diff --git a/openpilot/starpilot/ui/runtime_app.py b/openpilot/starpilot/ui/runtime_app.py
index d216e2449d..7662476cae 100644
--- a/openpilot/starpilot/ui/runtime_app.py
+++ b/openpilot/starpilot/ui/runtime_app.py
@@ -1799,6 +1799,15 @@ class StarCompactSettings(NavWidget):
     from openpilot.system.ui.lib.scroll_panel2 import GuiScrollPanel2
     self._panel = GuiScrollPanel2(horizontal=True)
 
+  def show_event(self) -> None:
+    super().show_event()
+    from openpilot.system.ui.lib.scroll_panel2 import GuiScrollPanel2
+    # Reset position and momentum on a fresh push, not when a submenu is popped.
+    self.session.cancel()
+    self._panel = GuiScrollPanel2(horizontal=True)
+    self.session.compact_scroll_x = 0.0
+    self.session._snapshot_cache = None
+
   def covers_camera(self, rect: rl.Rectangle) -> bool:
     return bool(gui_app.get_active_widget() is self and self.enabled and self.is_visible and
                 not gui_app.mouse_events and not self.is_dismissing and self._drag_start_pos is None and
diff --git a/openpilot/starpilot/ui/tests/test_compact_settings_lifecycle.py b/openpilot/starpilot/ui/tests/test_compact_settings_lifecycle.py
index 7a44a8d8c1..8fdd87960e 100644
--- a/openpilot/starpilot/ui/tests/test_compact_settings_lifecycle.py
+++ b/openpilot/starpilot/ui/tests/test_compact_settings_lifecycle.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def lifecycle(monkeypatch):
   session.compact_y = session.compact_scroll_x = 0
   session.sidebar_expanded = True
   session._snapshot_cache = None
+  session.input = Mock()
   session.favorites = Mock()
   session.pip_warning = Mock()
   session.view = Mock()
@@ -48,6 +49,43 @@ def lifecycle(monkeypatch):
   return page, session, ui, paired
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("state", list(ScrollState))
+def test_main_menu_push_resets_position_and_momentum(lifecycle, monkeypatch, state):
+  page, session, _, _ = lifecycle
+  monkeypatch.setattr(runtime_app.gui_app, "_nav_stack", [Mock()])
+  for offset in (-422, -1266):
+    page._panel.set_offset(offset)
+    page._panel._state = state
+    page._panel._velocity = -1500
+    page._panel._velocity_buffer.extend([-1200, -1500])
+    session.compact_scroll_x = offset
+    session._snapshot_cache = object()
+    runtime_app.gui_app.push_widget(page)
+    assert page._panel.get_offset() == session.compact_scroll_x == 0
+    assert page._panel.state == ScrollState.STEADY
+    assert page._panel.velocity == 0
+    assert not page._panel._velocity_buffer
+    assert session._snapshot_cache is None
+    page._update_state()
+    assert page._panel.get_offset() == session.compact_scroll_x == 0
+    runtime_app.gui_app.pop_widget()
+
+
+def test_submenu_pop_keeps_main_menu_position(lifecycle, monkeypatch):
+  page, session, _, _ = lifecycle
+  monkeypatch.setattr(runtime_app.gui_app, "_nav_stack", [Mock()])
+  runtime_app.gui_app.push_widget(page)
+  page._panel.set_offset(-844)
+  session.compact_scroll_x = -844
+  panel = page._panel
+  runtime_app.gui_app.push_widget(Mock())
+  assert not page.enabled
+  runtime_app.gui_app.pop_widget()
+  assert page.enabled
+  assert page._panel is panel
+  assert page._panel.get_offset() == session.compact_scroll_x == -844
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("paired_value", [False, True])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("moving", [False, True])
 def test_native_frame_projects_once_after_real_panel_update(lifecycle, paired_value, moving):