diff --git a/lib/sp-visualizer-view.c b/lib/sp-visualizer-view.c
index cb046dbc..26df366f 100644
--- a/lib/sp-visualizer-view.c
+++ b/lib/sp-visualizer-view.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ typedef struct
 
   SpVisualizerList  *list;
   GtkAdjustment     *scroll_adjustment;
+  GtkScrollbar      *scrollbar;
   SpVisualizerTicks *ticks;
 } SpVisualizerViewPrivate;
 
@@ -142,6 +143,17 @@ sp_visualizer_view_notify_zoom (SpVisualizerView *self,
 
   sp_visualizer_view_set_time_range (self, begin_time, end_time);
   gtk_adjustment_set_page_size (priv->scroll_adjustment, end_time - begin_time);
+
+  if (priv->reader != NULL)
+    {
+      gint64 real_range;
+      gboolean visible;
+
+      real_range = sp_capture_reader_get_end_time (priv->reader)
+                 - sp_capture_reader_get_start_time (priv->reader);
+      visible = (gtk_adjustment_get_page_size (priv->scroll_adjustment) < real_range);
+      gtk_widget_set_visible (GTK_WIDGET (priv->scrollbar), visible);
+    }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -247,6 +259,7 @@ sp_visualizer_view_class_init (SpVisualizerViewClass *klass)
   gtk_widget_class_set_template_from_resource (widget_class, "/org/gnome/sysprof/ui/sp-visualizer-view.ui");
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, SpVisualizerView, list);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, SpVisualizerView, scroll_adjustment);
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, SpVisualizerView, scrollbar);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, SpVisualizerView, ticks);
 
   gtk_widget_class_set_css_name (widget_class, "visualizers");