diff --git a/CURRENT_STATE.md b/CURRENT_STATE.md
index 9711573..83822a8 100644
--- a/CURRENT_STATE.md
+++ b/CURRENT_STATE.md
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 **S4 — Analysis parity+ (0.3.0): in progress.** S0–S3 are complete (the engine
 and the native inspector). S4 reaches parity with the toolkit's analysis surface;
 report generation (#41), anonymize-on-export (#42), semantic trace diff (#43), and
-the replay engine core (#44) have landed. The manual-scrub replay transport (#44)
-and the headless CLI (#45) remain (see [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md)).
+replay (#44 — engine + manual-scrub transport) have landed. Only the headless CLI
+(#45) remains (see [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md)).
 
 ## What's done
 
@@ -143,18 +143,19 @@ In progress. Landed so far:
   errorCode), added/removed events, a failure-set delta by code, and a
   first-session summary comparison. Includes a recursive JSON deep-equality check
   and a compact-JSON renderer for the changed values.
-- **Replay engine core (#44)** — `src/ocpp/replay.zig`, a deterministic,
-  timer-free `ReplayEngine` (step / stepBack / jumpTo / getState / reset) at
-  parity with the toolkit, exposing the failures detected at each position. The
-  manual-scrub UI transport is the remaining part of #44; real wall-clock
-  auto-play is deferred to the runner-eject bucket (#33), since the zero-config
-  runner exposes no timer effect (spiked).
+- **Replay (#44)** — `src/ocpp/replay.zig`, a deterministic, timer-free
+  `ReplayEngine` (step / stepBack / jumpTo / getState / reset) at parity with the
+  toolkit, plus a manual-scrub **transport** in the timeline pane (First / Prev /
+  Next / Last + a position readout) that steps the selection over the visible
+  (filtered) events, reusing `select_event`. Real wall-clock auto-play is deferred
+  to the runner-eject bucket (#33), since the zero-config runner exposes no timer
+  effect (spiked).
 
 ## What's next
 
-Remaining **S4 — Analysis parity+ (0.3.0)** work: the manual-scrub replay
-transport (#44 — wall-clock auto-play deferred to #33) and the headless CLI
-subcommands (#45). Then **S5 — Live capture** (the flagship).
+Remaining **S4 — Analysis parity+ (0.3.0)** work: the headless CLI subcommands
+(#45) — a clean `main`-branch (argv → engine → stdout), per the spike. Then
+**S5 — Live capture** (the flagship).
 
 ## Known blockers / decisions pending
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ subcommands (#45). Then **S5 — Live capture** (the flagship).
 | `repo` (tooling, CI) | ✅ done for S0 |
 | `docs` (docs, ADRs) | ✅ done for S0 |
 | `ocpp` (engine) | ✅ S2 + ingestion (#29) + reports (#41) + anonymize (#42) + diff (#43) + replay core (#44); O(n) detection pending (#36) |
-| `ui` (native views) | ✅ S3 inspector — timeline, message inspector, session + failure panels, search & filter (#27–#32) |
+| `ui` (native views) | ✅ S3 inspector (#27–#32) + replay transport (#44) |
 | `capture` (live proxy) | ⬜ not started (S5) |
 | `cli` (headless) | ⬜ not started (S4) |
 | `conformance` | ✅ done for S2 (15/15, `contract-v1`) |
diff --git a/src/tests.zig b/src/tests.zig
index 31d1e74..a14e83a 100644
--- a/src/tests.zig
+++ b/src/tests.zig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const native_sdk = @import("native_sdk");
 const main = @import("main.zig");
 const workspace = @import("ui/workspace.zig");
 const inspector = @import("ui/inspector.zig");
+const types = @import("ocpp/ocpp.zig").types;
 
 const canvas = native_sdk.canvas;
 const testing = std.testing;
@@ -518,3 +519,60 @@ test "the inspector view lays out through the canvas engine" {
     const layout = try canvas.layoutWidgetTree(tree.root, native_sdk.geometry.RectF.init(0, 0, 1200, 800), &nodes);
     try testing.expect(layout.nodes.len > 0);
 }
+
+test "the replay transport steps the selection through the timeline" {
+    var arena_state = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(testing.allocator);
+    defer arena_state.deinit();
+    const arena = arena_state.allocator();
+
+    var model = Model{ .backing = testing.allocator };
+    defer model.deinitAll();
+    workspace.update(&model, .open_sample); // 22 events, no filter
+
+    // Nothing selected yet → Next selects the first event.
+    var tree = try buildTree(arena, &model);
+    workspace.update(&model, tree.msgForPointer((try expectByText(tree.root, .button, "Next")).id, .up).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?usize, 0), model.activeTrace().?.selected_event);
+
+    // Next advances; Prev retreats.
+    tree = try buildTree(arena, &model);
+    workspace.update(&model, tree.msgForPointer((try expectByText(tree.root, .button, "Next")).id, .up).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?usize, 1), model.activeTrace().?.selected_event);
+
+    tree = try buildTree(arena, &model);
+    workspace.update(&model, tree.msgForPointer((try expectByText(tree.root, .button, "Prev")).id, .up).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?usize, 0), model.activeTrace().?.selected_event);
+
+    // Last jumps to the final event; First returns to the top.
+    tree = try buildTree(arena, &model);
+    workspace.update(&model, tree.msgForPointer((try expectByText(tree.root, .button, "Last")).id, .up).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?usize, 21), model.activeTrace().?.selected_event);
+
+    tree = try buildTree(arena, &model);
+    workspace.update(&model, tree.msgForPointer((try expectByText(tree.root, .button, "First")).id, .up).?);
+    try testing.expectEqual(@as(?usize, 0), model.activeTrace().?.selected_event);
+}
+
+test "the replay transport steps over the filtered set, skipping hidden events" {
+    var arena_state = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(testing.allocator);
+    defer arena_state.deinit();
+    const arena = arena_state.allocator();
+
+    var model = Model{ .backing = testing.allocator };
+    defer model.deinitAll();
+    workspace.update(&model, .open_sample);
+    workspace.update(&model, .{ .toggle_type_filter = .call_result }); // responses only
+
+    // Next lands on a CallResult — a hidden Call is never selected.
+    var tree = try buildTree(arena, &model);
+    workspace.update(&model, tree.msgForPointer((try expectByText(tree.root, .button, "Next")).id, .up).?);
+    const first_sel = model.activeTrace().?.selected_event.?;
+    try testing.expectEqual(types.MessageType.call_result, model.activeTrace().?.events[first_sel].message_type);
+
+    // Next again advances to a later CallResult.
+    tree = try buildTree(arena, &model);
+    workspace.update(&model, tree.msgForPointer((try expectByText(tree.root, .button, "Next")).id, .up).?);
+    const second_sel = model.activeTrace().?.selected_event.?;
+    try testing.expectEqual(types.MessageType.call_result, model.activeTrace().?.events[second_sel].message_type);
+    try testing.expect(second_sel > first_sel);
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/inspector.zig b/src/ui/inspector.zig
index 2fdd1cd..03efc38 100644
--- a/src/ui/inspector.zig
+++ b/src/ui/inspector.zig
@@ -248,10 +248,84 @@ fn payloadContainsText(value: std.json.Value, needle: []const u8, depth: usize)
 /// `filtered` null = show all events (display index == event index); non-null =
 /// the filtered event indices, so only matching rows exist and hidden rows never
 /// become widgets (the window stays viewport-sized either way).
+// --- replay transport (#44): manual step / scrub over the (filtered) timeline ---
+//
+// A step control that walks the current selection through the visible events —
+// first / prev / next / last — reusing `select_event` with view-computed target
+// indices, so stepping and clicking share one selection model. The current event
+// is highlighted in the timeline exactly as a click would. Real wall-clock
+// auto-play needs a timer source the zero-config runner does not expose, so it is
+// deferred to the runner-eject bucket (#33).
+
+const TransportTargets = struct {
+    first: ?usize = null,
+    prev: ?usize = null,
+    next: ?usize = null,
+    last: ?usize = null,
+};
+
+/// Real event index for display position `d` under the (optional) filter.
+fn realIndexAt(filtered: ?[]const usize, d: usize) usize {
+    return if (filtered) |fi| fi[d] else d;
+}
+
+/// Display position of the current selection within the visible set, or null
+/// when nothing is selected or the selection is hidden by the active filter.
+fn transportPosition(t: *const LoadedTrace, filtered: ?[]const usize, count: usize) ?usize {
+    const sel = t.selected_event orelse return null;
+    if (filtered) |fi| {
+        for (fi, 0..) |real, d| if (real == sel) return d;
+        return null;
+    }
+    return if (sel < count) sel else null;
+}
+
+/// Target real-indices for the four step controls. All null when there are no
+/// visible events. Boundaries clamp (prev at the start / next at the end stay
+/// put); with no current position, prev → last and next → first.
+fn transportTargets(filtered: ?[]const usize, count: usize, cur: ?usize) TransportTargets {
+    if (count == 0) return .{};
+    const first = realIndexAt(filtered, 0);
+    const last = realIndexAt(filtered, count - 1);
+    const prev = if (cur) |c| realIndexAt(filtered, if (c > 0) c - 1 else 0) else last;
+    const next = if (cur) |c| realIndexAt(filtered, if (c + 1 < count) c + 1 else count - 1) else first;
+    return .{ .first = first, .prev = prev, .next = next, .last = last };
+}
+
+fn replayTransport(ui: *Ui, t: *const LoadedTrace, filtered: ?[]const usize) Node {
+    const count = if (filtered) |fi| fi.len else t.events.len;
+    const cur = transportPosition(t, filtered, count);
+    const targets = transportTargets(filtered, count, cur);
+    const muted = canvas.StyleTokenRefs{ .foreground = .text_muted };
+    const pos: []const u8 = if (cur) |c|
+        (std.fmt.allocPrint(ui.arena, "{d} / {d}", .{ c + 1, count }) catch "…")
+    else
+        (std.fmt.allocPrint(ui.arena, "- / {d}", .{count}) catch "…");
+    return ui.row(.{ .padding = 6, .gap = 4, .cross = .center }, .{
+        ui.text(.{ .style_tokens = muted }, "Replay"),
+        transportButton(ui, "First", targets.first),
+        transportButton(ui, "Prev", targets.prev),
+        transportButton(ui, "Next", targets.next),
+        transportButton(ui, "Last", targets.last),
+        ui.spacer(1),
+        ui.text(.{ .style_tokens = muted }, pos),
+    });
+}
+
+fn transportButton(ui: *Ui, label: []const u8, target: ?usize) Node {
+    return ui.button(.{
+        .on_press = if (target) |ti| Msg{ .select_event = ti } else null,
+        .variant = .ghost,
+        .size = .sm,
+    }, label);
+}
+
 fn timelinePane(ui: *Ui, t: *const LoadedTrace, filtered: ?[]const usize) Node {
     const count = if (filtered) |fi| fi.len else t.events.len;
     if (filtered != null and count == 0) {
         return ui.column(.{ .min_width = 360, .grow = 1 }, .{
+            replayTransport(ui, t, filtered),
+            ui.separator(.{}),
             timelineHeader(ui),
             ui.separator(.{}),
             centeredNote(ui, "No matching events"),
@@ -281,6 +355,8 @@ fn timelinePane(ui: *Ui, t: *const LoadedTrace, filtered: ?[]const usize) Node {
         row.* = node;
     }
     return ui.column(.{ .min_width = 360, .grow = 1 }, .{
+        replayTransport(ui, t, filtered),
+        ui.separator(.{}),
         timelineHeader(ui),
         ui.separator(.{}),
         ui.virtualList(opts, window, .{rows}),