diff --git a/src/BufferView.cpp b/src/BufferView.cpp
index 12afa84116..28577f231f 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.cpp
+++ b/src/BufferView.cpp
@@ -1079,6 +1079,11 @@ bool BufferView::scrollToCursor(DocIterator const & dit, ScrollType how)
 		d->anchor_ypos_ += height_/2 - row_dim.height() / 2;
 	else if (!lyxrc.scroll_below_document && d->anchor_pit_ == max_pit)
 		d->anchor_ypos_ = height_ - offset - row_dim.descent();
+	else if (offset > height_)
+		d->anchor_ypos_ = height_ - offset - defaultRowHeight();
+	else
+		d->anchor_ypos_ = defaultRowHeight() * 2;
+
 	return d->anchor_ypos_ != old_ypos || d->anchor_pit_ != old_pit;
 }