diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/fragment/ConversationFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/fragment/ConversationFragment.kt
index 1573b5dbf..485496a12 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/fragment/ConversationFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/fragment/ConversationFragment.kt
@@ -283,11 +283,18 @@ class ConversationFragment : GenericFragment() {
         val id = LinphoneUtils.getChatRoomId(args.localSipUri, args.remoteSipUri)
         Log.i("$TAG Asking notifications manager not to notify chat messages for chat room [$id]")
         coreContext.notificationsManager.setCurrentlyDisplayedChatRoomId(id)
+
+        if (viewModel.scrollingPosition != -1) {
+            binding.eventsList.scrollToPosition(viewModel.scrollingPosition)
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onPause() {
         coreContext.notificationsManager.resetCurrentlyDisplayedChatRoomId()
 
+        val layoutManager = binding.eventsList.layoutManager as LinearLayoutManager
+        viewModel.scrollingPosition = layoutManager.findFirstVisibleItemPosition()
+
         super.onPause()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/ConversationViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/ConversationViewModel.kt
index 64f7fcd48..5d33ba86e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/ConversationViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/ConversationViewModel.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class ConversationViewModel @UiThread constructor() : ViewModel() {
 
     val isReplyingToMessage = MutableLiveData<String>()
 
+    var scrollingPosition: Int = -1
+
     val requestKeyboardHidingEvent: MutableLiveData<Event<Boolean>> by lazy {
         MutableLiveData<Event<Boolean>>()
     }