diff --git a/src/components/middle/MessageList.scss b/src/components/middle/MessageList.scss
index 8e5f98788..8cc20b600 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/MessageList.scss
+++ b/src/components/middle/MessageList.scss
@@ -217,29 +217,6 @@
       text-align: left;
     }
 
-    & > .bot-info {
-      max-width: 80%;
-      display: flex;
-      flex-direction: column;
-
-      background: var(--pattern-color);
-      color: white;
-      font-size: calc(var(--message-text-size, 1rem) - 0.0625rem);
-      line-height: 1.75;
-      border-radius: var(--border-radius-messages);
-      overflow: hidden;
-      text-align: initial;
-
-      & > .bot-info-description {
-        padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
-      }
-
-      .bot-info-title {
-        font-weight: 500;
-        margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
-      }
-    }
-
     .text-entity-link {
       color: inherit !important;
       text-decoration: underline;
diff --git a/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx b/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx
index 8f421748c..dc5e06cb1 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { requestForcedReflow, forceMeasure, requestMeasure } from '../../lib/fas
 import type { FC } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
 import { getActions, getGlobal, withGlobal } from '../../global';
 import type {
-  ApiBotInfo, ApiMessage, ApiRestrictionReason, ApiTopic,
+  ApiMessage, ApiRestrictionReason, ApiTopic,
 } from '../../api/types';
 
 import { MAIN_THREAD_ID } from '../../api/types';
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import {
   selectIsInSelectMode,
   selectIsChatWithSelf,
   selectBot,
-  selectIsChatBotNotStarted,
   selectScrollOffset,
   selectThreadTopMessageId,
   selectChatScheduledMessages,
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ import {
   selectLastScrollOffset,
   selectThreadInfo,
   selectTabState,
-  selectUserFullInfo,
   selectChatFullInfo,
   selectPerformanceSettingsValue,
 } from '../../global/selectors';
@@ -51,31 +49,23 @@ import {
   isUserId,
   isChatWithRepliesBot,
   isChatGroup,
-  getBotCoverMediaHash,
-  getDocumentMediaHash,
-  getVideoDimensions,
-  getPhotoFullDimensions,
   isLocalMessageId,
 } from '../../global/helpers';
 import { orderBy } from '../../util/iteratees';
-import { DPR } from '../../util/windowEnvironment';
 import { debounce, onTickEnd } from '../../util/schedulers';
 import buildClassName from '../../util/buildClassName';
 import { groupMessages } from './helpers/groupMessages';
 import { preventMessageInputBlur } from './helpers/preventMessageInputBlur';
 import resetScroll from '../../util/resetScroll';
 import animateScroll, { isAnimatingScroll, restartCurrentScrollAnimation } from '../../util/animateScroll';
-import renderText from '../common/helpers/renderText';
 
 import useLastCallback from '../../hooks/useLastCallback';
 import { useStateRef } from '../../hooks/useStateRef';
 import useSyncEffect from '../../hooks/useSyncEffect';
 import useStickyDates from './hooks/useStickyDates';
 import { dispatchHeavyAnimationEvent } from '../../hooks/useHeavyAnimationCheck';
-import useLang from '../../hooks/useLang';
 import useInterval from '../../hooks/useInterval';
 import useNativeCopySelectedMessages from '../../hooks/useNativeCopySelectedMessages';
-import useMedia from '../../hooks/useMedia';
 import useLayoutEffectWithPrevDeps from '../../hooks/useLayoutEffectWithPrevDeps';
 import useEffectWithPrevDeps from '../../hooks/useEffectWithPrevDeps';
 import useContainerHeight from './hooks/useContainerHeight';
@@ -85,8 +75,7 @@ import Loading from '../ui/Loading';
 import MessageListContent from './MessageListContent';
 import ContactGreeting from './ContactGreeting';
 import NoMessages from './NoMessages';
-import Skeleton from '../ui/Skeleton';
-import OptimizedVideo from '../ui/OptimizedVideo';
+import MessageListBotInfo from './MessageListBotInfo';
 
 import './MessageList.scss';
 
@@ -124,8 +113,6 @@ type StateProps = {
   focusingId?: number;
   isSelectModeActive?: boolean;
   lastMessage?: ApiMessage;
-  isLoadingBotInfo?: boolean;
-  botInfo?: ApiBotInfo;
   threadTopMessageId?: number;
   hasLinkedChat?: boolean;
   topic?: ApiTopic;
@@ -173,8 +160,6 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   focusingId,
   isSelectModeActive,
   lastMessage,
-  isLoadingBotInfo,
-  botInfo,
   threadTopMessageId,
   hasLinkedChat,
   withBottomShift,
@@ -210,15 +195,6 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   const isScrollTopJustUpdatedRef = useRef(false);
   const shouldAnimateAppearanceRef = useRef(Boolean(lastMessage));
 
-  const botInfoPhotoUrl = useMedia(botInfo?.photo ? getBotCoverMediaHash(botInfo.photo) : undefined);
-  const botInfoGifUrl = useMedia(botInfo?.gif ? getDocumentMediaHash(botInfo.gif) : undefined);
-  const botInfoDimensions = botInfo?.photo ? getPhotoFullDimensions(botInfo.photo) : botInfo?.gif
-    ? getVideoDimensions(botInfo.gif) : undefined;
-  const botInfoRealDimensions = botInfoDimensions && {
-    width: botInfoDimensions.width / DPR,
-    height: botInfoDimensions.height / DPR,
-  };
-
   const areMessagesLoaded = Boolean(messageIds);
 
   useSyncEffect(() => {
@@ -533,8 +509,6 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
     }
   }, [isSelectModeActive]);
 
-  const lang = useLang();
-
   const isPrivate = Boolean(chatId && isUserId(chatId));
   const withUsers = Boolean((!isPrivate && !isChannelChat) || isChatWithSelf || isRepliesChat);
   const noAvatars = Boolean(!withUsers || isChannelChat);
@@ -554,8 +528,6 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   const isEmptyTopic = messageIds?.length === 1
     && messagesById?.[messageIds[0]]?.content.action?.type === 'topicCreate';
 
-  const isBotInfoEmpty = botInfo && !botInfo.description && !botInfo.gif && !botInfo.photo;
-
   const className = buildClassName(
     'MessageList custom-scroll',
     noAvatars && 'no-avatars',
@@ -568,6 +540,8 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
     !isReady && 'is-animating',
   );
 
+  const hasMessages = (messageIds && messageGroups) || lastMessage;
+
   return (
     <div
       ref={containerRef}
@@ -581,50 +555,8 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
             {restrictionReason ? restrictionReason.text : `This is a private ${isChannelChat ? 'channel' : 'chat'}`}
           </span>
         </div>
-      ) : botInfo ? (
-        <div className="empty">
-          {isLoadingBotInfo && <span>{lang('Loading')}</span>}
-          {isBotInfoEmpty && !isLoadingBotInfo && <span>{lang('NoMessages')}</span>}
-          {botInfo && (
-            <div
-              className="bot-info"
-              style={botInfoRealDimensions && (
-                `width: ${botInfoRealDimensions.width}px`
-              )}
-            >
-              {botInfoPhotoUrl && (
-                <img
-                  src={botInfoPhotoUrl}
-                  width={botInfoRealDimensions?.width}
-                  height={botInfoRealDimensions?.height}
-                  alt="Bot info"
-                />
-              )}
-              {botInfoGifUrl && (
-                <OptimizedVideo
-                  canPlay
-                  src={botInfoGifUrl}
-                  loop
-                  disablePictureInPicture
-                  muted
-                  playsInline
-                />
-              )}
-              {botInfoDimensions && !botInfoPhotoUrl && !botInfoGifUrl && (
-                <Skeleton
-                  width={botInfoRealDimensions?.width}
-                  height={botInfoRealDimensions?.height}
-                />
-              )}
-              {botInfo.description && (
-                <div className="bot-info-description">
-                  <p className="bot-info-title">{lang('BotInfoTitle')}</p>
-                  {renderText(botInfo.description, ['br', 'emoji', 'links'])}
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          )}
-        </div>
+      ) : isBot && !hasMessages ? (
+        <MessageListBotInfo chatId={chatId} />
       ) : shouldRenderGreeting ? (
         <ContactGreeting userId={chatId} />
       ) : messageIds && (!messageGroups || isGroupChatJustCreated || isEmptyTopic) ? (
@@ -635,7 +567,7 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
           isChatWithSelf={isChatWithSelf}
           isGroupChatJustCreated={isGroupChatJustCreated}
         />
-      ) : ((messageIds && messageGroups) || lastMessage) ? (
+      ) : hasMessages ? (
         <MessageListContent
           isCurrentUserPremium={isCurrentUserPremium}
           chatId={chatId}
@@ -658,6 +590,7 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
           threadTopMessageId={threadTopMessageId}
           hasLinkedChat={hasLinkedChat}
           isSchedule={messageGroups ? type === 'scheduled' : false}
+          shouldRenderBotInfo={isBot}
           noAppearanceAnimation={!messageGroups || !shouldAnimateAppearanceRef.current}
           onFabToggle={onFabToggle}
           onNotchToggle={onNotchToggle}
@@ -699,17 +632,7 @@ export default memo(withGlobal<OwnProps>(
       && !messageIds && !chat.unreadCount && !focusingId && lastMessage && !lastMessage.groupedId
     );
 
-    const chatBot = selectBot(global, chatId)!;
-    let isLoadingBotInfo = false;
-    let botInfo;
-    if (selectIsChatBotNotStarted(global, chatId)) {
-      const chatBotFullInfo = selectUserFullInfo(global, chatBot.id);
-      if (chatBotFullInfo) {
-        botInfo = chatBotFullInfo.botInfo;
-      } else {
-        isLoadingBotInfo = true;
-      }
-    }
+    const chatBot = selectBot(global, chatId);
 
     const topic = chat.topics?.[threadId];
     const chatFullInfo = !isUserId(chatId) ? selectChatFullInfo(global, chatId) : undefined;
@@ -732,8 +655,6 @@ export default memo(withGlobal<OwnProps>(
       isViewportNewest: type !== 'thread' || selectIsViewportNewest(global, chatId, threadId),
       focusingId,
       isSelectModeActive: selectIsInSelectMode(global),
-      isLoadingBotInfo,
-      botInfo,
       threadTopMessageId,
       hasLinkedChat: chatFullInfo ? Boolean(chatFullInfo.linkedChatId) : undefined,
       topic,
diff --git a/src/components/middle/MessageListBotInfo.module.scss b/src/components/middle/MessageListBotInfo.module.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b45dd3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/middle/MessageListBotInfo.module.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+.root {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.bot-info {
+  max-width: 80%;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  background: var(--pattern-color);
+  color: white;
+  font-size: calc(var(--message-text-size, 1rem) - 0.0625rem);
+  line-height: 1.75;
+  border-radius: var(--border-radius-messages);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-align: initial;
+}
+
+.bot-info-description {
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+}
+
+.bot-info-title {
+  font-weight: 500;
+  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/middle/MessageListBotInfo.tsx b/src/components/middle/MessageListBotInfo.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a86baf6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/middle/MessageListBotInfo.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import React, { memo } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
+import { withGlobal } from '../../global';
+
+import type { FC } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
+import type { ApiBotInfo } from '../../api/types';
+
+import { DPR } from '../../util/windowEnvironment';
+import renderText from '../common/helpers/renderText';
+import {
+  getBotCoverMediaHash,
+  getDocumentMediaHash,
+  getPhotoFullDimensions,
+  getVideoDimensions,
+} from '../../global/helpers';
+import buildStyle from '../../util/buildStyle';
+import buildClassName from '../../util/buildClassName';
+import { selectBot, selectUserFullInfo } from '../../global/selectors';
+import useMedia from '../../hooks/useMedia';
+import useLang from '../../hooks/useLang';
+
+import OptimizedVideo from '../ui/OptimizedVideo';
+import Skeleton from '../ui/Skeleton';
+
+import styles from './MessageListBotInfo.module.scss';
+
+type OwnProps = {
+  chatId: string;
+  isInMessageList?: boolean;
+};
+
+type StateProps = {
+  botInfo?: ApiBotInfo;
+  isLoadingBotInfo?: boolean;
+};
+
+const MessageListBotInfo: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
+  botInfo,
+  isLoadingBotInfo,
+  isInMessageList,
+}) => {
+  const lang = useLang();
+
+  const botInfoPhotoUrl = useMedia(botInfo?.photo ? getBotCoverMediaHash(botInfo.photo) : undefined);
+  const botInfoGifUrl = useMedia(botInfo?.gif ? getDocumentMediaHash(botInfo.gif) : undefined);
+  const botInfoDimensions = botInfo?.photo ? getPhotoFullDimensions(botInfo.photo) : botInfo?.gif
+    ? getVideoDimensions(botInfo.gif) : undefined;
+  const botInfoRealDimensions = botInfoDimensions && {
+    width: botInfoDimensions.width / DPR,
+    height: botInfoDimensions.height / DPR,
+  };
+  const isBotInfoEmpty = botInfo && !botInfo.description && !botInfo.gif && !botInfo.photo;
+
+  const { width, height } = botInfoRealDimensions || {};
+
+  const isEmptyOrLoading = isBotInfoEmpty || isLoadingBotInfo;
+
+  if (isEmptyOrLoading && isInMessageList) return undefined;
+
+  return (
+    <div className={buildClassName(styles.root, 'empty')}>
+      {isLoadingBotInfo && <span>{lang('Loading')}</span>}
+      {isBotInfoEmpty && !isLoadingBotInfo && <span>{lang('NoMessages')}</span>}
+      {botInfo && (
+        <div
+          className={styles.botInfo}
+          style={botInfoRealDimensions && (
+            `width: ${botInfoRealDimensions.width}px`
+          )}
+        >
+          {botInfoPhotoUrl && (
+            <img
+              src={botInfoPhotoUrl}
+              width={botInfoRealDimensions?.width}
+              height={botInfoRealDimensions?.height}
+              alt="Bot info"
+            />
+          )}
+          {botInfoGifUrl && (
+            <OptimizedVideo
+              canPlay
+              src={botInfoGifUrl}
+              loop
+              disablePictureInPicture
+              muted
+              playsInline
+              style={buildStyle(Boolean(width) && `width: ${width}px`, Boolean(height) && `height: ${height}px`)}
+            />
+          )}
+          {botInfoDimensions && !botInfoPhotoUrl && !botInfoGifUrl && (
+            <Skeleton
+              width={botInfoRealDimensions?.width}
+              height={botInfoRealDimensions?.height}
+            />
+          )}
+          {botInfo.description && (
+            <div className={styles.botInfoDescription}>
+              <p className={styles.botInfoTitle}>{lang('BotInfoTitle')}</p>
+              {renderText(botInfo.description, ['br', 'emoji', 'links'])}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default memo(withGlobal<OwnProps>(
+  (global, { chatId }) => {
+    const chatBot = selectBot(global, chatId);
+    let isLoadingBotInfo = false;
+    let botInfo;
+    if (chatBot) {
+      const chatBotFullInfo = selectUserFullInfo(global, chatBot.id);
+      if (chatBotFullInfo) {
+        botInfo = chatBotFullInfo.botInfo;
+      } else {
+        isLoadingBotInfo = true;
+      }
+    }
+    return {
+      botInfo,
+      isLoadingBotInfo,
+    };
+  },
+)(MessageListBotInfo));
diff --git a/src/components/middle/MessageListContent.tsx b/src/components/middle/MessageListContent.tsx
index ddf9091ab..f355706c9 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/MessageListContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/MessageListContent.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import usePrevious from '../../hooks/usePrevious';
 import Message from './message/Message';
 import SponsoredMessage from './message/SponsoredMessage';
 import ActionMessage from './ActionMessage';
+import MessageListBotInfo from './MessageListBotInfo';
 
 interface OwnProps {
   isCurrentUserPremium?: boolean;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ interface OwnProps {
   threadTopMessageId: number | undefined;
   hasLinkedChat: boolean | undefined;
   isSchedule: boolean;
+  shouldRenderBotInfo?: boolean;
   noAppearanceAnimation: boolean;
   onFabToggle: AnyToVoidFunction;
   onNotchToggle: AnyToVoidFunction;
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ const MessageListContent: FC<OwnProps> = ({
   threadTopMessageId,
   hasLinkedChat,
   isSchedule,
+  shouldRenderBotInfo,
   noAppearanceAnimation,
   onFabToggle,
   onNotchToggle,
@@ -275,6 +278,7 @@ const MessageListContent: FC<OwnProps> = ({
   return (
     <div className="messages-container" teactFastList>
       {withHistoryTriggers && <div ref={backwardsTriggerRef} key="backwards-trigger" className="backwards-trigger" />}
+      {shouldRenderBotInfo && <MessageListBotInfo isInMessageList key={`bot_info_${chatId}`} chatId={chatId} />}
       {dateGroups.flat()}
       {!isCurrentUserPremium && isViewportNewest && (
         <SponsoredMessage key={chatId} chatId={chatId} containerRef={containerRef} />