diff --git a/src/theme/book.js b/src/theme/book.js
index d556c913db..778666bb65 100644
--- a/src/theme/book.js
+++ b/src/theme/book.js
@@ -595,30 +595,60 @@ function playpen_text(playpen) {
     });
 })();
 
-(function autoHideMenu() {
-    var menuStickyContainer = document.getElementById('menu-bar-sticky-container');
-    var previousScrollTop = document.scrollingElement.scrollTop;
-    menuStickyContainer.style.top = '0px';
-    document.addEventListener('scroll', function () {
-        var scrollAmount = document.scrollingElement.scrollTop - previousScrollTop;
-        previousScrollTop = document.scrollingElement.scrollTop;
-        var newTopPx = parseInt(menuStickyContainer.style.top.slice(0, -2)) - scrollAmount;
-        if (newTopPx < -menuStickyContainer.clientHeight) {
-            newTopPx = -menuStickyContainer.clientHeight;
-        } else if (newTopPx > 0) {
-            newTopPx = 0;
-        }
-        menuStickyContainer.style.top = newTopPx + 'px';
-    }, { passive: true });
-})();
-
-(function controllMenuBorder() {
+(function controllMenu() {
     var menu = document.getElementById('menu-bar');
-    document.addEventListener('scroll', function () {
-        if (document.scrollingElement.scrollTop === 0) {
-            menu.classList.remove('bordered');
-        } else {
-            menu.classList.add('bordered');
-        }
-    }, { passive: true });
+
+    (function controllPosition() {
+        var scrollTop = document.scrollingElement.scrollTop;
+        var prevScrollTop = scrollTop;
+        var minMenuY = -menu.clientHeight - 50;
+        // When the script loads, the page can be at any scroll (e.g. if you reforesh it).
+        menu.style.top = scrollTop + 'px';
+        // Same as parseInt(menu.style.top.slice(0, -2), but faster
+        var topCache = menu.style.top.slice(0, -2);
+        menu.classList.remove('sticky');
+        var stickyCache = false; // Same as menu.classList.contains('sticky'), but faster
+        document.addEventListener('scroll', function () {
+            scrollTop = document.scrollingElement.scrollTop;
+            // `null` means that it doesn't need to be updated
+            var nextSticky = null;
+            var nextTop = null;
+            var scrollDown = scrollTop > prevScrollTop;
+            var menuPosAbsoluteY = topCache - scrollTop;
+            if (scrollDown) {
+                nextSticky = false;
+                if (menuPosAbsoluteY > 0) {
+                    nextTop = prevScrollTop;
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (menuPosAbsoluteY > 0) {
+                    nextSticky = true;
+                } else if (menuPosAbsoluteY < minMenuY) {
+                    nextTop = prevScrollTop + minMenuY;
+                }
+            }
+            if (nextSticky === true && stickyCache === false) {
+                menu.classList.add('sticky');
+                stickyCache = true;
+            } else if (nextSticky === false && stickyCache === true) {
+                menu.classList.remove('sticky');
+                stickyCache = false;
+            }
+            if (nextTop !== null) {
+                menu.style.top = nextTop + 'px';
+                topCache = nextTop;
+            }
+            prevScrollTop = scrollTop;
+        }, { passive: true });
+    })();
+    (function controllBorder() {
+        menu.classList.remove('bordered');
+        document.addEventListener('scroll', function () {
+            if (menu.offsetTop === 0) {
+                menu.classList.remove('bordered');
+            } else {
+                menu.classList.add('bordered');
+            }
+        }, { passive: true });
+    })();
 })();
diff --git a/src/theme/css/chrome.css b/src/theme/css/chrome.css
index 914bfbd8b9..65ba680f22 100644
--- a/src/theme/css/chrome.css
+++ b/src/theme/css/chrome.css
@@ -18,14 +18,12 @@ a > .hljs {
 
 /* Menu Bar */
 
-#menu-bar {
-    position: -webkit-sticky;
-    position: sticky;
-    top: 0;
+#menu-bar,
+#menu-bar-hover-placeholder {
     z-index: 101;
     margin: auto calc(0px - var(--page-padding));
 }
-#menu-bar > #menu-bar-sticky-container {
+#menu-bar {
     position: relative;
     display: flex;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
@@ -34,12 +32,21 @@ a > .hljs {
     border-bottom-width: 1px;
     border-bottom-style: solid;
 }
-.js #menu-bar:hover > #menu-bar-sticky-container,
-html.sidebar-visible.js #menu-bar-sticky-container {
+#menu-bar.sticky,
+.js #menu-bar-hover-placeholder:hover + #menu-bar,
+.js #menu-bar:hover,
+.js.sidebar-visible #menu-bar {
+    position: -webkit-sticky;
+    position: sticky;
     top: 0 !important;
-    transition: top 0.2s;
 }
-#menu-bar.bordered > #menu-bar-sticky-container  {
+#menu-bar-hover-placeholder {
+    position: sticky;
+    position: -webkit-sticky;
+    top: 0;
+    height: var(--menu-bar-height);
+}
+#menu-bar.bordered {
     border-bottom-color: var(--table-border-color);
 }
 #menu-bar i, #menu-bar .icon-button {
diff --git a/src/theme/css/general.css b/src/theme/css/general.css
index 57d5d7a602..dc4e136c2e 100644
--- a/src/theme/css/general.css
+++ b/src/theme/css/general.css
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ h4 a.header:target::before {
 .page {
     outline: 0;
     padding: 0 var(--page-padding);
+    margin-top: calc(0px - var(--menu-bar-height)); /* Compensate for the #menu-bar-hover-placeholder */
 }
 .page-wrapper {
     box-sizing: border-box;
diff --git a/src/theme/index.hbs b/src/theme/index.hbs
index 4e29807c6f..8764df831f 100644
--- a/src/theme/index.hbs
+++ b/src/theme/index.hbs
@@ -94,41 +94,40 @@
 
             <div class="page">
                 {{> header}}
-                <div id="menu-bar" class="menu-bar">
-                    <div id="menu-bar-sticky-container">
-                        <div class="left-buttons">
-                            <button id="sidebar-toggle" class="icon-button" type="button" title="Toggle Table of Contents" aria-label="Toggle Table of Contents" aria-controls="sidebar">
-                                <i class="fa fa-bars"></i>
-                            </button>
-                            <button id="theme-toggle" class="icon-button" type="button" title="Change theme" aria-label="Change theme" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="theme-list">
-                                <i class="fa fa-paint-brush"></i>
-                            </button>
-                            <ul id="theme-list" class="theme-popup" aria-label="Themes" role="menu">
-                                <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="light">{{ theme_option "Light" }}</button></li>
-                                <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="rust">{{ theme_option "Rust" }}</button></li>
-                                <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="coal">{{ theme_option "Coal" }}</button></li>
-                                <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="navy">{{ theme_option "Navy" }}</button></li>
-                                <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="ayu">{{ theme_option "Ayu" }}</button></li>
-                            </ul>
-                            {{#if search_enabled}}
-                            <button id="search-toggle" class="icon-button" type="button" title="Search. (Shortkey: s)" aria-label="Toggle Searchbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-keyshortcuts="S" aria-controls="searchbar">
-                                <i class="fa fa-search"></i>
-                            </button>
-                            {{/if}}
-                        </div>
-
-                        <h1 class="menu-title">{{ book_title }}</h1>
-
-                        <div class="right-buttons">
-                            <a href="{{ path_to_root }}print.html" title="Print this book" aria-label="Print this book">
-                                <i id="print-button" class="fa fa-print"></i>
-                            </a>
-                            {{#if git_repository_url}}
-                            <a href="{{git_repository_url}}" title="Git repository" aria-label="Git repository">
-                                <i id="git-repository-button" class="fa {{git_repository_icon}}"></i>
-                            </a>
-                            {{/if}}
-                        </div>
+                <div id="menu-bar-hover-placeholder"></div>
+                <div id="menu-bar" class="menu-bar sticky bordered">
+                    <div class="left-buttons">
+                        <button id="sidebar-toggle" class="icon-button" type="button" title="Toggle Table of Contents" aria-label="Toggle Table of Contents" aria-controls="sidebar">
+                            <i class="fa fa-bars"></i>
+                        </button>
+                        <button id="theme-toggle" class="icon-button" type="button" title="Change theme" aria-label="Change theme" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="theme-list">
+                            <i class="fa fa-paint-brush"></i>
+                        </button>
+                        <ul id="theme-list" class="theme-popup" aria-label="Themes" role="menu">
+                            <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="light">{{ theme_option "Light" }}</button></li>
+                            <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="rust">{{ theme_option "Rust" }}</button></li>
+                            <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="coal">{{ theme_option "Coal" }}</button></li>
+                            <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="navy">{{ theme_option "Navy" }}</button></li>
+                            <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="ayu">{{ theme_option "Ayu" }}</button></li>
+                        </ul>
+                        {{#if search_enabled}}
+                        <button id="search-toggle" class="icon-button" type="button" title="Search. (Shortkey: s)" aria-label="Toggle Searchbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-keyshortcuts="S" aria-controls="searchbar">
+                            <i class="fa fa-search"></i>
+                        </button>
+                        {{/if}}
+                    </div>
+
+                    <h1 class="menu-title">{{ book_title }}</h1>
+
+                    <div class="right-buttons">
+                        <a href="{{ path_to_root }}print.html" title="Print this book" aria-label="Print this book">
+                            <i id="print-button" class="fa fa-print"></i>
+                        </a>
+                        {{#if git_repository_url}}
+                        <a href="{{git_repository_url}}" title="Git repository" aria-label="Git repository">
+                            <i id="git-repository-button" class="fa {{git_repository_icon}}"></i>
+                        </a>
+                        {{/if}}
                     </div>
                 </div>