diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/actions/ChangeDiffRequest.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/actions/ChangeDiffRequest.java
index 1730c0d33999..c441956a1349 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/actions/ChangeDiffRequest.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/actions/ChangeDiffRequest.java
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ public class ChangeDiffRequest implements ChangeRequestChain {
       }
       if (DiffPresentationReturnValue.removeFromList.equals(returnValue)) {
         mySteps.remove(nextIdx);
+        if (moveDirection.direction() < 0) {
+          // our position moves to head
+          myIndex += moveDirection.direction();
+        }
         continue;
       }
       final DiffRequest request = result.getRequest();