diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
index c2a5c642..ed3a7ff8 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.widget, {
 				})
 				.appendTo( listbox ),
 				
-			menuType,
-			currScroll;	
+			menuType;	
 			
 		//populate menu with options from select element
 		select.find( "option" ).each(function( i ){
@@ -97,8 +96,16 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.widget, {
 		
 		
 		function showmenu(){
-			var menuHeight = list.outerHeight();
-			currScroll = [ $(window).scrollLeft(), $(window).scrollTop() ];
+			var menuHeight = list.outerHeight(),
+				scrollTop = $(window).scrollTop(),
+				btnOffset = button.offset().top,
+				screenHeight = window.innerHeight;
+			
+			if( scrollTop == 0 && btnOffset > screenHeight ){
+				thisPage.one('pagehide',function(){
+					$(this).data('lastScroll', btnOffset);
+				});	
+			}
 			
 			if( menuHeight > window.innerHeight - 80 || !$.support.scrollTop ){
 				menuType = "page";		
@@ -142,7 +149,6 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.widget, {
 				return false;
 			})
 			.bind("pagehide", function(){
-				window.scrollTo(currScroll[0], currScroll[1]);
 				select.focus();
 				listbox.append( list ).removeAttr('style');
 				return false;
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.js b/js/jquery.mobile.js
index 5cbe540d..35fa89f9 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.js
@@ -138,12 +138,12 @@
 	$.mobile.idStringEscape = idStringEscape;
 	
 	// hide address bar
-	function hideBrowserChrome() {
+	function silentScroll( ypos ) {
 		// prevent scrollstart and scrollstop events
 		jQuery.event.special.scrollstart.enabled = false;
 		setTimeout(function() {
-			window.scrollTo( 0, 0 );
-		},0);	
+			window.scrollTo( 0, ypos || 0 );
+		},20);	
 		setTimeout(function() {
 			jQuery.event.special.scrollstart.enabled = true;
 		}, 150 );
@@ -354,6 +354,12 @@
 			//kill the keyboard
 			jQuery( window.document.activeElement ).blur();
 			
+			//get current scroll distance
+			var currScroll = $window.scrollTop();
+			
+			//set as data for returning to that spot
+			from.data('lastScroll', currScroll);
+			
 			//trigger before show/hide events
 			from.data("page")._trigger("beforehide", {nextPage: to});
 			to.data("page")._trigger("beforeshow", {prevPage: from});
@@ -374,9 +380,12 @@
 				if( duplicateCachedPage != null ){
 					duplicateCachedPage.remove();
 				}
+				
+				//jump to top or prev scroll, if set
+				silentScroll( to.data( 'lastScroll' ) );
 			}
 			
-			if(transition && (transition !== 'none')){		
+			if(transition && (transition !== 'none')){	
 				$pageContainer.addClass('ui-mobile-viewport-transitioning');
 				// animate in / out
 				from.addClass( transition + " out " + ( back ? "reverse" : "" ) );
@@ -604,7 +613,7 @@
 	jQuery.extend({
 		pageLoading: pageLoading,
 		changePage: changePage,
-		hideBrowserChrome: hideBrowserChrome
+		silentScroll: silentScroll
 	});
 
 	//dom-ready
@@ -633,6 +642,6 @@
 		$html.removeClass('ui-mobile-rendering');
 	});
 	
-	$window.load(hideBrowserChrome);	
+	$window.load(silentScroll);	
 	
 })( jQuery, this );