diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 4104977..741de48 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -1401,6 +1401,9 @@
     curwin->w_cursor.coladd = 0;
 #endif
     curwin->w_set_curswant = TRUE;
+#ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
+    curwin->w_topline_was_set = FALSE;
+#endif
 
     /* Make sure the buffer is loaded. */
     if (curbuf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL)	/* need to load the file */
@@ -1440,7 +1443,8 @@
     maketitle();
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
-    if (curwin->w_topline == 1)		/* when autocmds didn't change it */
+	/* when autocmds didn't change it */
+    if (curwin->w_topline == 1 && !curwin->w_topline_was_set)
 #endif
 	scroll_cursor_halfway(FALSE);	/* redisplay at correct position */
 
diff --git a/src/move.c b/src/move.c
index c547d9b..17b16a1 100644
--- a/src/move.c
+++ b/src/move.c
@@ -280,18 +280,20 @@
 
 	if (curwin->w_botline <= curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count)
 	{
-	    if (curwin->w_cursor.lnum < curwin->w_botline
-		    && ((long)curwin->w_cursor.lnum
+	    if (curwin->w_cursor.lnum < curwin->w_botline)
+	    {
+	      if (((long)curwin->w_cursor.lnum
 					     >= (long)curwin->w_botline - p_so
 #ifdef FEAT_FOLDING
 			|| hasAnyFolding(curwin)
 #endif
 			))
-	    {
+	      {
 		lineoff_T	loff;
 
-		/* Cursor is above botline, check if there are 'scrolloff'
-		 * window lines below the cursor.  If not, need to scroll. */
+		/* Cursor is (a few lines) above botline, check if there are
+		 * 'scrolloff' window lines below the cursor.  If not, need to
+		 * scroll. */
 		n = curwin->w_empty_rows;
 		loff.lnum = curwin->w_cursor.lnum;
 #ifdef FEAT_FOLDING
@@ -317,6 +319,10 @@
 		if (n >= p_so)
 		    /* sufficient context, no need to scroll */
 		    check_botline = FALSE;
+	      }
+	      else
+		  /* sufficient context, no need to scroll */
+		  check_botline = FALSE;
 	    }
 	    if (check_botline)
 	    {
@@ -509,6 +515,9 @@
     /* Approximate the value of w_botline */
     wp->w_botline += lnum - wp->w_topline;
     wp->w_topline = lnum;
+#ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
+    wp->w_topline_was_set = TRUE;
+#endif
 #ifdef FEAT_DIFF
     wp->w_topfill = 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 1ecdddb..329676e 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -1784,10 +1784,15 @@
 #endif
 
     /*
-     * The next three specify the offsets for displaying the buffer:
+     * "w_topline", "w_leftcol" and "w_skipcol" specify the offsets for
+     * displaying the buffer.
      */
     linenr_T	w_topline;	    /* buffer line number of the line at the
 				       top of the window */
+#ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
+    char	w_topline_was_set;  /* flag set to TRUE when topline is set,
+				       e.g. by winrestview() */
+#endif
 #ifdef FEAT_DIFF
     int		w_topfill;	    /* number of filler lines above w_topline */
     int		w_old_topfill;	    /* w_topfill at last redraw */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d3ce62a..6c59034 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -677,6 +677,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    42,
+/**/
     41,
 /**/
     40,