diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/components/playback-icon/PlaybackIcon.tsx b/apps/client/src/common/components/playback-icon/PlaybackIcon.tsx
index 7a2886c3c..067dbdbcb 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/components/playback-icon/PlaybackIcon.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/components/playback-icon/PlaybackIcon.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ import { tooltipDelayFast } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
 
 interface PlaybackIconProps {
   state: Playback;
+  skipTooltip?: boolean;
   className?: string;
 }
 
 export default function PlaybackIcon(props: PlaybackIconProps) {
-  const { state, className } = props;
+  const { state, skipTooltip, className } = props;
 
   // if timer is Pause or Armed
   let label = 'Timer Paused';
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ export default function PlaybackIcon(props: PlaybackIconProps) {
     Icon = IoStop;
   }
 
+  if (skipTooltip) {
+    return <Icon className={className} />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <Tooltip openDelay={tooltipDelayFast} label={label} shouldWrapChildren>
       <Icon className={className} />
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useFollowComponent.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useFollowComponent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a949abf22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useFollowComponent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { MutableRefObject, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
+
+function scrollToComponent<ComponentRef extends HTMLElement, ScrollRef extends HTMLElement>(
+  componentRef: MutableRefObject<ComponentRef>,
+  scrollRef: MutableRefObject<ScrollRef>,
+  topOffset: number,
+) {
+  if (!componentRef.current || !scrollRef.current) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const componentRect = componentRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const scrollRect = scrollRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const top = componentRect.top - scrollRect.top + scrollRef.current.scrollTop - topOffset;
+
+  scrollRef.current.scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' });
+}
+
+interface UseFollowComponentProps {
+  followRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>;
+  scrollRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>;
+  doFollow: boolean;
+  topOffset?: number;
+}
+
+export default function useFollowComponent(props: UseFollowComponentProps) {
+  const { followRef, scrollRef, doFollow, topOffset = 100 } = props;
+
+  // when cursor moves, view should follow
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!doFollow) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (followRef.current && scrollRef.current) {
+      // Use requestAnimationFrame to ensure the component is fully loaded
+      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        scrollToComponent(
+          followRef as MutableRefObject<HTMLElement>,
+          scrollRef as MutableRefObject<HTMLElement>,
+          topOffset,
+        );
+      });
+    }
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line -- the prompt seems incorrect
+  }, [followRef?.current, scrollRef?.current]);
+
+  const scrollToRefComponent = useCallback(
+    (componentRef = followRef, containerRef = scrollRef, offset = topOffset) => {
+      if (followRef.current && containerRef.current) {
+        // @ts-expect-error -- we know this are not null
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+        scrollToComponent(componentRef!, scrollRef!, offset);
+      }
+    },
+    [followRef, scrollRef, topOffset],
+  );
+
+  return scrollToRefComponent;
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts
index 17d0dc57d..6f0f3e520 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export const useOperator = () => {
   const featureSelector = (state: RuntimeStore) => ({
     playback: state.playback,
     selectedEventId: state.loaded.selectedEventId,
-    nextEventId: state.loaded.nextEventId,
   });
 
   return useRuntimeStore(featureSelector, deepCompare);
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/cuesheet/Cuesheet.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/cuesheet/Cuesheet.tsx
index f8806e65f..f7662545f 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/cuesheet/Cuesheet.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/cuesheet/Cuesheet.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MutableRefObject, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useRef } from 'react';
 import { Tooltip } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import {
   closestCenter,
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { horizontalListSortingStrategy, SortableContext, sortableKeyboardCoordin
 import { ColumnDef, flexRender, getCoreRowModel, useReactTable } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { isOntimeBlock, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeEvent, OntimeRundown, OntimeRundownEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 
+import useFollowComponent from '../../common/hooks/useFollowComponent';
 import { useLocalStorage } from '../../common/hooks/useLocalStorage';
 import { millisToDelayString } from '../../common/utils/dateConfig';
 import { getAccessibleColour } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ export default function Cuesheet({ data, columns, handleUpdate, selectedId }: Cu
   const [columnSizing, setColumnSizing] = useLocalStorage('table-sizes', {});
 
   const selectedRef = useRef<HTMLTableRowElement | null>(null);
+  const tableContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  useFollowComponent({ followRef: selectedRef, scrollRef: tableContainerRef, doFollow: followSelected });
 
   const table = useReactTable({
     data,
@@ -63,7 +66,6 @@ export default function Cuesheet({ data, columns, handleUpdate, selectedId }: Cu
     onColumnSizingChange: setColumnSizing,
     getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
   });
-  const tableContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   const sensors = useSensors(
     useSensor(PointerSensor, {
@@ -83,34 +85,6 @@ export default function Cuesheet({ data, columns, handleUpdate, selectedId }: Cu
     }),
   );
 
-  // when selection moves, view should follow
-  useEffect(() => {
-    function scrollToComponent(
-      componentRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLTableRowElement>,
-      scrollRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement>,
-    ) {
-      const componentRect = componentRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const scrollRect = scrollRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const top = componentRect.top - scrollRect.top + scrollRef.current.scrollTop - 100;
-      scrollRef.current.scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' });
-    }
-
-    if (!followSelected) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (selectedRef.current && tableContainerRef.current) {
-      // Use requestAnimationFrame to ensure the component is fully loaded
-      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-        scrollToComponent(
-          selectedRef as MutableRefObject<HTMLTableRowElement>,
-          tableContainerRef as MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement>,
-        );
-      });
-    }
-    // eslint-disable-next-line -- the prompt seems incorrect, we need the refs
-  }, [selectedRef.current, tableContainerRef.current, followSelected]);
-
   const handleOnDragEnd = (event: DragEndEvent) => {
     const { delta, active, over } = event;
 
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.module.scss b/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.module.scss
index 62ba30e1f..2974e5f02 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.module.scss
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.module.scss
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
   gap: 2px;
 }
 
+.spacer {
+  min-height: 80vh;
+}
+
 @mixin block() {
   width: 100%;
   padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.tsx
index e03ced9dd..93a707d53 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { UIEvent, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { SupportedEvent, UserFields } from 'ontime-types';
 import { getLastEvent } from 'ontime-utils';
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import NavigationMenu from '../../common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMe
 import Empty from '../../common/components/state/Empty';
 import { getOperatorOptions } from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/constants';
 import ViewParamsEditor from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor';
+import useFollowComponent from '../../common/hooks/useFollowComponent';
 import { useOperator } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import useRundown from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import useUserFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useUserFields';
@@ -19,23 +20,53 @@ import StatusBar from './status-bar/StatusBar';
 
 import style from './Operator.module.scss';
 
+const selectedOffset = 50;
+
 export default function Operator() {
   const { data, status } = useRundown();
   const { data: userFields, status: userFieldsStatus } = useUserFields();
   const featureData = useOperator();
-  const [showChild, setShowChild] = useState(false);
   const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
 
+  const [lockAutoScroll, setLockAutoScroll] = useState(false);
+  const selectedRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const scrollToComponent = useFollowComponent({
+    followRef: selectedRef,
+    scrollRef: scrollRef,
+    doFollow: !lockAutoScroll,
+    topOffset: selectedOffset,
+  });
+
   // Set window title
   useEffect(() => {
     document.title = 'ontime - Operator';
   }, []);
 
-  const handleScroll = (event: UIEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
-    const scrollThreshold = 50;
-    const scrollPosition = (event.target as HTMLElement).scrollTop;
+  // reset scroll if nothing is selected
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!featureData?.selectedEventId) {
+      if (!lockAutoScroll) {
+        scrollRef.current?.scrollTo(0, 0);
+      }
+    }
+  }, [featureData?.selectedEventId, lockAutoScroll, scrollRef]);
 
-    setShowChild(scrollPosition > scrollThreshold);
+  const handleOffset = () => {
+    if (featureData.selectedEventId) {
+      scrollToComponent();
+    }
+    setLockAutoScroll(false);
+  };
+
+  const handleScroll = () => {
+    if (selectedRef && scrollRef) {
+      const selectedRect = selectedRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (selectedRect) {
+        const hasScrolledOutOfThreshold = selectedRect.top < 0 || selectedRect.top > selectedOffset;
+        setLockAutoScroll(hasScrolledOutOfThreshold);
+      }
+    }
   };
 
   if (!data || status === 'loading' || !userFields || userFieldsStatus === 'loading') {
@@ -49,24 +80,38 @@ export default function Operator() {
   const lastEvent = getLastEvent(data);
 
   const operatorOptions = getOperatorOptions(userFields);
+  let isPast = Boolean(featureData.selectedEventId);
+  const hidePast = isStringBoolean(searchParams.get('hidepast'));
 
   return (
     <div className={style.operatorContainer}>
       <NavigationMenu />
       <ViewParamsEditor paramFields={operatorOptions} />
 
-      <div className={style.operatorEvents} onScroll={handleScroll}>
+      <div className={style.operatorEvents} onScroll={handleScroll} ref={scrollRef}>
         {data.map((entry) => {
           if (entry.type === SupportedEvent.Event) {
+            const isSelected = featureData.selectedEventId === entry.id;
+            if (isSelected) {
+              isPast = false;
+            }
+
+            // hide past events (if setting) and skipped events
+            if ((hidePast && isPast) || entry.skip) {
+              return null;
+            }
+
             return (
               <OperatorEvent
                 key={entry.id}
                 cue={entry.cue}
                 data={entry}
-                isSelected={featureData.selectedEventId === entry.id}
+                isSelected={isSelected}
                 subscribed={subscribe}
                 subscribedAlias={subscribedAlias}
                 showSeconds={showSeconds}
+                isPast={isPast}
+                selectedRef={isSelected ? selectedRef : undefined}
               />
             );
           }
@@ -76,8 +121,9 @@ export default function Operator() {
           }
           return null;
         })}
+        <div className={style.spacer} />
       </div>
-      <FollowButton isVisible={showChild} onClickHandler={() => undefined} />
+      <FollowButton isVisible={lockAutoScroll} onClickHandler={handleOffset} />
       <StatusBar playback={featureData.playback} lastEvent={lastEvent} selectedEventId={featureData.selectedEventId} />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-event/OperatorEvent.module.scss b/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-event/OperatorEvent.module.scss
index da879f742..0876a0e67 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-event/OperatorEvent.module.scss
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-event/OperatorEvent.module.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 .event {
   @include block();
   background-color: $gray-1300;
+  opacity: 1;
 
   &.subscribed {
     background-color: $gray-1250;
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@
   &.running {
     background-color: $red-700;
   }
+
+  &.past {
+    opacity: 0.2;
+  }
 }
 
 .titles {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-event/OperatorEvent.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-event/OperatorEvent.tsx
index 29d7d3bf4..7259e2c1d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-event/OperatorEvent.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator-event/OperatorEvent.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { RefObject } from 'react';
 import { OntimeEvent, UserFields } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import DelayIndicator from '../../../common/components/delay-indicator/DelayIndicator';
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ interface OperatorEventProps {
   subscribed: keyof UserFields | null;
   subscribedAlias: string;
   showSeconds: boolean;
+  isPast: boolean;
+  selectedRef?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
 }
 
 // extract this to contain re-renders
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ function RollingTime() {
 }
 
 export default function OperatorEvent(props: OperatorEventProps) {
-  const { data, cue, isSelected, subscribed, subscribedAlias, showSeconds } = props;
+  const { data, cue, isSelected, subscribed, subscribedAlias, showSeconds, isPast, selectedRef } = props;
 
   const start = formatTime(data.timeStart, { showSeconds });
   const end = formatTime(data.timeEnd, { showSeconds });
@@ -35,10 +38,11 @@ export default function OperatorEvent(props: OperatorEventProps) {
     style.event,
     isSelected ? style.running : null,
     subscribedData ? style.subscribed : null,
+    isPast ? style.past : null,
   ]);
 
   return (
-    <div className={operatorClasses}>
+    <div className={operatorClasses} ref={selectedRef}>
       <div className={style.titles}>
         <span className={style.title}>
           {data.title} - {data.subtitle}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/operator/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/operator/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx
index 8c7975026..0b6919a97 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/operator/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/operator/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { OntimeEvent, Playback } from 'ontime-types';
 import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
 
@@ -37,9 +38,13 @@ export default function StatusBar({
   const runningTime = millisToString(timer.current);
   const elapsedTime = millisToString(timer.elapsed);
 
+  const PlaybackIconComponent = useMemo(() => {
+    return <PlaybackIcon state={playback} skipTooltip className={styles.playbackIcon} />;
+  }, [playback]);
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.statusBar}>
-      <PlaybackIcon state={playback} className={styles.playbackIcon} />
+      {PlaybackIconComponent}
       <div className={styles.clock}>
         <div className={styles.column}>
           <span className={styles.label}>Time now</span>
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/Rundown.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/Rundown.tsx
index c18c30425..e4601d981 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/rundown/Rundown.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/rundown/Rundown.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { Fragment, lazy, MutableRefObject, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Fragment, lazy, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { closestCenter, DndContext, DragEndEvent, PointerSensor, useSensor, useSensors } from '@dnd-kit/core';
 import { arrayMove, SortableContext, verticalListSortingStrategy } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 import { OntimeRundown, Playback, SupportedEvent } from 'ontime-types';
 import { getFirst, getNext, getPrevious } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { useEventAction } from '../../common/hooks/useEventAction';
+import useFollowComponent from '../../common/hooks/useFollowComponent';
 import { useRundownEditor } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { AppMode, useAppMode } from '../../common/stores/appModeStore';
 import { useEditorSettings } from '../../common/stores/editorSettings';
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export default function Rundown(props: RundownProps) {
   const moveCursorTo = useAppMode((state) => state.setCursor);
   const cursorRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  useFollowComponent({ followRef: cursorRef, scrollRef: scrollRef, doFollow: true });
 
   // DND KIT
   const sensors = useSensors(useSensor(PointerSensor));
@@ -153,28 +155,6 @@ export default function Rundown(props: RundownProps) {
     };
   }, [handleKeyPress]);
 
-  // when cursor moves, view should follow
-  useEffect(() => {
-    function scrollToComponent(
-      componentRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement>,
-      scrollRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement>,
-    ) {
-      const componentRect = componentRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const scrollRect = scrollRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const top = componentRect.top - scrollRect.top + scrollRef.current.scrollTop - 100;
-      scrollRef.current.scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' });
-    }
-
-    if (cursorRef.current && scrollRef.current) {
-      // Use requestAnimationFrame to ensure the component is fully loaded
-      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-        scrollToComponent(cursorRef as MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement>, scrollRef as MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement>);
-      });
-    }
-
-    // eslint-disable-next-line -- the prompt seems incorrect
-  }, [cursorRef?.current, scrollRef]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     // in run mode, we follow selection
     if (!viewFollowsCursor || !featureData?.selectedEventId) {