diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index d7efbad1e0..4c2716091d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Changelog
  * Fix: Header for search results on the redirects index page now shows the correct count when the listing is paginated (Nick Smith)
  * Fix: `set_url_paths` management command is now compatible with Django 1.10 (Benjamin Bach)
  * Fix: Form builder email notifications now output multiple values correctly (Sævar Öfjörð Magnússon)
+ * Fix: Closing 'more' dropdown on explorer no longer jumps to the top of the page (Ducky)
 
 
 1.7 (20.10.2016)
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
index 83cae3d20d..1086c4956f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ Contributors
 * Henk-Jan van Hasselaar
 * alexfromvl
 * Jaap Roes
+* Ducky
 
 Translators
 ===========
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.rst b/docs/releases/1.8.rst
index e5beced50f..718abc9d20 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.8.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Bug fixes
  * Header for search results on the redirects index page now shows the correct count when the listing is paginated (Nick Smith)
  * ``set_url_paths`` management command is now compatible with Django 1.10 (Benjamin Bach)
  * Form builder email notifications now output multiple values correctly (Sævar Öfjörð Magnússon)
+ * Closing 'more' dropdown on explorer no longer jumps to the top of the page (Ducky)
 
 Upgrade considerations
 ======================
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static_src/wagtailadmin/js/core.js b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static_src/wagtailadmin/js/core.js
index 4cc4969417..7fc322bd21 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static_src/wagtailadmin/js/core.js
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static_src/wagtailadmin/js/core.js
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ wagtail = (function(document, window, wagtail) {
 
         _closeDropDown: function(e) {
             this.state.isOpen = false;
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            e.preventDefault();
 
             var el = this.el;
             var $parent = this.$parent;
@@ -474,6 +476,3 @@ wagtail = (function(document, window, wagtail) {
     return wagtail;
 
 })(document, window, wagtail);
-
-
-