diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.cpp
index 7568ec3f368..1e69c475f73 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputwindow.cpp
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ void OutputWindow::reset()
     flush();
     d->queueTimer.stop();
     d->formatter.reset();
+    d->scrollToBottom = true;
     if (!d->queuedOutput.isEmpty()) {
         d->queuedOutput.clear();
         d->formatter.appendMessage(tr("[Discarding excessive amount of pending output.]\n"),