diff --git a/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go b/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go
index 2d696a2..8eb45e7 100644
--- a/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go
+++ b/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ func (i *Interactive) redraw() {
 		if start < 0 {
 			start = 0
 		}
+		start = alignSliceStartToImageBlock(chat, start, end)
 		visibleChat = chat[start:end]
 	}
 
@@ -852,6 +853,38 @@ func (i *Interactive) redraw() {
 	i.rend.Draw(frame, cursorRow, cursorCol)
 }
 
+func alignSliceStartToImageBlock(chat []string, start, end int) int {
+	if start <= 0 || start >= len(chat) || start >= end {
+		return start
+	}
+	// If the slice already starts on an image row, keep it.
+	if strings.Contains(chat[start], "\x1b]1337;File=") || strings.Contains(chat[start], "\x1b_G") {
+		return start
+	}
+	// When the viewport begins inside an image block, the image escape row
+	// sits just above a run of blank reservation rows, followed by an
+	// "image - ..." info line. In that case, snap the slice start up to the
+	// escape row so the image actually renders instead of showing only the
+	// reserved blank area and metadata.
+	j := start
+	for j < end && strings.TrimSpace(chat[j]) == "" {
+		j++
+	}
+	if j >= end || !strings.Contains(chat[j], "image - ") {
+		return start
+	}
+	for k := start - 1; k >= 0; k-- {
+		line := chat[k]
+		if strings.Contains(line, "\x1b]1337;File=") || strings.Contains(line, "\x1b_G") {
+			return k
+		}
+		if strings.TrimSpace(line) != "" {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return start
+}
+
 // truncateLine shortens s so it fits within n display cells, with an
 // ellipsis if trimmed. Used by the "sliding in" chips so a pasted
 // novel doesn't blow past the status line.
@@ -1166,16 +1199,17 @@ func (i *Interactive) handleKey(ctx context.Context, k tui.Key) (done bool) {
 		i.scrollBy(-i.chatPage())
 		return false
 	case tui.KeyUp:
-		// Wheel-up in alt screen sends Up arrows on most terminals.
-		// When the editor is empty we use up/down for chat scroll —
-		// independently of whether the agent is busy, so users can
-		// scroll back through long streaming replies while they run.
-		if i.ed.IsEmpty() {
+		// Always use up/down for chat scrolling, even when the editor
+		// contains text. This makes keyboard scrolling consistent with
+		// a draft present at the cost of disabling vertical cursor
+		// motion inside the multi-line editor. Keep slash-popup
+		// navigation working by letting it intercept later when active.
+		if !i.suggest.Active(i.ed.Value()) {
 			i.scrollBy(+3)
 			return false
 		}
 	case tui.KeyDown:
-		if i.ed.IsEmpty() {
+		if !i.suggest.Active(i.ed.Value()) {
 			if i.scrollOffset > 0 {
 				i.scrollBy(-3)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/tui/image.go b/internal/tui/image.go
index ab24921..2fee4bd 100644
--- a/internal/tui/image.go
+++ b/internal/tui/image.go
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ func renderKitty(data []byte, maxCellsWide, maxCellsHigh int) string {
 	const chunk = 4096
 	var sb strings.Builder
 
-	// Prefix: delete any previously-placed images so old frames don't
-	// linger on screen when the chat scrolls past them.
-	sb.WriteString("\x1b_Ga=d\x1b\\")
-
 	// Pick the most constraining dimension and use only it. Kitty
 	// preserves aspect ratio when exactly one of c/r is provided.
 	hdr := "a=T,f=100"
diff --git a/internal/tui/render.go b/internal/tui/render.go
index 91e2547..08a7a43 100644
--- a/internal/tui/render.go
+++ b/internal/tui/render.go
@@ -152,15 +152,24 @@ func (r *Renderer) Draw(lines []string, cursorRow, cursorCol int) {
 	// is unreliable. Inline images are opt-in via ZOT_INLINE_IMAGES;
 	// the common code path below is the fast cached diff.
 	curHasImage := false
+	curHasKittyImage := false
 	for _, l := range frame {
 		if containsImageEscape(l) {
 			curHasImage = true
-			break
+			if strings.Contains(l, "\x1b_G") {
+				curHasKittyImage = true
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	forceAll := curHasImage || r.prevHadImage
 	if forceAll {
 		w.WriteString(SeqClearScreen)
+		if curHasKittyImage {
+			// Delete previously placed kitty images once per frame,
+			// before rewriting all rows. Doing this inside each image
+			// escape makes only the last image in the frame survive.
+			w.WriteString("\x1b_Ga=d\x1b\\")
+		}
 	}
 
 	full := r.prev == nil || len(r.prev) != r.rows