diff --git a/modules/luci-mod-status/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/status/dmesg.js b/modules/luci-mod-status/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/status/dmesg.js
index 45b483962d5f..aad0383646c3 100644
--- a/modules/luci-mod-status/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/status/dmesg.js
+++ b/modules/luci-mod-status/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/status/dmesg.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ return view.extend({
 			}, _('Scroll to tail', 'scroll to bottom (the tail) of the log file')
 		);
 		scrollDownButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
-			scrollUpButton.focus();
+			scrollUpButton.scrollIntoView();
 		});
 
 		var scrollUpButton = E('button', { 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ return view.extend({
 			}, _('Scroll to head', 'scroll to top (the head) of the log file')
 		);
 		scrollUpButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
-			scrollDownButton.focus();
+			scrollDownButton.scrollIntoView();
 		});
 
 		return E([], [
diff --git a/modules/luci-mod-status/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/status/syslog.js b/modules/luci-mod-status/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/status/syslog.js
index 2e3d705c2220..2aa3c4609368 100644
--- a/modules/luci-mod-status/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/status/syslog.js
+++ b/modules/luci-mod-status/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/status/syslog.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ return view.extend({
 			}, _('Scroll to tail', 'scroll to bottom (the tail) of the log file')
 		);
 		scrollDownButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
-			scrollUpButton.focus();
+			scrollUpButton.scrollIntoView();
 		});
 
 		var scrollUpButton = E('button', { 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ return view.extend({
 			}, _('Scroll to head', 'scroll to top (the head) of the log file')
 		);
 		scrollUpButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
-			scrollDownButton.focus();
+			scrollDownButton.scrollIntoView();
 		});
 
 		return E([], [