diff --git a/apps/menu.c b/apps/menu.c
index d35db0e23c..04e0bb278c 100644
--- a/apps/menu.c
+++ b/apps/menu.c
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ int menu_show(int m)
             case MENU_PREV:
             case MENU_PREV | BUTTON_REPEAT:
                 if (menus[m].cursor) {
+                    /* keep the cursor at 1/3 of the screen */
+                    if (menus[m].top && menus[m].cursor - menus[m].top <
+                            menu_lines - (2 * menu_lines) / 3)
+                        menus[m].top--;
                     /* move up */
                     put_cursor(m, menus[m].cursor-1);
                 }
@@ -327,7 +331,6 @@ int menu_show(int m)
                     menus[m].top = menus[m].itemcount-(menu_lines+1);
                     if (menus[m].top < 0)
                         menus[m].top = 0;
-                    menus[m].cursor = menus[m].itemcount-1;
                     put_cursor(m, menus[m].itemcount-1);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -335,6 +338,10 @@ int menu_show(int m)
             case MENU_NEXT:
             case MENU_NEXT | BUTTON_REPEAT:
                 if (menus[m].cursor < menus[m].itemcount-1) {
+                    /* keep the cursor at 2/3 of the screen */
+                    if (menus[m].itemcount - menus[m].top > menu_lines &&
+                        menus[m].cursor - menus[m].top >= (2 * menu_lines) / 3)
+                        menus[m].top++;
                     /* move down */
                     put_cursor(m, menus[m].cursor+1);
                 }
diff --git a/apps/tree.c b/apps/tree.c
index ca86bb2725..e9a648ed80 100644
--- a/apps/tree.c
+++ b/apps/tree.c
@@ -844,7 +844,10 @@ static bool dirbrowse(void)
                 if (!tc.filesindir)
                     break;
 
-                if (tc.dircursor) {
+                /* start scrolling when at 1/3 of the screen */
+                if (tc.dircursor >=
+                        tree_max_on_screen - (2 * tree_max_on_screen) / 3
+                        || (tc.dirstart == 0 && tc.dircursor > 0)) {
                     put_cursorxy(CURSOR_X, CURSOR_Y + tc.dircursor, false);
                     tc.dircursor--;
                     put_cursorxy(CURSOR_X, CURSOR_Y + tc.dircursor, true);
@@ -906,7 +909,9 @@ static bool dirbrowse(void)
                     break;
 
                 if (tc.dircursor + tc.dirstart + 1 < numentries ) {
-                    if(tc.dircursor+1 < tree_max_on_screen) {
+                    /* start scrolling when at 2/3 of the screen */
+                    if(tc.dircursor < (2 * tree_max_on_screen) / 3 ||
+                            numentries - tc.dirstart <= tree_max_on_screen) {
                         put_cursorxy(CURSOR_X, CURSOR_Y + tc.dircursor, false);
                         tc.dircursor++;
                         put_cursorxy(CURSOR_X, CURSOR_Y + tc.dircursor, true);