diff --git a/frontend/src/preview/PdfViewer.tsx b/frontend/src/preview/PdfViewer.tsx
index e143eee..6d521f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/preview/PdfViewer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/preview/PdfViewer.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ interface RenderQueueRequest {
 }
 
 const RERENDER_DELTA = 48;
+const MAX_PIXEL_RATIO = 2;
+const FAST_SCROLL_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD = 0.8; // px/ms ~ 800px/s
+const FAST_SCROLL_DWELL_THRESHOLD_MS = 120;
+const SCROLL_VELOCITY_MIN_DELTA = 0.05;
 
 const getAvailableViewportSize = (viewportNode: Element, stackNode: Element) => {
   const viewportStyle = window.getComputedStyle(viewportNode);
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ const PdfViewer = ({ src, title, className, viewportRef }: PdfViewerProps): JSX.
   const [pixelRatio, setPixelRatio] = useState(1);
   const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useState<ViewMode>('contain');
   const [visiblePages, setVisiblePages] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
+  const [scrollVelocity, setScrollVelocity] = useState(0);
   const pdfRef = useRef<PDFDocumentProxy | null>(null);
   const wasmUrlRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const pageNodeMapRef = useRef<Map<number, HTMLElement>>(new Map());
@@ -94,6 +99,12 @@ const PdfViewer = ({ src, title, className, viewportRef }: PdfViewerProps): JSX.
   const renderQueueRef = useRef<RenderQueueRequest[]>([]);
   const activeRendersRef = useRef(new Set<number>());
   const maxConcurrentRendersRef = useRef(2);
+  const scrollVelocityRef = useRef({
+    lastPosition: 0,
+    lastTime: 0,
+    velocity: 0,
+  });
+  const scrollElementRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
 
   const requestQueueFlush = useCallback(() => {
     const queue = renderQueueRef.current;
@@ -277,7 +288,7 @@ const PdfViewer = ({ src, title, className, viewportRef }: PdfViewerProps): JSX.
           return;
         }
 
-        const ratio = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+        const ratio = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, MAX_PIXEL_RATIO);
         const descriptors: PageDescriptor[] = [];
         for (let pageNumber = 1; pageNumber <= pdf.numPages; pageNumber += 1) {
           if (cancelled) {
@@ -401,6 +412,20 @@ const PdfViewer = ({ src, title, className, viewportRef }: PdfViewerProps): JSX.
 
   const intersectionRoot = viewportRef?.current || null;
 
+  const updateScrollVelocityState = useCallback((nextVelocity: number) => {
+    setScrollVelocity((previous) => {
+      const wasFast = Math.abs(previous) > FAST_SCROLL_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD;
+      const isFast = Math.abs(nextVelocity) > FAST_SCROLL_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD;
+      if (!isFast && !wasFast && Math.abs(previous - nextVelocity) < SCROLL_VELOCITY_MIN_DELTA) {
+        return previous;
+      }
+      if (Math.abs(previous - nextVelocity) < SCROLL_VELOCITY_MIN_DELTA && wasFast === isFast) {
+        return previous;
+      }
+      return nextVelocity;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
   const registerPageNode = useCallback((pageNumber: number, node: HTMLElement | null) => {
     const map = pageNodeMapRef.current;
     const existing = map.get(pageNumber);
@@ -421,6 +446,8 @@ const PdfViewer = ({ src, title, className, viewportRef }: PdfViewerProps): JSX.
   useEffect(() => {
     let frame: number | null = null;
     let observer: IntersectionObserver | null = null;
+    let scrollElement: HTMLElement | null = null;
+    let scrollListener: (() => void) | null = null;
 
     const attachObserver = () => {
       const stackElement = containerRef.current;
@@ -431,6 +458,34 @@ const PdfViewer = ({ src, title, className, viewportRef }: PdfViewerProps): JSX.
       const root = intersectionRoot
         || stackElement.closest('.document-viewer__viewport')
         || undefined;
+      scrollElement = (viewportRef?.current || stackElement.closest('.document-viewer__viewport')) ?? null;
+      scrollElementRef.current = scrollElement;
+      if (scrollElement && !scrollListener) {
+        scrollVelocityRef.current = {
+          lastPosition: scrollElement.scrollTop,
+          lastTime: performance.now(),
+          velocity: 0,
+        };
+        scrollListener = () => {
+          if (!scrollElement) {
+            return;
+          }
+          const now = performance.now();
+          const position = scrollElement.scrollTop;
+          const elapsed = now - scrollVelocityRef.current.lastTime;
+          if (elapsed <= 0) {
+            return;
+          }
+          const velocity = (position - scrollVelocityRef.current.lastPosition) / elapsed;
+          scrollVelocityRef.current = {
+            lastPosition: position,
+            lastTime: now,
+            velocity,
+          };
+          updateScrollVelocityState(velocity);
+        };
+        scrollElement.addEventListener('scroll', scrollListener, { passive: true });
+      }
       observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
         entries.forEach((entry) => {
           const attr = entry.target.getAttribute('data-page-number');
@@ -462,8 +517,14 @@ const PdfViewer = ({ src, title, className, viewportRef }: PdfViewerProps): JSX.
       if (intersectionObserverRef.current === observer) {
         intersectionObserverRef.current = null;
       }
+      if (scrollElement && scrollListener) {
+        scrollElement.removeEventListener('scroll', scrollListener);
+      }
+      if (scrollElementRef.current === scrollElement) {
+        scrollElementRef.current = null;
+      }
     };
-  }, [handlePageVisibilityChange, intersectionRoot]);
+  }, [handlePageVisibilityChange, intersectionRoot, updateScrollVelocityState, viewportRef]);
 
   const pageElements = useMemo(() => (
     pages.map((page) => (
@@ -481,11 +542,13 @@ const PdfViewer = ({ src, title, className, viewportRef }: PdfViewerProps): JSX.
           enqueueRender={enqueueRender}
           cancelRenderRequest={cancelRenderRequest}
           onRenderFinished={handleRenderFinished}
+          scrollVelocity={scrollVelocity}
         />
       </Fragment>
     ))
   ), [cancelRenderRequest, enqueueRender, handlePageClick, handleRenderFinished,
-    pages, pixelRatio, registerPageNode, shouldRenderPage, viewportHeight, viewportWidth, viewMode]);
+    pages, pixelRatio, registerPageNode, scrollVelocity, shouldRenderPage, viewportHeight, viewportWidth,
+    viewMode]);
 
   return (
     <div className={viewerClasses}>
@@ -522,6 +585,7 @@ interface PdfPageCanvasProps {
   enqueueRender: (request: RenderQueueRequest) => void;
   cancelRenderRequest: (pageNumber: number) => void;
   onRenderFinished: (pageNumber: number) => void;
+  scrollVelocity: number;
 }
 
 function PdfPageCanvas({
@@ -537,6 +601,7 @@ function PdfPageCanvas({
   enqueueRender,
   cancelRenderRequest,
   onRenderFinished,
+  scrollVelocity,
 }: PdfPageCanvasProps): JSX.Element {
   const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
@@ -609,6 +674,19 @@ function PdfPageCanvas({
     }
   }, [descriptor.number, descriptor.scale, onRenderFinished, pdfRef, pixelRatio]);
 
+  const meetsVelocityRequirement = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!shouldRender) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    const absoluteVelocity = Math.abs(scrollVelocity);
+    if (absoluteVelocity <= FAST_SCROLL_VELOCITY_THRESHOLD) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    const estimatedMs = (descriptor.height + viewportHeight)
+      / Math.max(absoluteVelocity, 0.001);
+    return estimatedMs >= FAST_SCROLL_DWELL_THRESHOLD_MS;
+  }, [descriptor.height, scrollVelocity, shouldRender, viewportHeight]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!canvasMounted) {
       return undefined;
@@ -635,7 +713,7 @@ function PdfPageCanvas({
   }, [descriptor.number, resetCanvas]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!shouldRender) {
+    if (!shouldRender || !meetsVelocityRequirement) {
       setAllowRender(false);
       cancelRenderRequest(descriptor.number);
       return;
@@ -660,7 +738,7 @@ function PdfPageCanvas({
       setAllowRender(false);
       cancelRenderRequest(descriptor.number);
     };
-  }, [cancelRenderRequest, descriptor.number, enqueueRender, shouldRender]);
+  }, [cancelRenderRequest, descriptor.number, enqueueRender, meetsVelocityRequirement, shouldRender]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (allowRender) {