diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/hotkey.js b/zephyr/static/js/hotkey.js
index 1badeec08d..aa3d0e72cd 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/hotkey.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/hotkey.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ var hotkeys = (function () {
 
 var exports = {};
 
+exports.in_scroll_caused_by_keypress = false;
+
 var directional_hotkeys = {
     40:  rows.next_visible,  // down arrow
     106: rows.next_visible,  // 'j'
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ function process_hotkey(e) {
     if (directional_hotkeys.hasOwnProperty(code)) {
         next_message = directional_hotkeys[code](selected_message);
         if (next_message.length !== 0) {
+            exports.in_scroll_caused_by_keypress = true;
             select_message(next_message, {then_scroll: true});
         }
         if ((next_message.length === 0) && (code === 40 || code === 106)) {
diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/ui.js b/zephyr/static/js/ui.js
index 706793223c..51d4990721 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/ui.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/ui.js
@@ -530,9 +530,9 @@ $(function () {
     });
 
     function scroll_finished() {
-        show_floating_recipient_bar();
-        exports.update_floating_recipient_bar();
         keep_pointer_in_view();
+        hotkeys.in_scroll_caused_by_keypress = false;
+        exports.update_floating_recipient_bar();
         if ($('#home').hasClass('active')) {
             if (viewport.scrollTop() === 0 &&
                 have_scrolled_away_from_top) {
@@ -553,7 +553,12 @@ $(function () {
     }
 
     $(window).scroll($.throttle(50, function (e) {
-        hide_floating_recipient_bar();
+        if (!hotkeys.in_scroll_caused_by_keypress) {
+            // Only hide the recipient bar when mousewheel/trackpad scrolling,
+            // not when going through messages one by one with the arrow
+            // keys.
+            hide_floating_recipient_bar();
+        }
         scroll_finish();
     }));