diff --git a/rtgui/filebrowser.cc b/rtgui/filebrowser.cc
index 53e6fa7f1..c9dc638a1 100644
--- a/rtgui/filebrowser.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filebrowser.cc
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ void FileBrowser::openPrevImage()
     }
 }
 
-void FileBrowser::selectImage(const Glib::ustring& fname)
+void FileBrowser::selectImage(const Glib::ustring& fname, bool doScroll)
 {
     MYWRITERLOCK(l, entryRW);
 
@@ -1891,7 +1891,10 @@ void FileBrowser::selectImage(const Glib::ustring& fname)
 
                 MYWRITERLOCK_RELEASE(l);
 
-                setScrollPosition(x - (ww - tw) / 2, y);
+                if (doScroll) {
+                    // Center thumb
+                    setScrollPosition(x - (ww - tw) / 2, y);
+                }
 
                 return;
             }
@@ -1903,7 +1906,7 @@ void FileBrowser::openNextPreviousEditorImage (const Glib::ustring& fname, eRTNa
 {
 
     // let FileBrowser acquire Editor's perspective
-    selectImage (fname);
+    selectImage (fname, false);
 
     // now switch to the requested image
     if (nextPrevious == NAV_NEXT) {
diff --git a/rtgui/filebrowser.h b/rtgui/filebrowser.h
index 484d414ae..03c8b01e3 100644
--- a/rtgui/filebrowser.h
+++ b/rtgui/filebrowser.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public:
 
     void openNextImage();
     void openPrevImage();
-    void selectImage(const Glib::ustring& fname);
+    void selectImage(const Glib::ustring& fname, bool doScroll);
 
     void copyProfile ();
     void pasteProfile ();
diff --git a/rtgui/filecatalog.cc b/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
index 5ebac5e12..8605b53d1 100644
--- a/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ void FileCatalog::previewsFinishedUI ()
     filepanel->loadingThumbs(M("PROGRESSBAR_READY"), 0);
 
     if (!imageToSelect_fname.empty()) {
-        fileBrowser->selectImage(imageToSelect_fname);
+        fileBrowser->selectImage(imageToSelect_fname, true);
         imageToSelect_fname = "";
     }
 
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ void FileCatalog::selectImage (Glib::ustring fname, bool clearFilters)
             imageToSelect_fname = fname;
         } else {
             // FileCatalog::filterChanged ();//this will be replaced by queue_draw() in fileBrowser->selectImage
-            fileBrowser->selectImage(fname);
+            fileBrowser->selectImage(fname, true);
             imageToSelect_fname = "";
         }
     }