diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift
index 1c68550b8..55d4c6a9c 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ class ConversationTableViewController: EnhancedTableViewController {
             visibilityBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(image: initialImage, style: .plain, target: self, action: #selector(toggleVisibilityButtonPressed))
         }
         navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = visibilityBarButtonItem
+        // disable transparent background when scroll to top because it looks weird when items earlier in the thread load in
+        // (it remains transparent slightly too long, resulting in a flash of the content under the transparent bar)
+        let appearance = UINavigationBarAppearance()
+        appearance.configureWithDefaultBackground()
+        navigationItem.scrollEdgeAppearance = appearance
         
         Task {
             await loadMainStatus()