diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 841d710..eade8b1 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import SkillPicker from './components/SkillPicker.vue';
 		Home,
 		Timeline,
 		SkillPicker,
-	},
+	}
 })
 export default class App extends Vue {
 	private selected: tID|null = null;
diff --git a/src/components/SkillPicker.vue b/src/components/SkillPicker.vue
index 493326f..209cf85 100644
--- a/src/components/SkillPicker.vue
+++ b/src/components/SkillPicker.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 				<h2>Featured in <b>{{ details.projects.length }}</b> {{ details.projects.length > 1 ? 'projects' : 'project' }}</h2>
 				<h3>
 					<template v-for='(proj) of details.projects'>
-						<a :key='"pick-" + proj.name' :href='"#p-" + proj.name'>
+						<a :key='"pick-" + proj.name' href @click='$event.preventDefault(); scroll(proj.name.replaceAll(" ", "_"));'>
 							{{ proj.name }}
 						</a>
 						<span :key='proj.name'>, </span>
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 	import { Project } from '@/model/projects';
 	import * as skills from '@/service/skills';
 	import * as projects from '@/service/projects';
+	import { go } from '@/service/scroller';
 
 	interface Details {
 		icon:     string|null;
@@ -87,6 +88,14 @@
 			this.filterByTag();
 		}
 
+		private scroll(proj_name: string) {
+			const head = document.querySelector(`#search-header`) as HTMLElement;
+			if( head == null ){
+				return;
+			}
+			go(`project-${proj_name}`, -1.2*head.offsetHeight)
+		}
+
 		// selects or deselects a skill. If the skill is not in the current
 		// folder, it navigates to the DEFAULT_TAG folder beforehand. Scrolls to
 		// the selected skill when selected.
diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.vue b/src/components/Timeline.vue
index 313bd60..ea5c2ec 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 		<template class='project' v-for='(proj) of projects'>
 			<!-- id is used for navigation -->
-			<div :key="'start-'+proj.name" class='start' :id='"p-" + proj.name'>
+			<div :key="'start-'+proj.name" class='start' :id='"project-" + proj.name.replaceAll(" ", "_")'>
 				{{ proj.started_at | short_date }}
 			</div>
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 					return pluralize(diff/month, 'month');
 				}
 				return pluralize(diff/year, 'year');
-			}
+			},
 		}
 	})
 	export default class Timeline extends Vue {
diff --git a/src/service/scroller.ts b/src/service/scroller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3498bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/service/scroller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+
+let scroll_interval: number;
+
+// scroll time in milliseconds
+const SCROLL_MS      = 500;
+const SCROLL_MS_STEP = 5;
+
+// go() scrolls to the element with the specified id with an optional offset.
+// It achieves a smooth scrolling compared to the direct default one.
+export function go(id: string, offset: number|undefined): void {
+	// find item with id
+	const item = document.querySelector(`#${id}`) as HTMLElement;
+	if( item == null ){
+		console.warn(`item with id '${id}' not found`);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// get item absolute y coordinates
+	let targety = absY(item, 0);
+	if( offset != null ){
+		targety += offset;
+	}
+
+	clearInterval(scroll_interval);
+	const step = (targety - document.body.scrollTop) / (SCROLL_MS / SCROLL_MS_STEP);
+	scroll_interval = setInterval(
+		() => smooth_scroll(targety, step),
+		SCROLL_MS_STEP
+	);
+
+}
+
+function absY(item: HTMLElement|null, children_y: number): number {
+	if( item == null || item == document.body ){
+		return children_y;
+	}
+	return absY(item.parentElement, children_y + item.offsetTop);
+}
+
+// incremental smooth scroll
+function smooth_scroll(target: number, step: number) {
+	const cur = document.body.scrollTop;
+	const max = (document.body as any).scrollTopMax;
+
+	// moving up & reached top or target -> stop
+	const upLimit   = ( step < 0 && (cur <= 0   || cur <= target) );
+	// moving down & reached bottom or target -> stop
+	const downLimit = ( step > 0 && (cur >= max || cur >= target) );
+
+	if( upLimit || downLimit ){
+		clearInterval(scroll_interval);
+		document.body.scroll(0, target);
+		return
+	}
+
+	document.body.scroll(0, cur + step);
+}
\ No newline at end of file