diff --git a/src/components/ChatPanel.ts b/src/components/ChatPanel.ts
index 3f5383b..ae0ee30 100644
--- a/src/components/ChatPanel.ts
+++ b/src/components/ChatPanel.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export class ChatPanel {
 	selectedModel: string;
 	customPromptIndicator: HTMLSpanElement | null = null;
 	currentStreamingNodeId: string | null;
+
+	branchChatBtn: HTMLButtonElement;
 	stopButton: HTMLButtonElement;
 	scrollToBottomBtn: HTMLButtonElement;
 	scrollToTopBtn: HTMLButtonElement;
@@ -457,6 +459,7 @@ export class ChatPanel {
 	async updateHistory(newHistory: ChatHistoryItem[]): Promise<void> {
 		this.chatHistory = newHistory;
 		await this.renderHistory();
+		this.updateScrollButtonsVisibility(); // НОВОЕ: проверяем видимость кнопок
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -614,6 +617,10 @@ export class ChatPanel {
 			<div class="llm-agent-chat-panel">
 
 				<div class="sticky-btn-wrapper">
+					<button class="branch-chat-btn" id="branch-chat-btn" title="Новая независимая ветвь" aria-label="Сбросить историю и начать ветку от корня графа">
+						<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-git-branch"><line x1="6" x2="6" y1="3" y2="15"></line><circle cx="18" cy="6" r="3"></circle><circle cx="6" cy="18" r="3"></circle><path d="M18 9a9 9 0 0 1-9 9"></path></svg>
+					</button>
+
 					<button class="scroll-to-top-btn" id="scroll-to-top-btn" title="Прокрутить вверх" aria-label="Прокрутить к первому сообщению">
 						<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><line x1="12" y1="19" x2="12" y2="5"></line><polyline points="5 12 12 5 19 12"></polyline></svg>
 					</button>
@@ -698,8 +705,9 @@ export class ChatPanel {
 		this.modelSelectButton = this.container.querySelector('#model-select-button') as HTMLButtonElement;
 		this.modelDropdown = this.container.querySelector('#model-dropdown') as HTMLDivElement;
 		this.customPromptIndicator = this.container.querySelector('#custom-prompt-indicator') as HTMLSpanElement;
-		this.stopButton = this.container.querySelector('#stop-button') as HTMLButtonElement;
 
+		this.branchChatBtn = this.container.querySelector('#branch-chat-btn') as HTMLButtonElement;
+		this.stopButton = this.container.querySelector('#stop-button') as HTMLButtonElement;
 		this.scrollToTopBtn = this.container.querySelector('#scroll-to-top-btn') as HTMLButtonElement;
 		this.scrollToBottomBtn = this.container.querySelector('#scroll-to-bottom-btn') as HTMLButtonElement;
 
@@ -813,6 +821,10 @@ export class ChatPanel {
 			this.props.plugin.eventBus.emit('stop-all-streams');
 		});
 
+		this.branchChatBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+			this.props.plugin.eventBus.emit('start-new-independent-chat');
+		});
+
 		// Подписка на изменение стримов
 		this.props.plugin.eventBus.on('global-stream-state-changed', (isStreaming: boolean) => {
 			this.hasGlobalStreams = isStreaming;
@@ -1730,14 +1742,16 @@ export class ChatPanel {
 		if (!this.cachedScrollContainer || !this.cachedBtnWrapper) return;
 
 		const hasScrollbar = this.cachedScrollContainer.scrollHeight > (this.cachedScrollContainer.clientHeight + 2);
+		const hasHistory = this.chatHistory && this.chatHistory.length > 0;
 
 		// Управляем видимостью кнопок скролла (скрываем их индивидуально)
 		this.scrollToTopBtn.style.display = hasScrollbar ? 'flex' : 'none';
 		this.scrollToBottomBtn.style.display = hasScrollbar ? 'flex' : 'none';
 		this.globalStopBtn.style.display = this.hasGlobalStreams ? 'flex' : 'none';
+		this.branchChatBtn.style.display = hasHistory ? 'flex' : 'none';
 
 		// Обертка видна, если есть либо скроллбар, либо активный стрим
-		if (hasScrollbar || this.hasGlobalStreams) {
+		if (hasScrollbar || this.hasGlobalStreams || hasHistory) {
 			this.cachedBtnWrapper.classList.add('is-visible');
 		} else {
 			this.cachedBtnWrapper.classList.remove('is-visible');
diff --git a/src/css/styles.css b/src/css/styles.css
index 73c73f9..31c339e 100644
--- a/src/css/styles.css
+++ b/src/css/styles.css
@@ -528,7 +528,8 @@
 
 /* Добавить общий стиль для обеих кнопок и специфичный для новой */
 .scroll-to-bottom-btn,
-.scroll-to-top-btn {
+.scroll-to-top-btn,
+.branch-chat-btn {
     pointer-events: auto;
     border: 2px solid var(--background-primary);
     border-radius: 50%;
@@ -557,7 +558,8 @@
 }
 
 .scroll-to-bottom-btn:hover,
-.scroll-to-top-btn:hover {
+.scroll-to-top-btn:hover,
+.branch-chat-btn:hover {
     opacity: 1;
     transform: scale(1.1);
 	box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
@@ -565,13 +567,15 @@
 }
 
 .scroll-to-bottom-btn:active,
-.scroll-to-top-btn:active {
+.scroll-to-top-btn:active,
+.branch-chat-btn:active {
 	transform: scale(0.95);
 }
 
 /* Иконки кнопок */
 .scroll-to-bottom-btn svg,
-.scroll-to-top-btn svg {
+.scroll-to-top-btn svg,
+.branch-chat-btn svg {
     width: 18px;
     height: 18px;
     stroke-width: 3px;