diff --git a/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx b/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx
index 5d77118..8b6fb54 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ export function MessageList() {
   const loadingMoreByChat = useChatStore((s) => s.loadingMoreByChat);
   const loadMoreMessages = useChatStore((s) => s.loadMoreMessages);
   const unreadBoundaryByChat = useChatStore((s) => s.unreadBoundaryByChat);
+  const focusedMessageIdByChat = useChatStore((s) => s.focusedMessageIdByChat);
+  const setFocusedMessage = useChatStore((s) => s.setFocusedMessage);
   const chats = useChatStore((s) => s.chats);
   const setReplyToMessage = useChatStore((s) => s.setReplyToMessage);
   const updateChatPinnedMessage = useChatStore((s) => s.updateChatPinnedMessage);
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export function MessageList() {
   }, [chats, forwardQuery]);
   const unreadBoundaryCount = activeChatId ? (unreadBoundaryByChat[activeChatId] ?? 0) : 0;
   const unreadBoundaryIndex = unreadBoundaryCount > 0 ? Math.max(0, messages.length - unreadBoundaryCount) : -1;
+  const focusedMessageId = activeChatId ? (focusedMessageIdByChat[activeChatId] ?? null) : null;
   const hasMore = Boolean(activeChatId && hasMoreByChat[activeChatId]);
   const isLoadingMore = Boolean(activeChatId && loadingMoreByChat[activeChatId]);
   const selectedMessages = useMemo(
@@ -104,6 +107,19 @@ export function MessageList() {
     return () => window.clearInterval(interval);
   }, [pendingDelete]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!activeChatId || !focusedMessageId) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const element = document.getElementById(`message-${focusedMessageId}`);
+    if (!element) {
+      return;
+    }
+    element.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(() => setFocusedMessage(activeChatId, null), 2500);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [activeChatId, focusedMessageId, messages.length, setFocusedMessage]);
+
   if (!activeChatId) {
     return <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center text-slate-300/80">Select a chat</div>;
   }
@@ -287,9 +303,10 @@ export function MessageList() {
               ) : null}
               <div className={`mb-2 flex ${own ? "justify-end" : "justify-start"}`}>
               <div
+                id={`message-${message.id}`}
                 className={`max-w-[86%] rounded-2xl px-3 py-2 shadow-sm md:max-w-[72%] ${
                   own ? "rounded-br-md bg-sky-500/90 text-slate-950" : "rounded-bl-md border border-slate-700/60 bg-slate-900/80 text-slate-100"
-                } ${isSelected ? "ring-2 ring-sky-400/80" : ""}`}
+                } ${isSelected ? "ring-2 ring-sky-400/80" : ""} ${focusedMessageId === message.id ? "ring-2 ring-amber-300" : ""}`}
                 onClick={() => {
                   if (selectedIds.size > 0) {
                     toggleSelected(message.id);
diff --git a/web/src/pages/ChatsPage.tsx b/web/src/pages/ChatsPage.tsx
index 317f5d4..1e60744 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/ChatsPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/ChatsPage.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export function ChatsPage() {
   const activeChatId = useChatStore((s) => s.activeChatId);
   const chats = useChatStore((s) => s.chats);
   const setActiveChatId = useChatStore((s) => s.setActiveChatId);
+  const setFocusedMessage = useChatStore((s) => s.setFocusedMessage);
   const loadMessages = useChatStore((s) => s.loadMessages);
   const activeChat = chats.find((chat) => chat.id === activeChatId);
   const isReadOnlyChannel = Boolean(activeChat && activeChat.type === "channel" && activeChat.my_role === "member");
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ export function ChatsPage() {
                   key={`search-msg-${message.id}`}
                   onClick={() => {
                     setActiveChatId(message.chat_id);
+                    setFocusedMessage(message.chat_id, message.id);
                     setSearchOpen(false);
                   }}
                 >
diff --git a/web/src/store/chatStore.ts b/web/src/store/chatStore.ts
index e22f902..057449e 100644
--- a/web/src/store/chatStore.ts
+++ b/web/src/store/chatStore.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface ChatState {
   typingByChat: Record<number, number[]>;
   replyToByChat: Record<number, Message | null>;
   unreadBoundaryByChat: Record<number, number>;
+  focusedMessageIdByChat: Record<number, number | null>;
   loadChats: (query?: string) => Promise<void>;
   setActiveChatId: (chatId: number | null) => void;
   loadMessages: (chatId: number) => Promise<void>;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ interface ChatState {
   applyPresenceEvent: (chatId: number, userId: number, isOnline: boolean, lastSeenAt?: string) => void;
   setDraft: (chatId: number, text: string) => void;
   clearDraft: (chatId: number) => void;
+  setFocusedMessage: (chatId: number, messageId: number | null) => void;
 }
 
 export const useChatStore = create<ChatState>((set, get) => ({
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ export const useChatStore = create<ChatState>((set, get) => ({
   typingByChat: {},
   replyToByChat: {},
   unreadBoundaryByChat: {},
+  focusedMessageIdByChat: {},
   loadChats: async (query) => {
     const chats = await getChats(query);
     const currentActive = get().activeChatId;
@@ -342,5 +345,12 @@ export const useChatStore = create<ChatState>((set, get) => ({
       const next = { ...state.draftsByChat };
       delete next[chatId];
       return { draftsByChat: next };
-    })
+    }),
+  setFocusedMessage: (chatId, messageId) =>
+    set((state) => ({
+      focusedMessageIdByChat: {
+        ...state.focusedMessageIdByChat,
+        [chatId]: messageId
+      }
+    }))
 }));