diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStream.js b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStream.js
index dee970fd9..eef7d6b9c 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStream.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStream.js
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ export default class PostStream extends Component {
 
     return Promise.all([$container.promise(), this.stream.loadPromise]).then(() => {
       this.updateScrubber();
+      this.stream.forceUpdateScrubber = true;
+
       const index = $item.data('index');
       m.redraw.sync();
 
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStreamScrubber.js b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStreamScrubber.js
index 93abaaecd..ef145809b 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStreamScrubber.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/PostStreamScrubber.js
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ export default class PostStreamScrubber extends Component {
   }
 
   onupdate() {
-    this.stream.loadPromise.then(() => this.updateScrubberValues({ animate: true, forceHeightChange: true }));
+    if (this.stream.forceUpdateScrubber) {
+      this.stream.forceUpdateScrubber = false;
+      this.stream.loadPromise.then(() => this.updateScrubberValues({ animate: true, forceHeightChange: true }));
+    }
   }
 
   oncreate(vnode) {
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/states/PostStreamState.js b/framework/core/js/src/forum/states/PostStreamState.js
index 356bfa18d..355db56be 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/forum/states/PostStreamState.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/states/PostStreamState.js
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ class PostStreamState {
      */
     this.description = '';
 
+    /**
+     * When the page is scrolled, goToIndex is called, or the page is loaded,
+     * various listeners result in the scrubber being updated with a new
+     * position and values. However, if goToNumber is called, the scrubber
+     * will not be updated. Accordingly, we add logic to the scrubber's
+     * onupdate to update itself, but only when needed, as indicated by this
+     * property.
+     *
+     * @type {Boolean}
+     */
+    this.forceUpdateScrubber = false;
+
     this.show(includedPosts);
   }