diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/dot/gallery/feature_node/presentation/mediaview/MediaViewScreen.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/dot/gallery/feature_node/presentation/mediaview/MediaViewScreen.kt
index 7c967c269..8c3d5f085 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/dot/gallery/feature_node/presentation/mediaview/MediaViewScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/dot/gallery/feature_node/presentation/mediaview/MediaViewScreen.kt
@@ -258,13 +258,16 @@ fun <T : Media> MediaViewScreen(
         mediaState.value,
         sheetHeightDp.value,
         lastSheetHeightDp,
-        lastOrientation
+        lastOrientation,
+        shouldForcePage
     ) {
         lastOrientation == configuration.orientation
                 && lastSheetHeightDp.dp == sheetHeightDp
                 && currentPage == pagerState.currentPage
                 && storedNormalizationTarget > 0f
                 && storedNormalizationTarget < 0.6f
+                && !mediaState.value.isLoading
+                && !shouldForcePage
     }
 
     LaunchedEffect(sheetHeightDp.value, configuration.orientation) {
@@ -292,6 +295,12 @@ fun <T : Media> MediaViewScreen(
         }
     }
 
+    LaunchedEffect(shouldForcePage) {
+        if (!shouldForcePage) {
+            storedNormalizationTarget = sheetState.offset
+        }
+    }
+
     val normalizedOffset by rememberedDerivedState(
         normalizationTarget,
         isNormalizationTargetSet