diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/screen_track.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/screen_track.js
index 70b47de1e1a..595a5321ce7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/screen_track.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/screen_track.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Discourse.ScreenTrack = Ember.Object.extend({
       this.set('interval', setInterval(function () {
         self.tick();
       }, 1000));
+
+      $(window).on('scroll.screentrack', function(){self.scrolled()});
     }
 
     this.set('topicId', topicId);
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ Discourse.ScreenTrack = Ember.Object.extend({
       // already stopped no need to "extra stop"
       return;
     }
-
+    $(window).off('scroll.screentrack');
     this.tick();
     this.flush();
     this.reset();