diff --git a/scripts/main.gd b/scripts/main.gd
index c11b144..62fe598 100644
--- a/scripts/main.gd
+++ b/scripts/main.gd
@@ -1503,13 +1503,23 @@ func _render_crew_list() -> void:
 		row.detail.text = worker_intent_text(worker, idle_text)
 
 ## The RichTextLabel log only re-renders when the event list actually changed.
+## The rebuild (clear + append_text) would otherwise reset the player's scroll
+## position, so the v-scroll value is captured before clear() and written back
+## after the append so a new event never snaps an already-scrolling log to the
+## top (issue #380). The restore is deferred to the next idle frame: with
+## scroll-following on, the layout pass that follows the rebuild would snap the
+## bar back to the newest line, so the value must be re-applied after that pass.
 func _render_event_log() -> void:
 	if _rendered_event_rev == sim.event_rev:
 		return
 	_rendered_event_rev = sim.event_rev
+	var scroll_bar: VScrollBar = event_log.get_v_scroll_bar()
+	var saved_scroll := scroll_bar.value if scroll_bar != null else 0.0
 	event_log.clear()
 	for entry in state.events:
 		event_log.append_text("t%02d  %s\n" % [int(entry.tick), String(entry.text)])
+	if scroll_bar != null:
+		scroll_bar.call_deferred("set_value", saved_scroll)
 
 func render_build_buttons() -> void:
 	for child in %BuildButtons.get_children():
diff --git a/tests/test_event_log_scroll.gd b/tests/test_event_log_scroll.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b86c991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_event_log_scroll.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+extends "res://tests/test_case.gd"
+
+# ── Event-log RichTextLabel scroll preservation (issue #380) ──────────────────
+# _render_event_log() used to wipe the sidebar RichTextLabel with
+# event_log.clear() and rebuild it via append_text() on every event_rev bump.
+# clear() resets the internal scroll state, so a new event (a build finishing,
+# a worker break, an ambient event, a recruit click — anywhere push_event runs)
+# snapped an already-scrolling log back to the top. The fix captures the
+# v-scroll value before clear() and writes it back after the append.
+#
+# This suite drives the real _render_event_log() against a scene-free main.gd
+# instance with a real RichTextLabel and asserts that the player's scroll
+# position survives an event_rev bump.
+#
+# Run: godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_event_log_scroll.gd
+
+## Build a scene-free main.gd with a real RichTextLabel wired in, so
+## _render_event_log() runs its full path without a scene tree. main.gd is
+## loaded (not preloaded) because it references the GameState autoload, which
+## is only registered once the engine has booted.
+##
+## scroll_following is enabled because that is the mode in which the clear() +
+## append_text() rebuild actually resets the player's scroll position: with
+## scroll-following on, the next layout pass snaps the bar back to the newest
+## line, discarding wherever the player had scrolled. That is the regression
+## this suite guards against.
+func _make_main() -> Control:
+	var main_script = load("res://scripts/main.gd")
+	var main = main_script.new()
+	var log := RichTextLabel.new()
+	log.scroll_active = true
+	log.bbcode_enabled = false
+	log.scroll_following = true
+	# Give the log a bounded height so a long event list becomes scrollable.
+	log.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(200, 120)
+	root.add_child(log)
+	main.event_log = log
+	main.state = {"events": []}
+	return main
+
+
+## Seed enough events that the log content exceeds the viewport, so the
+## v-scroll bar has a non-zero max and a scroll position is meaningful.
+func _seed_scrollable(main: Control) -> void:
+	for i in 30:
+		main.push_event("Event %d" % i)
+	main._render_event_log()
+
+
+func run_tests() -> void:
+	await test_scroll_survives_event_rev_bump()
+	await test_scroll_preserved_across_multiple_bumps()
+	await test_idle_render_does_not_touch_scroll()
+
+
+func test_scroll_survives_event_rev_bump() -> void:
+	print("\n--- scroll position survives a single event_rev bump ---")
+	var main := _make_main()
+	await process_frame
+	_seed_scrollable(main)
+	await process_frame
+
+	var scroll_bar: VScrollBar = main.event_log.get_v_scroll_bar()
+	assert_true(scroll_bar != null, "scroll: v-scroll bar exists")
+	assert_true(scroll_bar.max_value > 0.0, "scroll: log is scrollable (max > 0)")
+
+	# The player scrolls down to read older events (away from the newest line).
+	var target := 50.0
+	scroll_bar.value = target
+	assert_eq(scroll_bar.value, target, "scroll: player scrolled to target")
+
+	# A new event arrives -> event_rev bumps -> _render_event_log rebuilds.
+	main.push_event("New event arrives")
+	main._render_event_log()
+	# The scroll reset happens in the next layout pass, so let a frame elapse
+	# before asserting the position held.
+	await process_frame
+
+	# The rebuild must not have snapped the log back to the top.
+	assert_eq(scroll_bar.value, target, "scroll: position preserved after event_rev bump")
+
+	# The new event is still rendered (the rebuild actually happened). The list
+	# is bounded at MAX_EVENT_LOG, so the size stays capped while the newest
+	# entry moves to the front.
+	var events: Array = main.state.get("events", [])
+	assert_eq(events.size(), 20, "scroll: event list stays bounded at MAX_EVENT_LOG")
+	assert_eq(String(events[0].get("text", "")), "New event arrives", "scroll: newest event is first")
+	main.free()
+
+
+func test_scroll_preserved_across_multiple_bumps() -> void:
+	print("\n--- scroll position survives repeated event_rev bumps ---")
+	var main := _make_main()
+	await process_frame
+	_seed_scrollable(main)
+	await process_frame
+
+	var scroll_bar: VScrollBar = main.event_log.get_v_scroll_bar()
+	var target := 80.0
+	scroll_bar.value = target
+
+	# Several events arrive in a row; each one bumps event_rev and rebuilds.
+	for i in 5:
+		main.push_event("Burst event %d" % i)
+		main._render_event_log()
+		await process_frame
+
+	assert_eq(scroll_bar.value, target, "scroll: position preserved across 5 bumps")
+	main.free()
+
+
+func test_idle_render_does_not_touch_scroll() -> void:
+	print("\n--- idle render (no event_rev bump) leaves scroll untouched ---")
+	var main := _make_main()
+	await process_frame
+	_seed_scrollable(main)
+	await process_frame
+
+	var scroll_bar: VScrollBar = main.event_log.get_v_scroll_bar()
+	var target := 60.0
+	scroll_bar.value = target
+
+	# No push_event: event_rev is unchanged, so _render_event_log early-returns.
+	main._render_event_log()
+	main._render_event_log()
+
+	assert_eq(scroll_bar.value, target, "scroll: idle render leaves position untouched")
+	main.free()