diff --git a/src/Command.elm b/src/Command.elm
index aa6a059..2d9689b 100644
--- a/src/Command.elm
+++ b/src/Command.elm
@@ -22,14 +22,20 @@ module Command
         , unfavouriteStatus
         , follow
         , unfollow
+        , focusId
+        , scrollColumnToTop
+        , scrollColumnToBottom
         )
 
+import Dom
+import Dom.Scroll
 import Json.Encode as Encode
 import Mastodon.Model exposing (..)
 import Mastodon.Encoder
 import Mastodon.Http
 import Navigation
 import Ports
+import Task
 import Types exposing (..)
 
 
@@ -287,3 +293,18 @@ unfollow client id =
 
         Nothing ->
             Cmd.none
+
+
+focusId : String -> Cmd Msg
+focusId id =
+    Dom.focus id |> Task.attempt (always NoOp)
+
+
+scrollColumnToTop : String -> Cmd Msg
+scrollColumnToTop column =
+    Task.attempt (always NoOp) <| Dom.Scroll.toTop column
+
+
+scrollColumnToBottom : String -> Cmd Msg
+scrollColumnToBottom column =
+    Task.attempt (always NoOp) <| Dom.Scroll.toBottom column
diff --git a/src/Model.elm b/src/Model.elm
index 4ba0b3c..6834f83 100644
--- a/src/Model.elm
+++ b/src/Model.elm
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 module Model exposing (..)
 
 import Command
-import Dom
-import Dom.Scroll
 import Navigation
 import Mastodon.Decoder
 import Mastodon.Helper
 import Mastodon.Model exposing (..)
 import Mastodon.WebSocket
-import Task
 import Types exposing (..)
 
 
@@ -224,7 +221,7 @@ updateDraft draftMsg currentUser draft =
                         Just status.spoiler_text
                 , visibility = status.visibility
             }
-                ! [ Dom.focus "status" |> Task.attempt (always NoOp) ]
+                ! [ Command.focusId "status" ]
 
 
 updateViewer : ViewerMsg -> Maybe Viewer -> ( Maybe Viewer, Cmd Msg )
@@ -286,7 +283,8 @@ processMastodonEvent msg model =
         ContextLoaded status result ->
             case result of
                 Ok context ->
-                    { model | currentView = ThreadView (Thread status context) } ! []
+                    { model | currentView = ThreadView (Thread status context) }
+                        ! [ Command.scrollColumnToBottom "thread" ]
 
                 Err error ->
                     { model
@@ -352,7 +350,8 @@ processMastodonEvent msg model =
                     { model | errors = (errorText error) :: model.errors } ! []
 
         StatusPosted _ ->
-            { model | draft = defaultDraft } ! []
+            { model | draft = defaultDraft }
+                ! [ Command.scrollColumnToTop "home" ]
 
         StatusDeleted result ->
             case result of
@@ -644,8 +643,11 @@ update msg model =
             }
                 ! []
 
-        ScrollColumn context ->
-            model ! [ Task.attempt (always NoOp) <| Dom.Scroll.toTop context ]
+        ScrollColumn ScrollTop column ->
+            model ! [ Command.scrollColumnToTop column ]
+
+        ScrollColumn ScrollBottom column ->
+            model ! [ Command.scrollColumnToBottom column ]
 
 
 subscriptions : Model -> Sub Msg
diff --git a/src/Types.elm b/src/Types.elm
index d5ce6b4..7ce9882 100644
--- a/src/Types.elm
+++ b/src/Types.elm
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type Msg
     | ReblogStatus Int
     | Register
     | RemoveFavorite Int
-    | ScrollColumn String
+    | ScrollColumn ScrollDirection String
     | ServerChange String
     | SubmitDraft
     | UnfollowAccount Int
@@ -92,6 +92,16 @@ type alias AccountViewInfo =
     }
 
 
+type CurrentView
+    = -- Basically, what we should be displaying in the fourth column
+      AccountFollowersView Account (List Account)
+    | AccountFollowingView Account (List Account)
+    | AccountView Account
+    | GlobalTimelineView
+    | LocalTimelineView
+    | ThreadView Thread
+
+
 type alias Draft =
     { status : String
     , in_reply_to : Maybe Status
@@ -101,6 +111,11 @@ type alias Draft =
     }
 
 
+type ScrollDirection
+    = ScrollTop
+    | ScrollBottom
+
+
 type alias Thread =
     { status : Status
     , context : Context
@@ -113,16 +128,6 @@ type alias Viewer =
     }
 
 
-type CurrentView
-    = -- Basically, what we should be displaying in the fourth column
-      AccountFollowersView Account (List Account)
-    | AccountFollowingView Account (List Account)
-    | AccountView Account
-    | GlobalTimelineView
-    | LocalTimelineView
-    | ThreadView Thread
-
-
 type alias Model =
     { server : String
     , registration : Maybe AppRegistration
diff --git a/src/View.elm b/src/View.elm
index 6ba47e8..8deeab5 100644
--- a/src/View.elm
+++ b/src/View.elm
@@ -178,10 +178,6 @@ statusView context ({ account, content, media_attachments, reblog, mentions } as
     let
         accountLinkAttributes =
             [ href account.url
-
-            -- When clicking on a status, we should not let the browser
-            -- redirect to a new page. That's why we're preventing the default
-            -- behavior here
             , onClickWithPreventAndStop (LoadAccount account.id)
             ]
     in
@@ -433,7 +429,7 @@ timelineView label iconName context currentUser statuses =
     div [ class "col-md-3 column" ]
         [ div [ class "panel panel-default" ]
             [ a
-                [ href "", onClickWithPreventAndStop <| ScrollColumn context ]
+                [ href "", onClickWithPreventAndStop <| ScrollColumn ScrollTop context ]
                 [ div [ class "panel-heading" ] [ icon iconName, text label ] ]
             , ul [ id context, class "list-group timeline" ] <|
                 List.map (statusEntryView context "" currentUser) statuses
@@ -509,7 +505,7 @@ notificationListView currentUser notifications =
     div [ class "col-md-3 column" ]
         [ div [ class "panel panel-default" ]
             [ a
-                [ href "", onClickWithPreventAndStop <| ScrollColumn "notifications" ]
+                [ href "", onClickWithPreventAndStop <| ScrollColumn ScrollTop "notifications" ]
                 [ div [ class "panel-heading" ] [ icon "bell", text "Notifications" ] ]
             , ul [ id "notifications", class "list-group timeline" ] <|
                 List.map (notificationEntryView currentUser) notifications
@@ -692,7 +688,7 @@ threadView currentUser thread =
         div [ class "col-md-3 column" ]
             [ div [ class "panel panel-default" ]
                 [ closeablePanelheading "list" "Thread" CloseThread
-                , ul [ class "list-group timeline" ] <|
+                , ul [ id "thread", class "list-group timeline" ] <|
                     List.map threadEntry statuses
                 ]
             ]