diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailFragment.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailFragment.kt
index bad5a55861..81fe75f646 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailFragment.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailFragment.kt
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ class RoomDetailFragment @Inject constructor(
         }
 
         private const val ircPattern = " (IRC)"
+
+        const val TARGET_SCROLL_OUT_FACTOR = 7f/8f
     }
 
     private val galleryOrCameraDialogHelper = GalleryOrCameraDialogHelper(this, colorProvider)
@@ -835,10 +837,10 @@ class RoomDetailFragment @Inject constructor(
             scrollOnHighlightedEventCallback.scheduleScrollTo(action.eventId)
         } else {
             views.timelineRecyclerView.stopScroll()
-            // Scroll such that the scrolled-to event is moved down 1/3 of the screen.
-            // To do that, we actually scroll the view above out by 2/3 (since we can only control the distance
+            // Scroll such that the scrolled-to event is moved down (1-TARGET_SCROLL_OUT_FACTOR) of the screen.
+            // To do that, we actually scroll the view above out by TARGET_SCROLL_OUT_FACTOR (since we can only control the distance
             // from the bottom of the view, not the top).
-            layoutManager.scrollToPositionWithOffset(scrollPosition + 1, views.timelineRecyclerView.measuredHeight * 2 / 3)
+            layoutManager.scrollToPositionWithOffset(scrollPosition + 1, (views.timelineRecyclerView.measuredHeight * TARGET_SCROLL_OUT_FACTOR).toInt())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/ScrollOnNewMessageCallback.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/ScrollOnNewMessageCallback.kt
index 6f84854223..a1b28003a3 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/ScrollOnNewMessageCallback.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/ScrollOnNewMessageCallback.kt
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ class ScrollOnNewMessageCallback(private val layoutManager: LinearLayoutManager,
                 layoutManager.scrollToPositionWithOffset(0, 0)
             } else {
                 timelineEventController.searchPositionOfEvent(scrollToEvent)?.let {
-                    // Scroll such that the scrolled-to event is moved down 1/3 of the screen.
-                    // To do that, we actually scroll the view above out by 2/3 (since we can only control the distance
+                    // Scroll such that the scrolled-to event is moved down (1-TARGET_SCROLL_OUT_FACTOR) of the screen.
+                    // To do that, we actually scroll the view above out by TARGET_SCROLL_OUT_FACTOR (since we can only control the distance
                     // from the bottom of the view, not the top).
                     val scrollToPosition = max(it + scrollOffset + 1, 0)
-                    layoutManager.scrollToPositionWithOffset(scrollToPosition, parentView.measuredHeight * 2 / 3)
+                    layoutManager.scrollToPositionWithOffset(scrollToPosition, (parentView.measuredHeight * RoomDetailFragment.TARGET_SCROLL_OUT_FACTOR).toInt())
                 }
             }
             return