diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_list_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_list_widget.cpp
index 9a73a308e..6aefa45bd 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_list_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_list_widget.cpp
@@ -563,10 +563,12 @@ void ListWidget::checkUnreadBarCreation() {
 		if (auto data = _delegate->listMessagesBar(_items); data.bar.element) {
 			_bar = std::move(data.bar);
 			_barText = std::move(data.text);
-			_bar.element->createUnreadBar(_barText.value());
-			const auto i = ranges::find(_items, not_null{ _bar.element });
-			Assert(i != end(_items));
-			refreshAttachmentsAtIndex(i - begin(_items));
+			if (!_bar.hidden) {
+				_bar.element->createUnreadBar(_barText.value());
+				const auto i = ranges::find(_items, not_null{ _bar.element });
+				Assert(i != end(_items));
+				refreshAttachmentsAtIndex(i - begin(_items));
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -586,7 +588,7 @@ void ListWidget::restoreScrollState() {
 		return;
 	}
 	if (!_scrollTopState.item) {
-		if (!_bar.element || !_bar.focus || _scrollInited) {
+		if (!_bar.element || _bar.hidden || !_bar.focus || _scrollInited) {
 			return;
 		}
 		_scrollInited = true;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_list_widget.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_list_widget.h
index 82fa9d1eb..19347a70e 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_list_widget.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_list_widget.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct SelectedItem {
 
 struct MessagesBar {
 	Element *element = nullptr;
+	bool hidden = false;
 	bool focus = false;
 };
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_replies_section.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_replies_section.cpp
index 77e146697..052e4f9c3 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_replies_section.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_replies_section.cpp
@@ -1722,22 +1722,20 @@ MessagesBarData RepliesWidget::listMessagesBar(
 		return {};
 	}
 	const auto till = _root->computeRepliesInboxReadTillFull();
-	if (till < 2) {
-		return {};
-	}
+	const auto hidden = (till < 2);
 	for (auto i = 0, count = int(elements.size()); i != count; ++i) {
 		const auto item = elements[i]->data();
 		if (IsServerMsgId(item->id) && item->id > till) {
 			if (item->out() || !item->replyToId()) {
 				readTill(item);
 			} else {
-				return MessagesBarData{
-					// Designated initializers here crash MSVC 16.7.3.
-					MessagesBar{
+				return {
+					.bar = {
 						.element = elements[i],
+						.hidden = hidden,
 						.focus = true,
 					},
-					tr::lng_unread_bar_some(),
+					.text = tr::lng_unread_bar_some(),
 				};
 			}
 		}