diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Conversation.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Conversation.java
index 5cfad042b4b127e32c2369942c78e3c465259b0e..ab8a375f0c69f8b80fac50439dfed8d873fdc638 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Conversation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Conversation.java
@@ -1640,6 +1640,12 @@ public class Conversation extends AbstractEntity implements Blockable, Comparabl
             }
 
             if (mPager == null) {
+                if (page1 != null && page1.getParent() != null) {
+                    ((ViewGroup) page1.getParent()).removeView(page1);
+                }
+                if (page2 != null && page2.getParent() != null) {
+                    ((ViewGroup) page2.getParent()).removeView(page2);
+                }
                 page1 = null;
                 page2 = null;
                 return;