diff --git a/content/base/src/nsGkAtomList.h b/content/base/src/nsGkAtomList.h
index 043c180b6ed5..d83430e5c698 100755
--- a/content/base/src/nsGkAtomList.h
+++ b/content/base/src/nsGkAtomList.h
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ GK_ATOM(isindex, "isindex")
 GK_ATOM(ismap, "ismap")
 GK_ATOM(kbd, "kbd")
 GK_ATOM(noautofocus, "noautofocus")
+GK_ATOM(keepcurrentinview, "keepcurrentinview")
 GK_ATOM(key, "key")
 GK_ATOM(keycode, "keycode")
 GK_ATOM(keydown, "keydown")
diff --git a/layout/xul/base/src/tree/src/nsTreeBodyFrame.cpp b/layout/xul/base/src/tree/src/nsTreeBodyFrame.cpp
index bd560740d9bf..c910223a3a8c 100644
--- a/layout/xul/base/src/tree/src/nsTreeBodyFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/xul/base/src/tree/src/nsTreeBodyFrame.cpp
@@ -451,15 +451,20 @@ nsTreeBodyFrame::ReflowFinished()
     if (mTopRowIndex > lastPageTopRow)
       ScrollToRowInternal(parts, lastPageTopRow);
 
-    // make sure that the current selected item is still
-    // visible after the tree changes size.
-    nsCOMPtr<nsITreeSelection> sel;
-    mView->GetSelection(getter_AddRefs(sel));
-    if (sel) {
-      PRInt32 currentIndex;
-      sel->GetCurrentIndex(&currentIndex);
-      if (currentIndex != -1)
-        EnsureRowIsVisibleInternal(parts, currentIndex);
+    nsIContent *treeContent = GetBaseElement();
+    if (treeContent->AttrValueIs(kNameSpaceID_None,
+                                 nsGkAtoms::keepcurrentinview,
+                                 nsGkAtoms::_true, eCaseMatters)) {
+      // make sure that the current selected item is still
+      // visible after the tree changes size.
+      nsCOMPtr<nsITreeSelection> sel;
+      mView->GetSelection(getter_AddRefs(sel));
+      if (sel) {
+        PRInt32 currentIndex;
+        sel->GetCurrentIndex(&currentIndex);
+        if (currentIndex != -1)
+          EnsureRowIsVisibleInternal(parts, currentIndex);
+      }
     }
 
     if (!FullScrollbarsUpdate(PR_FALSE)) {
diff --git a/toolkit/content/widgets/tree.xml b/toolkit/content/widgets/tree.xml
index 7bf2270ba728..bded213b14a5 100644
--- a/toolkit/content/widgets/tree.xml
+++ b/toolkit/content/widgets/tree.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@
         true
 #endif
       </field>
+      <property name="keepCurrentInView"
+                onget="return (this.getAttribute('keepcurrentinview') == 'true');"
+                onset="if (val) this.setAttribute('keepcurrentinview', 'true');
+                       else this.removeAttribute('keepcurrentinview'); return val;"/>
+
       <property name="enableColumnDrag"
                 onget="return this.hasAttribute('enableColumnDrag');"
                 onset="if (val) this.setAttribute('enableColumnDrag', 'true');