diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/_index.less b/awx/ui/client/features/output/_index.less
index 67224f387a..3e14f353a1 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/_index.less
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/_index.less
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
         color: @at-blue;
     }
 
+    &-menuIconStack--wrapper {
+        &:hover {
+            color: @at-blue;
+        }
+    }
+
     &-row {
         display: flex;
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/api.events.service.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/api.events.service.js
index 8db532cc25..7b7571fa72 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/api.events.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/api.events.service.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import {
 } from './constants';
 
 const BASE_PARAMS = {
-    order_by: OUTPUT_ORDER_BY,
     page_size: OUTPUT_PAGE_SIZE,
+    order_by: OUTPUT_ORDER_BY,
 };
 
 const merge = (...objs) => _.merge({}, ...objs);
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ function JobEventsApiService ($http, $q) {
         this.cache = {};
     };
 
-    this.clearCache = () => {
-        Object.keys(this.cache).forEach(key => {
-            delete this.cache[key];
-        });
-    };
-
     this.fetch = () => this.getLast()
         .then(results => {
             this.cache.last = results;
@@ -33,20 +27,31 @@ function JobEventsApiService ($http, $q) {
             return this;
         });
 
+    this.clearCache = () => {
+        Object.keys(this.cache).forEach(key => {
+            delete this.cache[key];
+        });
+    };
+
+    this.pushMaxCounter = events => {
+        const maxCounter = Math.max(...events.map(({ counter }) => counter));
+
+        if (maxCounter > this.state.maxCounter) {
+            this.state.maxCounter = maxCounter;
+        }
+
+        return maxCounter;
+    };
+
     this.getFirst = () => {
-        const page = 1;
-        const params = merge(this.params, { page });
+        const params = merge(this.params, { page: 1 });
 
         return $http.get(this.endpoint, { params })
             .then(({ data }) => {
                 const { results, count } = data;
-                const maxCounter = Math.max(...results.map(({ counter }) => counter));
 
                 this.state.count = count;
-
-                if (maxCounter > this.state.maxCounter) {
-                    this.state.maxCounter = maxCounter;
-                }
+                this.pushMaxCounter(results);
 
                 return results;
             });
@@ -62,13 +67,9 @@ function JobEventsApiService ($http, $q) {
         return $http.get(this.endpoint, { params })
             .then(({ data }) => {
                 const { results, count } = data;
-                const maxCounter = Math.max(...results.map(({ counter }) => counter));
 
                 this.state.count = count;
-
-                if (maxCounter > this.state.maxCounter) {
-                    this.state.maxCounter = maxCounter;
-                }
+                this.pushMaxCounter(results);
 
                 return results;
             });
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ function JobEventsApiService ($http, $q) {
         return $http.get(this.endpoint, { params })
             .then(({ data }) => {
                 const { results, count } = data;
-                const maxCounter = Math.max(...results.map(({ counter }) => counter));
 
                 let rotated = results;
 
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ function JobEventsApiService ($http, $q) {
                 }
 
                 this.state.count = count;
-
-                if (maxCounter > this.state.maxCounter) {
-                    this.state.maxCounter = maxCounter;
-                }
+                this.pushMaxCounter(results);
 
                 return rotated;
             });
@@ -119,11 +116,8 @@ function JobEventsApiService ($http, $q) {
         return $http.get(this.endpoint, { params })
             .then(({ data }) => {
                 const { results } = data;
-                const maxCounter = Math.max(...results.map(({ counter }) => counter));
 
-                if (maxCounter > this.state.maxCounter) {
-                    this.state.maxCounter = maxCounter;
-                }
+                this.pushMaxCounter(results);
 
                 return results;
             });
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
index 8532bf4416..5c71a1b861 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ const bufferState = [0, 0]; // [length, count]
 const listeners = [];
 const rx = [];
 
-let following = false;
-let attach = true;
-
 function bufferInit () {
     rx.length = 0;
 
@@ -57,59 +54,91 @@ function bufferEmpty (min, max) {
     return removed;
 }
 
+let attached = false;
+let noframes = false;
+let isOnLastPage = false;
+
 function onFrames (events) {
-    if (!following) {
+    if (noframes) {
+        return $q.resolve();
+    }
+
+    if (!attached) {
         const minCounter = Math.min(...events.map(({ counter }) => counter));
-        // attachment range
-        const max = slide.getTailCounter() + 1;
-        const min = Math.max(1, slide.getHeadCounter(), max - 50);
 
-        if (minCounter > max || minCounter < min) {
+        if (minCounter > slide.getTailCounter() + 1) {
             return $q.resolve();
         }
 
-        if (!attach) {
-            return $q.resolve();
-        }
+        attached = true;
+    }
 
-        follow();
+    if (vm.isInFollowMode) {
+        vm.isFollowing = true;
     }
 
     const capacity = slide.getCapacity();
 
+    if (capacity <= 0 && !isOnLastPage) {
+        attached = false;
+
+        return $q.resolve();
+    }
+
     return slide.popBack(events.length - capacity)
         .then(() => slide.pushFront(events))
         .then(() => {
-            scroll.setScrollPosition(scroll.getScrollHeight());
+            if (vm.isFollowing && scroll.isBeyondLowerThreshold()) {
+                scroll.scrollToBottom();
+            }
 
             return $q.resolve();
         });
 }
 
 function first () {
-    unfollow();
     scroll.pause();
+    unfollow();
 
-    return slide.getFirst()
+    attached = false;
+    noframes = true;
+    isOnLastPage = false;
+
+    slide.getFirst()
         .then(() => {
             scroll.resume();
+            noframes = false;
 
             return $q.resolve();
         });
 }
 
 function next () {
+    if (vm.isFollowing) {
+        return $q.resolve();
+    }
+
     scroll.pause();
 
     return slide.getNext()
+        .then(() => {
+            isOnLastPage = slide.isOnLastPage();
+            if (isOnLastPage) {
+                stream.setMissingCounterThreshold(slide.getTailCounter() + 1);
+                if (scroll.isBeyondLowerThreshold()) {
+                    scroll.scrollToBottom();
+                    follow();
+                }
+            }
+        })
         .finally(() => scroll.resume());
 }
 
 function previous () {
-    unfollow();
     scroll.pause();
 
     const initialPosition = scroll.getScrollPosition();
+    isOnLastPage = false;
 
     return slide.getPrevious()
         .then(popHeight => {
@@ -121,6 +150,22 @@ function previous () {
         .finally(() => scroll.resume());
 }
 
+function menuLast () {
+    if (vm.isFollowing) {
+        unfollow();
+
+        return $q.resolve();
+    }
+
+    if (isOnLastPage) {
+        scroll.scrollToBottom();
+
+        return $q.resolve();
+    }
+
+    return last();
+}
+
 function last () {
     scroll.pause();
 
@@ -129,7 +174,8 @@ function last () {
             stream.setMissingCounterThreshold(slide.getTailCounter() + 1);
             scroll.setScrollPosition(scroll.getScrollHeight());
 
-            attach = true;
+            isOnLastPage = true;
+            follow();
             scroll.resume();
 
             return $q.resolve();
@@ -141,28 +187,21 @@ function down () {
 }
 
 function up () {
-    if (following) {
-        unfollow();
-    } else {
-        scroll.moveUp();
-    }
+    scroll.moveUp();
 }
 
 function follow () {
-    scroll.pause();
-    scroll.hide();
+    isOnLastPage = slide.isOnLastPage();
 
-    following = true;
-    vm.isFollowing = following;
+    if (resource.model.get('event_processing_finished')) return;
+    if (!isOnLastPage) return;
+
+    vm.isInFollowMode = true;
 }
 
 function unfollow () {
-    attach = false;
-    following = false;
-    vm.isFollowing = following;
-
-    scroll.unhide();
-    scroll.resume();
+    vm.isInFollowMode = false;
+    vm.isFollowing = false;
 }
 
 function togglePanelExpand () {
@@ -276,6 +315,13 @@ function reloadState (params) {
     return $state.transitionTo($state.current, params, { inherit: false, location: 'replace' });
 }
 
+function getMaxCounter () {
+    const apiMax = resource.events.getMaxCounter();
+    const wsMax = stream.getMaxCounter();
+
+    return Math.max(apiMax, wsMax);
+}
+
 function OutputIndexController (
     _$compile_,
     _$q_,
@@ -318,9 +364,10 @@ function OutputIndexController (
     vm.togglePanelExpand = togglePanelExpand;
 
     // Stdout Navigation
-    vm.menu = { last, first, down, up };
+    vm.menu = { last: menuLast, first, down, up };
     vm.isMenuExpanded = true;
-    vm.isFollowing = following;
+    vm.isFollowing = false;
+    vm.isInFollowMode = false;
     vm.toggleMenuExpand = toggleMenuExpand;
     vm.toggleLineExpand = toggleLineExpand;
     vm.showHostDetails = showHostDetails;
@@ -330,10 +377,21 @@ function OutputIndexController (
         bufferInit();
 
         status.init(resource);
-        slide.init(render, resource.events, scroll);
-
+        slide.init(render, resource.events, scroll, { getMaxCounter });
         render.init({ compile, toggles: vm.toggleLineEnabled });
-        scroll.init({ previous, next });
+
+        scroll.init({
+            next,
+            previous,
+            onLeaveLower () {
+                unfollow();
+                return $q.resolve();
+            },
+            onEnterLower () {
+                follow();
+                return $q.resolve();
+            },
+        });
 
         stream.init({
             bufferAdd,
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.view.html b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.view.html
index c588f2b375..511da3c6dc 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.view.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.view.html
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@
                 <i class="at-Stdout-menuIcon fa" ng-if="vm.toggleLineEnabled"
                     ng-class="{ 'fa-minus': vm.isMenuExpanded, 'fa-plus': !vm.isMenuExpanded }"></i>
             </div>
-
             <div class="pull-right" ng-click="vm.menu.last()">
-                <i class="at-Stdout-menuIcon--lg fa fa-angle-double-down"
-                    ng-class=" { 'at-Stdout-menuIcon--active': vm.menu.isLocked }"></i>
+                    <i class="at-Stdout-menuIcon--lg fa fa-angle-double-down"
+                        ng-class=" { 'at-Stdout-menuIconStackTop--active': false }"></i>
             </div>
             <div class="pull-right" ng-click="vm.menu.first()">
                 <i class="at-Stdout-menuIcon--lg fa fa-angle-double-up"></i>
@@ -36,8 +35,7 @@
                 <i class="at-Stdout-menuIcon--lg fa fa-angle-down"></i>
             </div>
             <div class="pull-right" ng-click="vm.menu.up()">
-                <i class="at-Stdout-menuIcon--lg fa fa-angle-up"
-                    ng-class=" { 'at-Stdout-menuIcon--active': vm.isFollowing }"></i>
+                <i class="at-Stdout-menuIcon--lg fa fa-angle-up"></i>
             </div>
 
             <div class="at-u-clear"></div>
@@ -48,15 +46,6 @@
             <div id="atStdoutResultTable"></div>
             <div class="at-Stdout-borderFooter"></div>
         </div>
-
-        <div ng-show="vm.menu.showBackToTop" class="at-Stdout-menuBottom">
-            <div class="at-Stdout-menuIconGroup" ng-click="vm.menu.home()">
-                <p class="pull-left"><i class="fa fa-angle-double-up"></i></p>
-                <p class="pull-right">{{:: vm.strings.get('stdout.BACK_TO_TOP') }}</p>
-            </div>
-
-            <div class="at-u-clear"></div>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </at-panel>
 </div>
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/page.service.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/page.service.js
index 7ba5e2b88e..e655420526 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/page.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/page.service.js
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ function PageService ($q) {
         })
         .then(() => this.getNext());
 
+    this.isOnLastPage = () => this.api.getLastPageNumber() === this.state.tail;
     this.getRecordCount = () => Object.keys(this.records).length;
     this.getTailCounter = () => this.state.tail;
 }
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/scroll.service.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/scroll.service.js
index bbe6e91427..192cc40114 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/scroll.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/scroll.service.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from './constants';
 
 function JobScrollService ($q, $timeout) {
-    this.init = ({ next, previous }) => {
+    this.init = ({ next, previous, onLeaveLower, onEnterLower }) => {
         this.el = $(OUTPUT_ELEMENT_CONTAINER);
         this.timer = null;
 
@@ -15,18 +15,23 @@ function JobScrollService ($q, $timeout) {
             current: 0
         };
 
+        this.threshold = {
+            previous: 0,
+            current: 0,
+        };
+
         this.hooks = {
             next,
             previous,
-            isAtRest: () => $q.resolve()
+            onLeaveLower,
+            onEnterLower,
         };
 
         this.state = {
-            hidden: false,
             paused: false,
-            top: true,
         };
 
+        this.chain = $q.resolve();
         this.el.scroll(this.listen);
     };
 
@@ -42,70 +47,82 @@ function JobScrollService ($q, $timeout) {
         this.timer = $timeout(this.register, OUTPUT_SCROLL_DELAY);
     };
 
+    this.isBeyondThreshold = () => {
+        const position = this.getScrollPosition();
+        const viewport = this.getScrollHeight() - this.getViewableHeight();
+        const threshold = position / viewport;
+
+        return (1 - threshold) < OUTPUT_SCROLL_THRESHOLD;
+    };
+
     this.register = () => {
         this.pause();
 
-        const current = this.getScrollPosition();
-        const downward = current > this.position.previous;
+        const position = this.getScrollPosition();
+        const viewport = this.getScrollHeight() - this.getViewableHeight();
 
-        let promise;
+        const threshold = position / viewport;
+        const downward = position > this.position.previous;
 
-        if (downward && this.isBeyondThreshold(downward, current)) {
-            promise = this.hooks.next;
-        } else if (!downward && this.isBeyondThreshold(downward, current)) {
-            promise = this.hooks.previous;
+        const isBeyondUpperThreshold = threshold < OUTPUT_SCROLL_THRESHOLD;
+        const isBeyondLowerThreshold = (1 - threshold) < OUTPUT_SCROLL_THRESHOLD;
+
+        const wasBeyondUpperThreshold = this.threshold.previous < OUTPUT_SCROLL_THRESHOLD;
+        const wasBeyondLowerThreshold = (1 - this.threshold.previous) < OUTPUT_SCROLL_THRESHOLD;
+
+        const transitions = [];
+
+        if (position <= 0 || (isBeyondUpperThreshold && !wasBeyondUpperThreshold)) {
+            transitions.push(this.hooks.previous);
         }
 
-        if (!promise) {
-            this.setScrollPosition(current);
-            this.isAtRest();
-            this.resume();
-
-            return $q.resolve();
+        if (!isBeyondLowerThreshold && wasBeyondLowerThreshold) {
+            transitions.push(this.hooks.onLeaveLower);
         }
 
-        return promise()
+        if (isBeyondLowerThreshold && !wasBeyondLowerThreshold) {
+            transitions.push(this.hooks.onEnterLower);
+            transitions.push(this.hooks.next);
+        } else if (threshold >= 1) {
+            transitions.push(this.hooks.next);
+        }
+
+        if (!downward) {
+            transitions.reverse();
+        }
+
+        this.position.current = position;
+        this.threshold.current = threshold;
+
+        transitions.forEach(promise => {
+            this.chain = this.chain.then(() => promise());
+        });
+
+        return this.chain
             .then(() => {
-                this.setScrollPosition(this.getScrollPosition());
-                this.isAtRest();
                 this.resume();
+                this.setScrollPosition(this.getScrollPosition());
+
+                return $q.resolve();
             });
     };
 
-    this.isBeyondThreshold = (downward, current) => {
-        const height = this.getScrollHeight();
-
-        if (downward) {
-            current += this.getViewableHeight();
-
-            if (current >= height || ((height - current) / height) < OUTPUT_SCROLL_THRESHOLD) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        } else if (current <= 0 || (current / height) < OUTPUT_SCROLL_THRESHOLD) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    };
-
     /**
      * Move scroll position up by one page of visible content.
      */
     this.moveUp = () => {
-        const top = this.getScrollPosition();
-        const height = this.getViewableHeight();
+        const position = this.getScrollPosition() - this.getViewableHeight();
 
-        this.setScrollPosition(top - height);
+        this.setScrollPosition(position);
     };
 
     /**
      * Move scroll position down by one page of visible content.
      */
     this.moveDown = () => {
-        const top = this.getScrollPosition();
-        const height = this.getViewableHeight();
+        const position = this.getScrollPosition() + this.getViewableHeight();
 
-        this.setScrollPosition(top + height);
+        this.setScrollPosition(position);
     };
 
     this.getScrollHeight = () => this.el[0].scrollHeight;
@@ -119,33 +136,27 @@ function JobScrollService ($q, $timeout) {
     this.getScrollPosition = () => this.el[0].scrollTop;
 
     this.setScrollPosition = position => {
+        const viewport = this.getScrollHeight() - this.getViewableHeight();
+
         this.position.previous = this.position.current;
+        this.threshold.previous = this.position.previous / viewport;
         this.position.current = position;
+
         this.el[0].scrollTop = position;
-        this.isAtRest();
     };
 
     this.resetScrollPosition = () => {
+        this.threshold.previous = 0;
         this.position.previous = 0;
         this.position.current = 0;
+
         this.el[0].scrollTop = 0;
-        this.isAtRest();
     };
 
     this.scrollToBottom = () => {
         this.setScrollPosition(this.getScrollHeight());
     };
 
-    this.isAtRest = () => {
-        if (this.position.current === 0 && !this.state.top) {
-            this.state.top = true;
-            this.hooks.isAtRest(true);
-        } else if (this.position.current > 0 && this.state.top) {
-            this.state.top = false;
-            this.hooks.isAtRest(false);
-        }
-    };
-
     this.resume = () => {
         this.state.paused = false;
     };
@@ -154,32 +165,8 @@ function JobScrollService ($q, $timeout) {
         this.state.paused = true;
     };
 
-    this.isPaused = () => this.state.paused;
-
-    this.lock = () => {
-        this.state.locked = true;
-    };
-
-    this.unlock = () => {
-        this.state.locked = false;
-    };
-
-    this.hide = () => {
-        if (!this.state.hidden) {
-            this.el.css('overflow', 'hidden');
-            this.state.hidden = true;
-        }
-    };
-
-    this.unhide = () => {
-        if (this.state.hidden) {
-            this.el.css('overflow', 'auto');
-            this.state.hidden = false;
-        }
-    };
-
-    this.isLocked = () => this.state.locked;
     this.isMissing = () => $(OUTPUT_ELEMENT_TBODY)[0].clientHeight < this.getViewableHeight();
+    this.isPaused = () => this.state.paused;
 }
 
 JobScrollService.$inject = ['$q', '$timeout'];
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/slide.service.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/slide.service.js
index e2a0735354..3d1a26cfce 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/slide.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/slide.service.js
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ function getBoundedRange (range, other) {
 }
 
 function SlidingWindowService ($q) {
-    this.init = (storage, api, { getScrollHeight }) => {
+    this.init = (storage, api, { getScrollHeight }, { getMaxCounter }) => {
         const { prepend, append, shift, pop, deleteRecord } = storage;
-        const { getMaxCounter, getRange, getFirst, getLast } = api;
+        const { getRange, getFirst, getLast } = api;
 
         this.api = {
-            getMaxCounter,
             getRange,
             getFirst,
             getLast,
+            getMaxCounter,
         };
 
         this.storage = {
@@ -352,13 +352,8 @@ function SlidingWindowService ($q) {
         return Number.isFinite(head) ? head : 0;
     };
 
-    this.getMaxCounter = () => {
-        const counter = this.api.getMaxCounter();
-        const tail = this.getTailCounter();
-
-        return Number.isFinite(counter) ? Math.max(tail, counter) : tail;
-    };
-
+    this.isOnLastPage = () => this.getTailCounter() >= (this.getMaxCounter() - OUTPUT_PAGE_SIZE);
+    this.getMaxCounter = () => this.api.getMaxCounter();
     this.getRange = () => [this.getHeadCounter(), this.getTailCounter()];
     this.getRecordCount = () => Object.keys(this.records).length;
     this.getCapacity = () => OUTPUT_EVENT_LIMIT - this.getRecordCount();
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/stream.service.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/stream.service.js
index c243f597be..6e8da83420 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/stream.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/stream.service.js
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ function OutputStream ($q) {
             this.counters.ready.length = 0;
             return $q.resolve();
         });
+
+    this.getMaxCounter = () => this.counters.max;
 }
 
 OutputStream.$inject = ['$q'];