diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.cpp
index 7ed79e9058..f444d21e58 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.cpp
@@ -840,6 +840,13 @@ void HistoryInner::messagesReceived(
 			_migrated->addNewerSlice(QVector<MTPMessage>());
 		}
 	}
+	if (_announceFirstMessages && hasFocus()) {
+		InvokeQueued(this, [=] {
+			if (_announceFirstMessages && hasFocus()) {
+				announceAccessibilityFocusedChild();
+			}
+		});
+	}
 }
 
 void HistoryInner::messagesReceivedDown(
@@ -6619,67 +6626,79 @@ auto HistoryInner::computeActiveColumns(int row) const
 	return _activeColumns;
 }
 
+void HistoryInner::announceAccessibilityFocusedChild() {
+	const auto count = accessibilityChildCount();
+	if (count <= 0) {
+		// One-shot for chats focused before their first page arrived:
+		// while the empty list holds focus, remember that the first
+		// received slice should announce the focused message. Fired
+		// (queued) from messagesReceived and disarmed by any real
+		// announcement below or in a later focus-in.
+		if (Ui::ScreenReaderModeActive()) {
+			_announceFirstMessages = true;
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+	_announceFirstMessages = false;
+	if (_accessibilityFocusedItem) {
+		const auto elements = accessibleElements();
+		const auto barIndex = accessibilityUnreadBarIndex();
+		auto found = -1;
+		for (auto i = 0, n = int(elements.size()); i < n; ++i) {
+			if (elements[i]->data().get()
+				== _accessibilityFocusedItem) {
+				found = (barIndex >= 0 && i >= barIndex)
+					? (i + 1)
+					: i;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (found >= 0 && found < count) {
+			_accessibilityFocusedIndex = found;
+			announceAccessibilityFocus(found);
+			return;
+		}
+		// The cached focused item is no longer in the list (it
+		// was removed or fell out of the loaded slice since we
+		// last had focus). Invalidate the index together with the
+		// item: announcing whatever row occupies the old index
+		// would leave later actions bound to a row the user never
+		// heard about once the list shifts again. The auto-select
+		// branch below establishes a fresh focus instead.
+		_accessibilityFocusedItem = nullptr;
+		_accessibilityFocusedIndex = -1;
+	} else if (_accessibilityFocusedIndex >= 0) {
+		// A nonnegative index with no cached item means the unread
+		// bar was focused. Follow the bar to wherever it sits now,
+		// or fall through to pick a fresh focus target when it is
+		// gone: the row that occupies the old index was never
+		// announced to the user.
+		_accessibilityFocusedIndex = accessibilityUnreadBarIndex();
+	}
+	if (_accessibilityFocusedIndex >= 0
+		&& _accessibilityFocusedIndex < count) {
+		announceAccessibilityFocus(_accessibilityFocusedIndex);
+		return;
+	}
+	const auto barIndex = accessibilityUnreadBarIndex();
+	const auto index = (barIndex >= 0 && barIndex + 1 < count)
+		? (barIndex + 1)
+		: (count - 1);
+	const auto elements = accessibleElements();
+	const auto item = accessibilityItemAtIndex(
+		index,
+		elements,
+		barIndex);
+	setAccessibilityFocusedItem(index, item);
+}
+
 void HistoryInner::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *e) {
 	RpWidget::focusInEvent(e);
 
 	InvokeQueued(this, [=] {
-		if (!hasFocus()) {
-			return;
+		if (hasFocus()) {
+			announceAccessibilityFocusedChild();
 		}
-		const auto count = accessibilityChildCount();
-		if (count <= 0) {
-			return;
-		}
-		if (_accessibilityFocusedItem) {
-			const auto elements = accessibleElements();
-			const auto barIndex = accessibilityUnreadBarIndex();
-			auto found = -1;
-			for (auto i = 0, n = int(elements.size()); i < n; ++i) {
-				if (elements[i]->data().get()
-					== _accessibilityFocusedItem) {
-					found = (barIndex >= 0 && i >= barIndex)
-						? (i + 1)
-						: i;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if (found >= 0 && found < count) {
-				_accessibilityFocusedIndex = found;
-				announceAccessibilityFocus(found);
-				return;
-			}
-			// The cached focused item is no longer in the list (it
-			// was removed or fell out of the loaded slice since we
-			// last had focus). Invalidate the index together with the
-			// item: announcing whatever row occupies the old index
-			// would leave later actions bound to a row the user never
-			// heard about once the list shifts again. The auto-select
-			// branch below establishes a fresh focus instead.
-			_accessibilityFocusedItem = nullptr;
-			_accessibilityFocusedIndex = -1;
-		} else if (_accessibilityFocusedIndex >= 0) {
-			// A nonnegative index with no cached item means the unread
-			// bar was focused. Follow the bar to wherever it sits now,
-			// or fall through to pick a fresh focus target when it is
-			// gone: the row that occupies the old index was never
-			// announced to the user.
-			_accessibilityFocusedIndex = accessibilityUnreadBarIndex();
-		}
-		if (_accessibilityFocusedIndex >= 0
-			&& _accessibilityFocusedIndex < count) {
-			announceAccessibilityFocus(_accessibilityFocusedIndex);
-			return;
-		}
-		const auto barIndex = accessibilityUnreadBarIndex();
-		const auto index = (barIndex >= 0 && barIndex + 1 < count)
-			? (barIndex + 1)
-			: (count - 1);
-		const auto elements = accessibleElements();
-		const auto item = accessibilityItemAtIndex(
-			index,
-			elements,
-			barIndex);
-		setAccessibilityFocusedItem(index, item);
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.h
index 4befb952e9..b500735ade 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.h
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ private:
 	void playPauseFocusedMedia();
 	void setAccessibilityFocusedItem(int index, HistoryItem *item);
 	void announceAccessibilityFocus(int index);
+	void announceAccessibilityFocusedChild();
 	void applyAccessibilityFocus(int index, bool announceAlways);
 	[[nodiscard]] auto computeActiveColumns(int row) const
 		-> const std::vector<HistoryView::MessageSubItem> &;
@@ -571,6 +572,7 @@ private:
 	int _accessibilityFocusedIndex = -1;
 	HistoryItem *_accessibilityFocusedItem = nullptr;
 	HistoryItem *_accessibilitySelectionAnchor = nullptr;
+	bool _announceFirstMessages = false;
 	mutable base::flat_map<
 		not_null<const HistoryItem*>,
 		quintptr> _accessibilityIdentities;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
index 63ac548e05..10fda20956 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
@@ -3175,7 +3175,6 @@ void HistoryWidget::showHistory(
 			}
 		}
 
-		_scroll->hide();
 		_list = _scroll->setOwnedWidget(
 			object_ptr<HistoryInner>(this, _scroll, controller(), _history));
 		_pullToNext->attachToContent(_list);
@@ -3931,13 +3930,7 @@ void HistoryWidget::updateControlsVisibility() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (_firstLoadRequest && !_scroll->isHidden()) {
-		if (Ui::InFocusChain(_scroll.data())) {
-			// Don't loose focus back to chats list.
-			setFocus();
-		}
-		_scroll->hide();
-	} else if (!_firstLoadRequest && _scroll->isHidden()) {
+	if (_scroll->isHidden()) {
 		_scroll->show();
 	}
 	_topBars->show();
@@ -5010,7 +5003,7 @@ bool HistoryWidget::isItemCompletelyHidden(HistoryItem *item) const {
 }
 
 void HistoryWidget::visibleAreaUpdated() {
-	if (_list && !_scroll->isHidden()) {
+	if (_list && !_firstLoadRequest && !_scroll->isHidden()) {
 		const auto scrollTop = _scroll->scrollTop();
 		const auto scrollBottom = scrollTop + _scroll->height();
 		_list->visibleAreaUpdated(scrollTop, scrollBottom);