diff --git a/crereader.lua b/crereader.lua
index 90756ea1c..52a8587ff 100644
--- a/crereader.lua
+++ b/crereader.lua
@@ -636,12 +636,29 @@ function CREReader:adjustCreReaderCommands()
 	self.commands:add(KEY_BACK, nil, "Back",
 		"go backward in jump history",
 		function(self)
-			local prev_jump_no = self.jump_history.cur - 1
+			local prev_jump_no = 0
+			local need_refresh = false
+			if self.jump_history.cur > #self.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
+				self:addJump(self.doc:getXPointer())
+				prev_jump_no = self.jump_history.cur - 2
+			else
+				prev_jump_no = self.jump_history.cur - 1
+			end
+
 			if prev_jump_no >= 1 then
 				self.jump_history.cur = prev_jump_no
 				self:goto(self.jump_history[prev_jump_no].page, true, "xpointer")
 			else
 				showInfoMsgWithDelay("Already first jump!", 2000, 1)
+				if need_refresh then
+					self:redrawCurrentPage()
+				end
 			end
 		end
 	)