diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Banners/AuthorIndexBanners.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Banners/AuthorIndexBanners.js
index e7dd49135..2b063454d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Banners/AuthorIndexBanners.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Banners/AuthorIndexBanners.js
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ class AuthorIndexBanners extends Component {
       columnCount: 1,
       bannerWidth: 476,
       bannerHeight: 88,
-      rowHeight: calculateRowHeight(88, null, props.isSmallScreen, {})
+      rowHeight: calculateRowHeight(88, null, props.isSmallScreen, {}),
+      scrollRestored: false
     };
 
     this._isInitialized = false;
@@ -120,7 +121,8 @@ class AuthorIndexBanners extends Component {
       width,
       columnWidth,
       columnCount,
-      rowHeight
+      rowHeight,
+      scrollRestored
     } = this.state;
 
     if (prevProps.sortKey !== sortKey ||
@@ -138,6 +140,11 @@ class AuthorIndexBanners extends Component {
       this._grid.recomputeGridSize();
     }
 
+    if (this._grid && scrollTop !== 0 && !scrollRestored) {
+      this.setState({ scrollRestored: true });
+      this._grid.scrollToPosition({ scrollTop });
+    }
+
     if (jumpToCharacter != null && jumpToCharacter !== prevProps.jumpToCharacter) {
       const index = getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, jumpToCharacter);
 
@@ -151,9 +158,6 @@ class AuthorIndexBanners extends Component {
       }
     }
 
-    if (this._grid && scrollTop !== 0) {
-      this._grid.scrollToPosition({ scrollTop });
-    }
   }
 
   //
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverviews.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverviews.js
index 4ce8caf8e..9cfac6096 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverviews.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Overview/AuthorIndexOverviews.js
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviews extends Component {
       columnCount: 1,
       posterWidth: 238,
       posterHeight: 238,
-      rowHeight: calculateRowHeight(238, null, props.isSmallScreen, {})
+      rowHeight: calculateRowHeight(238, null, props.isSmallScreen, {}),
+      scrollRestored: false
     };
 
     this._grid = null;
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviews extends Component {
 
     const {
       width,
-      rowHeight
+      rowHeight,
+      scrollRestored
     } = this.state;
 
     if (prevProps.sortKey !== sortKey ||
@@ -93,6 +95,11 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviews extends Component {
       this._grid.recomputeGridSize();
     }
 
+    if (this._grid && scrollTop !== 0 && !scrollRestored) {
+      this.setState({ scrollRestored: true });
+      this._grid.scrollToPosition({ scrollTop });
+    }
+
     if (jumpToCharacter != null && jumpToCharacter !== prevProps.jumpToCharacter) {
       const index = getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, jumpToCharacter);
 
@@ -104,10 +111,6 @@ class AuthorIndexOverviews extends Component {
         });
       }
     }
-
-    if (this._grid && scrollTop !== 0) {
-      this._grid.scrollToPosition({ scrollTop });
-    }
   }
 
   //
diff --git a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPosters.js b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPosters.js
index 47646840e..7675bdaae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPosters.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Author/Index/Posters/AuthorIndexPosters.js
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ class AuthorIndexPosters extends Component {
       columnCount: 1,
       posterWidth: 238,
       posterHeight: 238,
-      rowHeight: calculateRowHeight(238, null, props.isSmallScreen, {})
+      rowHeight: calculateRowHeight(238, null, props.isSmallScreen, {}),
+      scrollRestored: false
     };
 
     this._isInitialized = false;
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ class AuthorIndexPosters extends Component {
       width,
       columnWidth,
       columnCount,
-      rowHeight
+      rowHeight,
+      scrollRestored
     } = this.state;
 
     if (prevProps.sortKey !== sortKey ||
@@ -140,6 +142,11 @@ class AuthorIndexPosters extends Component {
       this._grid.recomputeGridSize();
     }
 
+    if (this._grid && scrollTop !== 0 && !scrollRestored) {
+      this.setState({ scrollRestored: true });
+      this._grid.scrollToPosition({ scrollTop });
+    }
+
     if (jumpToCharacter != null && jumpToCharacter !== prevProps.jumpToCharacter) {
       const index = getIndexOfFirstCharacter(items, jumpToCharacter);
 
@@ -152,10 +159,6 @@ class AuthorIndexPosters extends Component {
         });
       }
     }
-
-    if (this._grid && scrollTop !== 0) {
-      this._grid.scrollToPosition({ scrollTop });
-    }
   }
 
   //
diff --git a/frontend/src/Components/Table/VirtualTable.js b/frontend/src/Components/Table/VirtualTable.js
index 55e701778..6d9e337e2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Components/Table/VirtualTable.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Components/Table/VirtualTable.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class VirtualTable extends Component {
     super(props, context);
 
     this.state = {
-      width: 0
+      width: 0,
+      scrollRestored: false
     };
 
     this._grid = null;
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ class VirtualTable extends Component {
     } = this.props;
 
     const {
-      width
+      width,
+      scrollRestored
     } = this.state;
 
     if (this._grid &&
@@ -63,16 +65,17 @@ class VirtualTable extends Component {
       this._grid.recomputeGridSize();
     }
 
+    if (this._grid && scrollTop !== undefined && scrollTop !== 0 && !scrollRestored) {
+      this.setState({ scrollRestored: true });
+      this._grid.scrollToPosition({ scrollTop });
+    }
+
     if (scrollIndex != null && scrollIndex !== prevProps.scrollIndex) {
       this._grid.scrollToCell({
         rowIndex: scrollIndex,
         columnIndex: 0
       });
     }
-
-    if (this._grid && scrollTop !== undefined && scrollTop !== 0) {
-      this._grid.scrollToPosition({ scrollTop });
-    }
   }
 
   //