diff --git a/examples/marko/chat-pretext/src/routes/+page.marko b/examples/marko/chat-pretext/src/routes/+page.marko
index 1a14ede0..a99694fe 100644
--- a/examples/marko/chat-pretext/src/routes/+page.marko
+++ b/examples/marko/chat-pretext/src/routes/+page.marko
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ static function makeMessage(index: number): Message {
 
 static const HISTORY_LIMIT = -90
 static const AT_END_PX = 80
+static const PIN_RETRY_MAX_FRAMES = 60
+static const PIN_SETTLED_FRAME_COUNT = 2
 
 // ---- Height model: mirrors the CSS below exactly. Every constant corresponds to a
 // declared style; if you change one, change the other. A NAMED font (Arial) with
@@ -139,8 +141,12 @@ static function messageHeight(message: Message, viewportWidth: number) {
       // above the viewport, and if core's offset read is stale at that moment its
       // at-end compensation is skipped — so the view strands ~12 rows short with no
       // scroll event to recover it. The reactive <script> below re-issues the jump
-      // on every virtualizer update until the end holds, then disarms.
+      // on virtualizer updates and bounded retry frames until the end holds, then
+      // disarms.
       pinPending: false,
+      pinRetryFrame: null as number | null,
+      pinRetryAttempts: 0,
+      pinSettledFrames: 0,
       streamAbort: null as AbortController | null,
       width: DEFAULT_VIEWPORT_WIDTH,
     })/>
@@ -192,6 +198,37 @@ static function messageHeight(message: Message, viewportWidth: number) {
       if (statusEl) {
         atEnd = statusEl.scrollHeight - statusEl.scrollTop - statusEl.clientHeight <= AT_END_PX
       }
+      const requestPinRetry = () => {
+        if (state.pinRetryFrame !== null) return
+        state.pinRetryFrame = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          state.pinRetryFrame = null
+          if (!state.pinPending) return
+          v.scrollToEnd()
+          const el = scrollEl()
+          const reachedEnd =
+            el !== null && el.scrollHeight - el.scrollTop - el.clientHeight <= AT_END_PX
+          atEnd = reachedEnd
+          if (reachedEnd && !loadingHistory) {
+            state.pinSettledFrames += 1
+          } else {
+            state.pinSettledFrames = 0
+          }
+          if (state.pinSettledFrames >= PIN_SETTLED_FRAME_COUNT) {
+            state.pinPending = false
+            state.pinRetryAttempts = 0
+            state.pinSettledFrames = 0
+            return
+          }
+          state.pinRetryAttempts += 1
+          if (state.pinRetryAttempts >= PIN_RETRY_MAX_FRAMES) {
+            state.pinPending = false
+            state.pinRetryAttempts = 0
+            state.pinSettledFrames = 0
+            return
+          }
+          requestPinRetry()
+        })
+      }
       // Converge an in-flight "Latest": re-issue the jump while content growth keeps
       // moving the end away (see pinPending above). Disarms once the end holds AND no
       // history load is in flight — a prepend armed before the click can land after
@@ -199,9 +236,10 @@ static function messageHeight(message: Message, viewportWidth: number) {
       // with no corrective jump.
       if (state.pinPending) {
         if (atEnd && !loadingHistory) {
-          state.pinPending = false
+          requestPinRetry()
         } else if (!atEnd) {
           v.scrollToEnd()
+          requestPinRetry()
         }
       }
     }/>
@@ -261,6 +299,8 @@ static function messageHeight(message: Message, viewportWidth: number) {
         }>Stream reply</button>
         <button data-testid="latest" onClick() {
           state.pinPending = true
+          state.pinRetryAttempts = 0
+          state.pinSettledFrames = 0
           v.scrollToEnd()
         }>Latest</button>
       </div>
@@ -330,6 +370,10 @@ static function messageHeight(message: Message, viewportWidth: number) {
         lifecycleState.cleanup = () => {
           cancelled = true
           observer.disconnect()
+          if (state.pinRetryFrame !== null) {
+            cancelAnimationFrame(state.pinRetryFrame)
+            state.pinRetryFrame = null
+          }
         }
       }
       onDestroy() {
diff --git a/packages/marko-virtual/e2e/app/e2e/chat-pretext.spec.ts b/packages/marko-virtual/e2e/app/e2e/chat-pretext.spec.ts
index 824449da..57b9406d 100644
--- a/packages/marko-virtual/e2e/app/e2e/chat-pretext.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/marko-virtual/e2e/app/e2e/chat-pretext.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import type { Page } from '@playwright/test'
 // v.resizeItem with calculated heights that match the rendered DOM.
 
 const AT_END_PX = 80
+const AUTO_HISTORY_ARM_DELAY_MS = 400
+const PREPEND_RACE_DELAY_MS = 30
+const LATEST_PREPEND_RACE_ATTEMPTS = 4
+const DISPLAY_ATTEMPT_OFFSET = 1
 
 const consoleErrors: string[] = []
 
@@ -43,6 +47,10 @@ async function distanceFromEnd(page: Page): Promise<number> {
     .evaluate((el) => el.scrollHeight - el.scrollTop - el.clientHeight)
 }
 
+async function scrollHeight(page: Page): Promise<number> {
+  return page.locator('.messages').evaluate((el) => el.scrollHeight)
+}
+
 async function waitForPin(page: Page) {
   await expect
     .poll(() => distanceFromEnd(page), { timeout: 5000 })
@@ -193,25 +201,32 @@ test('scrolling near the top auto-loads older history', async ({ page }) => {
     .toBeGreaterThan(heightBefore)
 })
 
-// FIXME(#1267): deterministic on CI. The click lands before the 180ms auto history
-// load fires, the prepend then resolves after the jump, and the adapter's anchor
-// write is clamped against the not-yet-grown sizer — the view strands one prepend
-// (~870px) above the bottom. Re-enable once #1267 is fixed.
-test.fixme('Latest returns to the bottom and status flips back to At latest', async ({
-  page,
-}) => {
-  await page.goto('/chat-pretext')
-  await waitForPin(page)
-  await page.locator('.messages').evaluate((el) => {
-    el.scrollTop = 0
+Array.from({ length: LATEST_PREPEND_RACE_ATTEMPTS }, (_, index) => {
+  const attempt = index + DISPLAY_ATTEMPT_OFFSET
+
+  test(`Latest returns to the bottom after an in-flight prepend (${attempt})`, async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await page.goto('/chat-pretext')
+    await waitForPin(page)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(AUTO_HISTORY_ARM_DELAY_MS)
+    await page.locator('.messages').evaluate((el) => {
+      el.scrollTop = 0
+    })
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="status"]')).toHaveText(
+      'Loading history',
+    )
+    const heightBeforeClick = await scrollHeight(page)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(PREPEND_RACE_DELAY_MS)
+    await page.locator('[data-testid="latest"]').click()
+
+    await expect
+      .poll(() => scrollHeight(page), { timeout: 3000 })
+      .toBeGreaterThan(heightBeforeClick)
+    await waitForPin(page)
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="status"]')).toHaveText('At latest')
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-key^="message-4"]').last()).toBeVisible()
   })
-  await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="status"]')).toHaveText(
-    /Reading history|Loading history/,
-  )
-  await page.locator('[data-testid="latest"]').click()
-  await waitForPin(page)
-  await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="status"]')).toHaveText('At latest')
-  await expect(page.locator('[data-key^="message-4"]').last()).toBeVisible()
 })
 
 test('a reply streamed from the server grows progressively and stays pinned', async ({