diff --git a/data/templates/default.revealjs b/data/templates/default.revealjs
index 95fe80cc5..0fc4464f1 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.revealjs
+++ b/data/templates/default.revealjs
@@ -243,7 +243,13 @@ $if(view)$
         // Enable scroll view
         view: '$view/nowrap$',
         // see https://revealjs.com/scroll-view/#scrollbar
+$if(scrollProgressAuto)$
+        scrollProgress: 'auto',
+$elseif(scrollProgress)$
         scrollProgress: $scrollProgress$,
+$else$
+        scrollProgress: false,
+$endif$
         // see https://revealjs.com/scroll-view/#url-activation
         scrollActivationWidth: $scrollActivationWidth$,
         // see https://revealjs.com/scroll-view/#scroll-snapping
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
index 026d6ed4c..944794107 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
@@ -434,7 +434,11 @@ pandocToHtml opts (Pandoc meta blocks) = do
                          defField "backgroundTransition" ("fade" :: Doc Text) .
                          defField "viewDistance" ("3" :: Doc Text) .
                          defField "mobileViewDistance" ("2" :: Doc Text) .
-                         defField "scrollProgress" True .
+                         (case lookupMeta "scrollProgress" meta of
+                            Just (MetaBool False) -> id
+                            Just (MetaBool True)  ->
+                              defField "scrollProgress" True
+                            _  -> defField "scrollProgressAuto" True) .
                          defField "scrollActivationWidth" ("0" :: Doc Text) .
                          defField "scrollSnap" ("mandatory" :: Doc Text) .
                          defField "scrollLayout" ("full" :: Doc Text) .
diff --git a/test/command/11486.md b/test/command/11486.md
index 60edb50fd..4496586b7 100644
--- a/test/command/11486.md
+++ b/test/command/11486.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ view: scroll
 ^D
         scrollActivationWidth: 0,
         scrollSnap: 'mandatory',
+        scrollProgress: 'auto',
 ```
 
 ```
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ scrollSnap: false
 ^D
         scrollActivationWidth: 0,
         scrollSnap: false,
+        scrollProgress: 'auto',
 ```
 
 ```
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ scrollSnap: proximity
 ^D
         scrollActivationWidth: 0,
         scrollSnap: 'proximity',
+        scrollProgress: 'auto',
 ```
 
 ```
@@ -39,4 +42,41 @@ scrollActivationWidth: 500
 ^D
         scrollActivationWidth: 500,
         scrollSnap: 'mandatory',
+        scrollProgress: 'auto',
+```
+
+```
+% pandoc -t revealjs --template=command/11486/scroll.revealjs
+---
+view: scroll
+scrollProgress: true
+---
+^D
+        scrollActivationWidth: 0,
+        scrollSnap: 'mandatory',
+        scrollProgress: true,
+```
+
+```
+% pandoc -t revealjs --template=command/11486/scroll.revealjs
+---
+view: scroll
+scrollProgress: false
+---
+^D
+        scrollActivationWidth: 0,
+        scrollSnap: 'mandatory',
+        scrollProgress: false,
+```
+
+```
+% pandoc -t revealjs --template=command/11486/scroll.revealjs
+---
+view: scroll
+scrollProgress: auto
+---
+^D
+        scrollActivationWidth: 0,
+        scrollSnap: 'mandatory',
+        scrollProgress: 'auto',
 ```
diff --git a/test/command/11486/scroll.revealjs b/test/command/11486/scroll.revealjs
index edffebe5b..5d4296cbf 100644
--- a/test/command/11486/scroll.revealjs
+++ b/test/command/11486/scroll.revealjs
@@ -5,4 +5,11 @@ $if(scrollSnap)$
 $else$
         scrollSnap: false,
 $endif$
+$if(scrollProgressAuto)$
+        scrollProgress: 'auto',
+$elseif(scrollProgress)$
+        scrollProgress: $scrollProgress$,
+$else$
+        scrollProgress: false,
+$endif$
 $endif$