diff --git a/unireader.lua b/unireader.lua
index ed8393e16..933772603 100644
--- a/unireader.lua
+++ b/unireader.lua
@@ -2261,7 +2261,13 @@ function UniReader:addAllCommands()
 		"go backward in jump history",
 		function(unireader)
 			local prev_jump_no = 0
+			local need_refresh = false
 			if unireader.jump_history.cur > #unireader.jump_history then
+				-- addJump() will cause a "Retrieving TOC..." msg, so we'll
+				-- need to redraw the page after our own
+				-- ifo msg "Already first jump!" below
+				if not self.toc then need_refresh = true end
+
 				-- if cur points to head, put current page in history
 				unireader:addJump(self.pageno)
 				prev_jump_no = unireader.jump_history.cur - 2
@@ -2274,6 +2280,9 @@ function UniReader:addAllCommands()
 				unireader:goto(unireader.jump_history[prev_jump_no].page, true)
 			else
 				showInfoMsgWithDelay("Already first jump!", 2000, 1)
+				if need_refresh then
+					unireader:redrawCurrentPage()
+				end
 			end
 		end)
 	self.commands:add(KEY_BACK,MOD_SHIFT,"Back",