diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index 40ce7aa..e844c03 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ checksum = "5e5032e24019045c762d3c0f28f5b6b8bbf38563a65908389bf7978758920897"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.21.1"
+version = "0.21.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index d893a5a..7bb978c 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.21.1"
+version = "0.21.2"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index c69faa6..164feb5 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mangalord-frontend",
-  "version": "0.21.1",
+  "version": "0.21.2",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 296441a..dba595e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -14,11 +14,32 @@
 
     let { children } = $props();
     let loggingOut = $state(false);
+    let headerEl: HTMLElement | undefined = $state();
 
     onMount(() => {
         theme.init();
         preferences.init();
         if (!session.loaded) session.refresh();
+
+        // Publish the header's measured height as a CSS custom
+        // property so sticky descendants (e.g. the reader nav) can
+        // pin themselves directly below it without guessing. A
+        // ResizeObserver keeps it in sync as the viewport reflows
+        // (the nav `flex-wrap: wrap`s on narrow widths), the user
+        // zooms, or fonts swap. Hard-coded pixel offsets in tokens
+        // are wrong in principle — actual height varies with all
+        // of the above.
+        if (!headerEl) return;
+        const publish = () => {
+            document.documentElement.style.setProperty(
+                '--app-header-h',
+                `${headerEl!.offsetHeight}px`
+            );
+        };
+        publish();
+        const ro = new ResizeObserver(publish);
+        ro.observe(headerEl);
+        return () => ro.disconnect();
     });
 
     // Pull fresh server preferences whenever the user changes (login,
@@ -46,7 +67,7 @@
     }
 </script>
 
-<header>
+<header bind:this={headerEl}>
     <nav aria-label="primary">
         <a class="brand" href="/">Mangalord</a>
         <a class="nav-link" href="/upload">
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[n]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[n]/+page.svelte
index b576a0b..166e7fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[n]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[n]/+page.svelte
@@ -68,6 +68,33 @@
     })();
     let index = $state(initialIndex);
     let continuousPageEls: HTMLImageElement[] = $state([]);
+    let chapterBarEl: HTMLElement | undefined = $state();
+
+    // Publish the bottom chapter-bar's actual measured height so the
+    // continuous container's `padding-bottom` exactly matches it. Same
+    // rationale as the layout header's measurement: the bar's height
+    // changes with font size, padding, browser zoom, and content
+    // wrap on narrow viewports — a single hard-coded number is wrong.
+    // Only present in continuous mode, so the effect only runs there
+    // and cleans up when the bar unmounts on mode toggle.
+    $effect(() => {
+        if (mode !== 'continuous' || !chapterBarEl) return;
+        const publish = () => {
+            document.documentElement.style.setProperty(
+                '--reader-bar-h',
+                `${chapterBarEl!.offsetHeight}px`
+            );
+        };
+        publish();
+        const ro = new ResizeObserver(publish);
+        ro.observe(chapterBarEl);
+        return () => {
+            ro.disconnect();
+            // Clear so other pages (single mode, /upload, etc.) don't
+            // inherit a stale reservation.
+            document.documentElement.style.removeProperty('--reader-bar-h');
+        };
+    });
 
     // ---- Navigation ----
     //
@@ -538,7 +565,11 @@
 
     <!-- Sticky bottom bar — always visible at the foot of the viewport
          in continuous mode. Slides off when full-screen is toggled. -->
-    <div class="chapter-bar" data-testid="chevrons-inline-bottom">
+    <div
+        class="chapter-bar"
+        bind:this={chapterBarEl}
+        data-testid="chevrons-inline-bottom"
+    >
         <button
             type="button"
             class="inline-btn"