diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 19c9fb8..5dd470a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+45.3
+====
+
+- Fix horizontal scrollbar sometimes jumping to center while zooming in
+
 45.2
 ====
 
diff --git a/data/org.gnome.Loupe.metainfo.xml.in.in b/data/org.gnome.Loupe.metainfo.xml.in.in
index 5dc0e36..8254ec7 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.Loupe.metainfo.xml.in.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.Loupe.metainfo.xml.in.in
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@
   </categories>
 
   <releases>
+    <release version="45.3" date="2023-12-12">
+      <description>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Zooming into wide images can no longer cause the horizontal scrollbar to suddenly jump into the center position.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release version="45.2" date="2023-11-28">
       <description>
         <ul>
diff --git a/src/widgets/image.rs b/src/widgets/image.rs
index 12bd848..924fdce 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image.rs
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ impl LpImage {
             let target_vborder = self.widget_height() - self.image_size().1 as f64 * zoom;
 
             self.imp()
-                .zoom_hscrollbar_transition
+                .zoom_vscrollbar_transition
                 .set(current_vborder.signum() != target_vborder.signum() && current_vborder != 0.);
 
             let animation = self.zoom_animation();