diff --git a/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/Threads/components/ThreadMessageList.spec.tsx b/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/Threads/components/ThreadMessageList.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/Threads/components/ThreadMessageList.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+import type { IMessage, IThreadMainMessage, IThreadMessage } from '@rocket.chat/core-typings';
+import { mockAppRoot } from '@rocket.chat/mock-providers';
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import type { HTMLAttributes, ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { forwardRef } from 'react';
+
+import ThreadMessageList from './ThreadMessageList';
+import { createFakeMessage, createFakeRoom } from '../../../../../../tests/mocks/data';
+import { useThreadMessagesQuery } from '../hooks/useThreadMessagesQuery';
+
+const room = createFakeRoom({ _id: 'room-id', t: 'c' });
+const mockVirtualizerHandle = {
+	scrollToIndex: jest.fn(),
+	findItemIndex: jest.fn(() => 0),
+	scrollOffset: 100,
+	scrollSize: 1000,
+	viewportSize: 300,
+};
+
+jest.mock('virtua', () => {
+	const { forwardRef, useImperativeHandle } = jest.requireActual<typeof import('react')>('react');
+
+	return {
+		VList: forwardRef(
+			(
+				{
+					children,
+					onScroll,
+					shift: _shift,
+					keepMounted: _keepMounted,
+					...props
+				}: {
+					children: ReactNode;
+					onScroll?: (offset: number) => void;
+					shift?: boolean;
+					keepMounted?: number[];
+				},
+				ref: any,
+			) => {
+				useImperativeHandle(ref, () => mockVirtualizerHandle);
+				return (
+					<ul data-testid='thread-message-list' onScroll={() => onScroll?.(mockVirtualizerHandle.scrollOffset)} {...props}>
+						{children}
+					</ul>
+				);
+			},
+		),
+	};
+});
+
+jest.mock('@rocket.chat/fuselage-hooks', () => ({
+	...jest.requireActual('@rocket.chat/fuselage-hooks'),
+	useDebouncedCallback: (callback: (...args: any[]) => void) => callback,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@rocket.chat/ui-client', () => ({
+	clientCallbacks: {
+		add: jest.fn(),
+		remove: jest.fn(),
+		priority: { MEDIUM: 0 },
+	},
+	CustomVirtuaScrollbars: forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>>(function CustomVirtuaScrollbars(
+		{ children, ...props },
+		ref,
+	) {
+		return (
+			<div {...props}>
+				<div ref={ref}>{children}</div>
+				<div data-testid='overlay-scrollbar-handle' />
+			</div>
+		);
+	}),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../hooks/useThreadMessagesQuery', () => ({
+	useThreadMessagesQuery: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../../../hooks/useDateScroll', () => ({
+	useDateScroll: () => ({
+		bubbleRef: { current: null },
+		handleDateScroll: jest.fn(),
+	}),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../../../contexts/RoomContext', () => ({
+	useRoom: () => room,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../../../MessageList/hooks/useKeepAtBottom', () => ({
+	useKeepAtBottom: () => ({ keepAtBottomRef: jest.fn(), setKeepAtBottom: jest.fn() }),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../../../hooks/useFirstUnreadMessageId', () => ({
+	useFirstUnreadMessageId: () => undefined,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../../../hooks/useMessageListNavigation', () => ({
+	useMessageListNavigation: () => ({ messageListRef: { current: null } }),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../../../MessageList/providers/MessageListProvider', () => ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>);
+
+jest.mock('../../../../../lib/utils/setMessageJumpQueryStringParameter', () => ({
+	setMessageJumpQueryStringParameter: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('./ThreadMessageItem', () => ({
+	ThreadMessageItem: ({ message }: { message: IMessage }) => <li>{message._id}</li>,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../../../BubbleDate', () => ({
+	BubbleDate: forwardRef(function BubbleDate(_, ref) {
+		return <time ref={ref as any} />;
+	}),
+}));
+
+const createThreadMessage = (index: number): IThreadMessage => {
+	const ts = new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 0, index));
+
+	return createFakeMessage<IThreadMessage>({
+		_id: `reply-${index}`,
+		rid: room._id,
+		tmid: 'thread-id',
+		msg: `reply ${index}`,
+		ts,
+		_updatedAt: ts,
+		u: {
+			_id: 'user-id',
+			username: 'user',
+			name: 'User',
+		},
+	});
+};
+
+describe('ThreadMessageList', () => {
+	it('fetches the previous page after a pointer interaction with the overlay scrollbar', async () => {
+		const user = userEvent.setup();
+		const fetchPreviousPage = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+		const mainMessage = createFakeMessage<IThreadMainMessage>({
+			_id: 'thread-id',
+			rid: room._id,
+			msg: 'main message',
+			tcount: 1,
+			u: {
+				_id: 'user-id',
+				username: 'user',
+				name: 'User',
+			},
+		});
+		(useThreadMessagesQuery as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+			data: { messages: [createThreadMessage(1)] },
+			isLoading: false,
+			fetchNextPage: jest.fn(),
+			hasNextPage: false,
+			isFetchingNextPage: false,
+			fetchPreviousPage,
+			hasPreviousPage: true,
+			isFetchingPreviousPage: false,
+			loadMessageAround: jest.fn(),
+		});
+
+		render(<ThreadMessageList mainMessage={mainMessage} shouldJumpToBottom setShouldJumpToBottom={jest.fn()} />, {
+			wrapper: mockAppRoot().withJohnDoe().withSetting('Message_GroupingPeriod', 300).withUserPreference('displayAvatars', true).build(),
+		});
+
+		fireEvent.scroll(screen.getByTestId('thread-message-list'));
+		expect(fetchPreviousPage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+		await user.pointer({ keys: '[MouseLeft>]', target: screen.getByTestId('overlay-scrollbar-handle') });
+		fireEvent.scroll(screen.getByTestId('thread-message-list'));
+		await user.pointer({ keys: '[/MouseLeft]' });
+
+		expect(fetchPreviousPage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/Threads/components/ThreadMessageList.tsx b/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/Threads/components/ThreadMessageList.tsx
index 1cb4d69251816..6274221f0e7e1 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/Threads/components/ThreadMessageList.tsx
+++ b/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/Threads/components/ThreadMessageList.tsx
@@ -170,12 +170,14 @@ const ThreadMessageList = ({ mainMessage, shouldJumpToBottom, setShouldJumpToBot
 					userInteractedRef.current = true;
 				}
 			};
+			const parent = element.parentElement;
+
+			parent?.addEventListener('pointerdown', markInteracted);
 			element.addEventListener('wheel', markInteracted, { passive: true });
-			element.addEventListener('touchmove', markInteracted, { passive: true });
 			element.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeydown);
 			return () => {
+				parent?.removeEventListener('pointerdown', markInteracted);
 				element.removeEventListener('wheel', markInteracted);
-				element.removeEventListener('touchmove', markInteracted);
 				element.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeydown);
 			};
 		}, []),