diff --git a/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.cpp b/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.cpp
index 96c9100e00..030892ac22 100644
--- a/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.cpp
@@ -416,6 +416,13 @@ DataView::SetSelection(int32 start, int32 end, view_focus focus)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// notify our listeners
+	if (fStart != start) {
+		BMessage update;
+		update.AddInt64("position", start);
+		SendNotices(kDataViewCursorPosition, &update);
+	}
+
 	// remove old selection
 	// ToDo: this could be drastically improved if only the changed
 	//	parts are drawn! Of course, this would only work for the
diff --git a/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.h b/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.h
index 171749b835..4c528e86f5 100644
--- a/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.h
+++ b/src/apps/diskprobe/DataView.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 class DataEditor;
 
 static const uint32 kMsgBaseType = 'base';
+static const uint32 kDataViewCursorPosition = 'curs';
 
 enum base_type {
 	kHexBase,
diff --git a/src/apps/diskprobe/ProbeView.cpp b/src/apps/diskprobe/ProbeView.cpp
index ad16688b92..7174857bb9 100644
--- a/src/apps/diskprobe/ProbeView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/diskprobe/ProbeView.cpp
@@ -530,6 +530,23 @@ void
 HeaderView::MessageReceived(BMessage *message)
 {
 	switch (message->what) {
+		case B_OBSERVER_NOTICE_CHANGE: {
+			int32 what;
+			if (message->FindInt32(B_OBSERVE_WHAT_CHANGE, &what) != B_OK)
+				break;
+
+			switch (what) {
+				case kDataViewCursorPosition:
+					off_t offset;
+					if (message->FindInt64("position", &offset) == B_OK) {
+						fOffset = offset;
+						UpdateOffsetViews(fPositionSlider->Position());
+					}
+					break;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+
 		case kMsgSliderUpdate:
 		{
 			off_t position = fPositionSlider->Position();
@@ -642,6 +659,7 @@ void
 ProbeView::AttachedToWindow()
 {
 	fEditor.StartWatching(this);
+	fDataView->StartWatching(fHeaderView, kDataViewCursorPosition);
 
 	// Add menu to window