diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index 8d883939600240d8e98e46d0a5c8889eac4661da..9b1d5dd721e688083906979514e642d66990149e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -2570,6 +2570,8 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends XmppFragment
             return false;
         }
 
+        setThread(conversation.getThread());
+
         stopScrolling();
         Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, "reInit(hasExtras=" + hasExtras + ")");