diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/directives.js b/src/main/webapp/js/directives.js
index ee4f7b23..09646e90 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/directives.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/directives.js
@@ -154,11 +154,16 @@ module.directive('scrollTo', [ '$timeout', function($timeout) {
 					var elemTop = $(element).offset().top;
 					var elemBottom = elemTop + $(element).height();
 
-					var offset = parseInt(attrs.scrollToOffset, 10);
-					var scrollTop = $(element).offset().top + offset;
-					$('html, body').animate({
-						scrollTop : scrollTop
-					}, 0);
+					if ((elemTop > docTop) && (elemBottom < docBottom)) {
+						// element is entirely visible
+						return;
+					} else {
+						var offset = parseInt(attrs.scrollToOffset, 10);
+						var scrollTop = $(element).offset().top + offset;
+						$('html, body').animate({
+							scrollTop : scrollTop
+						}, 0);
+					}
 				});
 			});
 		}