diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 16904c251c..4ba3445b7b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     link_to(name, "#", :onclick => onclick)
   end
   
-  def show_and_goto_link(name, id, options={})
+  def show_and_goto_js(id, options={})
     onclick = "Element.show('#{id}'); "
     onclick << (options[:focus] ? "Form.Element.focus('#{options[:focus]}'); " : "this.blur(); ")
     onclick << "Element.scrollTo('#{id}'); "
diff --git a/app/views/issues/show.rhtml b/app/views/issues/show.rhtml
index a3b26be12a..b71a02ee72 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/show.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issues/show.rhtml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="contextual">
-<%= show_and_goto_link(l(:button_update), 'update', :class => 'icon icon-edit', :accesskey => accesskey(:edit)) if authorize_for('issues', 'edit') %>
+<%= link_to_if_authorized(l(:button_update), {:controller => 'issues', :action => 'edit', :id => @issue }, :onclick => 'showAndScrollTo("update", "notes"); return false;', :class => 'icon icon-edit', :accesskey => accesskey(:edit)) %>
 <%= link_to_if_authorized l(:button_log_time), {:controller => 'timelog', :action => 'edit', :issue_id => @issue}, :class => 'icon icon-time' %>
 <%= watcher_tag(@issue, User.current) %>
 <%= link_to_if_authorized l(:button_copy), {:controller => 'issues', :action => 'new', :project_id => @project, :copy_from => @issue }, :class => 'icon icon-copy' %>
diff --git a/public/javascripts/application.js b/public/javascripts/application.js
index 4e5b67e558..1674044f83 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/application.js
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ function checkAll (id, checked) {
 	}
 }
 
+function showAndScrollTo(id, focus) {
+	Element.show(id);
+	if (focus!=null) { Form.Element.focus(focus); }
+	Element.scrollTo(id);
+}
+
 var fileFieldCount = 1;
 
 function addFileField() {