diff --git a/tildes/scss/_layout.scss b/tildes/scss/_layout.scss
index 6c30906..c96950b 100644
--- a/tildes/scss/_layout.scss
+++ b/tildes/scss/_layout.scss
@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ body {
   }
 }
 
+#back-to-top-buffer {
+  // This is an invisible "buffer" for the "Back to top" button. It uses the
+  // Intersection Observer API to detect when the entire buffer has been
+  // scrolled off the screen, and will make the button visible at that point.
+  // So to have the button show up when the user has scrolled down at least two
+  // viewport heights, we set its height at 200vh.
+  height: 200vh;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  width: 1px;
+}
+
 #site-header {
   grid-area: header;
 
diff --git a/tildes/scss/modules/_btn.scss b/tildes/scss/modules/_btn.scss
index 29939ff..c62504f 100644
--- a/tildes/scss/modules/_btn.scss
+++ b/tildes/scss/modules/_btn.scss
@@ -68,3 +68,22 @@
     border: 1px solid;
   }
 }
+
+.btn-back-to-top {
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 0.4rem;
+  right: 0.4rem;
+
+  font-size: 0.5rem;
+
+  opacity: 0;
+  visibility: hidden;
+  transition: all 0.5s ease;
+
+  &.btn-back-to-top-visible {
+    @media (max-width: $size-md) {
+      opacity: 1;
+      visibility: visible;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tildes/scss/themes/_theme_base.scss b/tildes/scss/themes/_theme_base.scss
index 4be070e..fc3d77c 100644
--- a/tildes/scss/themes/_theme_base.scss
+++ b/tildes/scss/themes/_theme_base.scss
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .btn-back-to-top {
+    background-color: map-get($theme, "background-primary");
+
+    &:visited {
+      color: map-get($theme, "link");
+    }
+  }
+
   .btn-comment-collapse {
     color: map-get($theme, "foreground-secondary");
     border-color: map-get($theme, "border");
diff --git a/tildes/static/js/behaviors/back-to-top-buffer.js b/tildes/static/js/behaviors/back-to-top-buffer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..747a517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tildes/static/js/behaviors/back-to-top-buffer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 Tildes contributors <code@tildes.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+$.onmount('[data-js-back-to-top-buffer]', function() {
+    // Uses the Intersection Observer API to observe when the div with ID
+    // back-to-top-buffer has been scrolled entirely out of the viewport,
+    // and adds the btn-back-to-top-visible class to the "Back to top" button
+    // at that point. If the buffer is scrolled back into the viewport, it
+    // removes the class, hiding the button again.
+    var callback = function(entries, observer) {
+        if (entries[0].isIntersecting) {
+            $(".btn-back-to-top").removeClass("btn-back-to-top-visible");
+        } else {
+            $(".btn-back-to-top").addClass("btn-back-to-top-visible");
+        }
+    };
+
+    this.intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver(callback);
+    this.intersectionObserver.observe(document.querySelector('#back-to-top-buffer'));
+});
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/base.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/base.jinja2
index 9c19f8b..ce7c6bd 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/base.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/base.jinja2
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@
   </ul>
 </footer>
 
+<div id="back-to-top-buffer" data-js-back-to-top-buffer></div>
+<a href="#" class="btn btn-sm btn-back-to-top">Back to top</a>
+
 {% assets "javascript-third-party" -%}
   <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ ASSET_URL }}"></script>
 {% endassets %}