diff --git a/magit.el b/magit.el
index c5070c66..886ac9ea 100644
--- a/magit.el
+++ b/magit.el
@@ -579,11 +579,16 @@ Many Magit faces inherit from this one by default."
 						  (magit-section-children
 						   section)))
 		   (magit-next-section section))))
+    
     (if next
 	(progn
 	  (goto-char (magit-section-beginning next))
 	  (if (memq magit-submode '(log reflog))
-	      (magit-show-commit next)))
+	      (magit-show-commit next))
+	  (let ((offset (- (line-number-at-pos (magit-section-beginning next))
+			   (line-number-at-pos (magit-section-end next)))))
+	    (if (< offset (window-height))
+		(recenter offset))))
       (message "No next section"))))
 
 (defun magit-prev-section (section)