diff --git a/.changeset/fix-jump-to-events.md b/.changeset/fix-jump-to-events.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cde123efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-jump-to-events.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+default: patch
+---
+
+Fixed jumpting to arbitrary events (e.g. reactions, edits, pins, leaves/joins).
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx b/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx
index 8bc5d770c..812f2043c 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   factoryRenderLinkifyWithMention,
 } from '$plugins/react-custom-html-parser';
 import { today, yesterday, timeDayMonthYear } from '$utils/time';
+import { unwrapRelationJumpTarget } from '$utils/room';
 import { useMemberEventParser } from '$hooks/useMemberEventParser';
 import { usePowerLevelsContext } from '$hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useRoomCreators } from '$hooks/useRoomCreators';
@@ -77,8 +78,11 @@ import {
 } from '$utils/timeline';
 import { useTimelineSync } from '$hooks/timeline/useTimelineSync';
 import { useTimelineActions } from '$hooks/timeline/useTimelineActions';
-import type { ProcessedEvent } from '$hooks/timeline/useProcessedTimeline';
-import { useProcessedTimeline } from '$hooks/timeline/useProcessedTimeline';
+import {
+  useProcessedTimeline,
+  getProcessedRowIndexForRawTimelineIndex,
+  type ProcessedEvent,
+} from '$hooks/timeline/useProcessedTimeline';
 import { useTimelineEventRenderer } from '$hooks/timeline/useTimelineEventRenderer';
 import * as css from './RoomTimeline.css';
 
@@ -494,19 +498,40 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
     setOpenThread: setOpenThread as unknown as (threadId: string | undefined) => void,
     handleEdit,
     handleOpenEvent: (id) => {
-      const evtTimeline = getEventTimeline(room, id);
+      const anchorId = unwrapRelationJumpTarget(room, id);
+      let evtTimeline = getEventTimeline(room, anchorId);
+      let resolvedForIndex = anchorId;
+      if (!evtTimeline && anchorId !== id) {
+        evtTimeline = getEventTimeline(room, id);
+        resolvedForIndex = id;
+      }
       const absoluteIndex = evtTimeline
-        ? getEventIdAbsoluteIndex(timelineSync.timeline.linkedTimelines, evtTimeline, id)
+        ? getEventIdAbsoluteIndex(
+            timelineSync.timeline.linkedTimelines,
+            evtTimeline,
+            resolvedForIndex
+          )
         : undefined;
 
       if (typeof absoluteIndex === 'number') {
-        const processedIndex = getRawIndexToProcessedIndex(absoluteIndex);
+        let processedIndex = getRawIndexToProcessedIndex(absoluteIndex);
+        let focusRawIndex = absoluteIndex;
+        if (processedIndex === undefined) {
+          const nearest = getProcessedRowIndexForRawTimelineIndex(
+            processedEventsRef.current,
+            absoluteIndex
+          );
+          if (nearest) {
+            processedIndex = nearest.rowIndex;
+            focusRawIndex = nearest.focusRawIndex;
+          }
+        }
         if (vListRef.current && processedIndex !== undefined) {
           vListRef.current.scrollToIndex(processedIndex, { align: 'center' });
         }
-        timelineSync.setFocusItem({ index: absoluteIndex, scrollTo: false, highlight: true });
+        timelineSync.setFocusItem({ index: focusRawIndex, scrollTo: false, highlight: true });
       } else {
-        timelineSync.loadEventTimeline(id);
+        timelineSync.loadEventTimeline(anchorId);
       }
     },
   });
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/ThreadDrawer.tsx b/src/app/features/room/ThreadDrawer.tsx
index 3171e3ba4..39cc66728 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/ThreadDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/ThreadDrawer.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ import {
   makeMentionCustomProps,
   renderMatrixMention,
 } from '$plugins/react-custom-html-parser';
-import { getEditedEvent, getMemberDisplayName, reactionOrEditEvent } from '$utils/room';
+import {
+  getEditedEvent,
+  getMemberDisplayName,
+  reactionOrEditEvent,
+  unwrapRelationJumpTarget,
+} from '$utils/room';
 import { getMxIdLocalPart, toggleReaction } from '$utils/matrix';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '$hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '$hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
@@ -49,8 +54,11 @@ import { useIgnoredUsers } from '$hooks/useIgnoredUsers';
 import { useGetMemberPowerTag } from '$hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
 import { useMemberEventParser } from '$hooks/useMemberEventParser';
 import { useMessageEdit } from '$hooks/useMessageEdit';
-import type { ProcessedEvent } from '$hooks/timeline/useProcessedTimeline';
-import { useProcessedTimeline } from '$hooks/timeline/useProcessedTimeline';
+import {
+  useProcessedTimeline,
+  getProcessedRowIndexForRawTimelineIndex,
+  type ProcessedEvent,
+} from '$hooks/timeline/useProcessedTimeline';
 import { useTimelineEventRenderer } from '$hooks/timeline/useTimelineEventRenderer';
 import { RoomInput } from './RoomInput';
 import { RoomViewFollowing, RoomViewFollowingPlaceholder } from './RoomViewFollowing';
@@ -627,18 +635,32 @@ export function ThreadDrawer({ room, threadRootId, onClose, overlay }: ThreadDra
     (evt) => {
       const targetId = evt.currentTarget.getAttribute('data-event-id');
       if (!targetId) return;
-      const isRoot = targetId === threadRootId;
-      const isInReplies = processedEventsRef.current.some((e) => e.id === targetId);
+      let anchorId = unwrapRelationJumpTarget(room, targetId);
+      const threadLive = thread?.timelineSet.getLiveTimeline();
+      const threadEvents = threadLive?.getEvents();
+      const rawIndex = threadEvents?.findIndex((e) => e.getId() === anchorId) ?? -1;
+      if (rawIndex >= 0) {
+        const nearest = getProcessedRowIndexForRawTimelineIndex(
+          processedEventsRef.current,
+          rawIndex
+        );
+        if (nearest) {
+          const rowEv = processedEventsRef.current[nearest.rowIndex];
+          if (rowEv) anchorId = rowEv.id;
+        }
+      }
+      const isRoot = anchorId === threadRootId;
+      const isInReplies = processedEventsRef.current.some((e) => e.id === anchorId);
       if (!isRoot && !isInReplies) return;
-      setJumpToEventId(targetId);
+      setJumpToEventId(anchorId);
       setTimeout(() => setJumpToEventId(undefined), 2500);
       const el = drawerRef.current;
       if (el) {
-        const target = el.querySelector(`[data-message-id="${targetId}"]`);
+        const target = el.querySelector(`[data-message-id="${anchorId}"]`);
         target?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest', behavior: 'smooth' });
       }
     },
-    [threadRootId]
+    [threadRootId, room, thread]
   );
 
   // Map jumpToEventId to a focusItem index for useTimelineEventRenderer highlighting
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/timeline/useProcessedTimeline.ts b/src/app/hooks/timeline/useProcessedTimeline.ts
index 1dd6d11c5..56f7145f2 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/timeline/useProcessedTimeline.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/timeline/useProcessedTimeline.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ export interface ProcessedEvent {
   willRenderDayDivider: boolean;
 }
 
+/** Raw timeline indices for skipped events (reactions, edits, …) have no row; walk backward to a visible one. */
+export function getProcessedRowIndexForRawTimelineIndex(
+  processedEvents: ProcessedEvent[],
+  startRawIndex: number
+): { rowIndex: number; focusRawIndex: number } | undefined {
+  if (startRawIndex < 0) return undefined;
+  for (let i = startRawIndex; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+    const rowIndex = processedEvents.findIndex((e) => e.itemIndex === i);
+    if (rowIndex >= 0) return { rowIndex, focusRawIndex: i };
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 const MESSAGE_EVENT_TYPES = new Set([
   'm.room.message',
   'm.room.message.encrypted',
diff --git a/src/app/utils/room.ts b/src/app/utils/room.ts
index ffa0528ff..f252d95b5 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/room.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/room.ts
@@ -679,6 +679,24 @@ export const reactionOrEditEvent = (mEvent: MatrixEvent): boolean => {
   return false;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Timeline rows skip reactions, edits, and other relation-only events.  When jumping
+ * to a reply target, unwrap to the event that is actually rendered (root of an
+ * edit chain, message for a reaction annotation, etc.).
+ */
+export const unwrapRelationJumpTarget = (room: Room, eventId: string, maxHops = 24): string => {
+  let current = eventId;
+  for (let hop = 0; hop < maxHops; hop += 1) {
+    const ev = room.findEventById(current);
+    if (!ev) return current;
+    if (!reactionOrEditEvent(ev)) return current;
+    const related = ev.getRelation()?.event_id;
+    if (typeof related !== 'string' || related === current) return current;
+    current = related;
+  }
+  return current;
+};
+
 export const getMentionContent = (userIds: string[], room: boolean): IMentions => {
   const mMentions: IMentions = {};
   if (userIds.length > 0) {