diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/ScrollWebView.java b/src/com/android/browser/ScrollWebView.java
index e2ef902..1d7f23a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/ScrollWebView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/ScrollWebView.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.webkit.WebView;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
     private ScrollListener mScrollListener;
     private boolean mIsCancelled;
     private boolean mBackgroundRemoved = false;
+    private boolean mUserInitiated = false;
 
     /**
      * @param context
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@
     // scroll runnable implementation
     public void run() {
         if (!mIsCancelled && (mScrollListener != null)) {
-            mScrollListener.onScroll(getVisibleTitleHeight());
+            mScrollListener.onScroll(getVisibleTitleHeight(), mUserInitiated);
         }
     }
 
@@ -89,6 +91,17 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent evt) {
+        if (MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN == evt.getActionMasked()) {
+            mUserInitiated = true;
+        } else if (MotionEvent.ACTION_UP == evt.getActionMasked()
+                || (MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL == evt.getActionMasked())) {
+            mUserInitiated = false;
+        }
+        return super.onTouchEvent(evt);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void stopScroll() {
         mIsCancelled = true;
         super.stopScroll();
@@ -111,7 +124,7 @@
     // callback for scroll events
 
     interface ScrollListener {
-        public void onScroll(int visibleTitleHeight);
+        public void onScroll(int visibleTitleHeight, boolean userInitiated);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/TabBar.java b/src/com/android/browser/TabBar.java
index 4fb3ad4..9da1927 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/TabBar.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/TabBar.java
@@ -262,13 +262,14 @@
     // webview scroll listener
 
     @Override
-    public void onScroll(int visibleTitleHeight) {
+    public void onScroll(int visibleTitleHeight, boolean userInitiated) {
         if (mUseQuickControls) return;
         // isLoading is using the current tab, which initially might not be set yet
         if (mTabControl.getCurrentTab() != null
                 && !isLoading()) {
             if (visibleTitleHeight == 0) {
-                if (!showsTitleBarIndicator()) {
+                if (!showsTitleBarIndicator()
+                        && (!mUi.isEditingUrl() || userInitiated)) {
                     mUi.hideTitleBar();
                     showTitleBarIndicator(true);
                 }
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@
             WebView webview = tab.getWebView();
             if (webview != null) {
                 int h = webview.getVisibleTitleHeight();
-                onScroll(h);
+                onScroll(h, true);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/XLargeUi.java b/src/com/android/browser/XLargeUi.java
index 90e3683..8684042 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/XLargeUi.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/XLargeUi.java
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onScroll(int visibleTitleHeight) {
-        mTabBar.onScroll(visibleTitleHeight);
+    public void onScroll(int visibleTitleHeight, boolean userInitiated) {
+        mTabBar.onScroll(visibleTitleHeight, userInitiated);
     }
 
     void stopWebViewScrolling() {
@@ -297,6 +297,10 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isEditingUrl() {
+        return mTitleBar.isEditingUrl();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected TitleBarBase getTitleBar() {
         return mTitleBar;