diff --git a/src/main/io/osd_grid.c b/src/main/io/osd_grid.c
index fae92d195b7..8464bbe8329 100644
--- a/src/main/io/osd_grid.c
+++ b/src/main/io/osd_grid.c
@@ -300,7 +300,11 @@ static uint16_t osdUpdateSidebar(osd_sidebar_scroll_e scroll, osd_sidebar_t *sid
             break;
     }
     if (offset) {
-        decoration -= steps % SYM_AH_DECORATION_COUNT;
+        // Higher symbol codes draw the tick marks lower inside the character cell,
+        // so adding the steps scrolls the scale down as the value goes up. This
+        // matches a primary flight display, where climbing or accelerating brings
+        // the higher numbers down towards the center marker.
+        decoration += steps % SYM_AH_DECORATION_COUNT;
         if (decoration > SYM_AH_DECORATION_MAX) {
             decoration -= SYM_AH_DECORATION_COUNT;
         } else if (decoration < SYM_AH_DECORATION_MIN) {