diff --git a/src/components/chat/chat.js b/src/components/chat/chat.js
index 91e5c98e..5d2c1d09 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/chat.js
+++ b/src/components/chat/chat.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import PostStatusForm from '../post_status_form/post_status_form.vue'
 import ChatTitle from '../chat_title/chat_title.vue'
 import chatService from '../../services/chat_service/chat_service.js'
 import { promiseInterval } from '../../services/promise_interval/promise_interval.js'
-import { getScrollPosition, getNewTopPosition, isBottomedOut } from './chat_layout_utils.js'
+import { getScrollPosition, getNewTopPosition, isBottomedOut, isScrollable } from './chat_layout_utils.js'
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
 import {
   faChevronDown,
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ const Chat = {
               // full height of the scrollable container.
               // If this is the case, we want to fetch the messages until the scrollable container
               // is fully populated so that the user has the ability to scroll up and load the history.
-              if (messages.length > 0) {
+              if (!isScrollable(scroller()) && messages.length > 0) {
                 this.fetchChat({ maxId: this.currentChatMessageService.minId })
               }
             })