diff --git a/lib/widgets/mornye_bottom_bar.dart b/lib/widgets/mornye_bottom_bar.dart
index a9634580..78b13985 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/mornye_bottom_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/mornye_bottom_bar.dart
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import 'package:spotiflac_android/theme/mornye_theme.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/mini_player.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/widgets/mornye_chrome.dart';
 
-/// Only deliberate vertical drags change the chrome. Horizontal artwork rows,
-/// programmatic scrolling and edge bounce must not minimize the navigation.
+/// Deliberate vertical drags minimize the chrome until the page returns to its
+/// top. Horizontal rows, programmatic scrolling and bounce must not minimize it.
 class MornyeChromeController extends ValueNotifier<bool> {
   MornyeChromeController() : super(false);
 
@@ -30,16 +30,22 @@ class MornyeChromeController extends ValueNotifier<bool> {
         notification is ScrollEndNotification) {
       _distance = 0;
     }
-    if (notification is! ScrollUpdateNotification ||
-        notification.dragDetails == null) {
-      return false;
-    }
+    if (notification is! ScrollUpdateNotification) return false;
     final metrics = notification.metrics;
     if (metrics.pixels <= metrics.minScrollExtent + 12) {
+      // The Library list can reach its start while its outer header is still
+      // collapsed. Restore the tabs only when both scroll positions return.
+      final outer = notification.context
+          ?.findAncestorStateOfType<NestedScrollViewState>()
+          ?.outerController;
+      if (outer != null &&
+          outer.positions.any((p) => p.pixels > p.minScrollExtent + 12)) {
+        return false;
+      }
       expand();
       return false;
     }
-    if (metrics.outOfRange) return false;
+    if (metrics.outOfRange || notification.dragDetails == null) return false;
     final delta = notification.scrollDelta ?? 0;
     if (delta == 0) return false;
     if (_distance.sign != delta.sign) _distance = 0;
@@ -47,8 +53,6 @@ class MornyeChromeController extends ValueNotifier<bool> {
     if (_distance >= 28) {
       value = true;
       _distance = 0;
-    } else if (_distance <= -18) {
-      expand();
     }
     return false;
   }
@@ -199,13 +203,9 @@ class MornyeBottomBar extends ConsumerWidget {
                               width: size,
                               height: size,
                             ),
-                            color: Color.lerp(
-                              index == selectedIndex
-                                  ? scheme.primary
-                                  : inactiveIconColor,
-                              scheme.primary,
-                              amount,
-                            ),
+                            color: index == selectedIndex
+                                ? scheme.primary
+                                : inactiveIconColor,
                             icon: Opacity(
                               opacity: amount == 0 ? 0 : 1,
                               child: destinations[index].icon,
diff --git a/test/mornye_bottom_bar_test.dart b/test/mornye_bottom_bar_test.dart
index a401512a..dbbe8cbc 100644
--- a/test/mornye_bottom_bar_test.dart
+++ b/test/mornye_bottom_bar_test.dart
@@ -136,8 +136,14 @@ void main() {
     ) async {
       final activeTab = ValueNotifier(0);
       addTearDown(activeTab.dispose);
-      await pumpShell(tester, blur: blur, activeTab: activeTab);
-      final primary = MornyeTheme.build(Brightness.light).colorScheme.primary;
+      await pumpShell(
+        tester,
+        blur: blur,
+        activeTab: activeTab,
+        brightness: Brightness.dark,
+      );
+      final scheme = MornyeTheme.build(Brightness.dark).colorScheme;
+      final primary = scheme.primary;
       Color? iconColor(String key, IconData data) {
         final icon = find.descendant(
           of: find.byKey(ValueKey(key)),
@@ -186,11 +192,11 @@ void main() {
             2 => Icons.grid_view,
             _ => Icons.home,
           }),
-          index == 3 ? isNot(primary) : primary,
+          index == 3 ? scheme.onSurface : primary,
         );
         expect(
           iconColor('mornye-compact-search', Icons.search),
-          index == 3 ? primary : isNot(primary),
+          index == 3 ? primary : scheme.onSurface,
         );
         final movingIcon = switch (index) {
           1 => Icons.music_note,
@@ -221,6 +227,14 @@ void main() {
           {index == 3 ? 0 : index, 3},
         );
         await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+        expect(
+          iconColor('mornye-compact-leading', movingIcon),
+          index == 3 ? scheme.onSurface : primary,
+        );
+        expect(
+          iconColor('mornye-compact-search', Icons.search),
+          index == 3 ? primary : scheme.onSurface,
+        );
         expect(
           tester.widget<IconButton>(leading).tooltip,
           index == 3 ? 'Home' : label,
@@ -608,7 +622,7 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   testWidgets(
-    'scrolling up expands; programmatic and horizontal movement do not collapse',
+    'compact tabs survive upward scrolling until the page returns to the top',
     (tester) async {
       await pumpShell(tester);
       scroll.jumpTo(500);
@@ -622,11 +636,14 @@ void main() {
       expect(chrome.value, isTrue);
       await tester.drag(find.byType(ListView), const Offset(0, 90));
       await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      expect(chrome.value, isTrue);
+      await tester.drag(find.byType(ListView), const Offset(0, 900));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
       expect(chrome.value, isFalse);
     },
   );
 
-  testWidgets('Library inner scrolling expands before the header returns', (
+  testWidgets('Library keeps compact tabs until the outer header returns', (
     tester,
   ) async {
     await pumpShell(
@@ -651,6 +668,9 @@ void main() {
     expect(chrome.value, isTrue);
     await tester.drag(find.byType(ListView), const Offset(0, 100));
     await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(chrome.value, isTrue);
+    await tester.drag(find.byType(ListView), const Offset(0, 900));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
     expect(chrome.value, isFalse);
     expect(tester.takeException(), isNull);
   });