diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index 807eae5dc6..698b1073d0 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         ref={this._collectEventNode.bind(this, eventId)}
                         data-scroll-token={scrollToken}>
                     <EventTile mxEvent={mxEv} continuation={continuation}
-                        last={last} isSelectedEvent={highlight}/>
+                        last={last} isSelectedEvent={highlight}
+                        onImageLoad={this._onImageLoad} />
                 </li>
         );
 
@@ -278,6 +279,16 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         this.eventNodes[eventId] = node;
     },
 
+
+    // once images in the events load, make the scrollPanel check the
+    // scroll offsets.
+    _onImageLoad: function() {
+        var scrollPanel = this.refs.messagePanel;
+        if (scrollPanel) {
+            scrollPanel.checkScroll();
+        }
+    },
+
     render: function() {
         var ScrollPanel = sdk.getComponent("structures.ScrollPanel");
         return (
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 6acd43a25d..56cd8d3fce 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -722,6 +722,15 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             }
         }
 
+        // once images in the search results load, make the scrollPanel check
+        // the scroll offsets.
+        var onImageLoad = () => {
+            var scrollPanel = this.refs.searchResultsPanel;
+            if (scrollPanel) {
+                scrollPanel.checkScroll();
+            }
+        }
+
         var lastRoomId;
 
         for (var i = this.state.searchResults.results.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
@@ -758,7 +767,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             ret.push(<SearchResultTile key={mxEv.getId()}
                      searchResult={result}
                      searchHighlights={this.state.searchHighlights}
-                     resultLink={resultLink}/>);
+                     resultLink={resultLink}
+                     onImageLoad={onImageLoad}/>);
         }
         return ret;
     },
diff --git a/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js b/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
index 514937f877..044ef48687 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
@@ -124,10 +124,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // after adding event tiles, we may need to tweak the scroll (either to
         // keep at the bottom of the timeline, or to maintain the view after
         // adding events to the top).
-        this._restoreSavedScrollState();
-
-        // we also re-check the fill state, in case the paginate was inadequate
-        this.checkFillState();
+        //
+        // This will also re-check the fill state, in case the paginate was inadequate
+        this.checkScroll();
     },
 
     componentWillUnmount: function() {
@@ -178,6 +177,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         this.checkFillState();
     },
 
+    // after an update to the contents of the panel, check that the scroll is
+    // where it ought to be, and set off pagination requests if necessary.
+    checkScroll: function() {
+        this._restoreSavedScrollState();
+        this.checkFillState();
+    },
+
     // return true if the content is fully scrolled down right now; else false.
     //
     // note that this is independent of the 'stuckAtBottom' state - it is simply
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
index b54a51c45b..b60098295a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ var dis = require("../../../dispatcher");
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'MImageBody',
 
+    propTypes: {
+        /* the MatrixEvent to show */
+        mxEvent: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+
+        /* callback called when images in events are loaded */
+        onImageLoad: React.PropTypes.func,
+    },
+
     thumbHeight: function(fullWidth, fullHeight, thumbWidth, thumbHeight) {
         if (!fullWidth || !fullHeight) {
             // Cannot calculate thumbnail height for image: missing w/h in metadata. We can't even
@@ -116,7 +124,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         <img className="mx_MImageBody_thumbnail" src={thumbUrl}
                             alt={content.body} style={imgStyle}
                             onMouseEnter={this.onImageEnter}
-                            onMouseLeave={this.onImageLeave} />
+                            onMouseLeave={this.onImageLeave}
+                            onLoad={this.props.onImageLoad} />
                     </a>
                     <div className="mx_MImageBody_download">
                         <a href={cli.mxcUrlToHttp(content.url)} target="_blank">
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
index 9cc0e22c59..34d6d53924 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         /* link URL for the highlights */
         highlightLink: React.PropTypes.string,
+
+        /* callback called when images in events are loaded */
+        onImageLoad: React.PropTypes.func,
     },
 
 
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
 
         return <TileType mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} highlights={this.props.highlights} 
-                    highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink} />;
+                    highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}
+                    onImageLoad={this.props.onImageLoad} />;
     },
 });
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index 0205062f84..8ac7ab7996 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         /* is this the focussed event */
         isSelectedEvent: React.PropTypes.bool,
+
+        /* callback called when images in events are loaded */
+        onImageLoad: React.PropTypes.func,
     },
 
     getInitialState: function() {
@@ -323,7 +326,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 { sender }
                 <div className="mx_EventTile_line">
                     <EventTileType mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} highlights={this.props.highlights}
-                          highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}/>
+                          highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}
+                          onImageLoad={this.props.onImageLoad} />
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/SearchResultTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/SearchResultTile.js
index 9c793e8705..1fc0384433 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/SearchResultTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/SearchResultTile.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         // href for the highlights in this result
         resultLink: React.PropTypes.string,
+
+        onImageLoad: React.PropTypes.func,
     },
 
     render: function() {
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             }
             if (EventTile.haveTileForEvent(ev)) {
                 ret.push(<EventTile key={eventId+"+"+j} mxEvent={ev} contextual={contextual} highlights={highlights}
-                          highlightLink={this.props.resultLink}/>);
+                          highlightLink={this.props.resultLink}
+                          onImageLoad={this.props.onImageLoad} />);
             }
         }
         return (