diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index 464587e6290..02d93ece4a3 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@
   // 1. Vertically center the target in the viewport: `center` (default)
   // 2. Scroll the minimum amount needed to make the target visible: `minimum`
   // 3. Scroll so the target appears near the top of the viewport: `top`
+  // 4. Preserve the cursor's vertical position within the viewport, falling back to `center` when the cursor is
+  //    offscreen: `preserve`
   "go_to_definition_scroll_strategy": "center",
   // Which level to use to filter out diagnostics displayed in the editor.
   //
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index ee6b2be18b8..42e4ebb606d 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -18340,7 +18340,11 @@ impl Editor {
         };
         let anchor_range = range.to_anchors(&multibuffer.snapshot(cx));
         self.change_selections(
-            SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::for_go_to_definition(cx)).nav_history(true),
+            SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::for_go_to_definition(
+                self.cursor_top_offset(cx),
+                cx,
+            ))
+            .nav_history(true),
             window,
             cx,
             |s| s.select_anchor_ranges([anchor_range]),
@@ -19146,8 +19150,11 @@ impl Editor {
                         }
 
                         editor.change_selections(
-                            SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::for_go_to_definition(cx))
-                                .nav_history(true),
+                            SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::for_go_to_definition(
+                                editor.cursor_top_offset(cx),
+                                cx,
+                            ))
+                            .nav_history(true),
                             window,
                             cx,
                             |s| s.select_anchor_ranges(target_ranges),
@@ -19163,6 +19170,8 @@ impl Editor {
                             return Navigated::No;
                         };
                         let pane = workspace.read(cx).active_pane().clone();
+                        let offset = editor.cursor_top_offset(cx);
+
                         window.defer(cx, move |window, cx| {
                             let (target_editor, target_pane): (Entity<Self>, Entity<Pane>) =
                                 workspace.update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
@@ -19226,8 +19235,10 @@ impl Editor {
                                 }
 
                                 target_editor.change_selections(
-                                    SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::for_go_to_definition(cx))
-                                        .nav_history(true),
+                                    SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::for_go_to_definition(
+                                        offset, cx,
+                                    ))
+                                    .nav_history(true),
                                     window,
                                     cx,
                                     |s| s.select_anchor_ranges(target_ranges),
@@ -19507,7 +19518,10 @@ impl Editor {
             let Range { start, end } = locations[destination_location_index];
 
             editor.update_in(cx, |editor, window, cx| {
-                let effects = SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::for_go_to_definition(cx));
+                let effects = SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::for_go_to_definition(
+                    editor.cursor_top_offset(cx),
+                    cx,
+                ));
 
                 editor.unfold_ranges(&[start..end], false, false, cx);
                 editor.change_selections(effects, window, cx, |s| {
@@ -25672,7 +25686,7 @@ impl Editor {
                             }
                             let autoscroll = match scroll_offset {
                                 Some(scroll_offset) => {
-                                    Autoscroll::top_relative(scroll_offset as usize)
+                                    Autoscroll::top_relative(scroll_offset as ScrollOffset)
                                 }
                                 None => Autoscroll::newest(),
                             };
@@ -26747,6 +26761,27 @@ impl Editor {
             self.refresh_runnables(None, window, cx);
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the current cursor's vertical offset, in display rows, from the
+    /// top of the visible viewport.
+    /// Returns `None` if the cursor is not currently on screen.
+    pub fn cursor_top_offset(&self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Option<ScrollOffset> {
+        let visible = self.visible_line_count()?;
+        let display_map = self.display_map.update(cx, |map, cx| map.snapshot(cx));
+        let scroll_top = self.scroll_manager.scroll_position(&display_map, cx).y;
+        let cursor_display_row = self
+            .selections
+            .newest::<Point>(&display_map)
+            .head()
+            .to_display_point(&display_map)
+            .row()
+            .as_f64();
+
+        match cursor_display_row - scroll_top {
+            offset if offset < 0.0 || offset >= visible => None,
+            offset => Some(offset),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn edit_for_markdown_paste<'a>(
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
index 3a23bb1147b..b0ea1b86740 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ use project::{
 use serde_json::{self, json};
 use settings::{
     AllLanguageSettingsContent, DelayMs, EditorSettingsContent, GlobalLspSettingsContent,
-    IndentGuideBackgroundColoring, IndentGuideColoring, InlayHintSettingsContent,
-    ProjectSettingsContent, ScrollBeyondLastLine, SearchSettingsContent, SettingsContent,
-    SettingsStore,
+    GoToDefinitionScrollStrategy, IndentGuideBackgroundColoring, IndentGuideColoring,
+    InlayHintSettingsContent, ProjectSettingsContent, ScrollBeyondLastLine, SearchSettingsContent,
+    SettingsContent, SettingsStore,
 };
 use std::{borrow::Cow, sync::Arc};
 use std::{cell::RefCell, future::Future, rc::Rc, sync::atomic::AtomicBool, time::Instant};
@@ -2962,6 +2962,102 @@ async fn test_autoscroll(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     });
 }
 
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_autoscroll_relative(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    init_test(cx, |_| {});
+    let mut cx = EditorTestContext::new(cx).await;
+
+    let line_height = cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        editor.set_vertical_scroll_margin(0, cx);
+        editor
+            .style(cx)
+            .text
+            .line_height_in_pixels(window.rem_size())
+    });
+    let window = cx.window;
+
+    // Resize the window such that only 6 lines of text fit on screen.
+    cx.simulate_window_resize(window, size(px(1000.), 6. * line_height));
+
+    cx.set_state(
+        r#"ˇone
+            two
+            three
+            four
+            five
+            six
+            seven
+            eight
+            nine
+            ten
+            eleven
+            twelve
+            thirteen
+            fourteen
+            fifteen
+        "#,
+    );
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        assert_eq!(
+            editor.snapshot(window, cx).scroll_position(),
+            gpui::Point::new(0., 0.0)
+        );
+    });
+
+    // Placing the cursor at row 7 with a top-relative autoscroll of 2 display
+    // rows, should land the scroll position's y coordinate at 5.0 (7 - 2).
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        editor.change_selections(
+            SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::top_relative(2.0)),
+            window,
+            cx,
+            |selections| selections.select_ranges([Point::new(7, 0)..Point::new(7, 0)]),
+        );
+    });
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        assert_eq!(
+            editor.snapshot(window, cx).scroll_position(),
+            gpui::Point::new(0., 5.0)
+        );
+    });
+
+    // Seeing as fractional offsets are supported, with the cursor at row 10 and
+    // a top-relative autoscroll of 2.5 display rows, the scroll position's y
+    // coordinate lands at 7.5 (10 - 2.5).
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        editor.change_selections(
+            SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::top_relative(2.5)),
+            window,
+            cx,
+            |selections| selections.select_ranges([Point::new(10, 0)..Point::new(10, 0)]),
+        );
+    });
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        assert_eq!(
+            editor.snapshot(window, cx).scroll_position(),
+            gpui::Point::new(0., 7.5)
+        );
+    });
+
+    // When the requested offset would scroll past the top of the buffer,
+    // `scroll_position.y` is clamped to 0 rather than going negative.
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        editor.change_selections(
+            SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::top_relative(4.0)),
+            window,
+            cx,
+            |selections| selections.select_ranges([Point::new(1, 0)..Point::new(1, 0)]),
+        );
+    });
+
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        assert_eq!(
+            editor.snapshot(window, cx).scroll_position(),
+            gpui::Point::new(0., 0.0)
+        );
+    });
+}
+
 #[gpui::test]
 async fn test_exclude_overscroll_margin_clamps_scroll_position(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     init_test(cx, |_| {});
@@ -26371,6 +26467,142 @@ async fn test_goto_definition_contained_ranges(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     assert_eq!(navigated, Navigated::Yes);
 }
 
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_goto_definition_preserve_scroll_strategy(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    init_test(cx, |_| {});
+    update_test_editor_settings(cx, &|settings| {
+        settings.go_to_definition_scroll_strategy = Some(GoToDefinitionScrollStrategy::Preserve);
+        settings.vertical_scroll_margin = Some(0.0);
+    });
+
+    let mut cx = EditorLspTestContext::new_rust(
+        lsp::ServerCapabilities {
+            definition_provider: Some(lsp::OneOf::Left(true)),
+            ..lsp::ServerCapabilities::default()
+        },
+        cx,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    let window = cx.window;
+    let line_height = cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        editor
+            .style(cx)
+            .text
+            .line_height_in_pixels(window.rem_size())
+    });
+    cx.simulate_window_resize(window, size(px(1000.), 8. * line_height));
+
+    // Build a buffer where `target` is defined on row 10 and called from
+    // row 20, with the cursor placed on the call site.
+    let buffer = indoc! { "
+            // 0
+            // 1
+            // 2
+            // 3
+            // 4
+            // 5
+            // 6
+            // 7
+            // 8
+            // 9
+            fn target() // 10
+            // 11
+            // 12
+            // 13
+            // 14
+            // 15
+            // 16
+            // 17
+            // 18
+            // 19
+            fn caller() { ˇtarget(); } // 20
+            // 21
+            // 22
+            // 23
+            // 24
+            // 25
+            // 26
+            // 27
+            // 28
+            // 29
+            // 30
+        "};
+
+    // Mock the response from the LSP server when requesting to go to a
+    // definition so as to always jump to the `target` function.
+    cx.set_request_handler::<lsp::request::GotoDefinition, _, _>(|url, _, _| async move {
+        Ok(Some(lsp::GotoDefinitionResponse::Scalar(lsp::Location {
+            uri: url.clone(),
+            range: lsp::Range::new(lsp::Position::new(10, 3), lsp::Position::new(10, 9)),
+        })))
+    });
+
+    let caller_row = 20.0;
+    let target_row = 10.0;
+    let offset = 1.5;
+    let center_offset = cx.update_editor(|editor, _, _| {
+        editor
+            .visible_line_count()
+            .map(|count| ((count - 1.0) / 2.0).floor())
+            .expect("Visible line count should be available")
+    });
+
+    // When the cursor is visible inside the viewport, going to a definition
+    // should preserve that same offset value.
+    // In this case, with the cursor set at row 20 and the scroll position set
+    // to 18.5 (20 - 1.5), when going to the definition of `target` in row 10,
+    // the scroll position should end up at 8.5 (10 - 1.5), so as to preserve
+    // that same offset of 1.5.
+    cx.set_state(&buffer);
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        editor.set_scroll_position(gpui::Point::new(0.0, caller_row - offset), window, cx);
+    });
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| editor.go_to_definition(&GoToDefinition, window, cx))
+        .await
+        .expect("Failed to navigate to definition");
+    cx.run_until_parked();
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        assert_eq!(
+            editor.snapshot(window, cx).scroll_position(),
+            gpui::Point::new(0.0, target_row - offset),
+        );
+    });
+
+    // In the case where the cursor ends up outside of the visible viewport, the
+    // scroll position's offset should be ignored and the center of the viewport
+    // should be used instead.
+    // Since the cursor is jumping to row 10, the scroll position's y coordinate
+    // should end up at 10 minus the offset from the center of the viewport.
+    cx.set_state(&buffer);
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        editor.set_scroll_position(gpui::Point::new(0.0, 0.0), window, cx);
+        let snapshot = editor.display_snapshot(cx);
+        let cursor_row = editor
+            .selections
+            .newest_display(&snapshot)
+            .start
+            .row()
+            .as_f64();
+        let visible_lines = editor
+            .visible_line_count()
+            .expect("Visible line count should be available");
+
+        assert!(cursor_row >= visible_lines, "Cursor should be offscreen");
+    });
+
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| editor.go_to_definition(&GoToDefinition, window, cx))
+        .await
+        .expect("Failed to navigate to definition");
+    cx.run_until_parked();
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        assert_eq!(
+            editor.snapshot(window, cx).scroll_position(),
+            gpui::Point::new(0.0, (target_row - center_offset).max(0.0)),
+        );
+    });
+}
+
 #[gpui::test]
 async fn test_find_all_references_editor_reuse(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     init_test(cx, |_| {});
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/element.rs b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
index 4b719b1474d..a6be884058e 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
@@ -6814,7 +6814,9 @@ impl EditorElement {
                             .display_snapshot
                             .display_point_to_anchor(point_for_position.nearest_valid, Bias::Left);
                         editor.change_selections(
-                            SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::top_relative(line_index)),
+                            SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::top_relative(
+                                line_index as ScrollOffset,
+                            )),
                             window,
                             cx,
                             |selections| {
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/scroll/autoscroll.rs b/crates/editor/src/scroll/autoscroll.rs
index 38f0f4b0228..6bdb60a470e 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/scroll/autoscroll.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/scroll/autoscroll.rs
@@ -36,11 +36,14 @@ impl Autoscroll {
 
     /// Returns the autoscroll strategy configured for navigation to definitions
     /// and references, based on `go_to_definition_scroll_strategy`.
-    pub fn for_go_to_definition(cx: &App) -> Self {
+    pub fn for_go_to_definition(offset: Option<ScrollOffset>, cx: &App) -> Self {
         match EditorSettings::get_global(cx).go_to_definition_scroll_strategy {
             GoToDefinitionScrollStrategy::Center => Self::center(),
             GoToDefinitionScrollStrategy::Minimum => Self::fit(),
             GoToDefinitionScrollStrategy::Top => Self::focused(),
+            GoToDefinitionScrollStrategy::Preserve => {
+                offset.map(Self::top_relative).unwrap_or_else(Self::center)
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -50,9 +53,10 @@ impl Autoscroll {
         Self::Strategy(AutoscrollStrategy::Focused, None)
     }
 
-    /// Scrolls so that the newest cursor is roughly an n-th line from the top.
-    pub fn top_relative(n: usize) -> Self {
-        Self::Strategy(AutoscrollStrategy::TopRelative(n), None)
+    /// Scrolls so that the newest cursor is the given offset (in display rows)
+    /// from the top of the viewport.
+    pub fn top_relative(offset: ScrollOffset) -> Self {
+        Self::Strategy(AutoscrollStrategy::TopRelative(offset), None)
     }
 
     /// Scrolls so that the newest cursor is at the top.
@@ -60,9 +64,10 @@ impl Autoscroll {
         Self::Strategy(AutoscrollStrategy::Top, None)
     }
 
-    /// Scrolls so that the newest cursor is roughly an n-th line from the bottom.
-    pub fn bottom_relative(n: usize) -> Self {
-        Self::Strategy(AutoscrollStrategy::BottomRelative(n), None)
+    /// Scrolls so that the newest cursor is the given offset (in display rows)
+    /// from the bottom of the viewport.
+    pub fn bottom_relative(offset: ScrollOffset) -> Self {
+        Self::Strategy(AutoscrollStrategy::BottomRelative(offset), None)
     }
 
     /// Scrolls so that the newest cursor is at the bottom.
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ impl Into<SelectionEffects> for Option<Autoscroll> {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Default, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Default, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum AutoscrollStrategy {
     Fit,
     Newest,
@@ -100,10 +105,12 @@ pub enum AutoscrollStrategy {
     Focused,
     Top,
     Bottom,
-    TopRelative(usize),
-    BottomRelative(usize),
+    TopRelative(ScrollOffset),
+    BottomRelative(ScrollOffset),
 }
 
+impl Eq for AutoscrollStrategy {}
+
 impl AutoscrollStrategy {
     fn next(&self) -> Self {
         match self {
diff --git a/crates/repl/src/session.rs b/crates/repl/src/session.rs
index 38491384484..9b7bd759504 100644
--- a/crates/repl/src/session.rs
+++ b/crates/repl/src/session.rs
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ impl Session {
         if move_down {
             editor.update(cx, move |editor, cx| {
                 editor.change_selections(
-                    SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::top_relative(8)),
+                    SelectionEffects::scroll(Autoscroll::top_relative(8.0)),
                     window,
                     cx,
                     |selections| {
diff --git a/crates/settings_content/src/editor.rs b/crates/settings_content/src/editor.rs
index 18a7bd5fd49..5c0dd939688 100644
--- a/crates/settings_content/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/settings_content/src/editor.rs
@@ -831,6 +831,9 @@ pub enum GoToDefinitionScrollStrategy {
     Minimum,
     /// Scroll so the target appears near the top of the viewport.
     Top,
+    /// Preserve the cursor's vertical position within the viewport, falling
+    /// back to centering when the cursor is offscreen.
+    Preserve,
 }
 
 /// Determines when the mouse cursor should be hidden in an editor or input box.
diff --git a/docs/src/reference/all-settings.md b/docs/src/reference/all-settings.md
index c6c33b8b5ed..f175d51a398 100644
--- a/docs/src/reference/all-settings.md
+++ b/docs/src/reference/all-settings.md
@@ -2456,6 +2456,15 @@ Example:
 }
 ```
 
+4. Preserve the cursor's vertical position within the viewport, falling back to
+   `center` when the cursor is offscreen.
+
+```json [settings]
+{
+  "go_to_definition_scroll_strategy": "preserve"
+}
+```
+
 ## Hard Tabs
 
 - Description: Whether to indent lines using tab characters or multiple spaces.