Browser back button returns user to top of previous page, not previous location on previous page.

Had a user wanting to know why the back button won't take them to the location they were at on the previous page. In other words, if they are mid-page, and click a link to a new SharePoint page or document, then click the back button, it takes them
to the top of the previous page rather than their former location in the previous page, meaning they need to scroll to find their previous location on that page.
Is there a way to resolve this, or at least an explanation I can provide as to why this is occurring? Thanks!

Hi,
This should be a behavior by design with the OOTB pages cause there is no such built-in feature included in SharePoint 2013.
If there is a need to implement this requirement, we can use JavaScript to achieve it.
Here is a similar thread with a solution provided in one of the posts:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17474499/come-to-the-same-position-on-going-back-with-infinite-scrolling
Feel free to reply if there still any questions.
Best regards,
Patrick
Patrick Liang
TechNet Community Support

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