diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d3bf97f3..ccc1e90f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 target/
 dist/
 .DS_Store
-Cargo.lock
 dhat-heap.json
 build.sh
 shell.nix
 node_modules/
 runtime_metrics.csv
 compile_metrics.csv
-.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea/
+electron/dist-electron/
diff --git a/electron/src/components/graph/GraphControls.tsx b/electron/src/components/graph/GraphControls.tsx
index a5daa43d..d171702c 100644
--- a/electron/src/components/graph/GraphControls.tsx
+++ b/electron/src/components/graph/GraphControls.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function GraphControls({
           )}
 
           <TouchButton
-            onClick={onSwitchToHistorical}
+            onClick={() => onSwitchToHistorical("button")}
             variant="outline"
             className={`h-auto px-3 py-3 text-base font-medium transition-colors ${
               !isLiveMode
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export function FloatingControlPanel({
             )}
 
             <TouchButton
-              onClick={onSwitchToHistorical}
+              onClick={() => onSwitchToHistorical("button")}
               variant="outline"
               className={`h-auto px-3 py-3 text-base font-medium transition-colors ${
                 !isLiveMode
diff --git a/electron/src/components/graph/historicalMode.ts b/electron/src/components/graph/historicalMode.ts
index a2708f97..d02ca236 100644
--- a/electron/src/components/graph/historicalMode.ts
+++ b/electron/src/components/graph/historicalMode.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ import { useRef, useCallback } from "react";
 import uPlot from "uplot";
 import { seriesToUPlotData } from "@/lib/timeseries";
 import { getPrimarySeriesData, stopAnimations } from "./animation";
-import { BigGraphProps, HistoricalModeHandlers, AnimationRefs } from "./types";
+import {
+  BigGraphProps,
+  HistoricalModeHandlers,
+  AnimationRefs,
+  SwitchOrigin,
+} from "./types";
 
 export function useHistoricalMode({
   newData,
@@ -120,36 +125,43 @@ export function useHistoricalMode({
   );
 
   // Switch to historical mode
-  const switchToHistoricalMode = useCallback(() => {
-    isInHistoricalModeRef.current = true;
+  const switchToHistoricalMode = useCallback(
+    (origin?: SwitchOrigin) => {
+      isInHistoricalModeRef.current = true;
 
-    // Preserve current scale
-    try {
-      if (uplotRef.current) {
-        const xScale = uplotRef.current.scales.x;
-        const yScale = uplotRef.current.scales.y;
-        manualScaleRef.current = {
-          x: {
-            min: xScale?.min ?? 0,
-            max: xScale?.max ?? 0,
-          },
-          y: {
-            min: yScale?.min ?? 0,
-            max: yScale?.max ?? 1,
-          },
-        };
+      // Preserve current scale
+      if (origin === "gesture") {
+        try {
+          if (uplotRef.current) {
+            const xScale = uplotRef.current.scales.x;
+            const yScale = uplotRef.current.scales.y;
+            manualScaleRef.current = {
+              x: {
+                min: xScale?.min ?? 0,
+                max: xScale?.max ?? 0,
+              },
+              y: {
+                min: yScale?.min ?? 0,
+                max: yScale?.max ?? 1,
+              },
+            };
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.warn(
+            "Error preserving chart scales when switching to historical mode:",
+            err,
+          );
+        }
+      } else {
+        manualScaleRef.current = null;
       }
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.warn(
-        "Error preserving chart scales when switching to historical mode:",
-        err,
-      );
-    }
 
-    captureHistoricalFreezeTimestamp();
-    stopAnimations(animationRefs);
-    lastProcessedCountRef.current = 0; // Reset processed count
-  }, [captureHistoricalFreezeTimestamp, animationRefs, lastProcessedCountRef]);
+      captureHistoricalFreezeTimestamp();
+      stopAnimations(animationRefs);
+      lastProcessedCountRef.current = 0; // Reset processed count
+    },
+    [captureHistoricalFreezeTimestamp, animationRefs, lastProcessedCountRef],
+  );
 
   // Switch back to live mode
   const switchToLiveMode = useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/electron/src/components/graph/types.ts b/electron/src/components/graph/types.ts
index beff7280..dcd8efd6 100644
--- a/electron/src/components/graph/types.ts
+++ b/electron/src/components/graph/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { Unit } from "@/control/units";
 import { TimeSeries } from "@/lib/timeseries";
 import { RefObject } from "react";
 
+export type SwitchOrigin = "button" | "gesture";
+
 // Prop-based sync types
 export type PropGraphSync = {
   timeWindow: number | "all";
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ export type PropGraphSync = {
   xRange?: { min: number; max: number };
   historicalFreezeTimestamp?: number | null;
   showFromTimestamp?: number | null;
+  historicalSwitchOrigin: SwitchOrigin;
   onTimeWindowChange?: (graphId: string, timeWindow: number | "all") => void;
   onViewModeChange?: (
     graphId: string,
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ export type ControlProps = {
   isLiveMode: boolean;
   onTimeWindowChange: (timeWindow: number | "all") => void;
   onSwitchToLive: () => void;
-  onSwitchToHistorical: () => void;
+  onSwitchToHistorical: (origin: SwitchOrigin) => void;
   onExport?: () => void;
   timeWindowOptions?: TimeWindowOption[];
   showFromTimestamp?: number | null;
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ export interface HistoricalModeHandlers {
   captureHistoricalFreezeTimestamp: () => number;
   getHistoricalEndTimestamp: () => number;
   handleHistoricalTimeWindow: (timeWindow: number | "all") => void;
-  switchToHistoricalMode: () => void;
+  switchToHistoricalMode: (origin?: SwitchOrigin) => void;
   switchToLiveMode: () => void;
 }
 
diff --git a/electron/src/components/graph/useBigGraphEffects.ts b/electron/src/components/graph/useBigGraphEffects.ts
index 730bf153..aab0476b 100644
--- a/electron/src/components/graph/useBigGraphEffects.ts
+++ b/electron/src/components/graph/useBigGraphEffects.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export function useBigGraphEffects({
       const newIsLiveMode = syncGraph.isLiveMode;
 
       if (lastState.isLiveMode && !newIsLiveMode) {
-        historicalMode.switchToHistoricalMode();
+        historicalMode.switchToHistoricalMode(syncGraph.historicalSwitchOrigin);
       } else if (!lastState.isLiveMode && newIsLiveMode) {
         historicalMode.switchToLiveMode();
 
diff --git a/electron/src/components/graph/useGraphSync.ts b/electron/src/components/graph/useGraphSync.ts
index a86ce7d3..c03f1522 100644
--- a/electron/src/components/graph/useGraphSync.ts
+++ b/electron/src/components/graph/useGraphSync.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useState, useCallback, useRef } from "react";
-import { PropGraphSync } from "./types";
+import { PropGraphSync, SwitchOrigin } from "./types";
 import { GraphExportData, exportGraphsToExcel } from "./excelExport";
 import { useGraphSettingsStore } from "@/stores/graphSettingsStore";
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function useGraphSync(exportGroupId?: string) {
     null,
   );
 
+  const historicalSwitchOriginRef = useRef<SwitchOrigin>("gesture");
   const historicalFreezeTimestampRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const graphDataRef = useRef<Map<string, () => GraphExportData | null>>(
     new Map(),
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ export function useGraphSync(exportGroupId?: string) {
         showFromTimestamp?: number | null;
         clearHistoricalFreeze?: boolean;
         setHistoricalFreeze?: boolean;
+        historicalSwitchOrigin?: SwitchOrigin;
       },
       requestId?: number,
     ) => {
@@ -104,6 +106,10 @@ export function useGraphSync(exportGroupId?: string) {
           historicalFreezeTimestampRef.current = Date.now();
         }
 
+        if (updates.historicalSwitchOrigin !== undefined) {
+          historicalSwitchOriginRef.current = updates.historicalSwitchOrigin;
+        }
+
         clearChangeSource();
       });
     },
@@ -164,6 +170,7 @@ export function useGraphSync(exportGroupId?: string) {
         viewMode: "manual",
         isLiveMode: false,
         setHistoricalFreeze: historicalFreezeTimestampRef.current === null,
+        historicalSwitchOrigin: "gesture",
       });
     },
     [updateSyncState],
@@ -210,6 +217,7 @@ export function useGraphSync(exportGroupId?: string) {
       isLiveMode: false,
       viewMode: "manual",
       setHistoricalFreeze: true,
+      historicalSwitchOrigin: "button",
     });
   }, [updateSyncState]);
 
@@ -242,6 +250,7 @@ export function useGraphSync(exportGroupId?: string) {
     xRange,
     historicalFreezeTimestamp: historicalFreezeTimestampRef.current,
     showFromTimestamp,
+    historicalSwitchOrigin: historicalSwitchOriginRef.current,
     onTimeWindowChange: handleTimeWindowChange,
     onViewModeChange: handleViewModeChange,
     onZoomChange: handleZoomChangeThrottled,