diff --git a/core/commands/inline_diff.py b/core/commands/inline_diff.py
index bec1abf4c..d664dc1ed 100644
--- a/core/commands/inline_diff.py
+++ b/core/commands/inline_diff.py
@@ -26,6 +26,41 @@
 diff_view_hunks = {}
 
 
+def capture_cur_position(view):
+    try:
+        sel = view.sel()[0]
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+    return view.rowcol(sel.begin())
+
+
+def place_cursor_and_show(view, row, col):
+    view.sel().clear()
+    pt = view.text_point(row, col)
+    view.sel().add(sublime.Region(pt, pt))
+    view.show_at_center(pt)
+    # The following shouldn't strictly be necessary, but Sublime sometimes jumps
+    # to the right when show_at_center for a column-zero-point occurs.
+    _, vp_y = view.viewport_position()
+    view.set_viewport_position((0, vp_y), False)
+
+
+def translate_row_to_inline_diff(diff_view, row):
+    hunks = diff_view_hunks[diff_view.id()]
+    deleted_lines_before_row = 0
+
+    for hunk_ref in hunks:
+        if hunk_ref.section_start > row + deleted_lines_before_row:
+            break
+
+        for type in hunk_ref.line_types:
+            if type == "-":
+                deleted_lines_before_row += 1
+
+    return row + deleted_lines_before_row
+
+
 class GsInlineDiffCommand(WindowCommand, GitCommand):
 
     """
@@ -34,12 +69,10 @@ class GsInlineDiffCommand(WindowCommand, GitCommand):
     hunks or individual lines, and to navigate between hunks.
     """
 
-    def run(self, **kwargs):
-        sublime.set_timeout_async(lambda: self.run_async(**kwargs), 0)
-
-    def run_async(self, settings=None, cached=False):
+    def run(self, settings=None, cached=False, match_current_position=False):
+        file_view = self.window.active_view()
+        cur_pos = capture_cur_position(file_view) if match_current_position else None
         if settings is None:
-            file_view = self.window.active_view()
             syntax_file = file_view.settings().get("syntax")
             settings = {
                 "git_savvy.file_path": self.file_path,
@@ -82,7 +115,7 @@ def run_async(self, settings=None, cached=False):
 
         self.window.focus_view(diff_view)
 
-        diff_view.run_command("gs_inline_diff_refresh")
+        diff_view.run_command("gs_inline_diff_refresh", {"match_position": cur_pos})
         diff_view.run_command("gs_handle_vintageous")
 
     def augment_color_scheme(self, target_view, file_ext):
@@ -144,7 +177,7 @@ class GsInlineDiffRefreshCommand(TextCommand, GitCommand):
     are not supported in `cached` mode.
     """
 
-    def run(self, edit):
+    def run(self, edit, match_position=None):
         file_path = self.file_path
         in_cached_mode = self.view.settings().get("git_savvy.inline_diff_view.in_cached_mode")
         ignore_eol_arg = (
@@ -176,25 +209,22 @@ def run(self, edit):
             inline_diff_contents, replaced_lines = \
                 self.get_inline_diff_contents(indexed_object_contents, diff)
 
-        cursors = self.view.sel()
-        if cursors:
-            row, col = self.view.rowcol(cursors[0].begin())
+        if match_position is None:
+            cur_pos = capture_cur_position(self.view)
 
         self.view.set_read_only(False)
         self.view.replace(edit, sublime.Region(0, self.view.size()), inline_diff_contents)
 
-        if cursors:
-            if (row, col) == (0, 0) and self.savvy_settings.get("inline_diff_auto_scroll", False):
+        if match_position is None:
+            if cur_pos == (0, 0) and self.savvy_settings.get("inline_diff_auto_scroll", False):
                 self.view.run_command("gs_inline_diff_navigate_hunk")
-            else:
-                self.view.sel().clear()
-                pt = self.view.text_point(row, 0)
-                self.view.sel().add(sublime.Region(pt, pt))
-                self.view.show_at_center(pt)
-                # The following shouldn't strictly be necessary, but Sublime sometimes jumps
-                # to the right when show_at_center for a column-zero-point occurs.
-                _, vp_y = self.view.viewport_position()
-                self.view.set_viewport_position((0, vp_y), False)
+            elif cur_pos:
+                row, _ = cur_pos
+                place_cursor_and_show(self.view, row, 0)
+        else:
+            row, col = match_position
+            new_row = translate_row_to_inline_diff(self.view, row)
+            place_cursor_and_show(self.view, new_row, col)
 
         self.highlight_regions(replaced_lines)
         self.view.set_read_only(True)