diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js b/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js
index 62c474e417..c2baa2762c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js
@@ -403,7 +403,9 @@ export default class SendMessageComposer extends React.Component {
         this._editorRef.clearUndoHistory();
         this._editorRef.focus();
         this._clearStoredEditorState();
-        dis.dispatch({action: "scroll_to_bottom"});
+        if (SettingsStore.getValue("scrollToBottomOnMessageSent")) {
+            dis.dispatch({action: "scroll_to_bottom"});
+        }
     }
 
     componentWillUnmount() {