diff --git a/damus/Views/EventDetailView.swift b/damus/Views/EventDetailView.swift
index d4e3ed12..d8654392 100644
--- a/damus/Views/EventDetailView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/EventDetailView.swift
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ func print_event(_ ev: NostrEvent) {
     print(ev.description)
 }
 
-func scroll_to_event(scroller: ScrollViewProxy, id: String, delay: Double, animate: Bool) {
+func scroll_to_event(scroller: ScrollViewProxy, id: String, delay: Double, animate: Bool, anchor: UnitPoint = .bottom) {
     DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + delay) {
         if animate {
             withAnimation {
-                scroller.scrollTo(id, anchor: .bottom)
+                scroller.scrollTo(id, anchor: anchor)
             }
         } else {
-            scroller.scrollTo(id, anchor: .bottom)
+            scroller.scrollTo(id, anchor: anchor)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/damus/Views/TimelineView.swift b/damus/Views/TimelineView.swift
index 9625ebd1..7e3f6f29 100644
--- a/damus/Views/TimelineView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/TimelineView.swift
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct TimelineView: View {
                 guard let event = events.filter(self.filter).first else {
                     return
                 }
-                scroll_to_event(scroller: scroller, id: event.id, delay: 0.0, animate: true)
+                scroll_to_event(scroller: scroller, id: event.id, delay: 0.0, animate: true, anchor: .top)
             }
         }
     }