diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
index e4ff85fe253..d78cbaa2b85 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
@@ -593,14 +593,9 @@ void HelpPlugin::showContextHelp()
             .arg(contextHelpId)
             .arg(creatorTheme()->color(Theme::TextColorNormal).name()));
     } else {
-        const QUrl &oldSource = viewer->source();
-        if (source != oldSource) {
-            viewer->stop();
-            viewer->setSource(source); // triggers loadFinished which triggers id highlighting
-        } else {
-            viewer->scrollToAnchor(source.fragment());
-        }
         viewer->setFocus();
+        viewer->stop();
+        viewer->setSource(source); // triggers loadFinished which triggers id highlighting
         ICore::raiseWindow(viewer);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h
index 93af29554f3..e1f52de8336 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpviewer.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public:
     virtual QUrl source() const = 0;
     // metacall in HelpPlugin::updateSideBarSource
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual void setSource(const QUrl &url) = 0;
-    virtual void scrollToAnchor(const QString &anchor) = 0;
     virtual void highlightId(const QString &id) { Q_UNUSED(id) }
 
     virtual void setHtml(const QString &html) = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/qtwebkithelpviewer.cpp b/src/plugins/help/qtwebkithelpviewer.cpp
index e517ea1d5f9..a9ce4ed4c6f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/qtwebkithelpviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/qtwebkithelpviewer.cpp
@@ -467,16 +467,12 @@ void QtWebKitHelpViewer::setSource(const QUrl &url)
     QUrl newWithoutFragment = url;
     newWithoutFragment.setFragment(QString());
     if (oldWithoutFragment == newWithoutFragment) {
+        m_webView->page()->mainFrame()->scrollToAnchor(url.fragment());
         slotLoadStarted();
         slotLoadFinished();
     }
 }
 
-void QtWebKitHelpViewer::scrollToAnchor(const QString &anchor)
-{
-    m_webView->page()->mainFrame()->scrollToAnchor(anchor);
-}
-
 void QtWebKitHelpViewer::highlightId(const QString &id)
 {
     if (m_oldHighlightId == id)
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/qtwebkithelpviewer.h b/src/plugins/help/qtwebkithelpviewer.h
index 2cc93c0aec5..2e2b94503b3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/qtwebkithelpviewer.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/qtwebkithelpviewer.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public:
 
     QUrl source() const;
     void setSource(const QUrl &url);
-    void scrollToAnchor(const QString &anchor);
     void highlightId(const QString &id);
 
     void setHtml(const QString &html);
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/textbrowserhelpviewer.cpp b/src/plugins/help/textbrowserhelpviewer.cpp
index 882beccc289..531cfa5c454 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/textbrowserhelpviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/textbrowserhelpviewer.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <QHelpEngine>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QMenu>
+#include <QScrollBar>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QToolTip>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
@@ -145,12 +147,13 @@ void TextBrowserHelpViewer::setSource(const QUrl &url)
 
     slotLoadStarted();
     m_textBrowser->setSource(url);
-    slotLoadFinished();
-}
-
-void TextBrowserHelpViewer::scrollToAnchor(const QString &anchor)
-{
-    m_textBrowser->scrollToAnchor(anchor);
+    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, [this, url]() {
+        if (!url.fragment().isEmpty())
+            m_textBrowser->scrollToAnchor(url.fragment());
+        if (QScrollBar *hScrollBar = m_textBrowser->horizontalScrollBar())
+            hScrollBar->setValue(0);
+        slotLoadFinished();
+    });
 }
 
 void TextBrowserHelpViewer::setHtml(const QString &html)
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/textbrowserhelpviewer.h b/src/plugins/help/textbrowserhelpviewer.h
index bc332b24e6c..d71bf2b5ef8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/textbrowserhelpviewer.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/textbrowserhelpviewer.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
 
     QUrl source() const;
     void setSource(const QUrl &url);
-    void scrollToAnchor(const QString &anchor);
 
     void setHtml(const QString &html);