diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/terminal.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/terminal.tsx
index 7673ea1..c7d9cef 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/terminal.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/terminal.tsx
@@ -429,84 +429,18 @@ export const TerminalComponent = React.forwardRef<TerminalRef, TerminalProps>(
 			};
 			document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", handleVisibilityChange);
 
-			// Mobile touch scrolling — translate vertical swipe to terminal scroll.
-			// We attach to the container (wrapper) in CAPTURE phase so we run before
-			// xterm.js internals stop propagation.  We also listen for wheel events
-			// so that mobile browsers that translate touch-pan into synthetic wheel
-			// events will still scroll the buffer.
-			let touchStartY = 0;
-			let touchStartX = 0;
-			let isTouchScrolling = false;
-			let accumulatedDeltaY = 0;
-
-			const handleTouchStart = (e: TouchEvent) => {
-				if (e.touches.length === 1) {
-					touchStartY = e.touches[0].clientY;
-					touchStartX = e.touches[0].clientX;
-					isTouchScrolling = false;
-					accumulatedDeltaY = 0;
-				}
-			};
-
-			const handleTouchMove = (e: TouchEvent) => {
-				if (e.touches.length !== 1 || !termRef.current) return;
-				const touch = e.touches[0];
-				const deltaY = touchStartY - touch.clientY;
-				const deltaX = Math.abs(touchStartX - touch.clientX);
-				// If vertical movement dominates and exceeds threshold, scroll terminal buffer
-				if (Math.abs(deltaY) > deltaX && Math.abs(deltaY) > 6) {
-					if (!isTouchScrolling) isTouchScrolling = true;
-					e.preventDefault();
-					e.stopPropagation();
-					accumulatedDeltaY += deltaY;
-					touchStartY = touch.clientY;
-					const pxPerLine = 16;
-					const lines = Math.round(accumulatedDeltaY / pxPerLine);
-					if (lines !== 0) {
-						// Negative scrollLines = scroll up (show older buffer content)
-						termRef.current.scrollLines(-lines);
-						accumulatedDeltaY = 0;
-					}
-				}
-			};
-
-			const handleTouchEnd = () => {
-				isTouchScrolling = false;
-				accumulatedDeltaY = 0;
-			};
-
-			const handleWheel = (e: WheelEvent) => {
-				if (!termRef.current) return;
-				// On mobile some browsers translate vertical pan into wheel events.
-				// xterm.js already handles wheel natively on desktop, but on mobile
-				// the synthetic wheel may not reach xterm because of our layout.
-				// We manually forward vertical wheel deltas to scrollLines.
-				if (Math.abs(e.deltaY) > Math.abs(e.deltaX)) {
-					e.preventDefault();
-					const lines = Math.round(e.deltaY / 16);
-					if (lines !== 0) {
-						termRef.current.scrollLines(lines);
-					}
-				}
-			};
-
+			// Enable native touch scrolling on xterm.js viewport for mobile.
+			// xterm.js creates an internal .xterm-viewport div that has overflow-y
+			// scroll but may disable touch-action. We override it so the browser
+			// handles vertical touch panning natively.
 			if (isMobile) {
-				// Capture phase runs before xterm.js handlers on the child elements
-				container.addEventListener("touchstart", handleTouchStart, {
-					passive: true,
-					capture: true,
-				});
-				container.addEventListener("touchmove", handleTouchMove, {
-					passive: false,
-					capture: true,
-				});
-				container.addEventListener("touchend", handleTouchEnd, {
-					capture: true,
-				});
-				container.addEventListener("wheel", handleWheel, {
-					passive: false,
-					capture: true,
-				});
+				const viewport = container.querySelector(
+					".xterm-viewport",
+				) as HTMLElement | null;
+				if (viewport) {
+					viewport.style.touchAction = "pan-y";
+					viewport.style.overscrollBehavior = "contain";
+				}
 			}
 
 			return () => {
@@ -520,20 +454,6 @@ export const TerminalComponent = React.forwardRef<TerminalRef, TerminalProps>(
 					"visibilitychange",
 					handleVisibilityChange,
 				);
-				if (isMobile) {
-					container.removeEventListener("touchstart", handleTouchStart, {
-						capture: true,
-					});
-					container.removeEventListener("touchmove", handleTouchMove, {
-						capture: true,
-					});
-					container.removeEventListener("touchend", handleTouchEnd, {
-						capture: true,
-					});
-					container.removeEventListener("wheel", handleWheel, {
-						capture: true,
-					});
-				}
 				if (ws) {
 					ws.close(1000, "Component unmounting");
 				}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/styles.css b/apps/web/src/styles.css
index edd203a..92c24be 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/styles.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/styles.css
@@ -3709,6 +3709,14 @@ a.nav-item,
 
 /* xterm.js manages its own scrolling and viewport dimensions */
 
+/* Mobile: enable native touch scrolling on xterm viewport */
+.terminal-wrapper.mobile .xterm .xterm-viewport {
+	touch-action: pan-y !important;
+	-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch !important;
+	overflow-y: auto !important;
+	scrollbar-width: none;
+}
+
 /* Special Keys Strip */
 .special-keys-strip {
 	flex-shrink: 0;