diff --git a/lib/src/widgets/chat.dart b/lib/src/widgets/chat.dart
index f33d05259..eba91099e 100644
--- a/lib/src/widgets/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widgets/chat.dart
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ class ChatState extends State<Chat> {
     await _scrollController.scrollToIndex(
       _autoScrollIndexById[id]!,
       duration: scrollDuration ?? scrollAnimationDuration,
+      preferPosition: AutoScrollPosition.middle,
     );
     if (withHighlight) {
       await _scrollController.highlight(