diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 9e519900d..53515cd06 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ Fixed
   (#8674).
 - Fixed exception when closing a qutebrowser window while a download prompt is
   still open.
-- Fixed crash with Qt 6.10 (and possibly older Qt versions) when navigating from a `qute://` page to a web page, e.g. when searching on `qute://start`
+- Fixed crash with Qt 6.10 (and possibly older Qt versions) when navigating
+  from a `qute://` page to a web page, e.g. when searching on `qute://start`
+- Hopefully proper fix for some web pages jumping to the top when the statusbar
+  is hidden. (#8223)
 
 [[v3.5.1]]
 v3.5.1 (2025-06-05)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
index 6e6821612..dcbaf589d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/mainwindow.py
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ class MainWindow(QWidget):
             self._completion.on_clear_completion_selection)
         self.status.cmd.hide_completion.connect(
             self._completion.hide)
-        self.status.cmd.hide_cmd.connect(self.tabbed_browser.on_release_focus)
+        self.status.release_focus.connect(self.tabbed_browser.on_release_focus)
 
     def _set_decoration(self, hidden):
         """Set the visibility of the window decoration via Qt."""
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/bar.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/bar.py
index b628a03cc..4b72ad59f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/bar.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/bar.py
@@ -140,10 +140,12 @@ class StatusBar(QWidget):
         moved: Emitted when the statusbar has moved, so the completion widget
                can move to the right position.
                arg: The new position.
+        release_focus: Emitted just before the statusbar is hidden.
     """
 
     resized = pyqtSignal('QRect')
     moved = pyqtSignal('QPoint')
+    release_focus = pyqtSignal()
 
     STYLESHEET = _generate_stylesheet()
 
@@ -284,16 +286,20 @@ class StatusBar(QWidget):
         strategy = config.val.statusbar.show
         tab = self._current_tab()
         if tab is not None and tab.data.fullscreen:
+            self.release_focus.emit()
             self.hide()
         elif strategy == 'never':
+            self.release_focus.emit()
             self.hide()
         elif strategy == 'in-mode':
             try:
                 mode_manager = modeman.instance(self._win_id)
             except modeman.UnavailableError:
+                self.release_focus.emit()
                 self.hide()
             else:
                 if mode_manager.mode == usertypes.KeyMode.normal:
+                    self.release_focus.emit()
                     self.hide()
                 else:
                     self.show()
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/scroll.feature b/tests/end2end/features/scroll.feature
index 042f09735..89fb1231e 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/scroll.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/scroll.feature
@@ -339,3 +339,11 @@ Feature: Scrolling
         And I run :tab-next
         And I run :jseval --world main checkAnchor()
         Then "[*] [PASS] Positions equal: *" should be logged
+
+    Scenario: Showing/hiding statusbar (#2236, #8223)
+        When I set statusbar.show to never
+        And I run :scroll-to-perc 100
+        And I wait until the scroll position changed
+        And I run :cmd-set-text /
+        And I run :fake-key -g <Escape>
+        Then "Scroll position changed to Py*.QtCore.QPoint()" should not be logged