diff --git a/main/blocklyinit.js b/main/blocklyinit.js
index d0c728bb..7ba4e028 100644
--- a/main/blocklyinit.js
+++ b/main/blocklyinit.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ if (!Blockly.serialization.registry.getClass?.('flockLock')) {
 let workspace = null;
 export { workspace };
 
-function installWorkspaceJumpDebug(workspace) {
+export function installWorkspaceJumpDebug(workspace) {
   if (!workspace || workspace.__jumpDebugInstalled) return;
   workspace.__jumpDebugInstalled = true;
 
@@ -180,6 +180,21 @@ function installWorkspaceJumpDebug(workspace) {
     }
   });
 
+  // Also treat a direct tap on the canvas as a field interaction, so the jump is
+  // suppressed on the tap that opens a field editor, not just after it closes.
+  let lastCanvasPointerDown = null;
+  const parentSvg = workspace.getParentSvg?.();
+  if (parentSvg) {
+    parentSvg.addEventListener(
+      'pointerdown',
+      (e) => {
+        if (e.target.closest?.('.blocklyFlyout, .blocklyToolboxDiv')) return;
+        lastCanvasPointerDown = { timestamp: performance.now() };
+      },
+      true
+    );
+  }
+
   const workspaceScroll = workspace.scroll?.bind(workspace);
   if (workspaceScroll) {
     workspace.scroll = function (...args) {
@@ -193,19 +208,24 @@ function installWorkspaceJumpDebug(workspace) {
       const msSinceFieldEdit = lastFieldEdit
         ? Math.round(performance.now() - lastFieldEdit.timestamp)
         : null;
+      const msSinceCanvasPointerDown = lastCanvasPointerDown
+        ? Math.round(performance.now() - lastCanvasPointerDown.timestamp)
+        : null;
       const fromFocusScroll = stack.some(
         (line) => line.includes('scrollBoundsIntoView') || line.includes('onNodeFocus')
       );
       const largeHorizontalJump =
         typeof requestedX === 'number' && Math.abs(requestedX - beforeX) > 100;
-
-      if (
-        fromFocusScroll &&
-        typeof msSinceFieldEdit === 'number' &&
-        msSinceFieldEdit < 1500 &&
-        largeHorizontalJump
-      ) {
-        return;
+      const recentFieldInteraction =
+        (typeof msSinceFieldEdit === 'number' && msSinceFieldEdit < 1500) ||
+        (typeof msSinceCanvasPointerDown === 'number' && msSinceCanvasPointerDown < 800);
+
+      if (fromFocusScroll && recentFieldInteraction && largeHorizontalJump) {
+        // Keep X pinned (suppress the unwanted jump) but still apply Y —
+        // scrollBoundsIntoView bundles both into one call, and a wanted
+        // vertical correction shouldn't be dropped along with the horizontal one.
+        const requestedY = args[1];
+        return workspaceScroll(beforeX, typeof requestedY === 'number' ? requestedY : this.scrollY);
       }
 
       return workspaceScroll(...args);
diff --git a/tests/blocklyinit.test.js b/tests/blocklyinit.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36d8b852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/blocklyinit.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import * as Blockly from 'blockly';
+import { installWorkspaceJumpDebug } from '../main/blocklyinit.js';
+import { defineControlBlocks } from '../blocks/control.js';
+
+export function runBlocklyInitTests(_flock) {
+  describe('main/blocklyinit @blocklyinit', function () {
+    let workspace;
+    let container;
+
+    before(function () {
+      defineControlBlocks();
+    });
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      container = document.createElement('div');
+      container.style.width = '300px';
+      container.style.height = '200px';
+      document.body.appendChild(container);
+      workspace = Blockly.inject(container, {
+        move: { scrollbars: { horizontal: true, vertical: true }, drag: true, wheel: true },
+      });
+
+      // scroll() clamps to the content bounding box (see blockly_compressed.js):
+      // a single block barely bigger than the viewport gives zero scroll slack,
+      // so the box has to be much larger than the viewport in both dimensions to
+      // leave real scroll range for the assertions below.
+      const near = workspace.newBlock('wait');
+      near.initSvg();
+      near.render();
+
+      const far = workspace.newBlock('wait');
+      far.initSvg();
+      far.render();
+      far.moveBy(3000, 3000);
+
+      installWorkspaceJumpDebug(workspace);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function () {
+      workspace?.dispose();
+      container?.remove();
+    });
+
+    describe('focus-scroll jump suppression', function () {
+      // Named to match the stack-trace check in installWorkspaceJumpDebug, which
+      // only reacts to Blockly's own focus-follow path (scrollBoundsIntoView /
+      // onNodeFocus), mirroring the real call site in blockly_compressed.js.
+      function scrollBoundsIntoView(x, y) {
+        workspace.scroll(x, y);
+      }
+
+      it('suppresses a large horizontal jump but keeps the accompanying vertical scroll after a direct canvas tap', function () {
+        workspace
+          .getParentSvg()
+          .dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }));
+
+        const beforeX = workspace.scrollX;
+        const beforeY = workspace.scrollY;
+        scrollBoundsIntoView(beforeX - 400, beforeY - 50);
+
+        expect(workspace.scrollX).to.equal(beforeX);
+        expect(workspace.scrollY).to.equal(beforeY - 50);
+      });
+
+      it('applies both axes normally when there was no recent canvas tap', function () {
+        const beforeX = workspace.scrollX;
+        const beforeY = workspace.scrollY;
+        scrollBoundsIntoView(beforeX - 400, beforeY - 50);
+
+        expect(workspace.scrollX).to.equal(beforeX - 400);
+        expect(workspace.scrollY).to.equal(beforeY - 50);
+      });
+
+      it('applies both axes normally for a non-focus-driven scroll even after a canvas tap', function () {
+        workspace
+          .getParentSvg()
+          .dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true }));
+
+        const beforeX = workspace.scrollX;
+        const beforeY = workspace.scrollY;
+        workspace.scroll(beforeX - 400, beforeY - 50);
+
+        expect(workspace.scrollX).to.equal(beforeX - 400);
+        expect(workspace.scrollY).to.equal(beforeY - 50);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests.html b/tests/tests.html
index a4507a5c..82288646 100644
--- a/tests/tests.html
+++ b/tests/tests.html
@@ -532,6 +532,13 @@ <h1>Flock Test Example</h1>
           importFn: 'runSecurityTests',
           pattern: '@security',
         },
+        {
+          id: 'blocklyinit',
+          name: 'Blockly Init Tests',
+          importPath: './blocklyinit.test.js',
+          importFn: 'runBlocklyInitTests',
+          pattern: 'main/blocklyinit',
+        },
       ];
 
       import * as flockmodule from '../flock.js';