diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index 0d757757b..87b56adb5 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -1516,7 +1516,6 @@ static void HU_drawChatLog(INT32 offset)
 #endif
 	y -= (G_RingSlingerGametype() ? 16 : 0);
 
-
 	chat_topy = y + chat_scroll*charheight;
 	chat_bottomy = chat_topy + boxh*charheight;
 
@@ -1587,10 +1586,11 @@ static void HU_drawChatLog(INT32 offset)
 		chat_scroll = chat_maxscroll;
 
 	// draw arrows to indicate that we can (or not) scroll.
+	// account for Y = -1 offset in tinyfont
 	if (chat_scroll > 0)
-		V_DrawThinString(chatx-8, ((justscrolledup) ? (chat_topy-1) : (chat_topy)), V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT | V_YELLOWMAP, "\x1A"); // up arrow
+		V_DrawThinString(chatx-8, ((justscrolledup) ? (chat_topy-1) : (chat_topy)) - 1, V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT | V_YELLOWMAP, "\x1A"); // up arrow
 	if (chat_scroll < chat_maxscroll)
-		V_DrawThinString(chatx-8, chat_bottomy-((justscrolleddown) ? 5 : 6), V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT | V_YELLOWMAP, "\x1B"); // down arrow
+		V_DrawThinString(chatx-8, chat_bottomy-((justscrolleddown) ? 5 : 6) - 1, V_SNAPTOBOTTOM | V_SNAPTOLEFT | V_YELLOWMAP, "\x1B"); // down arrow
 
 	justscrolleddown = false;
 	justscrolledup = false;