diff --git a/crates/tui/src/app.rs b/crates/tui/src/app.rs
index 5ba9c2f..05548a0 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/app.rs
@@ -539,12 +539,65 @@ impl App {
     // ── Key handling ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     pub fn handle_key(&mut self, key: crossterm::event::KeyEvent) {
+        use crossterm::event::KeyEventKind;
+
+        let should_handle = match key.kind {
+            KeyEventKind::Press => true,
+            KeyEventKind::Repeat => self.is_repeatable_key(&key),
+            KeyEventKind::Release => false,
+        };
+
+        if !should_handle {
+            return;
+        }
+
         match self.mode {
             AppMode::Normal => self.handle_normal_key(key),
             AppMode::Settings => self.handle_settings_key(key),
         }
     }
 
+    /// Keys that should auto-repeat when held (scroll/navigation only).
+    fn is_repeatable_key(&self, key: &crossterm::event::KeyEvent) -> bool {
+        use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers};
+
+        let plain = key.modifiers.is_empty();
+        let ctrl = key.modifiers == KeyModifiers::CONTROL;
+
+        match self.mode {
+            AppMode::Normal => {
+                (plain
+                    && matches!(
+                        key.code,
+                        KeyCode::Char('j')
+                            | KeyCode::Down
+                            | KeyCode::Char('k')
+                            | KeyCode::Up
+                            | KeyCode::PageDown
+                            | KeyCode::PageUp
+                    ))
+                    || (ctrl
+                        && matches!(
+                            key.code,
+                            KeyCode::Char('d')
+                                | KeyCode::Char('u')
+                                | KeyCode::Char('f')
+                                | KeyCode::Char('b')
+                        ))
+            }
+            AppMode::Settings => plain
+                && matches!(
+                    key.code,
+                    KeyCode::Char('j')
+                        | KeyCode::Down
+                        | KeyCode::Char('k')
+                        | KeyCode::Up
+                        | KeyCode::Left
+                        | KeyCode::Right
+                ),
+        }
+    }
+
     fn handle_normal_key(&mut self, key: crossterm::event::KeyEvent) {
         use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers};
 
@@ -2863,6 +2916,145 @@ plain text line
         assert!(result.is_ok());
     }
 
+    // ── Issue #23: KeyEventKind filtering ───────────────────────────
+
+    fn make_key_with_kind(
+        code: crossterm::event::KeyCode,
+        modifiers: crossterm::event::KeyModifiers,
+        kind: crossterm::event::KeyEventKind,
+    ) -> crossterm::event::KeyEvent {
+        crossterm::event::KeyEvent::new_with_kind(code, modifiers, kind)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn issue23_release_quit_ignored() {
+        use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        let release_q = make_key_with_kind(KeyCode::Char('q'), KeyModifiers::NONE, KeyEventKind::Release);
+        app.handle_key(release_q);
+        assert!(!app.should_quit, "Release+q must NOT quit");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn issue23_release_scroll_ignored() {
+        use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
+        let path = make_temp_file("a\nb\nc\n");
+        let result = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+            let mut app = App::new();
+            load_file_ready(&mut app, &path);
+
+            let release_j = make_key_with_kind(KeyCode::Char('j'), KeyModifiers::NONE, KeyEventKind::Release);
+            app.handle_key(release_j);
+            assert_eq!(app.cursor_line, 0, "Release+j must NOT scroll");
+            cleanup(&path);
+        });
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn issue23_repeat_quit_ignored() {
+        use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        let repeat_q = make_key_with_kind(KeyCode::Char('q'), KeyModifiers::NONE, KeyEventKind::Repeat);
+        app.handle_key(repeat_q);
+        assert!(!app.should_quit, "Repeat+q must NOT quit");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn issue23_repeat_j_passes() {
+        use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
+        let path = make_temp_file("a\nb\nc\n");
+        let result = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+            let mut app = App::new();
+            load_file_ready(&mut app, &path);
+
+            let repeat_j = make_key_with_kind(KeyCode::Char('j'), KeyModifiers::NONE, KeyEventKind::Repeat);
+            app.handle_key(repeat_j);
+            assert_eq!(app.cursor_line, 1, "Repeat+j must scroll");
+            cleanup(&path);
+        });
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn issue23_repeat_ctrl_d_passes() {
+        use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
+        let path = make_temp_file("a\nb\nc\nd\ne\nf\ng\nh\ni\nj\n");
+        let result = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+            let mut app = App::new();
+            app.content_height = 5;
+            load_file_ready(&mut app, &path);
+            install_vhi(&mut app, &[1usize; 10]);
+
+            let repeat_ctrl_d = make_key_with_kind(
+                KeyCode::Char('d'), KeyModifiers::CONTROL, KeyEventKind::Repeat,
+            );
+            app.handle_key(repeat_ctrl_d);
+            assert!(app.cursor_line > 0, "Repeat+Ctrl+d must scroll half page");
+            cleanup(&path);
+        });
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn issue23_repeat_ctrl_d_without_ctrl_ignored() {
+        use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
+        let path = make_temp_file("a\nb\nc\n");
+        let result = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+            let mut app = App::new();
+            load_file_ready(&mut app, &path);
+
+            let repeat_plain_d = make_key_with_kind(
+                KeyCode::Char('d'), KeyModifiers::NONE, KeyEventKind::Repeat,
+            );
+            app.handle_key(repeat_plain_d);
+            assert_eq!(app.cursor_line, 0, "Repeat+plain d must NOT scroll");
+            cleanup(&path);
+        });
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn issue23_repeat_g_ignored() {
+        use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
+        let path = make_temp_file("a\nb\nc\n");
+        let result = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+            let mut app = App::new();
+            load_file_ready(&mut app, &path);
+
+            let repeat_g = make_key_with_kind(KeyCode::Char('g'), KeyModifiers::NONE, KeyEventKind::Repeat);
+            app.handle_key(repeat_g);
+            assert_eq!(app.cursor_line, 0, "Repeat+g must NOT jump");
+            assert!(app.last_g_press.is_none(), "Repeat+g must not set last_g_press");
+            cleanup(&path);
+        });
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn issue23_settings_repeat_left_right_passes() {
+        use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        enter_settings(&mut app);
+        assert_eq!(app.mode, AppMode::Settings);
+
+        let repeat_right = make_key_with_kind(KeyCode::Right, KeyModifiers::NONE, KeyEventKind::Repeat);
+        app.handle_key(repeat_right);
+        app.handle_key(make_key(KeyCode::Enter));
+        assert_eq!(app.mode, AppMode::Normal, "Repeat Right in Settings should work then Enter closes");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn issue23_settings_repeat_enter_ignored() {
+        use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        enter_settings(&mut app);
+
+        let repeat_enter = make_key_with_kind(KeyCode::Enter, KeyModifiers::NONE, KeyEventKind::Repeat);
+        app.handle_key(repeat_enter);
+        assert_eq!(app.mode, AppMode::Settings, "Repeat+Enter must NOT close settings");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_append_no_trailing_newline_no_new_lines_only_height_change() {
         let path = make_temp_file("abc");