diff --git a/feature/node/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/node/metrics/MetricsViewModel.kt b/feature/node/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/node/metrics/MetricsViewModel.kt
index c335ec1162..5d4df7aac1 100644
--- a/feature/node/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/node/metrics/MetricsViewModel.kt
+++ b/feature/node/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/node/metrics/MetricsViewModel.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@
  */
 package org.meshtastic.feature.node.metrics
 
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionContainer
+import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.AnnotatedString
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
@@ -294,7 +298,11 @@ open class MetricsViewModel(
     fun showLogDetail(titleRes: StringResource, annotatedMessage: AnnotatedString) {
         alertManager.showAlert(
             titleRes = titleRes,
-            composableMessage = { SelectionContainer { Text(text = annotatedMessage) } },
+            composableMessage = {
+                Column(modifier = Modifier.verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())) {
+                    SelectionContainer { Text(text = annotatedMessage) }
+                }
+            },
         )
     }
 
@@ -309,7 +317,11 @@ open class MetricsViewModel(
             val snapshotPositions = tracerouteSnapshotRepository.getSnapshotPositions(responseLogUuid).first()
             alertManager.showAlert(
                 titleRes = Res.string.traceroute,
-                composableMessage = { SelectionContainer { Text(text = annotatedMessage) } },
+                composableMessage = {
+                    Column(modifier = Modifier.verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())) {
+                        SelectionContainer { Text(text = annotatedMessage) }
+                    }
+                },
                 confirmTextRes = Res.string.view_on_map,
                 onConfirm = {
                     val positionedNodeNums =
diff --git a/feature/node/src/jvmTest/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/node/metrics/DetailDialogScrollTest.kt b/feature/node/src/jvmTest/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/node/metrics/DetailDialogScrollTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eee289fe47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature/node/src/jvmTest/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/node/metrics/DetailDialogScrollTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Meshtastic LLC
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.meshtastic.feature.node.metrics
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
+import androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionContainer
+import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.ExperimentalTestApi
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.assertIsDisplayed
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithText
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performScrollTo
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.v2.runComposeUiTest
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.buildAnnotatedString
+import org.meshtastic.core.ui.component.MeshtasticDialog
+import org.meshtastic.core.ui.theme.AppTheme
+import kotlin.test.Test
+
+private const val HOP_COUNT = 80
+private const val LAST_HOP_MARKER = "LAST_HOP_MARKER"
+
+/**
+ * #6701: a traceroute with many hops scrolled fine live, but was cut off with no way to scroll when reopened from
+ * history. Root cause: [MetricsViewModel.showTracerouteDetail] and [MetricsViewModel.showLogDetail] passed
+ * [MeshtasticDialog] a bare `SelectionContainer { Text(...) }` as `composableMessage` - [MeshtasticDialog] only adds
+ * `verticalScroll` to its own wrapping column when the dialog has `choices` (a button list), so a plain text dialog's
+ * scrolling is entirely the caller's responsibility.
+ *
+ * A screenshot can't catch this regression: a single frame of "scrolled to top, more content below" looks identical
+ * whether or not scrolling actually works. [performScrollTo] is the right tool instead - it throws when the target node
+ * has no scrollable ancestor, so it fails exactly when the `verticalScroll` wrapper is missing.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalTestApi::class)
+class DetailDialogScrollTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun longDetailContentScrollsToRevealTrailingText() = runComposeUiTest {
+        val longRoute = buildAnnotatedString {
+            repeat(HOP_COUNT) { append("Hop $it -> ") }
+            append(LAST_HOP_MARKER)
+        }
+
+        setContent {
+            AppTheme {
+                MeshtasticDialog(
+                    title = "Traceroute",
+                    // Matches the fixed composableMessage shape in showTracerouteDetail/showLogDetail exactly.
+                    text = {
+                        Column(modifier = Modifier.verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())) {
+                            SelectionContainer { Text(text = longRoute) }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    onDismiss = {},
+                )
+            }
+        }
+
+        onNodeWithText(LAST_HOP_MARKER, substring = true).performScrollTo().assertIsDisplayed()
+    }
+}