diff --git a/static/js/api/recipeApi.js b/static/js/api/recipeApi.js
index 8efcd916..ea974d36 100644
--- a/static/js/api/recipeApi.js
+++ b/static/js/api/recipeApi.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { RecipeCard } from '../components/RecipeCard.js';
 import { state, getCurrentPageState } from '../state/index.js';
 import { showToast } from '../utils/uiHelpers.js';
+import { captureScrollPosition, restoreScrollPosition } from '../utils/infiniteScroll.js';
 
 const RECIPE_ENDPOINTS = {
     list: '/api/lm/recipes',
@@ -182,10 +183,12 @@ export async function resetAndReloadWithVirtualScroll(options = {}) {
     const {
         modelType = 'lora',
         updateFolders = false,
-        fetchPageFunction
+        fetchPageFunction,
+        preserveScroll = false
     } = options;
 
     const pageState = getCurrentPageState();
+    const scrollSnapshot = preserveScroll ? captureScrollPosition() : null;
 
     try {
         pageState.isLoading = true;
@@ -207,6 +210,10 @@ export async function resetAndReloadWithVirtualScroll(options = {}) {
         pageState.hasMore = result.hasMore;
         pageState.currentPage = 2; // Next page will be 2
 
+        if (scrollSnapshot) {
+            await restoreScrollPosition(scrollSnapshot);
+        }
+
         return result;
     } catch (error) {
         console.error(`Error reloading ${modelType}s:`, error);
@@ -227,10 +234,12 @@ export async function loadMoreWithVirtualScroll(options = {}) {
         modelType = 'lora',
         resetPage = false,
         updateFolders = false,
-        fetchPageFunction
+        fetchPageFunction,
+        preserveScroll = false
     } = options;
 
     const pageState = getCurrentPageState();
+    const scrollSnapshot = preserveScroll ? captureScrollPosition() : null;
 
     try {
         // Start loading state
@@ -255,6 +264,10 @@ export async function loadMoreWithVirtualScroll(options = {}) {
         pageState.hasMore = result.hasMore;
         pageState.currentPage = 2; // Next page to load would be 2
 
+        if (scrollSnapshot) {
+            await restoreScrollPosition(scrollSnapshot);
+        }
+
         return result;
     } catch (error) {
         console.error(`Error loading ${modelType}s:`, error);
@@ -270,11 +283,12 @@ export async function loadMoreWithVirtualScroll(options = {}) {
  * @param {boolean} updateFolders - Whether to update folder tags
  * @returns {Promise<Object>} The fetch result
  */
-export async function resetAndReload(updateFolders = false) {
+export async function resetAndReload(updateFolders = false, options = {}) {
     return resetAndReloadWithVirtualScroll({
         modelType: 'recipe',
         updateFolders,
-        fetchPageFunction: fetchRecipesPage
+        fetchPageFunction: fetchRecipesPage,
+        preserveScroll: options.preserveScroll === true
     });
 }
 
@@ -286,7 +300,7 @@ export async function syncChanges() {
         state.loadingManager.showSimpleLoading('Syncing changes...');
 
         // Simply reload the recipes without rebuilding cache
-        await resetAndReload();
+        await resetAndReload(false, { preserveScroll: true });
 
         showToast('toast.recipes.syncComplete', {}, 'success');
     } catch (error) {
@@ -314,7 +328,7 @@ export async function refreshRecipes() {
         }
 
         // After successful cache rebuild, reload the recipes
-        await resetAndReload();
+        await resetAndReload(false, { preserveScroll: true });
 
         showToast('toast.recipes.refreshComplete', {}, 'success');
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/static/js/components/ContextMenu/RecipeContextMenu.js b/static/js/components/ContextMenu/RecipeContextMenu.js
index a3a2eb32..fddb8159 100644
--- a/static/js/components/ContextMenu/RecipeContextMenu.js
+++ b/static/js/components/ContextMenu/RecipeContextMenu.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class RecipeContextMenu extends BaseContextMenu {
     // Override resetAndReload for recipe context
     async resetAndReload() {
         const { resetAndReload } = await import('../../api/recipeApi.js');
-        return resetAndReload();
+        return resetAndReload(false, { preserveScroll: true });
     }
 
     showMenu(x, y, card) {
diff --git a/static/js/managers/BatchImportManager.js b/static/js/managers/BatchImportManager.js
index fff900bb..814020e4 100644
--- a/static/js/managers/BatchImportManager.js
+++ b/static/js/managers/BatchImportManager.js
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ export class BatchImportManager {
         
         // Refresh recipes list to show newly imported recipes
         if (window.recipeManager && typeof window.recipeManager.loadRecipes === 'function') {
-            window.recipeManager.loadRecipes();
+            window.recipeManager.loadRecipes({ preserveScroll: true });
         }
         
         // Show results step
diff --git a/static/js/managers/BulkMissingLoraDownloadManager.js b/static/js/managers/BulkMissingLoraDownloadManager.js
index 9fbedfee..fbf9b82e 100644
--- a/static/js/managers/BulkMissingLoraDownloadManager.js
+++ b/static/js/managers/BulkMissingLoraDownloadManager.js
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export class BulkMissingLoraDownloadManager {
 
         // Refresh the recipes list to update LoRA status
         if (window.recipeManager) {
-            window.recipeManager.loadRecipes();
+            window.recipeManager.loadRecipes({ preserveScroll: true });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/static/js/managers/import/DownloadManager.js b/static/js/managers/import/DownloadManager.js
index 8068ab2e..18ad6f65 100644
--- a/static/js/managers/import/DownloadManager.js
+++ b/static/js/managers/import/DownloadManager.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class DownloadManager {
             modalManager.closeModal('importModal');
 
             // Refresh the recipe
-            window.recipeManager.loadRecipes();
+            window.recipeManager.loadRecipes({ preserveScroll: true });
 
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Error:', error);
diff --git a/static/js/recipes.js b/static/js/recipes.js
index 7b12e971..76e79854 100644
--- a/static/js/recipes.js
+++ b/static/js/recipes.js
@@ -328,16 +328,32 @@ class RecipeManager {
         });
     }
 
+    normalizeLoadRecipesOptions(options = true) {
+        if (typeof options === 'boolean') {
+            return {
+                resetPage: options,
+                preserveScroll: false
+            };
+        }
+
+        return {
+            resetPage: options?.resetPage !== false,
+            preserveScroll: options?.preserveScroll === true
+        };
+    }
+
     // This method is kept for compatibility but now uses virtual scrolling
-    async loadRecipes(resetPage = true) {
+    async loadRecipes(options = true) {
         // Skip loading if in duplicates mode
         const pageState = getCurrentPageState();
         if (pageState.duplicatesMode) {
             return;
         }
 
+        const { resetPage, preserveScroll } = this.normalizeLoadRecipesOptions(options);
+
         if (resetPage) {
-            refreshVirtualScroll();
+            await refreshVirtualScroll({ preserveScroll });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/static/js/utils/infiniteScroll.js b/static/js/utils/infiniteScroll.js
index e2edb55c..1a676d43 100644
--- a/static/js/utils/infiniteScroll.js
+++ b/static/js/utils/infiniteScroll.js
@@ -4,6 +4,43 @@ import { createModelCard, setupModelCardEventDelegation } from '../components/sh
 import { getModelApiClient } from '../api/modelApiFactory.js';
 import { showToast } from './uiHelpers.js';
 
+function getScrollContainer() {
+    return document.querySelector('.page-content');
+}
+
+function getClampedScrollTop(scrollContainer, scrollTop) {
+    const maxScrollTop = Math.max(0, scrollContainer.scrollHeight - scrollContainer.clientHeight);
+    return Math.min(Math.max(scrollTop, 0), maxScrollTop);
+}
+
+function waitForAnimationFrame() {
+    return new Promise(resolve => requestAnimationFrame(resolve));
+}
+
+export function captureScrollPosition() {
+    const scrollContainer = getScrollContainer();
+    if (!scrollContainer) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return {
+        scrollContainer,
+        scrollTop: scrollContainer.scrollTop
+    };
+}
+
+export async function restoreScrollPosition(snapshot) {
+    if (!snapshot?.scrollContainer) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Wait for layout and the scheduled virtual-scroll render to settle.
+    await waitForAnimationFrame();
+    await waitForAnimationFrame();
+
+    snapshot.scrollContainer.scrollTop = getClampedScrollTop(snapshot.scrollContainer, snapshot.scrollTop);
+}
+
 // Function to dynamically import the appropriate card creator based on page type
 async function getCardCreator(pageType) {
     if (pageType === 'recipes') {
@@ -87,7 +124,7 @@ async function initializeVirtualScroll(pageType) {
     }
 
     // Change this line to get the actual scrolling container
-    const scrollContainer = document.querySelector('.page-content');
+    const scrollContainer = getScrollContainer();
     const gridContainer = scrollContainer.querySelector('.container');
 
     if (!gridContainer) {
@@ -200,9 +237,16 @@ export function cleanupKeyboardNavigation() {
 }
 
 // Export a method to refresh the virtual scroller when filters change
-export function refreshVirtualScroll() {
+export async function refreshVirtualScroll(options = {}) {
+    const { preserveScroll = false } = options;
+
     if (state.virtualScroller) {
+        const scrollSnapshot = preserveScroll ? captureScrollPosition() : null;
         state.virtualScroller.reset();
-        state.virtualScroller.initialize();
+        await state.virtualScroller.initialize();
+
+        if (scrollSnapshot) {
+            await restoreScrollPosition(scrollSnapshot);
+        }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/frontend/api/recipeApi.bulk.test.js b/tests/frontend/api/recipeApi.bulk.test.js
index 02217c57..1b9ff3b1 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/api/recipeApi.bulk.test.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/api/recipeApi.bulk.test.js
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ const showToastMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 const loadingManagerMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   showSimpleLoading: vi.fn(),
   hide: vi.fn(),
+  restoreProgressBar: vi.fn(),
 }));
 const virtualScrollerMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   updateSingleItem: vi.fn(),
+  refreshWithData: vi.fn(),
 }));
+const getCurrentPageStateMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const captureScrollPositionMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const restoreScrollPositionMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
 vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/uiHelpers.js', () => {
   return {
@@ -25,16 +30,39 @@ vi.mock('../../../static/js/state/index.js', () => {
       loadingManager: loadingManagerMock,
       virtualScroller: virtualScrollerMock,
     },
-    getCurrentPageState: vi.fn(),
+    getCurrentPageState: getCurrentPageStateMock,
   };
 });
 
-import { RecipeSidebarApiClient, fetchRecipeDetails, updateRecipeMetadata } from '../../../static/js/api/recipeApi.js';
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/infiniteScroll.js', () => ({
+  captureScrollPosition: captureScrollPositionMock,
+  restoreScrollPosition: restoreScrollPositionMock,
+}));
+
+import {
+  RecipeSidebarApiClient,
+  fetchRecipeDetails,
+  resetAndReload,
+  syncChanges,
+  updateRecipeMetadata
+} from '../../../static/js/api/recipeApi.js';
 
 describe('RecipeSidebarApiClient bulk operations', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     global.fetch = vi.fn();
+    getCurrentPageStateMock.mockReturnValue({
+      pageSize: 50,
+      currentPage: 1,
+      hasMore: true,
+      isLoading: false,
+      sortBy: 'date:desc',
+      showFavoritesOnly: false,
+      activeFolder: null,
+      searchOptions: { recursive: true },
+      customFilter: { active: false },
+      filters: {},
+    });
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -148,4 +176,44 @@ describe('RecipeSidebarApiClient bulk operations', () => {
       { title: 'Updated Title' }
     );
   });
+
+  it('preserves scroll position for recipe reloads when requested', async () => {
+    const scrollSnapshot = { scrollContainer: { scrollTop: 480 }, scrollTop: 480 };
+    captureScrollPositionMock.mockReturnValue(scrollSnapshot);
+    global.fetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({
+        items: [{ id: 'recipe-1' }],
+        total: 1,
+        total_pages: 1,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    await resetAndReload(false, { preserveScroll: true });
+
+    expect(captureScrollPositionMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(virtualScrollerMock.refreshWithData).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      [{ id: 'recipe-1' }],
+      1,
+      false
+    );
+    expect(restoreScrollPositionMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(scrollSnapshot);
+  });
+
+  it('uses scroll-preserving reloads for syncChanges', async () => {
+    global.fetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({
+        items: [],
+        total: 0,
+        total_pages: 0,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    await syncChanges();
+
+    expect(captureScrollPositionMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(restoreScrollPositionMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(loadingManagerMock.restoreProgressBar).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/frontend/pages/recipesPage.test.js b/tests/frontend/pages/recipesPage.test.js
index cb514d5e..719d78f0 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/pages/recipesPage.test.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/pages/recipesPage.test.js
@@ -212,6 +212,19 @@ describe('RecipeManager', () => {
     expect(refreshVirtualScrollMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it('supports preserve-scroll options while keeping boolean compatibility', async () => {
+    const manager = new RecipeManager();
+
+    await manager.loadRecipes({ preserveScroll: true });
+    expect(refreshVirtualScrollMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { preserveScroll: true });
+
+    await manager.loadRecipes(false);
+    expect(refreshVirtualScrollMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await manager.loadRecipes({ resetPage: true, preserveScroll: false });
+    expect(refreshVirtualScrollMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, { preserveScroll: false });
+  });
+
   it('proxies duplicate management and refresh helpers', async () => {
     const manager = new RecipeManager();