diff --git a/src/boot/routes.js b/src/boot/routes.js
index 3736036cd..beaa144e8 100644
--- a/src/boot/routes.js
+++ b/src/boot/routes.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export default (store) => {
         () => import('src/components/chat_view/chat_view.vue'),
       ),
       props: true,
+      meta: { dontScroll: true },
       beforeEnter: validateAuthenticatedRoute,
     },
     { name: 'quotes', path: '/notice/:id/quotes', component: QuotesTimeline },
diff --git a/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.js b/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.js
index ac950a979..516741a33 100644
--- a/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.js
+++ b/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.js
@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ const ChatMessage = {
       menuOpened: false,
     }
   },
-  watch: {
-    focused: function (value) {
-      this.scrollIfFocused(value)
-    },
-  },
   methods: {
     onHover(bool) {
       this.$emit('hover', {
@@ -224,22 +219,6 @@ const ChatMessage = {
       this.hovered = false
       this.menuOpened = false
     },
-    scrollIfFocused(focused) {
-      if (this.$el.getBoundingClientRect == null) return
-      if (focused) {
-        const rect = this.$el.getBoundingClientRect()
-        if (rect.top < 100) {
-          // Post is above screen, match its top to screen top
-          window.scrollBy(0, rect.top - 100)
-        } else if (rect.height >= window.innerHeight - 50) {
-          // Post we want to see is taller than screen so match its top to screen top
-          window.scrollBy(0, rect.top - 100)
-        } else if (rect.bottom > window.innerHeight - 50) {
-          // Post is below screen, match its bottom to screen bottom
-          window.scrollBy(0, rect.bottom - window.innerHeight + 50)
-        }
-      }
-    },
   },
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.vue b/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.vue
index f9095a3de..c3deac0a5 100644
--- a/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.vue
+++ b/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     v-if="isMessage"
     class="chat-message-wrapper"
     :class="[classnames, { 'hovered-message-chain': hoveredMessageChain }]"
+    :id="`chatmessage-${message.id}`"
     @mouseover="onHover(true)"
     @mouseleave="onHover(false)"
   >
diff --git a/src/components/chat_view/chat_view.js b/src/components/chat_view/chat_view.js
index de2ed8857..8d45707f3 100644
--- a/src/components/chat_view/chat_view.js
+++ b/src/components/chat_view/chat_view.js
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ const Chat = {
   created() {
     if (this.testMode) return
     this.startFetching()
-    window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleResize)
   },
   mounted() {
+    window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleResize)
     window.addEventListener('scroll', this.handleScroll)
     if (typeof document.hidden !== 'undefined') {
       document.addEventListener(
@@ -122,14 +122,11 @@ const Chat = {
       )
     },
     isConversation() {
-      return this.conversationId !== null
+      return this.statusId !== null
     },
     recipient() {
       return this.chat?.account
     },
-    recipientId() {
-      return this.$route.params.recipient_id
-    },
     formPlaceholder() {
       if (this.recipient) {
         return this.$t('chats.message_user', {
@@ -166,7 +163,8 @@ const Chat = {
     }),
   },
   watch: {
-    messages() {
+    messages(old, neu) {
+      if (old.length === neu.length) return
       // We don't want to scroll to the bottom on a new message when the user is viewing older messages.
       // Therefore we need to know whether the scroll position was at the bottom before the DOM update.
       const bottomedOutBeforeUpdate = isBottomedOut(BOTTOMED_OUT_OFFSET)
@@ -180,7 +178,38 @@ const Chat = {
       await nextTick() // wait for changes to propagate to postStatusForm
       this.$refs.postStatusForm.update()
     },
-    $route: function () {
+    $route: async function (newVal) {
+      if (this.messagesIndex[newVal.params.statusId]) {
+        const focused = document.getElementById(`chatmessage-${this.$route.params.statusId}`)
+        if (focused?.getBoundingClientRect == null) return
+        const bottomBoundary = window.innerHeight - this.$refs.footer.clientHeight
+        const topBoundary = this.$refs.header.clientHeight + document.getElementById('nav').clientHeight
+        const margin = Number(window.getComputedStyle(this.$refs.messageList.$el).gap.replace('px',''))
+
+        const rect = focused.getBoundingClientRect()
+        const scrollAmount = (() => {
+          if (rect.top < topBoundary) {
+            // Post is above screen, match its top to screen top
+            return rect.top - topBoundary - margin
+          } else if (rect.height >= bottomBoundary) {
+            // Post we want to see is taller than screen so match its top to screen top
+            return rect.top - topBoundary - margin
+          } else if (rect.bottom > bottomBoundary) {
+            // Post is below screen, match its bottom to screen bottom
+            return rect.bottom - bottomBoundary + margin
+          } else {
+            return 0
+          }
+        })()
+
+        if (scrollAmount !== 0) {
+          window.scrollBy(0, scrollAmount)
+        }
+
+        return
+      }
+
+      this.clear()
       this.startFetching()
     },
     mastoUserSocketStatus(newValue) {
@@ -295,6 +324,9 @@ const Chat = {
       this.addMessages({ messages })
 
       await nextTick()
+      if (isFirstFetch) {
+        this.scrollDown()
+      }
 
       const fetchOlderMessages = !!maxId
       if (fetchOlderMessages) {
diff --git a/src/components/chat_view/chat_view.vue b/src/components/chat_view/chat_view.vue
index 254b8712e..5ea2fd2b5 100644
--- a/src/components/chat_view/chat_view.vue
+++ b/src/components/chat_view/chat_view.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
               icon="chevron-left"
             />
           </button>
-          <div class="title text-center">
+          <div class="title">
             <template v-if="isConversation">
               <RichContent
                 v-if="messages[0]?.summary"
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         <div class="chat-list-wrapper panel-body">
           <div class="top-spacer" />
           <ChatMessageList
+            ref="messageList"
             header-date
             :messages="messages"
             :pending-messages="pendingMessages"
diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.scss b/src/components/conversation/conversation.scss
index cab0fdd55..99ecb338a 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.scss
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.scss
@@ -92,19 +92,4 @@
       backdrop-filter: var(--__panel-backdrop-filter);
     }
   }
-
-  .chat-view-reply-form {
-    position: sticky;
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: stretch;
-    bottom: 0;
-    padding: 0;
-  }
-
-  .reply-to-text {
-    line-height: 1.2;
-    padding-top: 0.5em;
-    margin-bottom: -0.5em;
-  }
 }