diff --git a/src/converse-minimize.js b/src/converse-minimize.js
index d53e36256..830f2fd2b 100644
--- a/src/converse-minimize.js
+++ b/src/converse-minimize.js
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
                     utils.refreshWebkit();
                     this.$content.scrollTop(this.model.get('scroll'));
                     this.setChatState(converse.ACTIVE).focus();
+                    this.scrollDown();
                     converse.emit('chatBoxMaximized', this);
                 },