diff --git a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
index 2444eac5b597..523b7538643a 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
@@ -1821,6 +1821,7 @@
             this.mTabContainer.childNodes[i]._tPos = i;
           }
           this.mCurrentTab.selected = true;
+          this.mTabContainer.mTabstrip.scrollBoxObject.ensureElementIsVisible(this.mCurrentTab);
 
           var evt = document.createEvent("UIEvents");
           evt.initUIEvent("TabMove", true, false, window, oldPosition);