diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/columns_area.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/columns_area.js
index 47d5a2e20b..de3a199c70 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/columns_area.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/columns_area.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const componentMap = {
   'FAVOURITES': FavouritedStatuses,
 };
 
-@injectIntl
+@component => injectIntl(component, { withRef: true })
 export default class ColumnsArea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static contextTypes = {
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ export default class ColumnsArea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.setState({ shouldAnimate: true });
   }
 
-  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+  componentDidUpdate() {
     this.lastIndex = getIndex(this.context.router.history.location.pathname);
     this.setState({ shouldAnimate: true });
+  }
 
-    if (this.props.children !== prevProps.children && !this.props.singleColumn) {
-      scrollRight(this.node);
-    }
+  handleChildrenContentChange() {
+    scrollRight(this.node);
   }
 
   handleSwipe = (index) => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/containers/columns_area_container.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/containers/columns_area_container.js
index 6420f0784c..95f95618b2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/containers/columns_area_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/containers/columns_area_container.js
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   columns: state.getIn(['settings', 'columns']),
 });
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(ColumnsArea);
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, null, null, { withRef: true })(ColumnsArea);
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
index 44243d370a..34b59fcc5e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import Redirect from 'react-router-dom/Redirect';
 import NotificationsContainer from './containers/notifications_container';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import LoadingBarContainer from './containers/loading_bar_container';
 import TabsBar from './components/tabs_bar';
 import ModalContainer from './containers/modal_container';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { Redirect, withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { isMobile } from '../../is_mobile';
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import { uploadCompose } from '../../actions/compose';
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
 });
 
 @connect(mapStateToProps)
+@withRouter
 export default class UI extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static contextTypes = {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export default class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     children: PropTypes.node,
     systemFontUi: PropTypes.bool,
     isComposing: PropTypes.bool,
+    location: PropTypes.object,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -168,6 +170,12 @@ export default class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     return true;
   }
 
+  componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
+    if (![this.props.location.pathname, '/'].includes(prevProps.location.pathname)) {
+      this.columnsAreaNode.handleChildrenContentChange();
+    }
+  }
+
   componentWillUnmount () {
     window.removeEventListener('resize', this.handleResize);
     document.removeEventListener('dragenter', this.handleDragEnter);
@@ -181,6 +189,10 @@ export default class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     this.node = c;
   }
 
+  setColumnsAreaRef = (c) => {
+    this.columnsAreaNode = c.getWrappedInstance().getWrappedInstance();
+  }
+
   render () {
     const { width, draggingOver } = this.state;
     const { children } = this.props;
@@ -192,7 +204,7 @@ export default class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     return (
       <div className={className} ref={this.setRef}>
         <TabsBar />
-        <ColumnsAreaContainer singleColumn={isMobile(width)}>
+        <ColumnsAreaContainer ref={this.setColumnsAreaRef} singleColumn={isMobile(width)}>
           <WrappedSwitch>
             <Redirect from='/' to='/getting-started' exact />
             <WrappedRoute path='/getting-started' component={GettingStarted} content={children} />