diff --git a/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx b/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx
index 43060d742..d32e97a66 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import { ApiMessage, ApiRestrictionReason, MAIN_THREAD_ID } from '../../api/type
 import { GlobalActions, MessageListType } from '../../global/types';
 import { LoadMoreDirection } from '../../types';
 
-import { ANIMATION_END_DELAY, MESSAGE_LIST_SLICE, SCHEDULED_WHEN_ONLINE } from '../../config';
-import { IS_ANDROID, IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT } from '../../util/environment';
+import { ANIMATION_END_DELAY, MESSAGE_LIST_SLICE } from '../../config';
 import {
   selectChatMessages,
   selectIsViewportNewest,
@@ -25,42 +24,24 @@ import {
   selectScheduledMessages,
   selectCurrentMessageIds,
 } from '../../modules/selectors';
-import {
-  getMessageOriginalId,
-  isActionMessage,
-  isChatChannel,
-  isChatPrivate,
-  isOwnMessage,
-} from '../../modules/helpers';
-import {
-  compact,
-  flatten,
-  orderBy,
-  pick,
-} from '../../util/iteratees';
-import {
-  fastRaf, debounce, onTickEnd,
-} from '../../util/schedulers';
-import { formatHumanDate } from '../../util/dateFormat';
+import { isChatChannel, isChatPrivate } from '../../modules/helpers';
+import { orderBy, pick } from '../../util/iteratees';
+import { fastRaf, debounce, onTickEnd } from '../../util/schedulers';
 import useLayoutEffectWithPrevDeps from '../../hooks/useLayoutEffectWithPrevDeps';
 import buildClassName from '../../util/buildClassName';
-import { groupMessages, MessageDateGroup, isAlbum } from './helpers/groupMessages';
+import { groupMessages } from './helpers/groupMessages';
 import { preventMessageInputBlur } from './helpers/preventMessageInputBlur';
-import { ObserveFn, useIntersectionObserver } from '../../hooks/useIntersectionObserver';
 import useOnChange from '../../hooks/useOnChange';
 import useStickyDates from './hooks/useStickyDates';
 import { dispatchHeavyAnimationEvent } from '../../hooks/useHeavyAnimationCheck';
 import resetScroll from '../../util/resetScroll';
 import fastSmoothScroll, { isAnimatingScroll } from '../../util/fastSmoothScroll';
 import renderText from '../common/helpers/renderText';
-import useLang, { LangFn } from '../../hooks/useLang';
+import useLang from '../../hooks/useLang';
 import useWindowSize from '../../hooks/useWindowSize';
-import useBackgroundMode from '../../hooks/useBackgroundMode';
 
 import Loading from '../ui/Loading';
-import MessageScroll from './MessageScroll';
-import Message from './message/Message';
-import ActionMessage from './ActionMessage';
+import MessageListContent from './MessageListContent';
 
 import './MessageList.scss';
 
@@ -96,16 +77,12 @@ type StateProps = {
   hasLinkedChat?: boolean;
 };
 
-type DispatchProps = Pick<GlobalActions, (
-  'loadViewportMessages' | 'markMessageListRead' | 'markMessagesRead' | 'setScrollOffset' | 'openHistoryCalendar'
-)>;
+type DispatchProps = Pick<GlobalActions, 'loadViewportMessages' | 'setScrollOffset' | 'openHistoryCalendar'>;
 
 const BOTTOM_THRESHOLD = 100;
 const UNREAD_DIVIDER_TOP = 10;
 const UNREAD_DIVIDER_TOP_WITH_TOOLS = 60;
 const SCROLL_DEBOUNCE = 200;
-const INTERSECTION_THROTTLE_FOR_MEDIA = IS_ANDROID ? 1000 : 350;
-const INTERSECTION_MARGIN_FOR_MEDIA = IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT ? 300 : 500;
 const FOCUSING_DURATION = 1000;
 const BOTTOM_FOCUS_MARGIN = 20;
 const SELECT_MODE_ANIMATION_DURATION = 200;
@@ -137,8 +114,6 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps & DispatchProps> = ({
   isSelectModeActive,
   animationLevel,
   loadViewportMessages,
-  markMessageListRead,
-  markMessagesRead,
   setScrollOffset,
   lastMessage,
   botDescription,
@@ -184,65 +159,10 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps & DispatchProps> = ({
     }
   }, [firstUnreadId]);
 
-  const {
-    observe: observeIntersectionForMedia,
-  } = useIntersectionObserver({
-    rootRef: containerRef,
-    throttleMs: INTERSECTION_THROTTLE_FOR_MEDIA,
-    margin: INTERSECTION_MARGIN_FOR_MEDIA,
-  });
-
-  const {
-    observe: observeIntersectionForReading, freeze: freezeForReading, unfreeze: unfreezeForReading,
-  } = useIntersectionObserver({
-    rootRef: containerRef,
-  }, (entries) => {
-    if (type !== 'thread') {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    let maxId = 0;
-    const mentionIds: number[] = [];
-
-    entries.forEach((entry) => {
-      const { isIntersecting, target } = entry;
-
-      if (!isIntersecting) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const { dataset } = target as HTMLDivElement;
-
-      const messageId = Number(dataset.lastMessageId || dataset.messageId);
-      if (messageId > maxId) {
-        maxId = messageId;
-      }
-
-      if (dataset.hasUnreadMention) {
-        mentionIds.push(messageId);
-      }
-    });
-
-    if (memoFirstUnreadIdRef.current && maxId >= memoFirstUnreadIdRef.current) {
-      markMessageListRead({ maxId });
-    }
-
-    if (mentionIds.length) {
-      markMessagesRead({ messageIds: mentionIds });
-    }
-  });
-
-  useBackgroundMode(freezeForReading, unfreezeForReading);
-
   useOnChange(() => {
     memoFocusingIdRef.current = focusingId;
   }, [focusingId]);
 
-  const { observe: observeIntersectionForAnimatedStickers } = useIntersectionObserver({
-    rootRef: containerRef,
-    throttleMs: INTERSECTION_THROTTLE_FOR_MEDIA,
-  });
-
   const messageGroups = useMemo(() => {
     if (!messageIds || !messagesById) {
       return undefined;
@@ -260,15 +180,14 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps & DispatchProps> = ({
     return groupMessages(orderBy(listedMessages, ['date', 'id']), memoUnreadDividerBeforeIdRef.current);
   }, [messageIds, messagesById, threadFirstMessageId, threadTopMessageId]);
 
-  const [loadMoreBackwards, loadMoreForwards, loadMoreAround] = useMemo(
-    () => (type === 'thread' ? [
-      debounce(() => loadViewportMessages({ direction: LoadMoreDirection.Backwards }), 1000, true, false),
-      debounce(() => loadViewportMessages({ direction: LoadMoreDirection.Forwards }), 1000, true, false),
-      debounce(() => loadViewportMessages({ direction: LoadMoreDirection.Around }), 1000, true, false),
-    ] : []),
+  const loadMoreAround = useMemo(() => {
+    if (type !== 'thread') {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return debounce(() => loadViewportMessages({ direction: LoadMoreDirection.Around }), 1000, true, false);
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-    [loadViewportMessages, messageIds],
-  );
+  }, [loadViewportMessages, messageIds]);
 
   const { isScrolled, updateStickyDates } = useStickyDates();
 
@@ -535,37 +454,26 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps & DispatchProps> = ({
       ) : messageIds && !messageGroups ? (
         <div className="empty"><span>{lang('NoMessages')}</span></div>
       ) : ((messageIds && messageGroups) || lastMessage) ? (
-        <MessageScroll
-          containerRef={containerRef}
-          className="messages-container"
+        <MessageListContent
           messageIds={messageIds || [lastMessage!.id]}
-          loadMoreForwards={loadMoreForwards}
-          loadMoreBackwards={loadMoreBackwards}
-          isViewportNewest={isViewportNewest}
-          firstUnreadId={firstUnreadId}
+          messageGroups={messageGroups || groupMessages([lastMessage!])}
+          isViewportNewest={Boolean(isViewportNewest)}
+          isUnread={Boolean(firstUnreadId)}
+          withUsers={withUsers}
+          noAvatars={noAvatars}
+          containerRef={containerRef}
+          anchorIdRef={anchorIdRef}
+          memoFirstUnreadIdRef={memoUnreadDividerBeforeIdRef}
+          threadId={threadId}
+          type={type}
+          threadTopMessageId={threadTopMessageId}
+          hasLinkedChat={hasLinkedChat}
+          isSchedule={messageGroups ? type === 'scheduled' : false}
+          noAppearanceAnimation={!messageGroups || !shouldAnimateAppearanceRef.current}
           onFabToggle={onFabToggle}
           onNotchToggle={onNotchToggle}
-        >
-          {renderMessages(
-            lang,
-            messageGroups || groupMessages([lastMessage!]),
-            observeIntersectionForReading,
-            observeIntersectionForMedia,
-            observeIntersectionForAnimatedStickers,
-            withUsers,
-            noAvatars,
-            anchorIdRef,
-            memoUnreadDividerBeforeIdRef,
-            threadId,
-            type,
-            threadTopMessageId,
-            threadFirstMessageId,
-            hasLinkedChat,
-            messageGroups ? type === 'scheduled' : false,
-            !messageGroups || !shouldAnimateAppearanceRef.current,
-            openHistoryCalendar,
-          )}
-        </MessageScroll>
+          openHistoryCalendar={openHistoryCalendar}
+        />
       ) : (
         <Loading color="white" />
       )}
@@ -573,166 +481,6 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps & DispatchProps> = ({
   );
 };
 
-function renderMessages(
-  lang: LangFn,
-  messageGroups: MessageDateGroup[],
-  observeIntersectionForReading: ObserveFn,
-  observeIntersectionForMedia: ObserveFn,
-  observeIntersectionForAnimatedStickers: ObserveFn,
-  withUsers: boolean,
-  noAvatars: boolean,
-  currentAnchorIdRef: { current: string | undefined },
-  memoFirstUnreadIdRef: { current: number | undefined },
-  threadId: number,
-  type: MessageListType,
-  threadTopMessageId: number | undefined,
-  threadFirstMessageId: number | undefined,
-  hasLinkedChat: boolean | undefined,
-  isSchedule: boolean,
-  noAppearanceAnimation: boolean,
-  openHistoryCalendar: Function,
-) {
-  const unreadDivider = (
-    <div className={buildClassName(UNREAD_DIVIDER_CLASS, 'local-action-message')} key="unread-messages">
-      <span>{lang('UnreadMessages')}</span>
-    </div>
-  );
-
-  const messageCountToAnimate = noAppearanceAnimation ? 0 : messageGroups.reduce((acc, messageGroup) => {
-    return acc + flatten(messageGroup.senderGroups).length;
-  }, 0);
-  let appearanceIndex = 0;
-
-  const dateGroups = messageGroups.map((
-    dateGroup: MessageDateGroup,
-    dateGroupIndex: number,
-    dateGroupsArray: MessageDateGroup[],
-  ) => {
-    const senderGroups = dateGroup.senderGroups.map((
-      senderGroup,
-      senderGroupIndex,
-      senderGroupsArray,
-    ) => {
-      if (senderGroup.length === 1 && !isAlbum(senderGroup[0]) && isActionMessage(senderGroup[0])) {
-        const message = senderGroup[0];
-        const isLastInList = (
-          senderGroupIndex === senderGroupsArray.length - 1
-          && dateGroupIndex === dateGroupsArray.length - 1
-        );
-
-        return compact([
-          message.id === memoFirstUnreadIdRef.current && unreadDivider,
-          <ActionMessage
-            key={message.id}
-            message={message}
-            observeIntersection={observeIntersectionForReading}
-            appearanceOrder={messageCountToAnimate - ++appearanceIndex}
-            isLastInList={isLastInList}
-          />,
-        ]);
-      }
-
-      let currentDocumentGroupId: string | undefined;
-
-      return flatten(senderGroup.map((
-        messageOrAlbum,
-        messageIndex,
-      ) => {
-        const message = isAlbum(messageOrAlbum) ? messageOrAlbum.mainMessage : messageOrAlbum;
-        const album = isAlbum(messageOrAlbum) ? messageOrAlbum : undefined;
-        const isOwn = isOwnMessage(message);
-        const isMessageAlbum = isAlbum(messageOrAlbum);
-        const nextMessage = senderGroup[messageIndex + 1];
-
-        if (message.previousLocalId && currentAnchorIdRef.current === `message${message.previousLocalId}`) {
-          currentAnchorIdRef.current = `message${message.id}`;
-        }
-
-        const documentGroupId = !isMessageAlbum && message.groupedId ? message.groupedId : undefined;
-        const nextDocumentGroupId = nextMessage && !isAlbum(nextMessage) ? nextMessage.groupedId : undefined;
-
-        const position = {
-          isFirstInGroup: messageIndex === 0,
-          isLastInGroup: messageIndex === senderGroup.length - 1,
-          isFirstInDocumentGroup: Boolean(documentGroupId && documentGroupId !== currentDocumentGroupId),
-          isLastInDocumentGroup: Boolean(documentGroupId && documentGroupId !== nextDocumentGroupId),
-          isLastInList: (
-            messageIndex === senderGroup.length - 1
-            && senderGroupIndex === senderGroupsArray.length - 1
-            && dateGroupIndex === dateGroupsArray.length - 1
-          ),
-        };
-
-        currentDocumentGroupId = documentGroupId;
-
-        const originalId = getMessageOriginalId(message);
-        // Scheduled messages can have local IDs in the middle of the list,
-        // and keys should be ordered, so we prefix it with a date.
-        // However, this may lead to issues if server date is not synchronized with the local one.
-        const key = type !== 'scheduled' ? originalId : `${message.date}_${originalId}`;
-
-        return compact([
-          message.id === memoFirstUnreadIdRef.current ? unreadDivider : undefined,
-          <Message
-            key={key}
-            message={message}
-            observeIntersectionForBottom={observeIntersectionForReading}
-            observeIntersectionForMedia={observeIntersectionForMedia}
-            observeIntersectionForAnimatedStickers={observeIntersectionForAnimatedStickers}
-            album={album}
-            noAvatars={noAvatars}
-            withAvatar={position.isLastInGroup && withUsers && !isOwn && !(message.id === threadTopMessageId)}
-            withSenderName={position.isFirstInGroup && withUsers && !isOwn}
-            threadId={threadId}
-            messageListType={type}
-            noComments={hasLinkedChat === false}
-            appearanceOrder={messageCountToAnimate - ++appearanceIndex}
-            isFirstInGroup={position.isFirstInGroup}
-            isLastInGroup={position.isLastInGroup}
-            isFirstInDocumentGroup={position.isFirstInDocumentGroup}
-            isLastInDocumentGroup={position.isLastInDocumentGroup}
-            isLastInList={position.isLastInList}
-          />,
-          message.id === threadTopMessageId && (
-            <div className="local-action-message" key="discussion-started">
-              <span>{lang('DiscussionStarted')}</span>
-            </div>
-          ),
-        ]);
-      }));
-    });
-
-    return (
-      <div
-        className="message-date-group"
-        key={dateGroup.datetime}
-        onMouseDown={preventMessageInputBlur}
-        teactFastList
-      >
-        <div
-          className={buildClassName('sticky-date', !isSchedule && 'interactive')}
-          key="date-header"
-          onMouseDown={preventMessageInputBlur}
-          onClick={!isSchedule ? () => openHistoryCalendar({ selectedAt: dateGroup.datetime }) : undefined}
-        >
-          <span dir="auto">
-            {isSchedule && dateGroup.originalDate === SCHEDULED_WHEN_ONLINE && (
-              lang('MessageScheduledUntilOnline')
-            )}
-            {isSchedule && dateGroup.originalDate !== SCHEDULED_WHEN_ONLINE && (
-              lang('MessageScheduledOn', formatHumanDate(lang, dateGroup.datetime, undefined, true))
-            )}
-            {!isSchedule && formatHumanDate(lang, dateGroup.datetime)}
-          </span>
-        </div>
-        {flatten(senderGroups)}
-      </div>
-    );
-  });
-
-  return flatten(dateGroups);
-}
-
 export default memo(withGlobal<OwnProps>(
   (global, { chatId, threadId, type }): StateProps => {
     const chat = selectChat(global, chatId);
@@ -797,8 +545,6 @@ export default memo(withGlobal<OwnProps>(
   },
   (setGlobal, actions): DispatchProps => pick(actions, [
     'loadViewportMessages',
-    'markMessageListRead',
-    'markMessagesRead',
     'setScrollOffset',
     'openHistoryCalendar',
   ]),
diff --git a/src/components/middle/MessageListContent.tsx b/src/components/middle/MessageListContent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90484350e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/middle/MessageListContent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+import { RefObject } from 'react';
+import React, { FC, memo } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
+
+import { MessageListType } from '../../global/types';
+
+import { SCHEDULED_WHEN_ONLINE } from '../../config';
+import buildClassName from '../../util/buildClassName';
+import { compact, flatten } from '../../util/iteratees';
+import { formatHumanDate } from '../../util/dateFormat';
+import { getMessageOriginalId, isActionMessage, isOwnMessage } from '../../modules/helpers';
+import useLang from '../../hooks/useLang';
+import { isAlbum, MessageDateGroup } from './helpers/groupMessages';
+import { preventMessageInputBlur } from './helpers/preventMessageInputBlur';
+import useScrollHooks from './hooks/useScrollHooks';
+import useMessageObservers from './hooks/useMessageObservers';
+
+import Message from './message/Message';
+import ActionMessage from './ActionMessage';
+
+interface OwnProps {
+  messageIds: number[];
+  messageGroups: MessageDateGroup[];
+  isViewportNewest: boolean;
+  isUnread: boolean;
+  withUsers: boolean;
+  noAvatars: boolean;
+  containerRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
+  anchorIdRef: { current: string | undefined };
+  memoFirstUnreadIdRef: { current: number | undefined };
+  threadId: number;
+  type: MessageListType;
+  threadTopMessageId: number | undefined;
+  hasLinkedChat: boolean | undefined;
+  isSchedule: boolean;
+  noAppearanceAnimation: boolean;
+  onFabToggle: AnyToVoidFunction;
+  onNotchToggle: AnyToVoidFunction;
+  openHistoryCalendar: Function;
+}
+
+const UNREAD_DIVIDER_CLASS = 'unread-divider';
+
+const MessageListContent: FC<OwnProps> = ({
+  messageIds,
+  messageGroups,
+  isViewportNewest,
+  isUnread,
+  withUsers,
+  noAvatars,
+  containerRef,
+  anchorIdRef,
+  memoFirstUnreadIdRef,
+  threadId,
+  type,
+  threadTopMessageId,
+  hasLinkedChat,
+  isSchedule,
+  noAppearanceAnimation,
+  onFabToggle,
+  onNotchToggle,
+  openHistoryCalendar,
+}) => {
+  const {
+    observeIntersectionForMedia,
+    observeIntersectionForReading,
+    observeIntersectionForAnimatedStickers,
+  } = useMessageObservers(type, containerRef, memoFirstUnreadIdRef);
+
+  const {
+    backwardsTriggerRef,
+    forwardsTriggerRef,
+    fabTriggerRef,
+  } = useScrollHooks(
+    type,
+    containerRef,
+    messageIds,
+    isViewportNewest,
+    isUnread,
+    onFabToggle,
+    onNotchToggle,
+  );
+
+  const lang = useLang();
+
+  const unreadDivider = (
+    <div className={buildClassName(UNREAD_DIVIDER_CLASS, 'local-action-message')} key="unread-messages">
+      <span>{lang('UnreadMessages')}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+
+  const messageCountToAnimate = noAppearanceAnimation ? 0 : messageGroups.reduce((acc, messageGroup) => {
+    return acc + flatten(messageGroup.senderGroups).length;
+  }, 0);
+  let appearanceIndex = 0;
+
+  const dateGroups = messageGroups.map((
+    dateGroup: MessageDateGroup,
+    dateGroupIndex: number,
+    dateGroupsArray: MessageDateGroup[],
+  ) => {
+    const senderGroups = dateGroup.senderGroups.map((
+      senderGroup,
+      senderGroupIndex,
+      senderGroupsArray,
+    ) => {
+      if (senderGroup.length === 1 && !isAlbum(senderGroup[0]) && isActionMessage(senderGroup[0])) {
+        const message = senderGroup[0];
+        const isLastInList = (
+          senderGroupIndex === senderGroupsArray.length - 1
+          && dateGroupIndex === dateGroupsArray.length - 1
+        );
+
+        return compact([
+          message.id === memoFirstUnreadIdRef.current && unreadDivider,
+          <ActionMessage
+            key={message.id}
+            message={message}
+            observeIntersection={observeIntersectionForReading}
+            appearanceOrder={messageCountToAnimate - ++appearanceIndex}
+            isLastInList={isLastInList}
+          />,
+        ]);
+      }
+
+      let currentDocumentGroupId: string | undefined;
+
+      return flatten(senderGroup.map((
+        messageOrAlbum,
+        messageIndex,
+      ) => {
+        const message = isAlbum(messageOrAlbum) ? messageOrAlbum.mainMessage : messageOrAlbum;
+        const album = isAlbum(messageOrAlbum) ? messageOrAlbum : undefined;
+        const isOwn = isOwnMessage(message);
+        const isMessageAlbum = isAlbum(messageOrAlbum);
+        const nextMessage = senderGroup[messageIndex + 1];
+
+        if (message.previousLocalId && anchorIdRef.current === `message${message.previousLocalId}`) {
+          anchorIdRef.current = `message${message.id}`;
+        }
+
+        const documentGroupId = !isMessageAlbum && message.groupedId ? message.groupedId : undefined;
+        const nextDocumentGroupId = nextMessage && !isAlbum(nextMessage) ? nextMessage.groupedId : undefined;
+
+        const position = {
+          isFirstInGroup: messageIndex === 0,
+          isLastInGroup: messageIndex === senderGroup.length - 1,
+          isFirstInDocumentGroup: Boolean(documentGroupId && documentGroupId !== currentDocumentGroupId),
+          isLastInDocumentGroup: Boolean(documentGroupId && documentGroupId !== nextDocumentGroupId),
+          isLastInList: (
+            messageIndex === senderGroup.length - 1
+            && senderGroupIndex === senderGroupsArray.length - 1
+            && dateGroupIndex === dateGroupsArray.length - 1
+          ),
+        };
+
+        currentDocumentGroupId = documentGroupId;
+
+        const originalId = getMessageOriginalId(message);
+        // Scheduled messages can have local IDs in the middle of the list,
+        // and keys should be ordered, so we prefix it with a date.
+        // However, this may lead to issues if server date is not synchronized with the local one.
+        const key = type !== 'scheduled' ? originalId : `${message.date}_${originalId}`;
+
+        return compact([
+          message.id === memoFirstUnreadIdRef.current ? unreadDivider : undefined,
+          <Message
+            key={key}
+            message={message}
+            observeIntersectionForBottom={observeIntersectionForReading}
+            observeIntersectionForMedia={observeIntersectionForMedia}
+            observeIntersectionForAnimatedStickers={observeIntersectionForAnimatedStickers}
+            album={album}
+            noAvatars={noAvatars}
+            withAvatar={position.isLastInGroup && withUsers && !isOwn && !(message.id === threadTopMessageId)}
+            withSenderName={position.isFirstInGroup && withUsers && !isOwn}
+            threadId={threadId}
+            messageListType={type}
+            noComments={hasLinkedChat === false}
+            appearanceOrder={messageCountToAnimate - ++appearanceIndex}
+            isFirstInGroup={position.isFirstInGroup}
+            isLastInGroup={position.isLastInGroup}
+            isFirstInDocumentGroup={position.isFirstInDocumentGroup}
+            isLastInDocumentGroup={position.isLastInDocumentGroup}
+            isLastInList={position.isLastInList}
+          />,
+          message.id === threadTopMessageId && (
+            <div className="local-action-message" key="discussion-started">
+              <span>{lang('DiscussionStarted')}</span>
+            </div>
+          ),
+        ]);
+      }));
+    });
+
+    return (
+      <div
+        className="message-date-group"
+        key={dateGroup.datetime}
+        onMouseDown={preventMessageInputBlur}
+        teactFastList
+      >
+        <div
+          className={buildClassName('sticky-date', !isSchedule && 'interactive')}
+          key="date-header"
+          onMouseDown={preventMessageInputBlur}
+          onClick={!isSchedule ? () => openHistoryCalendar({ selectedAt: dateGroup.datetime }) : undefined}
+        >
+          <span dir="auto">
+            {isSchedule && dateGroup.originalDate === SCHEDULED_WHEN_ONLINE && (
+              lang('MessageScheduledUntilOnline')
+            )}
+            {isSchedule && dateGroup.originalDate !== SCHEDULED_WHEN_ONLINE && (
+              lang('MessageScheduledOn', formatHumanDate(lang, dateGroup.datetime, undefined, true))
+            )}
+            {!isSchedule && formatHumanDate(lang, dateGroup.datetime)}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        {flatten(senderGroups)}
+      </div>
+    );
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div className="messages-container" teactFastList>
+      <div ref={backwardsTriggerRef} key="backwards-trigger" className="backwards-trigger" />
+      {flatten(dateGroups)}
+      <div
+        ref={forwardsTriggerRef}
+        key="forwards-trigger"
+        className="forwards-trigger"
+      />
+      <div
+        ref={fabTriggerRef}
+        key="fab-trigger"
+        className="fab-trigger"
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default memo(MessageListContent);
diff --git a/src/components/middle/hooks/useMessageObservers.ts b/src/components/middle/hooks/useMessageObservers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d68d174f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/middle/hooks/useMessageObservers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { RefObject } from 'react';
+import { getDispatch } from '../../../lib/teact/teactn';
+
+import { MessageListType } from '../../../global/types';
+
+import { IS_ANDROID, IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT } from '../../../util/environment';
+import { useIntersectionObserver } from '../../../hooks/useIntersectionObserver';
+import useBackgroundMode from '../../../hooks/useBackgroundMode';
+
+const INTERSECTION_THROTTLE_FOR_MEDIA = IS_ANDROID ? 1000 : 350;
+const INTERSECTION_MARGIN_FOR_MEDIA = IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT ? 300 : 500;
+
+export default function useMessageObservers(
+  type: MessageListType,
+  containerRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>,
+  memoFirstUnreadIdRef: { current: number | undefined },
+) {
+  const { markMessageListRead, markMessagesRead } = getDispatch();
+
+  const {
+    observe: observeIntersectionForMedia,
+  } = useIntersectionObserver({
+    rootRef: containerRef,
+    throttleMs: INTERSECTION_THROTTLE_FOR_MEDIA,
+    margin: INTERSECTION_MARGIN_FOR_MEDIA,
+  });
+
+  const {
+    observe: observeIntersectionForReading, freeze: freezeForReading, unfreeze: unfreezeForReading,
+  } = useIntersectionObserver({
+    rootRef: containerRef,
+  }, (entries) => {
+    if (type !== 'thread') {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let maxId = 0;
+    const mentionIds: number[] = [];
+
+    entries.forEach((entry) => {
+      const { isIntersecting, target } = entry;
+
+      if (!isIntersecting) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const { dataset } = target as HTMLDivElement;
+
+      const messageId = Number(dataset.lastMessageId || dataset.messageId);
+      if (messageId > maxId) {
+        maxId = messageId;
+      }
+
+      if (dataset.hasUnreadMention) {
+        mentionIds.push(messageId);
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (memoFirstUnreadIdRef.current && maxId >= memoFirstUnreadIdRef.current) {
+      markMessageListRead({ maxId });
+    }
+
+    if (mentionIds.length) {
+      markMessagesRead({ messageIds: mentionIds });
+    }
+  });
+
+  useBackgroundMode(freezeForReading, unfreezeForReading);
+
+  const { observe: observeIntersectionForAnimatedStickers } = useIntersectionObserver({
+    rootRef: containerRef,
+    throttleMs: INTERSECTION_THROTTLE_FOR_MEDIA,
+  });
+
+  return {
+    observeIntersectionForMedia,
+    observeIntersectionForReading,
+    observeIntersectionForAnimatedStickers,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/components/middle/MessageScroll.tsx b/src/components/middle/hooks/useScrollHooks.ts
similarity index 61%
rename from src/components/middle/MessageScroll.tsx
rename to src/components/middle/hooks/useScrollHooks.ts
index 8c248ad01..773efcb89 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/MessageScroll.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/hooks/useScrollHooks.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
-import { MutableRefObject } from 'react';
-import React, { FC, useCallback, useRef } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
+import { RefObject } from 'react';
+import { getDispatch } from '../../../lib/teact/teactn';
+import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
 
-import { MESSAGE_LIST_SENSITIVE_AREA } from '../../config';
-import resetScroll from '../../util/resetScroll';
-import { useIntersectionObserver, useOnIntersect } from '../../hooks/useIntersectionObserver';
-import useOnChange from '../../hooks/useOnChange';
+import { LoadMoreDirection } from '../../../types';
+import { MessageListType } from '../../../global/types';
 
-type OwnProps = {
-  containerRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
-  className: string;
-  messageIds: number[];
-  loadMoreForwards?: NoneToVoidFunction;
-  loadMoreBackwards?: NoneToVoidFunction;
-  isViewportNewest?: boolean;
-  firstUnreadId?: number;
-  onFabToggle: AnyToVoidFunction;
-  onNotchToggle: AnyToVoidFunction;
-  children: any;
-};
+import { debounce } from '../../../util/schedulers';
+import { useIntersectionObserver, useOnIntersect } from '../../../hooks/useIntersectionObserver';
+import { MESSAGE_LIST_SENSITIVE_AREA } from '../../../config';
+import resetScroll from '../../../util/resetScroll';
+import useOnChange from '../../../hooks/useOnChange';
 
 const FAB_THRESHOLD = 50;
 const TOOLS_FREEZE_TIMEOUT = 100;
 
-const MessageScroll: FC<OwnProps> = ({
-  containerRef,
-  className,
-  messageIds,
-  loadMoreForwards,
-  loadMoreBackwards,
-  isViewportNewest,
-  firstUnreadId,
-  onFabToggle,
-  onNotchToggle,
-  children,
-}) => {
+export default function useScrollHooks(
+  type: MessageListType,
+  containerRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>,
+  messageIds: number[],
+  isViewportNewest: boolean,
+  isUnread: boolean,
+  onFabToggle: AnyToVoidFunction,
+  onNotchToggle: AnyToVoidFunction,
+) {
+  const { loadViewportMessages } = getDispatch();
+
+  const [loadMoreBackwards, loadMoreForwards] = useMemo(
+    () => (type === 'thread' ? [
+      debounce(() => loadViewportMessages({ direction: LoadMoreDirection.Backwards }), 1000, true, false),
+      debounce(() => loadViewportMessages({ direction: LoadMoreDirection.Forwards }), 1000, true, false),
+    ] : []),
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    [loadViewportMessages, messageIds],
+  );
+
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-null/no-null
   const backwardsTriggerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-null/no-null
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ const MessageScroll: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     const isNearBottom = scrollBottom <= FAB_THRESHOLD;
     const isAtBottom = scrollBottom <= 0;
 
-    onFabToggle(firstUnreadId ? !isAtBottom : !isNearBottom);
+    onFabToggle(isUnread ? !isAtBottom : !isNearBottom);
     onNotchToggle(!isAtBottom);
-  }, [messageIds, isViewportNewest, containerRef, onFabToggle, firstUnreadId, onNotchToggle]);
+  }, [messageIds, isViewportNewest, containerRef, onFabToggle, isUnread, onNotchToggle]);
 
   const {
     observe: observeIntersection,
@@ -124,22 +124,5 @@ const MessageScroll: FC<OwnProps> = ({
     }, TOOLS_FREEZE_TIMEOUT);
   }, [messageIds]);
 
-  return (
-    <div className={className} teactFastList>
-      <div ref={backwardsTriggerRef} key="backwards-trigger" className="backwards-trigger" />
-      {children}
-      <div
-        ref={forwardsTriggerRef}
-        key="forwards-trigger"
-        className="forwards-trigger"
-      />
-      <div
-        ref={fabTriggerRef}
-        key="fab-trigger"
-        className="fab-trigger"
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-};
-
-export default MessageScroll;
+  return { backwardsTriggerRef, forwardsTriggerRef, fabTriggerRef };
+}