diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index ac70e7ab..b513825a 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2374,6 +2374,7 @@ void draw_scrollbar(void)
 	int last_lineno = openfile->filebot->lineno;
 	int inf = (openfile->edittop->lineno*editwinrows)/(last_lineno+1);
 	int sup = inf + (editwinrows*editwinrows)/(last_lineno+1);
+	bool show = (openfile->filebot->lineno > editwinrows);
 
 	/* Consider that we'll have no scrollbar if window is too thin. */
 	if (!ISSET(SHOW_SCROLLBAR) && scrollbarwin)
@@ -2385,7 +2386,7 @@ void draw_scrollbar(void)
 	}
 
 	for (int current_lineno = 0; current_lineno < editwinrows; current_lineno++) {
-		style = (current_lineno >= inf && current_lineno <= sup) ?
+		style = (current_lineno >= inf && current_lineno <= sup && show) ?
 			interface_color_pair[SCROLL_BAR]^A_REVERSE : interface_color_pair[SCROLL_BAR];
 		wattron(scrollbarwin, style);
 		mvwaddch(scrollbarwin, current_lineno, 0, ' ');