diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 5ef46e5e90..02580338d6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Improvements 🙌:
 
 Bugfix 🐛:
  - Messages encrypted with no way to decrypt after SDK update from 0.18 to 1.0.0 (#2252)
+ - Search Result | scroll jumps after pagination (#2238)
 
 Translations 🗣:
  -
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/search/SearchFragment.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/search/SearchFragment.kt
index 10dc9254d8..6528f0b12b 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/search/SearchFragment.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/search/SearchFragment.kt
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ class SearchFragment @Inject constructor(
     private val fragmentArgs: SearchArgs by args()
     private val searchViewModel: SearchViewModel by fragmentViewModel()
 
-    private var pendingScrollToPosition: Int? = null
-
     override fun getLayoutResId() = R.layout.fragment_search
 
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
@@ -70,12 +68,6 @@ class SearchFragment @Inject constructor(
         searchResultRecycler.configureWith(controller, showDivider = false)
         (searchResultRecycler.layoutManager as? LinearLayoutManager)?.stackFromEnd = true
         controller.listener = this
-
-        controller.addModelBuildListener {
-            pendingScrollToPosition?.let {
-                searchResultRecycler.smoothScrollToPosition(it)
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     override fun onDestroy() {
@@ -100,8 +92,6 @@ class SearchFragment @Inject constructor(
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            pendingScrollToPosition = (state.lastBatchSize - 1).coerceAtLeast(0)
-
             stateView.state = StateView.State.Content
             controller.setData(state)
         }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search.xml b/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search.xml
index 330e70d86b..84547a4355 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
     <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
         android:id="@+id/searchResultRecycler"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_gravity="bottom"
         android:overScrollMode="always"
+        tools:itemCount="2"
         tools:listitem="@layout/item_search_result" />
 
 </im.vector.app.core.platform.StateView>
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