diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 8a355a8f6d..a0c36374b6 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -1276,13 +1276,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             return;
         }
 
-        var pos = this.refs.messagePanel.getReadMarkerPosition();
-
-        // we want to show the bar if the read-marker is off the top of the
-        // screen.
-        // If pos is null, the event might not be paginated, so show the unread bar!
-        var showBar = pos < 0 || pos === null;
-
+        const showBar = this.refs.messagePanel.canJumpToReadMarker();
         if (this.state.showTopUnreadMessagesBar != showBar) {
             this.setState({showTopUnreadMessagesBar: showBar},
                           this.onChildResize);
diff --git a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
index f07bad0052..f72d35c41c 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
@@ -766,6 +766,19 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
         return null;
     },
 
+    canJumpToReadMarker: function() {
+        // 1. Do not show jump bar if neither the RM nor the RR are set.
+        // 2. Only show jump bar if RR !== RM. If they are the same, there are only fully
+        // read messages and unread messages. We already have a badge count and the bottom
+        // bar to jump to "live" when we have unread messages.
+        // 3. We want to show the bar if the read-marker is off the top of the screen.
+        // 4. Also, if pos === null, the event might not be paginated - show the unread bar
+        const pos = this.getReadMarkerPosition();
+        return this.state.readMarkerEventId !== null && // 1.
+            this.state.readMarkerEventId !== this._getCurrentReadReceipt() &&  // 2.
+            (pos < 0 || pos === null); // 3., 4.
+    },
+
     /**
      * called by the parent component when PageUp/Down/etc is pressed.
      *