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 cee7e41cc..0927a1504 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
@@ -185,10 +185,6 @@ class ConversationFragment : SlidingPaneChildFragment() {
 
     private val dataObserver = object : AdapterDataObserver() {
         override fun onItemRangeInserted(positionStart: Int, itemCount: Int) {
-            if (positionStart > 0) {
-                adapter.notifyItemChanged(positionStart - 1) // For grouping purposes
-            }
-
             if (viewModel.isUserScrollingUp.value == true) {
                 Log.i(
                     "$TAG [$itemCount] events have been loaded but user was scrolling up in conversation, do not scroll"
@@ -207,6 +203,10 @@ class ConversationFragment : SlidingPaneChildFragment() {
                 )
             }
             scrollToFirstUnreadMessageOrBottom()
+
+            if (positionStart > 0) {
+                adapter.notifyItemChanged(positionStart - 1) // For grouping purposes
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/SendMessageInConversationViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/SendMessageInConversationViewModel.kt
index b0ad11e6f..4b736e74b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/SendMessageInConversationViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/SendMessageInConversationViewModel.kt
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ class SendMessageInConversationViewModel @UiThread constructor() : ViewModel() {
         }
 
         coreContext.postOnCoreThread {
+            requestKeyboardHidingEvent.postValue(Event(true))
             isVoiceRecording.postValue(true)
             initVoiceRecorder()
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_conversation_send_area.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_conversation_send_area.xml
index 3ae871925..18d53839a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_conversation_send_area.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_conversation_send_area.xml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
             android:text="@={viewModel.textToSend}"
             android:textColorHint="?attr/color_main2_400"
             android:textSize="14sp"
+            android:enabled="@{!viewModel.isVoiceRecording}"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/send_barrier"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/message_area_background"