/store"
+  import {
+    pubkey,
+    publishThunk,
+    waitForThunkError,
+    joinRoom,
+    leaveRoom,
+    createSearch,
+  } from "@welshman/app"
+  import {now, int, formatTimestampAsDate, ago, MINUTE, sleep} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {MakeNonOptional} from "@welshman/lib"
-  import {now, int, formatTimestampAsDate, ago, MINUTE} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {TrustedEvent, EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {
+    getTagValue,
     makeEvent,
     makeRoomMeta,
     MESSAGE,
     ROOM_ADD_MEMBER,
     ROOM_REMOVE_MEMBER,
   } from "@welshman/util"
-  import {pubkey, publishThunk, waitForThunkError, joinRoom, leaveRoom} from "@welshman/app"
-  import {slide, fade, fly} from "@lib/transition"
-  import InfoCircle from "@assets/icons/info-circle.svg?dataurl"
-  import ClockCircle from "@assets/icons/clock-circle.svg?dataurl"
-  import Login2 from "@assets/icons/login-3.svg?dataurl"
+  import {load} from "@welshman/net"
   import AltArrowDown from "@assets/icons/alt-arrow-down.svg?dataurl"
-  import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
+  import CloseCircle from "@assets/icons/close-circle.svg?dataurl"
+  import ClockCircle from "@assets/icons/clock-circle.svg?dataurl"
+  import InfoCircle from "@assets/icons/info-circle.svg?dataurl"
+  import Login2 from "@assets/icons/login-3.svg?dataurl"
+  import Magnifier from "@assets/icons/magnifier.svg?dataurl"
+  import {scrollToEvent} from "@lib/html"
+  import {slide, fade, fly} from "@lib/transition"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
-  import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
+  import Divider from "@lib/components/Divider.svelte"
+  import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import PageBar from "@lib/components/PageBar.svelte"
   import PageContent from "@lib/components/PageContent.svelte"
-  import Divider from "@lib/components/Divider.svelte"
-  import ThunkToast from "@app/components/ThunkToast.svelte"
-  import SpaceMenuButton from "@app/components/SpaceMenuButton.svelte"
-  import RoomName from "@app/components/RoomName.svelte"
+  import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
+  import RoomCompose from "@app/components/RoomCompose.svelte"
+  import RoomComposeParent from "@app/components/RoomComposeParent.svelte"
   import RoomImage from "@app/components/RoomImage.svelte"
   import RoomDetail from "@app/components/RoomDetail.svelte"
   import RoomItem from "@app/components/RoomItem.svelte"
+  import RoomName from "@app/components/RoomName.svelte"
+  import SpaceMenuButton from "@app/components/SpaceMenuButton.svelte"
+  import ThunkToast from "@app/components/ThunkToast.svelte"
   import RoomItemAddMember from "@src/app/components/RoomItemAddMember.svelte"
-  import RoomItemRemoveMember from "@src/app/components/RoomItemRemoveMember.svelte"
-  import RoomCompose from "@app/components/RoomCompose.svelte"
   import RoomComposeEdit from "@src/app/components/RoomComposeEdit.svelte"
-  import RoomComposeParent from "@app/components/RoomComposeParent.svelte"
+  import RoomItemRemoveMember from "@src/app/components/RoomItemRemoveMember.svelte"
+  import {canEnforceNip70, prependParent, publishDelete} from "@app/core/commands"
   import {
     decodeRelay,
-    deriveUserRoomMembershipStatus,
+    deriveEventsForUrl,
+    displayRoom,
     deriveRoom,
+    deriveUserRoomMembershipStatus,
+    MESSAGE_KINDS,
     MembershipStatus,
     PROTECTED,
-    MESSAGE_KINDS,
     userSettingsValues,
   } from "@app/core/state"
-  import {checked} from "@app/util/notifications"
-  import {canEnforceNip70, prependParent, publishDelete} from "@app/core/commands"
   import {makeFeed} from "@app/core/requests"
-  import {popKey} from "@lib/implicit"
-  import {pushToast} from "@app/util/toast"
+  import {popKey, setKey} from "@lib/implicit"
+  import {checked} from "@app/util/notifications"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/util/modal"
+  import {makeRoomPath} from "@app/util/routes"
+  import {pushToast} from "@app/util/toast"
 
   const {h, relay} = $page.params as MakeNonOptional<typeof $page.params>
   const mounted = now()
@@ -59,9 +76,65 @@
   const room = deriveRoom(url, h)
   const shouldProtect = canEnforceNip70(url)
   const membershipStatus = deriveUserRoomMembershipStatus(url, h)
+  const spaceMessages = deriveEventsForUrl(url, [{kinds: [MESSAGE]}])
+  const pendingSearchEvent = popKey<TrustedEvent | undefined>("room_search_event")
+
+  const ageSections = [
+    {key: "day", label: "Last 24 Hours"},
+    {key: "week", label: "Last 7 Days"},
+    {key: "older", label: "Older"},
+  ] as const
+
+  type AgeSectionKey = (typeof ageSections)[number]["key"]
+
+  type RoomSearchResult = {
+    id: string
+    h: string
+    roomName: string
+    event: TrustedEvent
+    searchText: string
+  }
+
+  type RoomSearchResultItem = RoomSearchResult & {
+    ageLabel: string
+    ageSection: AgeSectionKey
+    dateLabel: string
+    preview: string
+  }
 
   const showRoomDetail = () => pushModal(RoomDetail, {url, h})
 
+  const showRoomSearch = () => {
+    showRoomSearchResults = true
+  }
+
+  const closeRoomSearch = () => {
+    showRoomSearchResults = false
+  }
+
+  const clearRoomSearch = () => {
+    roomSearchTerm = ""
+    showRoomSearchResults = false
+  }
+
+  const onRoomSearchInput = () => {
+    showRoomSearchResults = Boolean(roomSearchTerm.trim())
+  }
+
+  const normalizeSearchText = (value: string) =>
+    value
+      .toLowerCase()
+      .replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}\s]/gu, " ")
+      .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+      .trim()
+
+  const matchesAllTerms = (query: string, value: string) => {
+    const terms = normalizeSearchText(query).split(" ").filter(Boolean)
+    const normalizedValue = normalizeSearchText(value)
+
+    return terms.every(term => normalizedValue.includes(term))
+  }
+
   const join = async () => {
     joining = true
 
@@ -200,8 +273,102 @@
   let showScrollButton = $state(false)
   let cleanup: () => void
   let events: Readable<TrustedEvent[]> = $state(readable([]))
+  let revealInFeed = (_id: string, _event?: TrustedEvent) => false
   let compose: RoomCompose | undefined = $state()
   let eventToEdit: TrustedEvent | undefined = $state()
+  let roomSearchTerm = $state("")
+  let showRoomSearchResults = $state(false)
+  let jumpInFlight = $state(false)
+  let lastJumpId: string | undefined = $state()
+
+  const trimmedRoomSearchTerm = $derived(roomSearchTerm.trim())
+
+  const roomSearchResults = $derived.by(() => {
+    if (!trimmedRoomSearchTerm) {
+      return [] as RoomSearchResult[]
+    }
+
+    const search = createSearch(
+      $spaceMessages.map(event => {
+        const eventH = getTagValue("h", event.tags) || "chat"
+        const roomName = eventH === "chat" ? "Space Chat" : displayRoom(url, eventH)
+
+        return {
+          id: event.id,
+          h: eventH,
+          roomName,
+          event,
+          searchText: `${roomName} ${event.content}`.trim(),
+        } as RoomSearchResult
+      }),
+      {
+        getValue: result => result.id,
+        fuseOptions: {keys: ["searchText", "roomName"]},
+      },
+    )
+
+    return (search.searchOptions(trimmedRoomSearchTerm) as RoomSearchResult[]).filter(result =>
+      matchesAllTerms(trimmedRoomSearchTerm, result.searchText),
+    )
+  })
+
+  const spaceMessageById = $derived(
+    new Map($spaceMessages.map(event => [event.id, event] as const)),
+  )
+
+  const groupedRoomSearchResults = $derived.by(() => {
+    const groupedByRoom = new Map<
+      string,
+      {
+        h: string
+        roomName: string
+        sections: Record<AgeSectionKey, RoomSearchResultItem[]>
+      }
+    >()
+
+    for (const result of roomSearchResults) {
+      let roomGroup = groupedByRoom.get(result.h)
+
+      if (!roomGroup) {
+        roomGroup = {
+          h: result.h,
+          roomName: result.roomName,
+          sections: {day: [], week: [], older: []},
+        }
+      }
+
+      const preview = result.event.content.trim() || "(No text content)"
+      const ageSection = getAgeSection(result.event.created_at)
+
+      roomGroup.sections[ageSection].push({
+        ...result,
+        ageSection,
+        ageLabel: getAgeLabel(result.event.created_at),
+        dateLabel: formatTimestampAsDate(result.event.created_at),
+        preview,
+      })
+
+      groupedByRoom.set(result.h, roomGroup)
+    }
+
+    return Array.from(groupedByRoom.values())
+      .sort((a, b) => {
+        if (a.h === h) return -1
+        if (b.h === h) return 1
+        return a.roomName.localeCompare(b.roomName)
+      })
+      .map(group => ({
+        ...group,
+        visibleSections: ageSections
+          .map(section => ({
+            ...section,
+            items: group.sections[section.key].sort(
+              (a, b) => b.event.created_at - a.event.created_at,
+            ),
+          }))
+          .filter(section => section.items.length > 0),
+      }))
+  })
 
   const elements = $derived.by(() => {
     const elements = []
@@ -280,6 +447,7 @@
     })
 
     events = feed.events
+    revealInFeed = feed.reveal
     cleanup = feed.cleanup
   }
 
@@ -306,6 +474,172 @@
     }
   }
 
+  const getAgeSection = (createdAt: number): AgeSectionKey => {
+    const age = now() - createdAt
+
+    if (age <= 24 * 60 * 60) {
+      return "day"
+    }
+
+    if (age <= 7 * 24 * 60 * 60) {
+      return "week"
+    }
+
+    return "older"
+  }
+
+  const getAgeLabel = (createdAt: number) => {
+    const age = now() - createdAt
+
+    if (age < 60) {
+      return "Just now"
+    }
+
+    if (age < 60 * 60) {
+      return `${Math.floor(age / 60)}m ago`
+    }
+
+    if (age < 24 * 60 * 60) {
+      return `${Math.floor(age / (60 * 60))}h ago`
+    }
+
+    return `${Math.floor(age / (24 * 60 * 60))}d ago`
+  }
+
+  const revealMessageById = async (id: string, targetEvent?: TrustedEvent) => {
+    const tryScroll = async () => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        if (await scrollToEvent(id, 0)) {
+          return true
+        }
+
+        await tick()
+        await sleep(120)
+      }
+
+      return false
+    }
+
+    let revealed = false
+    let inserted = revealInFeed(id, targetEvent)
+
+    if (inserted) {
+      await tick()
+    }
+
+    revealed = await tryScroll()
+
+    if (!revealed) {
+      await load({relays: [url], filters: [{ids: [id]}]})
+      inserted = revealInFeed(id, targetEvent)
+
+      if (inserted) {
+        await tick()
+      }
+
+      revealed = await tryScroll()
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 18 && !revealed; i++) {
+      await sleep(250)
+      inserted = revealInFeed(id, targetEvent)
+
+      if (inserted) {
+        await tick()
+      }
+
+      revealed = await tryScroll()
+    }
+
+    return revealed
+  }
+
+  const stabilizeJumpScroll = async (id: string) => {
+    const maybeCenter = (behavior: "auto" | "smooth") => {
+      const element = document.querySelector(`[data-event="${id}"]`)
+
+      if (!element) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      const {top, bottom} = element.getBoundingClientRect()
+      const viewport = window.innerHeight
+      const inViewBand = top >= viewport * 0.2 && bottom <= viewport * 0.8
+
+      if (!inViewBand) {
+        element.scrollIntoView({behavior, block: "center"})
+      }
+    }
+
+    await sleep(220)
+    maybeCenter("smooth")
+    await sleep(320)
+    maybeCenter("auto")
+  }
+
+  const openRoomSearchResult = async (eventId: string, targetH: string) => {
+    const targetPath = makeRoomPath(url, targetH)
+    const targetEvent = spaceMessageById.get(eventId)
+
+    if (targetEvent) {
+      setKey("room_search_event", targetEvent)
+    }
+
+    if ($page.url.pathname === targetPath) {
+      await handleJump(eventId)
+      return
+    }
+
+    await goto(`${targetPath}?jump=${encodeURIComponent(eventId)}`, {
+      noScroll: true,
+      keepFocus: true,
+    })
+  }
+
+  const clearJumpParam = () => {
+    const next = new URL($page.url)
+    next.searchParams.delete("jump")
+    window.history.replaceState(
+      window.history.state,
+      "",
+      `${next.pathname}${next.search}${next.hash}`,
+    )
+  }
+
+  const handleJump = async (jumpId: string) => {
+    if (jumpInFlight && lastJumpId === jumpId) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    jumpInFlight = true
+    lastJumpId = jumpId
+
+    const targetEvent = pendingSearchEvent?.id === jumpId ? pendingSearchEvent : undefined
+    const revealed = await revealMessageById(jumpId, targetEvent)
+
+    if (!revealed) {
+      pushToast({theme: "error", message: "Could not load this older message yet."})
+    } else {
+      await stabilizeJumpScroll(jumpId)
+    }
+
+    clearJumpParam()
+    jumpInFlight = false
+  }
+
+  const onRoomSearchResultClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+    closeRoomSearch()
+
+    const eventId = (event.currentTarget as HTMLElement).dataset.eventId
+    const targetH = (event.currentTarget as HTMLElement).dataset.roomH || h
+
+    if (!eventId) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    void openRoomSearchResult(eventId, targetH)
+  }
+
   onMount(() => {
     const observer = new ResizeObserver(() => {
       if (dynamicPadding && chatCompose) {
@@ -323,6 +657,18 @@
     }
   })
 
+  $effect(() => {
+    const jumpId = $page.url.searchParams.get("jump")
+
+    if (!jumpId) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      void handleJump(jumpId)
+    }, 400)
+  })
+
   onDestroy(() => {
     cleanup?.()
   })
@@ -333,17 +679,31 @@
     <RoomImage {url} {h} />
   {/snippet}
   {#snippet title()}
-    <RoomName {url} {h} />
-  {/snippet}
-  {#snippet action()}
     <div class="row-2">
+      <RoomName {url} {h} />
       <Button
-        class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm tooltip tooltip-left"
+        class="btn btn-neutral btn-xs tooltip tooltip-bottom"
         data-tip="Room information"
         onclick={showRoomDetail}>
         <Icon size={4} icon={InfoCircle} />
       </Button>
-      <SpaceMenuButton {url} />
+    </div>
+  {/snippet}
+  {#snippet action()}
+    <div class="row-2 w-[10.5rem] min-w-0 shrink-0 sm:w-[14rem] md:w-auto">
+      <label class="input input-sm input-bordered flex min-w-0 w-full items-center gap-2 md:w-64">
+        <Icon size={4} icon={Magnifier} />
+        <input
+          bind:value={roomSearchTerm}
+          class="min-w-0 grow"
+          type="text"
+          placeholder="Search space messages..."
+          onfocus={showRoomSearch}
+          oninput={onRoomSearchInput} />
+      </label>
+      <div class="shrink-0">
+        <SpaceMenuButton {url} />
+      </div>
     </div>
   {/snippet}
 </PageBar>
@@ -415,6 +775,71 @@
   {/if}
 </PageContent>
 
+{#if showRoomSearchResults}
+  <div>
+    <button
+      class="fixed inset-0 z-feature"
+      aria-label="Close search results"
+      onclick={closeRoomSearch}></button>
+    <div class="cw fixed top-[calc(var(--sait)+3rem)] z-popover p-2">
+      <div
+        transition:fly={{y: -40, duration: 150}}
+        class="mx-auto flex w-[42rem] max-w-full flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-box border border-base-content/15 bg-base-100 shadow-xl md:ml-auto md:mr-0">
+        <div class="row-2 border-b border-base-100 p-3">
+          <strong>Search Results</strong>
+          <div class="grow"></div>
+          <Button class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm" onclick={clearRoomSearch}>Clear</Button>
+          <Button class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm" onclick={closeRoomSearch}>
+            <Icon size={4} icon={CloseCircle} />
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+        <div class="max-h-[65vh] overflow-y-auto bg-base-100 p-4">
+          {#if !trimmedRoomSearchTerm}
+            <p class="text-sm opacity-70">Search for messages across all rooms in this space.</p>
+          {:else if groupedRoomSearchResults.length === 0}
+            <p class="text-sm opacity-70">No results found.</p>
+          {:else}
+            <div class="col-3">
+              {#each groupedRoomSearchResults as roomGroup (roomGroup.h)}
+                <section class="col-2">
+                  <h4 class={cx("text-sm font-semibold", roomGroup.h === h && "text-primary")}>
+                    {roomGroup.roomName}
+                  </h4>
+                  {#each roomGroup.visibleSections as section (section.key)}
+                    <div class="col-2">
+                      <p class="text-xs uppercase tracking-wide opacity-60">{section.label}</p>
+                      <div class="col-2">
+                        {#each section.items as result (result.id)}
+                          <div class="p-1">
+                            <button
+                              data-event-id={result.id}
+                              data-room-h={result.h}
+                              class={cx(
+                                "col-2 w-full rounded-box bg-base-300 p-4 text-left transition-colors hover:bg-base-200",
+                                result.h === h && "border border-primary/40",
+                              )}
+                              onclick={onRoomSearchResultClick}>
+                              <p class="line-clamp-2 text-sm">{result.preview}</p>
+                              <div class="row-2 text-xs opacity-70">
+                                <span>{result.ageLabel}</span>
+                                <span>{result.dateLabel}</span>
+                              </div>
+                            </button>
+                          </div>
+                        {/each}
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  {/each}
+                </section>
+              {/each}
+            </div>
+          {/if}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{/if}
+
 <div class="chat__compose bg-base-200" bind:this={chatCompose}>
   {#if $room.isPrivate && $membershipStatus !== MembershipStatus.Granted}
     <!-- pass -->
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
index 596f1d1f..1b533dc7 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {onMount} from "svelte"
+  import {onMount, tick} from "svelte"
   import {page} from "$app/stores"
   import type {Readable} from "svelte/store"
   import {readable} from "svelte/store"
-  import {now, int, formatTimestampAsDate, MINUTE, ago} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import {now, int, formatTimestampAsDate, MINUTE, ago, sleep} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {TrustedEvent, EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {makeEvent, MESSAGE, RELAY_ADD_MEMBER, RELAY_REMOVE_MEMBER} from "@welshman/util"
   import {pubkey, publishThunk} from "@welshman/app"
+  import {load} from "@welshman/net"
+  import {scrollToEvent} from "@lib/html"
   import {fade, fly} from "@lib/transition"
   import ChatRound from "@assets/icons/chat-round.svg?dataurl"
   import AltArrowDown from "@assets/icons/alt-arrow-down.svg?dataurl"
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
   const lastChecked = $checked[$page.url.pathname]
   const url = decodeRelay($page.params.relay!)
   const shouldProtect = canEnforceNip70(url)
+  const pendingSearchEvent = popKey<TrustedEvent | undefined>("room_search_event")
 
   const replyTo = (event: TrustedEvent) => {
     parent = event
@@ -136,8 +139,11 @@
   let showScrollButton = $state(false)
   let cleanup: () => void
   let events: Readable<TrustedEvent[]> = $state(readable([]))
+  let revealInFeed = (_id: string, _event?: TrustedEvent) => false
   let compose: RoomCompose | undefined = $state()
   let eventToEdit: TrustedEvent | undefined = $state()
+  let jumpInFlight = $state(false)
+  let lastJumpId: string | undefined = $state()
 
   const elements = $derived.by(() => {
     const elements = []
@@ -226,6 +232,108 @@
     }
   }
 
+  const revealMessageById = async (id: string, targetEvent?: TrustedEvent) => {
+    const tryScroll = async () => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        if (await scrollToEvent(id, 0)) {
+          return true
+        }
+
+        await tick()
+        await sleep(120)
+      }
+
+      return false
+    }
+
+    let revealed = false
+    let inserted = revealInFeed(id, targetEvent)
+
+    if (inserted) {
+      await tick()
+    }
+
+    revealed = await tryScroll()
+
+    if (!revealed) {
+      await load({relays: [url], filters: [{ids: [id]}]})
+      inserted = revealInFeed(id, targetEvent)
+
+      if (inserted) {
+        await tick()
+      }
+
+      revealed = await tryScroll()
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 18 && !revealed; i++) {
+      await sleep(250)
+      inserted = revealInFeed(id, targetEvent)
+
+      if (inserted) {
+        await tick()
+      }
+
+      revealed = await tryScroll()
+    }
+
+    return revealed
+  }
+
+  const stabilizeJumpScroll = async (id: string) => {
+    const maybeCenter = (behavior: "auto" | "smooth") => {
+      const element = document.querySelector(`[data-event="${id}"]`)
+
+      if (!element) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      const {top, bottom} = element.getBoundingClientRect()
+      const viewport = window.innerHeight
+      const inViewBand = top >= viewport * 0.2 && bottom <= viewport * 0.8
+
+      if (!inViewBand) {
+        element.scrollIntoView({behavior, block: "center"})
+      }
+    }
+
+    await sleep(220)
+    maybeCenter("smooth")
+    await sleep(320)
+    maybeCenter("auto")
+  }
+
+  const clearJumpParam = () => {
+    const next = new URL($page.url)
+    next.searchParams.delete("jump")
+    window.history.replaceState(
+      window.history.state,
+      "",
+      `${next.pathname}${next.search}${next.hash}`,
+    )
+  }
+
+  const handleJump = async (jumpId: string) => {
+    if (jumpInFlight && lastJumpId === jumpId) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    jumpInFlight = true
+    lastJumpId = jumpId
+
+    const targetEvent = pendingSearchEvent?.id === jumpId ? pendingSearchEvent : undefined
+    const revealed = await revealMessageById(jumpId, targetEvent)
+
+    if (!revealed) {
+      pushToast({theme: "error", message: "Could not load this older message yet."})
+    } else {
+      await stabilizeJumpScroll(jumpId)
+    }
+
+    clearJumpParam()
+    jumpInFlight = false
+  }
+
   onMount(() => {
     const controller = new AbortController()
 
@@ -248,6 +356,7 @@
     })
 
     events = feed.events
+    revealInFeed = feed.reveal
     cleanup = feed.cleanup
 
     return () => {
@@ -262,6 +371,18 @@
       }, 800)
     }
   })
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    const jumpId = $page.url.searchParams.get("jump")
+
+    if (!jumpId) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      void handleJump(jumpId)
+    }, 400)
+  })
 </script>
 
 <PageBar>