diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineView.ts b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineView.ts
index b13b089d..936b8c7c 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineView.ts
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineView.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class TimelineView extends TemplateView<TimelineViewModel> {
         // assume this view will be mounted in the parent DOM straight away
         requestAnimationFrame(() => {
             // do initial scroll positioning
-            //this.restoreScrollPosition();
+            this.restoreScrollPosition();
         });
         this.tilesView = new TilesListView(vm.tiles, () => this.restoreScrollPosition());
         const root = t.div({className: "Timeline"}, [