diff --git a/vue/src/assets/main.css b/vue/src/assets/main.css
index 94f2c36..ed226a9 100644
--- a/vue/src/assets/main.css
+++ b/vue/src/assets/main.css
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   max-width: 1280px;
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding: 0.5rem;
+  padding-top: var(--app-nav-height, 4.5rem);
 
   font-weight: normal;
 }
diff --git a/vue/src/components/AppNav.vue b/vue/src/components/AppNav.vue
index 3c9b383..1fc8ce3 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/AppNav.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/AppNav.vue
@@ -1,25 +1,18 @@
 <script setup>
-import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { RouterLink, useRouter, useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import { useFeeds, logout as logoutSession } from '@/composables/useFeeds'
 import Modal from './modal/AddUrl.vue'
 
 const router = useRouter()
 const route = useRoute()
-const { sync, showModal, viewMode, toggleViewMode, layout, toggleLayout, markAllRead, feeds, navTitleVisible } = useFeeds()
+const { sync, showModal, viewMode, toggleViewMode, layout, toggleLayout, markAllRead, feeds } = useFeeds()
 
-const titleRef = ref(null)
-let titleObserver
+const headerRef = ref(null)
 
 onMounted(() => {
-  titleObserver = new IntersectionObserver(([entry]) => {
-    navTitleVisible.value = entry.isIntersecting
-  })
-  titleObserver.observe(titleRef.value)
-})
-
-onUnmounted(() => {
-  titleObserver?.disconnect()
+  const h = headerRef.value?.getBoundingClientRect().height ?? 0
+  document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--app-nav-height', `${h}px`)
 })
 
 const onFeedsPage = computed(() => route.path === '/feeds')
@@ -69,9 +62,9 @@ function handleToggleLayout() {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <header class="app-nav">
+  <header ref="headerRef" class="app-nav">
     <div class="app-nav__wrapper">
-      <span ref="titleRef" class="app-nav__title">RSS Reader<span v-if="unreadCount" class="app-nav__unread"> ({{ unreadCount }})</span></span>
+      <span class="app-nav__title">RSS Reader<span v-if="unreadCount" class="app-nav__unread"> ({{ unreadCount }})</span></span>
       <button
         class="app-nav__hamburger"
         type="button"
@@ -124,7 +117,12 @@ function handleToggleLayout() {
 
 <style scoped>
 .app-nav {
-  position: relative;
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  z-index: 20;
+  background: var(--color-background);
 }
 
 .app-nav__wrapper {
diff --git a/vue/src/components/RssFeeds.vue b/vue/src/components/RssFeeds.vue
index 7af7ff2..ecb76df 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/RssFeeds.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/RssFeeds.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const {
   message,
   viewMode,
   currentIndex,
-  leaveArticleView,
   layout,
   nextArticle,
   prevArticle,
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ const {
   getReadable,
   setInitialLoad,
   showMessageForXSeconds,
-  navTitleVisible,
 } = useFeeds()
 
 const unreadCount = computed(() => feeds.value.filter(f => !f.read).length)
@@ -92,9 +90,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     <div v-if="showMessage" class="message">{{ message }}</div>
 
     <div v-if="viewMode === 'list'" id='article' class='article' :class="{ 'article--cards': layout === 'cards' }">
-      <div v-if="feeds.length" class="list-topbar">
-        <span v-if="!navTitleVisible" class="list-topbar__title">RSS Reader<span v-if="unreadCount" class="list-topbar__unread"> ({{ unreadCount }})</span></span>
-      </div>
       <div v-if="feeds.length == 0" class="empty-state">
         <svg class="empty-state__icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
           <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/>
@@ -126,12 +121,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     </div>
 
     <div v-else class="article-single">
-      <div class="article-single__topbar">
-        <div class="article-single__topbar-inner">
-          <button type="button" class="article-single__back" @click="leaveArticleView">&larr; Back to list</button>
-          <span v-if="feeds.length" class="article-single__progress">{{ currentIndex + 1 }} / {{ feeds.length }}</span>
-        </div>
-      </div>
       <div v-if="feeds.length == 0" class="empty-state">
         <svg class="empty-state__icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
           <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/>
@@ -173,29 +162,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
-.list-topbar {
-  position: sticky;
-  top: 0;
-  z-index: 10;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0;
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  background: var(--color-background);
-}
-
-.list-topbar__title {
-  font-weight: bold;
-  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 4vw, 1.4rem);
-}
-
-.list-topbar__unread {
-  font-weight: normal;
-  opacity: 0.6;
-}
-
 .list-skip-btn {
   position: fixed;
   right: 1rem;
@@ -204,7 +170,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 }
 
 .observe {
-  scroll-margin-top: 3.5rem;
+  scroll-margin-top: var(--app-nav-height, 4.5rem);
 }
 
 /* Plain vertical stack of bordered "cards" — deliberately not flex/grid, and
@@ -339,52 +305,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   padding-bottom: 5rem;
 }
 
-.article-single__topbar {
-  position: sticky;
-  top: 0;
-  z-index: 10;
-  align-self: flex-start;
-  width: 100vw;
-  margin-left: 50%;
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
-  transform: translateX(-50%);
-  background: var(--color-background);
-}
-
-.article-single__topbar-inner {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 1rem;
-  max-width: 720px;
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
-}
-
-.article-single__back {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  min-height: 44px;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.9rem;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  background: transparent;
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.article-single__back:hover {
-  border-color: var(--color-border-hover);
-}
-
-.article-single__progress {
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  opacity: 0.6;
-  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
 .article-feature {
   width: 100%;
   max-width: 720px;
diff --git a/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js b/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
index 9dc01e1..c84e3fd 100644
--- a/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
+++ b/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ const showModal = ref(false)
 const viewMode = ref('list') // 'list' | 'article' — toggled from the hamburger menu
 const currentIndex = ref(0)
 const layout = ref(localStorage.getItem('layout') || 'list') // 'list' | 'cards' — list-view display style, toggled from the hamburger menu
-const navTitleVisible = ref(true) // whether AppNav's "RSS Reader (N)" title is currently in view
 
 let observer; // Declare observer outside the setup function
 let initialLoad = false
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ function setupIntersectionObserver() {
   // The sticky topbar overlays the top of the viewport, so an article fully
   // hidden behind it should already count as "scrolled past" — shrink the
   // observer's root by that height so it stops intersecting at that point.
-  const topbarHeight = document.querySelector('.list-topbar')?.getBoundingClientRect().height ?? 0;
+  const topbarHeight = document.querySelector('.app-nav')?.getBoundingClientRect().height ?? 0;
 
   observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => handleIntersection(entries, topbarHeight), {
     root: null, // Use the viewport as the root
@@ -324,7 +323,6 @@ export function useFeeds() {
     leaveArticleView,
     layout,
     toggleLayout,
-    navTitleVisible,
     nextArticle,
     prevArticle,
     fetchData,