diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32015b0b..2a832f43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.3.13] - 2026-02-04
+
+### Fixed
+- Restore an in-app scrollbar for the transcript view
+
 ## [0.3.12] - 2026-02-04
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dd39fefa..4f66a4aa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deepseek-tui"
-version = "0.3.12"
+version = "0.3.13"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arboard",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 75a8425f..9f6e0775 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deepseek-tui"
-version = "0.3.12"
+version = "0.3.13"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Unofficial DeepSeek CLI - Just run 'deepseek' to start chatting"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/tui/widgets/mod.rs b/src/tui/widgets/mod.rs
index bfadbe50..542f6ef5 100644
--- a/src/tui/widgets/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tui/widgets/mod.rs
@@ -21,14 +21,19 @@ use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
 
 pub struct ChatWidget {
     content_area: Rect,
+    scrollbar_area: Option<Rect>,
     lines: Vec<Line<'static>>,
+    total_lines: usize,
+    visible_lines: usize,
+    top: usize,
 }
 
 impl ChatWidget {
     pub fn new(app: &mut App, area: Rect) -> Self {
-        let content_area = area;
-
+        let mut content_area = area;
+        let visible_lines = content_area.height as usize;
         let render_options = app.transcript_render_options();
+
         app.transcript_cache.ensure(
             &app.history,
             content_area.width.max(1),
@@ -36,8 +41,26 @@ impl ChatWidget {
             render_options,
         );
 
-        let total_lines = app.transcript_cache.total_lines();
-        let visible_lines = content_area.height as usize;
+        let mut total_lines = app.transcript_cache.total_lines();
+        let mut scrollbar_area = None;
+
+        if total_lines > visible_lines && content_area.width > 1 {
+            scrollbar_area = Some(Rect {
+                x: content_area.x + content_area.width.saturating_sub(1),
+                y: content_area.y,
+                width: 1,
+                height: content_area.height,
+            });
+            content_area.width = content_area.width.saturating_sub(1).max(1);
+            app.transcript_cache.ensure(
+                &app.history,
+                content_area.width.max(1),
+                app.history_version,
+                render_options,
+            );
+            total_lines = app.transcript_cache.total_lines();
+        }
+
         let line_meta = app.transcript_cache.line_meta();
 
         if app.pending_scroll_delta != 0 {
@@ -75,7 +98,11 @@ impl ChatWidget {
 
         Self {
             content_area,
+            scrollbar_area,
             lines,
+            total_lines,
+            visible_lines,
+            top,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -84,6 +111,10 @@ impl Renderable for ChatWidget {
     fn render(&self, _area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
         let paragraph = Paragraph::new(self.lines.clone());
         paragraph.render(self.content_area, buf);
+
+        if let Some(area) = self.scrollbar_area {
+            render_scrollbar(buf, area, self.total_lines, self.visible_lines, self.top);
+        }
     }
 
     fn desired_height(&self, _width: u16) -> u16 {
@@ -91,6 +122,53 @@ impl Renderable for ChatWidget {
     }
 }
 
+fn render_scrollbar(
+    buf: &mut Buffer,
+    area: Rect,
+    total_lines: usize,
+    visible_lines: usize,
+    top: usize,
+) {
+    if area.width == 0 || area.height == 0 || total_lines == 0 {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let height = area.height as usize;
+    let track_style = Style::default().fg(palette::TEXT_DIM);
+    let thumb_style = Style::default().fg(palette::DEEPSEEK_SKY);
+
+    for row in 0..height {
+        if let Some(cell) = buf.cell_mut((area.x, area.y + row as u16)) {
+            cell.set_symbol("│").set_style(track_style);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if total_lines <= visible_lines {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let thumb_height = ((visible_lines as f32 / total_lines as f32) * height as f32)
+        .ceil()
+        .clamp(1.0, height as f32) as usize;
+    let max_top = total_lines.saturating_sub(visible_lines);
+    let thumb_top = if max_top == 0 {
+        0
+    } else {
+        let available = height.saturating_sub(thumb_height);
+        let ratio = top as f32 / max_top as f32;
+        (ratio * available as f32).round() as usize
+    };
+
+    for row in thumb_top..thumb_top.saturating_add(thumb_height) {
+        if row >= height {
+            break;
+        }
+        if let Some(cell) = buf.cell_mut((area.x, area.y + row as u16)) {
+            cell.set_symbol("█").set_style(thumb_style);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct ComposerWidget<'a> {
     app: &'a App,
     prompt: &'a str,