diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/AccessView.js b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/AccessView.js
index 8b5debc93e..0d79171b59 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/AccessView.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/AccessView.js
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ var edx = edx || {};
             this.element.hide( this.$header );
             this.element.hide( $(this.el).find('.form-type') );
             this.loadForm('reset');
+            this.element.scrollTop( $('#password-reset-wrapper') );
         },
 
         showFormError: function() {
@@ -162,11 +163,7 @@ var edx = edx || {};
 
             this.element.hide( $(this.el).find('.form-wrapper') );
             this.element.show( $form );
-
-            // Scroll to top of selected form
-            $('html,body').animate({
-                scrollTop: $anchor.offset().top
-            },'slow');
+            this.element.scrollTop( $anchor );
         },
 
         /**
@@ -261,7 +258,7 @@ var edx = edx || {};
             }
         },
 
-        /* Helper method ot toggle display
+        /* Helper method to toggle display
          * including accessibility considerations
          */
         element: {
@@ -270,6 +267,13 @@ var edx = edx || {};
                    .attr('aria-hidden', true);
             },
 
+            scrollTop: function( $el ) {
+                // Scroll to top of selected element
+                $('html,body').animate({
+                    scrollTop: $el.offset().top
+                },'slow');
+            },
+
             show: function( $el ) {
                 $el.removeClass('hidden')
                    .attr('aria-hidden', false);
diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/FormView.js b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/FormView.js
index 9142eb9284..32b3e87472 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/FormView.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/FormView.js
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ var edx = edx || {};
                 }
             },
 
+            scrollTop: function( $el ) {
+                // Scroll to top of selected element
+                $('html,body').animate({
+                    scrollTop: $el.offset().top
+                },'slow');
+            },
+
             show: function( $el ) {
                 if ( $el ) {
                     $el.removeClass('hidden')
diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/PasswordResetView.js b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/PasswordResetView.js
index 3e573fefc9..cddedfa66f 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/PasswordResetView.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/PasswordResetView.js
@@ -21,24 +21,26 @@ var edx = edx || {};
 
         submitButton: '.js-reset',
 
-        preRender: function( data ) {
+        preRender: function() {
             this.listenTo( this.model, 'sync', this.saveSuccess );
         },
 
         toggleErrorMsg: function( show ) {
             if ( show ) {
                 this.setErrors();
-                this.toggleDisableButton(false)
+                this.toggleDisableButton(false);
             } else {
                 this.element.hide( this.$errors );
             }
         },
 
         saveSuccess: function() {
-            var $el = $(this.el);
+            var $el = $(this.el),
+                $msg = $el.find('.js-reset-success');
 
             this.element.hide( $el.find('#password-reset-form') );
-            this.element.show( $el.find('.js-reset-success') );
+            this.element.show( $msg );
+            this.element.scrollTop( $msg );
         }
     });