diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/viewmodel/TimelineViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/viewmodel/TimelineViewModel.kt
index 070b06f56..afa8f295e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/viewmodel/TimelineViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/viewmodel/TimelineViewModel.kt
@@ -381,12 +381,12 @@ abstract class TimelineViewModel(
             .filter { it == PrefKeys.FAB_HIDE }
             .map {
                 UiState(
-                    sharedPreferencesRepository.getBoolean(PrefKeys.FAB_HIDE, false),
+                    showFabWhileScrolling = !sharedPreferencesRepository.getBoolean(PrefKeys.FAB_HIDE, false),
                 )
             }.stateIn(
                 scope = viewModelScope,
                 started = SharingStarted.WhileSubscribed(stopTimeoutMillis = 5000),
-                initialValue = UiState(showFabWhileScrolling = true),
+                initialValue = UiState(showFabWhileScrolling = !sharedPreferencesRepository.getBoolean(PrefKeys.FAB_HIDE, false)),
             )
 
         if (timelineKind is TimelineKind.Home) {
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/CachedTimelineViewModelTestUiState.kt b/app/src/test/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/CachedTimelineViewModelTestUiState.kt
index 7fa7b1f06..f484f2c57 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/CachedTimelineViewModelTestUiState.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/CachedTimelineViewModelTestUiState.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class CachedTimelineViewModelTestUiState : CachedTimelineViewModelTestBase() {
 
             // Given
             sharedPreferencesRepository.edit {
-                putBoolean(PrefKeys.FAB_HIDE, false)
+                putBoolean(PrefKeys.FAB_HIDE, true)
             }
 
             // Then
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/NetworkTimelineViewModelTestUiState.kt b/app/src/test/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/NetworkTimelineViewModelTestUiState.kt
index 13447ce99..fa510a275 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/NetworkTimelineViewModelTestUiState.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/app/pachli/components/timeline/NetworkTimelineViewModelTestUiState.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class NetworkTimelineViewModelTestUiState : NetworkTimelineViewModelTestBase() {
 
             // When
             sharedPreferencesRepository.edit {
-                putBoolean(PrefKeys.FAB_HIDE, false)
+                putBoolean(PrefKeys.FAB_HIDE, true)
             }
 
             // Then