diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
index a693b14452f..bf0fd6f6f6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Rectangle {
     property variant selectionRangeEnd: selectionRange.startTime + selectionRange.duration
 
     signal changeToolTip(string text)
+    signal updateVerticalScroll(int newPosition)
 
     // ***** connections with external objects
     Connections {
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
                     rangeDetails.visible = true;
 
-                    // center view
+                    // center view (horizontally)
                     var windowLength = view.endTime - view.startTime;
                     var eventStartTime = qmlEventList.getStartTime(selectedItem);
                     var eventEndTime = eventStartTime + qmlEventList.getDuration(selectedItem);
@@ -438,6 +439,15 @@ Rectangle {
 
                         zoomControl.setRange(from, from + windowLength);
                     }
+
+                    // center view (vertically)
+                    var itemY = view.getYPosition(selectedItem);
+                    if (itemY < root.scrollY) {
+                        root.updateVerticalScroll(itemY);
+                    } else
+                        if (itemY + root.singleRowHeight > root.scrollY + root.candidateHeight) {
+                            root.updateVerticalScroll(itemY + root.singleRowHeight - root.candidateHeight);
+                    }
                 } else {
                     root.hideRangeDetails();
                 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineview.cpp
index a9b9034cf38..7acffef45a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineview.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,19 @@ QString TimelineView::getDetails(int index) const
     return m_eventList->getDetails(index);
 }
 
+int TimelineView::getYPosition(int index) const
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(m_eventList);
+    if (index >= m_eventList->count())
+        return 0;
+    int y, eventType = m_eventList->getType(index);
+    if (m_rowsExpanded[eventType])
+        y = m_rowStarts[eventType] + DefaultRowHeight*(m_eventList->eventPosInType(index) + 1);
+    else
+        y = m_rowStarts[eventType] + DefaultRowHeight*m_eventList->getNestingLevel(index);
+    return y;
+}
+
 void TimelineView::setRowExpanded(int rowIndex, bool expanded)
 {
     m_rowsExpanded[rowIndex] = expanded;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineview.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineview.h
index 75d720e8593..9b04b6dc5bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelineview.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QString getFilename(int index) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE int getLine(int index) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE QString getDetails(int index) const;
+    Q_INVOKABLE int getYPosition(int index) const;
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void setRowExpanded(int rowIndex, bool expanded);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tracewindow.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tracewindow.cpp
index bc2ffed37f6..498a46c8f25 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tracewindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tracewindow.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ void TraceWindow::reset(QDeclarativeDebugConnection *conn)
     connect(this, SIGNAL(selectNextEventInDisplay(QVariant)), m_mainView->rootObject(), SLOT(selectNextWithId(QVariant)));
     connect(m_mainView->rootObject(), SIGNAL(selectedEventIdChanged(int)), this, SIGNAL(selectedEventIdChanged(int)));
     connect(m_mainView->rootObject(), SIGNAL(changeToolTip(QString)), this, SLOT(updateToolTip(QString)));
+    connect(m_mainView->rootObject(), SIGNAL(updateVerticalScroll(int)), this, SLOT(updateVerticalScroll(int)));
 
     connect(this, SIGNAL(internalClearDisplay()), m_mainView->rootObject(), SLOT(clearAll()));
     connect(this,SIGNAL(internalClearDisplay()), m_overview->rootObject(), SLOT(clearDisplay()));
@@ -582,5 +583,10 @@ void TraceWindow::updateToolTip(const QString &text)
     setToolTip(text);
 }
 
+void TraceWindow::updateVerticalScroll(int newPosition)
+{
+    m_mainView->verticalScrollBar()->setValue(newPosition);
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace QmlProfiler
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tracewindow.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tracewindow.h
index 2317b412551..4b0d9c7f140 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tracewindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tracewindow.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public slots:
     void selectNextEvent(int eventId);
     void updateProfilerState();
     void updateToolTip(const QString &text);
+    void updateVerticalScroll(int newPosition);
 
 signals:
     void viewUpdated();