diff --git a/mod/forum/amd/build/posts_list.min.js b/mod/forum/amd/build/posts_list.min.js
index 79cf7de2a84..8b4740c206e 100644
--- a/mod/forum/amd/build/posts_list.min.js
+++ b/mod/forum/amd/build/posts_list.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-define(["jquery","core/templates","core/notification","mod_forum/selectors","mod_forum/inpage_reply"],function(a,b,c,d,e){var f=function(e){e.on("click",d.post.inpageReplyLink,function(e){e.preventDefault();var f=a(e.currentTarget).parents(d.post.forumCoreContent),g=f.find(d.post.forumSubject),h=a(e.currentTarget).parents(d.post.forumContent),i={postid:a(h).data("post-id"),reply_url:a(e.currentTarget).attr("href"),sesskey:M.cfg.sesskey,parentsubject:g.html()};if(h.find(d.post.inpageReplyContent).length){var j=h.find(d.post.inpageReplyContent);j.toggle(),j.is(":visible")&&j.find("textarea").focus()}else b.render("mod_forum/inpage_reply",i).then(function(a,c){return b.appendNodeContents(f,a,c)}).then(function(){return h.find(d.post.inpageReplyContent).toggle().find("textarea").focus()}).fail(c.exception)})};return{init:function(a){f(a),e.init(a)}}});
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+define(["jquery","core/templates","core/notification","mod_forum/selectors","mod_forum/inpage_reply"],function(a,b,c,d,e){var f=function(e){e.on("click",d.post.inpageReplyLink,function(e){if(e.preventDefault(),window.location.hash){var f=window.location.href.split("#")[0];history.pushState({},document.title,f)}var g=a(e.currentTarget).parents(d.post.forumCoreContent),h=g.find(d.post.forumSubject),i=a(e.currentTarget).parents(d.post.forumContent),j={postid:a(i).data("post-id"),reply_url:a(e.currentTarget).attr("href"),sesskey:M.cfg.sesskey,parentsubject:h.html()};if(i.find(d.post.inpageReplyContent).length){var k=i.find(d.post.inpageReplyContent);k.slideToggle(300),k.is(":visible")&&k.find("textarea").focus()}else b.render("mod_forum/inpage_reply",j).then(function(a,c){return b.appendNodeContents(g,a,c)}).then(function(){return i.find(d.post.inpageReplyContent).slideToggle(300).find("textarea").focus()}).fail(c.exception)})};return{init:function(a){f(a),e.init(a)}}});
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diff --git a/mod/forum/amd/src/posts_list.js b/mod/forum/amd/src/posts_list.js
index 150e42ec81d..f04f640ea5d 100644
--- a/mod/forum/amd/src/posts_list.js
+++ b/mod/forum/amd/src/posts_list.js
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ define([
     var registerEventListeners = function(root) {
         root.on('click', Selectors.post.inpageReplyLink, function(e) {
             e.preventDefault();
+            // After adding a reply a url hash is being generated that scrolls (points) to the newly added reply.
+            // The hash being present causes this scrolling behavior to the particular reply to persists even when
+            // another, non-related in-page replay link is being clicked which ultimately causes a bad user experience.
+            // A particular solution for this problem would be changing the browser's history state when a url hash is
+            // present.
+            if (window.location.hash) {
+                // Remove the fragment identifier from the url.
+                var url = window.location.href.split('#')[0];
+                history.pushState({}, document.title, url);
+            }
             var currentTarget = $(e.currentTarget).parents(Selectors.post.forumCoreContent);
             var currentSubject = currentTarget.find(Selectors.post.forumSubject);
             var currentRoot = $(e.currentTarget).parents(Selectors.post.forumContent);
@@ -58,12 +68,12 @@ define([
                         return Templates.appendNodeContents(currentTarget, html, js);
                     })
                     .then(function() {
-                        return currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent).toggle().find('textarea').focus();
+                        return currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent).slideToggle(300).find('textarea').focus();
                     })
                     .fail(Notification.exception);
             } else {
                 var form = currentRoot.find(Selectors.post.inpageReplyContent);
-                form.toggle();
+                form.slideToggle(300);
                 if (form.is(':visible')) {
                     form.find('textarea').focus();
                 }