diff --git a/src/controllers/lyrics.js b/src/controllers/lyrics.js
index d0107406e3..d4c54af1e7 100644
--- a/src/controllers/lyrics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/lyrics.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { appRouter } from '../components/router/appRouter';
 import layoutManager from 'components/layoutManager';
 import { playbackManager } from '../components/playback/playbackmanager';
 import ServerConnections from '../components/ServerConnections';
+import scrollManager from 'components/scrollManager';
 
+import keyboardNavigation from 'scripts/keyboardNavigation';
 import globalize from '../scripts/globalize';
 import LibraryMenu from '../scripts/libraryMenu';
 import Events from '../utils/events.ts';
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ let currentItem;
 
 let savedLyrics;
 let isDynamicLyric = false;
+let autoScroll = true;
 
 function dynamicLyricHtmlReducer(htmlAccumulator, lyric, index) {
     if (layoutManager.tv) {
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@ export default function (view) {
         if (lyric) {
             lyric.classList.remove('pastLyric');
             lyric.classList.remove('futureLyric');
+            if (autoScroll) {
+                scrollManager.scrollToElement(lyric, true);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ export default function (view) {
     }
 
     function onLyricClick(lyricTime) {
+        autoScroll = true;
         playbackManager.seek(lyricTime);
         if (playbackManager.paused()) {
             playbackManager.playPause(currentPlayer);
@@ -234,8 +241,22 @@ export default function (view) {
         }
     }
 
+    function onWheel() {
+        autoScroll = false;
+    }
+
+    function onKeyDown(e) {
+        const key = keyboardNavigation.getKeyName(e);
+        if (key === 'ArrowUp' || key === 'ArrowDown') {
+            autoScroll = false;
+        }
+    }
+
     view.addEventListener('viewshow', function () {
         Events.on(playbackManager, 'playerchange', onPlayerChange);
+        autoScroll = true;
+        document.addEventListener('wheel', onWheel);
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
         try {
             onLoad();
         } catch (e) {
@@ -245,6 +266,8 @@ export default function (view) {
 
     view.addEventListener('viewbeforehide', function () {
         Events.off(playbackManager, 'playerchange', onPlayerChange);
+        document.removeEventListener('wheel', onWheel);
+        document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
         releaseCurrentPlayer();
     });
 }