diff --git a/components/StudyFeed.tsx b/components/StudyFeed.tsx
index d0970c8..55c38b6 100644
--- a/components/StudyFeed.tsx
+++ b/components/StudyFeed.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export function StudyFeed({ deck }: { deck: Deck }) {
   const [streak, setStreak] = useState(0);
   const [bestStreak, setBestStreak] = useState(0);
   const [retryMode, setRetryMode] = useState(false);
+  /** Bumped on every restart so the activity components remount fresh. */
+  const [runId, setRunId] = useState(0);
 
   const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const recordedRef = useRef(false);
@@ -134,12 +136,19 @@ export function StudyFeed({ deck }: { deck: Deck }) {
       setStreak(0);
       setRetryMode(retry);
       recordedRef.current = retry; // don't overwrite the best score with a retry run
+      // A new run: remount every activity (fresh state) and jump to the top.
+      setRunId((value) => value + 1);
       setIndex(0);
-      requestAnimationFrame(() => goTo(0));
     },
-    [goTo],
+    [],
   );
 
+  // Whenever a run starts (including the first render), snap back to slide 1.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const container = scrollRef.current;
+    if (container) container.scrollTop = 0;
+  }, [runId]);
+
   const progressValue = Math.min(index + 1, slideCount);
   const progressMax = slideCount;
 
@@ -205,7 +214,7 @@ export function StudyFeed({ deck }: { deck: Deck }) {
       >
         {queue.map((activity, activityIndex) => (
           <section
-            key={activity.id}
+            key={`${activity.id}-${runId}`}
             aria-label={`Activity ${activityIndex + 1} of ${total}`}
             className="flex h-full snap-start snap-always items-stretch justify-center overflow-y-auto overscroll-y-contain"
           >