diff --git a/web/src/state.rs b/web/src/state.rs
index 5ef23b6..f66d249 100644
--- a/web/src/state.rs
+++ b/web/src/state.rs
@@ -59,13 +59,20 @@ pub fn init(url: Url, orders: &mut impl Orders<Msg>) -> Model {
 
 fn on_url_changed(uc: subs::UrlChanged) -> Msg {
     let mut url = uc.0;
+    let href = document().location().unwrap().href().unwrap();
+    let origin = document().location().unwrap().origin().unwrap();
+    let current_url = &href[origin.len()..];
+    let did_change = current_url != url.to_string();
+    let mut messages = Vec::new();
+    if did_change {
+        messages.push(Msg::ScrollToTop)
+    }
     info!(
-        "url changed '{}', history {}",
-        url,
+        "url changed\nold '{current_url}'\nnew '{url}', history {}",
         history().length().unwrap_or(0)
     );
     let hpp = url.remaining_hash_path_parts();
-    match hpp.as_slice() {
+    let msg = match hpp.as_slice() {
         ["t", tid] => Msg::ShowThreadRequest {
             thread_id: tid.to_string(),
         },
@@ -102,7 +109,9 @@ fn on_url_changed(uc: subs::UrlChanged) -> Msg {
                 last: None,
             }
         }
-    }
+    };
+    messages.push(msg);
+    Msg::MultiMsg(messages)
 }
 
 // `update` describes how to handle each `Msg`.
@@ -536,6 +545,10 @@ pub fn update(msg: Msg, model: &mut Model, orders: &mut impl Orders<Msg>) {
                     .expect("failed to copy to clipboard");
             });
         }
+        Msg::ScrollToTop => {
+            info!("scrolling to the top");
+            web_sys::window().unwrap().scroll_to_with_x_and_y(0., 0.);
+        }
         Msg::WindowScrolled => {
             if let Some(el) = model.content_el.get() {
                 let ih = window()
@@ -608,6 +621,7 @@ pub fn update(msg: Msg, model: &mut Model, orders: &mut impl Orders<Msg>) {
             orders.send_msg(Msg::CatchupNext);
         }
         Msg::CatchupNext => {
+            orders.send_msg(Msg::ScrollToTop);
             let Some(catchup) = &mut model.catchup else {
                 orders.send_msg(Msg::GoToSearchResults);
                 return;
@@ -777,6 +791,7 @@ pub enum Msg {
 
     CopyToClipboard(String),
 
+    ScrollToTop,
     WindowScrolled,
     SetProgress(f64),
     UpdateServerVersion(String),
diff --git a/web/src/view/mod.rs b/web/src/view/mod.rs
index 3668dcb..0d8746b 100644
--- a/web/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/web/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use chrono::{DateTime, Datelike, Duration, Local, Utc};
 use human_format::{Formatter, Scales};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use letterbox_shared::compute_color;
-use log::{debug, error, info};
+use log::{debug, error};
 use seed::{prelude::*, *};
 use seed_hooks::{state_access::CloneState, topo, use_state, StateAccessEventHandlers};
 use web_sys::{HtmlElement, HtmlInputElement};
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ fn thread(
     let spam_add_thread_id = thread.thread_id.clone();
     let spam_unread_thread_id = thread.thread_id.clone();
     div![
-        C!["lg:p-4"],
+        C!["lg:p-4", "max-w-4xl"],
         div![
             C!["p-4", "lg:p-0"],
             h3![C!["text-xl"], subject],
@@ -1252,11 +1252,7 @@ pub fn view_tags(tags: &Option<Vec<Tag>>) -> Node<Msg> {
                 ],
                 IF!(t.unread>0 => format!("{}", t.unread))
             ],
-            ev(Ev::Click, |_| {
-                // Scroll window to the top when searching for a tag.
-                info!("scrolling to the top because you clicked a tag");
-                web_sys::window().unwrap().scroll_to_with_x_and_y(0., 0.);
-            })
+            ev(Ev::Click, |_| { Msg::ScrollToTop })
         ]
     }
     fn matches(a: &[&str], b: &[&str]) -> usize {
@@ -1544,8 +1540,6 @@ fn click_to_top() -> Node<Msg> {
         C![&tw_classes::BUTTON, "bg-red-500", "lg:m-0", "m-4"],
         span!["Top"],
         span![i![C!["fas", "fa-arrow-turn-up"]]],
-        ev(Ev::Click, |_| web_sys::window()
-            .unwrap()
-            .scroll_to_with_x_and_y(0., 0.))
+        ev(Ev::Click, |_| Msg::ScrollToTop)
     ]
 }