diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 151ac9593..0c2bd123b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 - Dev: BREAKING: Replace custom `import()` with normal Lua `require()`. (#5014)
 - Dev: Fixed most compiler warnings. (#5028)
 - Dev: Added the ability to show `ChannelView`s without a `Split`. (#4747)
-- Dev: Channels without any animated elements on screen will skip updates from the GIF timer. (#5042, #5043)
+- Dev: Channels without any animated elements on screen will skip updates from the GIF timer. (#5042, #5043, #5045)
 
 ## 2.4.6
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
index 6978e361c..003fae9f1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
@@ -1501,7 +1501,9 @@ void ChannelView::drawMessages(QPainter &painter, const QRect &area)
             ctx.isLastReadMessage = false;
         }
 
-        if (areaContainsY(ctx.y) || areaContainsY(ctx.y + layout->getHeight()))
+        if (areaContainsY(ctx.y) ||
+            areaContainsY(ctx.y + layout->getHeight()) ||
+            (ctx.y < area.y() && layout->getHeight() > area.height()))
         {
             auto paintResult = layout->paint(ctx);
             if (paintResult.hasAnimatedElements)