diff --git a/picard/ui/filebrowser.py b/picard/ui/filebrowser.py
index 5161efeb9..658b87b9a 100644
--- a/picard/ui/filebrowser.py
+++ b/picard/ui/filebrowser.py
@@ -128,15 +128,18 @@ class FileBrowser(QtWidgets.QTreeView):
 
     def scrollTo(self, index, scrolltype=QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.EnsureVisible):
         # QTreeView.scrollTo resets the horizontal scroll position to 0.
-        # Reimplemented to instead scroll to horizontal parent position.
-        level = -1
+        # Reimplemented to instead scroll to horizontal parent position or keep previous position.
+        if index and config.setting['filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll']:
+            level = -1
+            parent = index.parent()
+            root = self.rootIndex()
+            while parent.isValid() and parent != root:
+                parent = parent.parent()
+                level += 1
+            pos_x = max(self.indentation() * level, 0)
+        else:
+            pos_x = self.horizontalScrollBar().value()
         super().scrollTo(index, scrolltype)
-        parent = self.currentIndex().parent()
-        root = self.rootIndex()
-        while parent.isValid() and parent != root:
-            parent = parent.parent()
-            level += 1
-        pos_x = max(self.indentation() * level, 0)
         self.horizontalScrollBar().setValue(pos_x)
 
     def mousePressEvent(self, event):
diff --git a/picard/ui/options/interface.py b/picard/ui/options/interface.py
index d9401d0ce..1a1a8feca 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/interface.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/interface.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class InterfaceOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         config.BoolOption("setting", "quit_confirmation", True),
         config.TextOption("setting", "ui_language", ""),
         config.BoolOption("setting", "use_system_theme", False),
+        config.BoolOption("setting", "filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll", True),
         config.BoolOption("setting", "starting_directory", False),
         config.TextOption("setting", "starting_directory_path", _default_starting_dir),
         config.TextOption("setting", "load_image_behavior", "append"),
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ class InterfaceOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         self.ui.use_system_theme.setChecked(config.setting["use_system_theme"])
         current_ui_language = config.setting["ui_language"]
         self.ui.ui_language.setCurrentIndex(self.ui.ui_language.findData(current_ui_language))
+        self.ui.filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll.setChecked(config.setting["filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll"])
         self.ui.starting_directory.setChecked(config.setting["starting_directory"])
         self.ui.starting_directory_path.setText(config.setting["starting_directory_path"])
         self.populate_action_list()
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ class InterfaceOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
             dialog.exec_()
         config.setting["use_system_theme"] = self.ui.use_system_theme.isChecked()
         config.setting["ui_language"] = self.ui.ui_language.itemData(self.ui.ui_language.currentIndex())
+        config.setting["filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll"] = self.ui.filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll.isChecked()
         config.setting["starting_directory"] = self.ui.starting_directory.isChecked()
         config.setting["starting_directory_path"] = os.path.normpath(self.ui.starting_directory_path.text())
         self.update_layout_config()
diff --git a/picard/ui/ui_options_interface.py b/picard/ui/ui_options_interface.py
index fe4ab146a..235524389 100644
--- a/picard/ui/ui_options_interface.py
+++ b/picard/ui/ui_options_interface.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ class Ui_InterfaceOptionsPage(object):
         self.quit_confirmation = QtWidgets.QCheckBox(self.groupBox_2)
         self.quit_confirmation.setObjectName("quit_confirmation")
         self.vboxlayout1.addWidget(self.quit_confirmation)
+        self.filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll = QtWidgets.QCheckBox(self.groupBox_2)
+        self.filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll.setObjectName("filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll")
+        self.vboxlayout1.addWidget(self.filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll)
         self.starting_directory = QtWidgets.QCheckBox(self.groupBox_2)
         self.starting_directory.setObjectName("starting_directory")
         self.vboxlayout1.addWidget(self.starting_directory)
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ class Ui_InterfaceOptionsPage(object):
         self.builtin_search.setText(_("Use builtin search rather than looking in browser"))
         self.use_adv_search_syntax.setText(_("Use advanced query syntax"))
         self.quit_confirmation.setText(_("Show a quit confirmation dialog for unsaved changes"))
+        self.filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll.setText(_("Adjust horizontal position in file browser automatically"))
         self.starting_directory.setText(_("Begin browsing in the following directory:"))
         self.starting_directory_browse.setText(_("Browse..."))
         self.label.setText(_("User interface language:"))
diff --git a/ui/options_interface.ui b/ui/options_interface.ui
index 1ad4c31a9..31d663a96 100644
--- a/ui/options_interface.ui
+++ b/ui/options_interface.ui
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="filebrowser_horizontal_autoscroll">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Adjust horizontal position in file browser automatically</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="starting_directory">
         <property name="text">