diff --git a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
index fbc2ecaa..e0326bca 100644
--- a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
+++ b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
@@ -427,18 +427,20 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
 
         // full
         if (changes & this.CHANGE_FULL) {
+            // update scrollbar first to not loose scroll position when gutter calls resize
+            this.$updateScrollBar();
             this.$textLayer.update(this.layerConfig);
             if (this.showGutter)
                 this.$gutterLayer.update(this.layerConfig);
             this.$markerBack.update(this.layerConfig);
             this.$markerFront.update(this.layerConfig);
             this.$cursorLayer.update(this.layerConfig);
-            this.$updateScrollBar();
             return;
         }
 
         // scrolling
         if (changes & this.CHANGE_SCROLL) {
+            this.$updateScrollBar();
             if (changes & this.CHANGE_TEXT || changes & this.CHANGE_LINES)
                 this.$textLayer.update(this.layerConfig);
             else
@@ -449,7 +451,6 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
             this.$markerBack.update(this.layerConfig);
             this.$markerFront.update(this.layerConfig);
             this.$cursorLayer.update(this.layerConfig);
-            this.$updateScrollBar();
             return;
         }