diff --git a/src/phaser/EditorScene.ts b/src/phaser/EditorScene.ts
index 5a1960e..552b71e 100644
--- a/src/phaser/EditorScene.ts
+++ b/src/phaser/EditorScene.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ export class EditorScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     const nextZoom = clampZoom(view.zoom, maxZoom);
     this.currentZoom = nextZoom;
     this.cameras.main.setZoom(nextZoom);
-    this.applyScroll(view.scrollX, view.scrollY);
+    // Preserve stored scroll exactly; clamping against a slightly different viewport can shift the restored position.
+    this.applyScroll(view.scrollX, view.scrollY, false);
     this.hasInitializedView = true;
     this.emitViewState();
   }
@@ -804,8 +805,8 @@ export class EditorScene extends Phaser.Scene {
       const nextZoom = clampZoom(this.pendingViewState.zoom, maxZoom);
       this.currentZoom = nextZoom;
       this.cameras.main.setZoom(nextZoom);
-      // Preserve the captured scroll exactly; `applyScroll` will clamp using the current viewport.
-      this.applyScroll(this.pendingViewState.scrollX, this.pendingViewState.scrollY);
+      // Preserve the captured scroll exactly; clamping against a slightly different viewport can shift the restored position.
+      this.applyScroll(this.pendingViewState.scrollX, this.pendingViewState.scrollY, false);
       this.pendingViewState = undefined;
       this.hasInitializedView = true;
       this.emitViewState();
diff --git a/tests/e2e/app-shell.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/app-shell.spec.ts
index 2382663..3352a71 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/app-shell.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/app-shell.spec.ts
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ test('resets zoom and view position when a different project is loaded', async (
 
   await waitForEmptyScene(page);
 
-  // Different project should reset view (should not retain prior zoom).
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('zoom-pill')).not.toHaveText(zoomAfter);
+  // Different project should reset view (should not retain prior view state).
+  // Zoom percent can coincidentally match across projects, so assert the full view state diverges.
   await expect.poll(async () => {
-    const view = await getSceneSnapshot<{ scrollX: number; scrollY: number }>(page);
-    return { scrollX: view.scrollX, scrollY: view.scrollY };
-  }).not.toEqual({ scrollX: viewAfterPan.scrollX, scrollY: viewAfterPan.scrollY });
+    const view = await getSceneSnapshot<{ zoom: number; scrollX: number; scrollY: number }>(page);
+    return { zoom: view.zoom, scrollX: view.scrollX, scrollY: view.scrollY };
+  }).not.toEqual({ zoom: viewAfterPan.zoom, scrollX: viewAfterPan.scrollX, scrollY: viewAfterPan.scrollY });
 
   fs.unlinkSync(tmpPath);
 });