diff --git a/damus/Views/EventDetailView.swift b/damus/Views/EventDetailView.swift
index 8c764e21..1937ba3f 100644
--- a/damus/Views/EventDetailView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/EventDetailView.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct EventDetailView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     }
 }
 
-func scroll_to_event(scroller: ScrollViewProxy, id: String, delay: Double, animate: Bool, anchor: UnitPoint = .top) {
+func scroll_to_event(scroller: ScrollViewProxy, id: String, delay: Double, animate: Bool, anchor: UnitPoint = .bottom) {
     DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + delay) {
         if animate {
             withAnimation {
diff --git a/damus/Views/ThreadView.swift b/damus/Views/ThreadView.swift
index 451f6239..ca2c830b 100644
--- a/damus/Views/ThreadView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/ThreadView.swift
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ struct ThreadView: View {
             }.navigationBarTitle(NSLocalizedString("Thread", comment: "Navigation bar title for note thread."))
             .onAppear {
                 thread.subscribe()
-                scroll_to_event(scroller: reader, id: self.thread.event.id, delay: 0.0, animate: false)
+                let anchor: UnitPoint = self.thread.event.known_kind == .longform ? .top : .bottom
+                scroll_to_event(scroller: reader, id: self.thread.event.id, delay: 0.0, animate: false, anchor: anchor)
             }
             .onDisappear {
                 thread.unsubscribe()