diff --git a/assets/js/session/index.js b/assets/js/session/index.js
index a8e4c954b..f1ff748dd 100644
--- a/assets/js/session/index.js
+++ b/assets/js/session/index.js
@@ -509,9 +509,8 @@ function handleSectionDeleted(hook, sectionId) {
 }
 
 function handleSectionMoved(hook, sectionId) {
-  if (hook.state.focusedSectionId === sectionId) {
-    globalPubSub.broadcast("session", { type: "section_moved", sectionId });
-  }
+  const section = getSectionById(sectionId);
+  smoothlyScrollToElement(section);
 }
 
 function handleCellUpload(hook, cellId, url) {
diff --git a/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex b/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex
index 69a6bb497..8bcfe3287 100644
--- a/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex
@@ -459,6 +459,14 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive do
     end
   end
 
+  defp after_operation(socket, _prev_socket, {:move_section, client_pid, section_id, _offset}) do
+    if client_pid == self() do
+      push_event(socket, "section_moved", %{section_id: section_id})
+    else
+      socket
+    end
+  end
+
   defp after_operation(socket, _prev_socket, _operation), do: socket
 
   defp handle_actions(socket, actions) do