diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx
index bc18870e..03d8fac5 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ export function ConversationBody() {
   const ref = useRef();
 
   const latch = () => {
-    actions.latch();
-    ref.current.scrollToIndex({ animated: true, index: 0 });
+    if (!state.momentum) {
+      actions.latch();
+      ref.current.scrollToIndex({ animated: true, index: 0 });
+    }
   }
 
   return (
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ export function ConversationBody() {
       <FlatList
         ref={ref}
         data={state.topics}
+        onMomentumScrollBegin={actions.setMomentum}
+        onMomentumScrollEnd={actions.clearMomentum}
         onScrollBeginDrag={actions.unlatch}
         maintainVisibleContentPosition={ state.latched ? null : { minIndexForVisibile: 2, } }
         inverted={true}
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/useConversation.hook.js b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/useConversation.hook.js
index 72c64bed..19c5dfab 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/useConversation.hook.js
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/useConversation.hook.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export function useConversation() {
     subject: null,
     logo: null,
     latched: true,
+    momentum: false,
   });
 
   const conversation = useContext(ConversationContext);
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ export function useConversation() {
     unlatch: () => {
       updateState({ latched: false });
     },
+    setMomentum: () => {
+      updateState({ momentum: true });
+    },
+    clearMomentum: () => {
+      updateState({ momentum: false });
+    },
   };
 
   return { state, actions };