diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-scroll-position.test.ts b/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-scroll-position.test.ts
index 06debfde..cbd49456 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-scroll-position.test.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-scroll-position.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
 import { renderHook, act } from "@testing-library/react";
-import { useScrollPosition } from "./use-scroll-position";
+import { useScrollPosition, hasSavedReadingPosition } from "./use-scroll-position";
 
 const KEY_PREFIX = "gitmost:scroll-position:";
 
@@ -372,3 +372,23 @@ describe("useScrollPosition", () => {
     }).not.toThrow();
   });
 });
+
+describe("hasSavedReadingPosition", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    window.sessionStorage.clear();
+  });
+
+  it("returns false when nothing is saved for the page", () => {
+    expect(hasSavedReadingPosition("none")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns false when the saved value is 0 (page stays at the top)", () => {
+    window.sessionStorage.setItem(`${KEY_PREFIX}zero`, "0");
+    expect(hasSavedReadingPosition("zero")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true when a positive position is saved", () => {
+    window.sessionStorage.setItem(`${KEY_PREFIX}deep`, "500");
+    expect(hasSavedReadingPosition("deep")).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-scroll-position.ts b/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-scroll-position.ts
index 8c2459fb..b92caf40 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-scroll-position.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-scroll-position.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ function writeStorage(pageId: string, scrollY: number): void {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Whether a positive reading position is saved for this page — i.e. the page
+ * will be scrolled away from the top on load. Used by the title editor to avoid
+ * auto-focusing (and thus placing the caret in) the now-off-screen title.
+ * Returns false when nothing is saved or storage is unavailable.
+ */
+export function hasSavedReadingPosition(pageId: string): boolean {
+  const y = readStorage(pageId);
+  return typeof y === "number" && y > 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Persists and restores the window scroll position per page so a reader keeps
  * their place across a reload (F5) or reopening the document.
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-title-autofocus.test.ts b/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-title-autofocus.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f23b510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-title-autofocus.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { renderHook, act } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { useTitleAutofocus } from "./use-title-autofocus";
+
+const KEY_PREFIX = "gitmost:scroll-position:";
+
+function fakeEditor(overrides = {}) {
+  return { isInitialized: true, commands: { focus: vi.fn() }, ...overrides } as any;
+}
+
+describe("useTitleAutofocus", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    window.sessionStorage.clear();
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("skips auto-focus when a saved reading position exists", () => {
+    window.sessionStorage.setItem(`${KEY_PREFIX}saved`, "500");
+    const editor = fakeEditor();
+    renderHook(() => useTitleAutofocus(editor, "saved"));
+    act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(300));
+    expect(editor.commands.focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("auto-focuses a new page (no saved position) with scrollIntoView: false", () => {
+    const editor = fakeEditor();
+    renderHook(() => useTitleAutofocus(editor, "fresh"));
+    act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(300));
+    expect(editor.commands.focus).toHaveBeenCalledWith("end", { scrollIntoView: false });
+  });
+
+  it("does not focus before initialization", () => {
+    const editor = fakeEditor({ isInitialized: false });
+    renderHook(() => useTitleAutofocus(editor, "fresh2"));
+    act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(300));
+    expect(editor.commands.focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("cancels the pending focus on unmount", () => {
+    const editor = fakeEditor();
+    const { unmount } = renderHook(() => useTitleAutofocus(editor, "fresh3"));
+    unmount();
+    act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(300));
+    expect(editor.commands.focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-title-autofocus.ts b/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-title-autofocus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..592fef6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/editor/hooks/use-title-autofocus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/react";
+import { hasSavedReadingPosition } from "./use-scroll-position";
+
+// Delay before auto-focusing the title on load — guards a tiptap init race
+// ("Cannot access view['hasFocus']" if focused too early).
+const TITLE_AUTOFOCUS_DELAY_MS = 300;
+
+/**
+ * Auto-focus the page title shortly after mount — UNLESS a saved reading position
+ * will be restored (then the viewport scrolls away from the top, and focusing the
+ * top-of-page title would drop the caret off-screen). When it does focus, it uses
+ * `{ scrollIntoView: false }` so placing the caret never moves the viewport
+ * (tiptap's focus scrolls the focused node into view by default, which otherwise
+ * yanks the window to the top and fights scroll-position restoration).
+ *
+ * Extracted from TitleEditor so this exact decision is unit-testable.
+ *
+ * CONTRACT: relies on TitleEditor remounting per page (page.tsx renders
+ * `<MemoizedFullEditor key={page.id}>`), so `hasSavedScrollRef` is captured fresh
+ * per page. It is read synchronously on first render, before any scroll-save
+ * handler can clobber the stored value to 0 — matching `useScrollPosition`'s own
+ * synchronous capture of `initialTargetRef`.
+ */
+export function useTitleAutofocus(
+  titleEditor: Editor | null,
+  pageId: string,
+): void {
+  const hasSavedScrollRef = useRef<boolean | null>(null);
+  if (hasSavedScrollRef.current === null) {
+    hasSavedScrollRef.current = hasSavedReadingPosition(pageId);
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (hasSavedScrollRef.current) return;
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      // guard against "Cannot access view['hasFocus']" before init
+      if (!titleEditor?.isInitialized) return;
+      titleEditor?.commands?.focus("end", { scrollIntoView: false });
+    }, TITLE_AUTOFOCUS_DELAY_MS);
+    // Clear the pending focus if the editor changes or the component unmounts
+    // (also fixes the previously-uncancelled timer).
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [titleEditor]);
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/editor/title-editor.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/editor/title-editor.tsx
index 0b1fb924..0a8534bf 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/editor/title-editor.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/editor/title-editor.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import localEmitter from "@/lib/local-emitter.ts";
 import { PageEditMode } from "@/features/user/types/user.types.ts";
 import { searchSpotlight } from "@/features/search/constants.ts";
 import { platformModifierKey } from "@/lib";
+import { useTitleAutofocus } from "@/features/editor/hooks/use-title-autofocus";
 
 export interface TitleEditorProps {
   pageId: string;
@@ -167,13 +168,7 @@ export function TitleEditor({
     }
   }, [pageId, title, titleEditor]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      // guard against Cannot access view['hasFocus'] error
-      if (!titleEditor?.isInitialized) return;
-      titleEditor?.commands?.focus("end");
-    }, 300);
-  }, [titleEditor]);
+  useTitleAutofocus(titleEditor, pageId);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     return () => {