diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index f83892e69..5e114c5e2 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ changelog.txt uses a syntax similar to RST, with a few special sequences:
 ## API
 
 ## Lua
+- ``widgets.Label``: ``label.scroll()`` now understands ``home`` and ``end`` keywords for scrolling to the top or bottom
 
 ## Removed
 
diff --git a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst
index 8b2d8b513..c696248ab 100644
--- a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
+++ b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
@@ -4684,8 +4684,8 @@ The Label widget implements the following methods:
 
   This method takes the number of lines to scroll as positive or negative
   integers or one of the following keywords: ``+page``, ``-page``,
-  ``+halfpage``, or ``-halfpage``. It returns the number of lines that were
-  actually scrolled (negative for scrolling up).
+  ``+halfpage``, ``-halfpage``, ``home``, or ``end``. It returns the number of
+  lines that were actually scrolled (negative for scrolling up).
 
 WrappedLabel class
 ------------------
diff --git a/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua b/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua
index f56eff096..f0129ffe3 100644
--- a/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua
+++ b/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua
@@ -1315,6 +1315,7 @@ end
 
 function Label:scroll(nlines)
     if not nlines then return end
+    local text_height = math.max(1, self:getTextHeight())
     if type(nlines) == 'string' then
         if nlines == '+page' then
             nlines = self.frame_body.height
@@ -1324,12 +1325,15 @@ function Label:scroll(nlines)
             nlines = math.ceil(self.frame_body.height/2)
         elseif nlines == '-halfpage' then
             nlines = -math.ceil(self.frame_body.height/2)
+        elseif nlines == 'home' then
+            nlines = 1 - self.start_line_num
+        elseif nlines == 'end' then
+            nlines = text_height
         else
             error(('unhandled scroll keyword: "%s"'):format(nlines))
         end
     end
     local n = self.start_line_num + nlines
-    local text_height = math.max(1, self:getTextHeight())
     n = math.min(n, text_height - self.frame_body.height + 1)
     n = math.max(n, 1)
     nlines = n - self.start_line_num