diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatsListScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatsListScreen.kt
index 7e6f71a..4d07e8b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatsListScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatsListScreen.kt
@@ -1792,6 +1792,11 @@ fun ChatsListScreen(
                                         val requestsCount = chatsState.requestsCount
 
                                         val showSkeleton = isLoading
+                                        val chatListState = rememberLazyListState()
+                                        var isRequestsVisible by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
+                                        var lastAutoScrolledVerificationId by remember {
+                                                mutableStateOf<String?>(null)
+                                        }
 
                                         AnimatedContent(
                                                 targetState = showDownloadsScreen,
@@ -2057,11 +2062,6 @@ fun ChatsListScreen(
                                                         }
 
                                                         // Track scroll direction to hide/show Requests
-                                                        val chatListState = rememberLazyListState()
-                                                        var isRequestsVisible by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
-                                                        var lastAutoScrolledVerificationId by remember {
-                                                                mutableStateOf<String?>(null)
-                                                        }
                                                         val hapticFeedback = LocalHapticFeedback.current
 
                                                         // When a new device confirmation banner appears at the top,
@@ -2163,13 +2163,11 @@ fun ChatsListScreen(
                                                                         }
                                                                 }
 
-                                                                item(key = "requests_section") {
-                                                                        val isRequestsSectionVisible =
-                                                                                requestsCount > 0 &&
-                                                                                        isRequestsVisible
-                                                                        AnimatedVisibility(
-                                                                                visible =
-                                                                                        isRequestsSectionVisible,
+                                                                if (requestsCount > 0) {
+                                                                        item(key = "requests_section") {
+                                                                                AnimatedVisibility(
+                                                                                        visible =
+                                                                                                isRequestsVisible,
                                                                                 enter =
                                                                                         slideInVertically(
                                                                                                 initialOffsetY = {
@@ -2238,27 +2236,28 @@ fun ChatsListScreen(
                                                                                                                 tween(
                                                                                                                         durationMillis =
                                                                                                                                 140
-                                                                                                                )
+                                                                                                        )
                                                                                                 )
-                                                                        ) {
-                                                                                Column {
-                                                                                        RequestsSection(
-                                                                                                count =
-                                                                                                        requestsCount,
-                                                                                                requests =
-                                                                                                        requests,
-                                                                                                isDarkTheme =
-                                                                                                        isDarkTheme,
-                                                                                                onClick = {
-                                                                                                        openRequestsRouteSafely()
-                                                                                                }
-                                                                                        )
-                                                                                        Divider(
-                                                                                                color =
-                                                                                                        dividerColor,
-                                                                                                thickness =
-                                                                                                        0.5.dp
-                                                                                        )
+                                                                                ) {
+                                                                                        Column {
+                                                                                                RequestsSection(
+                                                                                                        count =
+                                                                                                                requestsCount,
+                                                                                                        requests =
+                                                                                                                requests,
+                                                                                                        isDarkTheme =
+                                                                                                                isDarkTheme,
+                                                                                                        onClick = {
+                                                                                                                openRequestsRouteSafely()
+                                                                                                        }
+                                                                                                )
+                                                                                                Divider(
+                                                                                                        color =
+                                                                                                                dividerColor,
+                                                                                                        thickness =
+                                                                                                                0.5.dp
+                                                                                                )
+                                                                                        }
                                                                                 }
                                                                         }
                                                                 }