diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/ui/QueueScreen.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/ui/QueueScreen.kt
index 683c430e..38d1b365 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/ui/QueueScreen.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/ui/QueueScreen.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.itemsIndexed
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.rememberLazyListState
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
 import androidx.compose.material3.HorizontalDivider
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
@@ -86,7 +87,14 @@ private fun QueueList(
     onJumpTo: (Int) -> Unit,
     onToggleLike: (String) -> Unit,
 ) {
-    LazyColumn(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+    // Open scrolled to the now-playing track so it's in view immediately.
+    // Seeding the initial index (rather than animating post-layout) avoids a
+    // flash of the list top; it's captured once per entry, so the view stays
+    // put as the track later auto-advances — matching "show me where I am now."
+    val listState = rememberLazyListState(
+        initialFirstVisibleItemIndex = currentIndex.coerceIn(0, tracks.lastIndex),
+    )
+    LazyColumn(state = listState, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
         itemsIndexed(items = tracks, key = { _, track -> track.id }) { index, track ->
             QueueRow(
                 track = track,