diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt
index 8882d6d22..14caa42fc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt
@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ class ChatActivity :
     private fun onMessageSearchResult(intent: Intent?) {
         val messageId = intent?.getStringExtra(MessageSearchActivity.RESULT_KEY_MESSAGE_ID)
         messageId?.let { id ->
-            scrollToMessageWithId(id)
+            scrollToAndCenterMessageWithId(id)
         }
     }