diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatSections.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatSections.kt
index fa2095e7a8..542e9e6184 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatSections.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatSections.kt
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ fun ChatSection.excessItemCount(): Int {
   return max(boundary.maxIndex.minus(boundary.minIndex) + 1 - MAX_SECTION_SIZE, 0)
 }
 
+fun landingSectionToArea(chatLandingSection: ChatLandingSection) = when (chatLandingSection) {
+  ChatLandingSection.Latest -> ChatSectionArea.Bottom
+  ChatLandingSection.Unread -> ChatSectionArea.Current
+}
+
 suspend fun apiLoadMessagesAroundItem(chatInfo: ChatInfo, chatModel: ChatModel, aroundItemId: Long, rhId: Long?, chatSectionLoad: ChatSectionLoad) {
   val pagination = ChatPagination.Around(aroundItemId, ChatPagination.PRELOAD_COUNT * 2)
   val (chat) = chatModel.controller.apiGetChat(rhId, chatInfo.chatType, chatInfo.apiId, pagination) ?: return
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
index 8248702ec8..7da9082e88 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ fun ChatView(staleChatId: State<String?>, onComposed: suspend (chatId: String) -
             showSearch.value = false
             searchText.value = ""
             selectedChatItems.value = null
-            chatModel.chatItemsSectionArea = mutableMapOf<Long, ChatSectionArea>().also { it.putAll(chatModel.chatItems.value.associate { it.id to ChatSectionArea.Bottom }) }
           }
       }
     }
@@ -1009,8 +1008,10 @@ fun BoxWithConstraintsScope.ChatItemsList(
   val sections by remember { derivedStateOf { reversedChatItems.putIntoSections(revealedItems.value) } }
   val preloadItemsEnabled = remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
   val boundaries = remember { derivedStateOf { sections.map { it.boundary } } }
+  val scrollPosition: (Int) -> Int = { idx -> min(reversedChatItems.lastIndex, idx + 1) }
 
   PreloadItems(chatInfo.id, listState, ChatPagination.UNTIL_PRELOAD_COUNT, preloadItemsEnabled, boundaries, loadMessages)
+  val maxHeightRounded = with(LocalDensity.current) { maxHeight.roundToPx() }
 
   LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
     launch {
@@ -1019,13 +1020,15 @@ fun BoxWithConstraintsScope.ChatItemsList(
         .collect {
           revealedItems.value = setOf()
           preloadItemsEnabled.value = true
+          val firstUnreadItemIndex = chatModel.chatItems.value.indexOfFirst { it.isRcvNew }
+          if (firstUnreadItemIndex != -1) {
+            listState.scrollToItem(scrollPosition(reversedChatItems.size - 1 - firstUnreadItemIndex), -maxHeightRounded)
+          }
         }
     }
   }
 
-  val maxHeightRounded = with(LocalDensity.current) { maxHeight.roundToPx() }
   val scrollToItem: (Long) -> Unit = { itemId: Long ->
-    val scrollPosition: (Int) -> Int = { idx -> min(reversedChatItems.lastIndex, idx + 1) }
     val index = reversedChatItems.indexOfFirst { it.id == itemId }
     preloadItemsEnabled.value = false
 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListNavLinkView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListNavLinkView.kt
index 4c65c26247..02e32c3d54 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListNavLinkView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListNavLinkView.kt
@@ -207,28 +207,29 @@ suspend fun noteFolderChatAction(rhId: Long?, noteFolder: NoteFolder) {
 suspend fun openDirectChat(rhId: Long?, contactId: Long, chatModel: ChatModel) = coroutineScope {
   val chat = chatModel.controller.apiGetChat(rhId, ChatType.Direct, contactId, ChatPagination.Initial(ChatPagination.INITIAL_COUNT))
   if (chat != null && isActive) {
-    openLoadedChat(chat.first, chatModel)
+    openLoadedChat(chat.first, chatModel, chat.second)
   }
 }
 
 suspend fun openGroupChat(rhId: Long?, groupId: Long, chatModel: ChatModel) = coroutineScope {
   val chat = chatModel.controller.apiGetChat(rhId, ChatType.Group, groupId, ChatPagination.Initial(ChatPagination.INITIAL_COUNT))
   if (chat != null && isActive) {
-    openLoadedChat(chat.first, chatModel)
+    openLoadedChat(chat.first, chatModel, chat.second)
   }
 }
 
 suspend fun openChat(rhId: Long?, chatInfo: ChatInfo, chatModel: ChatModel) = coroutineScope {
   val chat = chatModel.controller.apiGetChat(rhId, chatInfo.chatType, chatInfo.apiId, ChatPagination.Initial(ChatPagination.INITIAL_COUNT))
   if (chat != null && isActive) {
-    openLoadedChat(chat.first, chatModel)
+    openLoadedChat(chat.first, chatModel, chat.second)
   }
 }
 
-fun openLoadedChat(chat: Chat, chatModel: ChatModel) {
+fun openLoadedChat(chat: Chat, chatModel: ChatModel, landingSection: ChatLandingSection = ChatLandingSection.Latest) {
   chatModel.chatItemStatuses.clear()
   chatModel.chatItems.replaceAll(chat.chatItems)
   chatModel.chatId.value = chat.chatInfo.id
+  chatModel.chatItemsSectionArea = mutableMapOf<Long, ChatSectionArea>().also { map -> map.putAll(chatModel.chatItems.value.associate { it.id to landingSectionToArea(landingSection) }) }
 }
 
 suspend fun apiLoadPrevMessages(ch: Chat, chatModel: ChatModel, beforeChatItemId: Long, search: String, chatSectionLoad: ChatSectionLoad) {