diff --git a/src/app/global/global_singleton.nim b/src/app/global/global_singleton.nim
index 78a5010d53..10cf0e5c4c 100644
--- a/src/app/global/global_singleton.nim
+++ b/src/app/global/global_singleton.nim
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import local_app_settings
 import user_profile
 import utils
 import global_events
+import loader_deactivator
 
 export local_account_settings
 export local_account_sensitive_settings
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export local_app_settings
 export user_profile
 export utils
 export global_events
+export loader_deactivator
 
 type
   GlobalSingleton = object
@@ -63,9 +65,16 @@ proc globalEvents*(self: GlobalSingleton): GlobalEvents =
     globalEvents = newGlobalEvents()
   return globalEvents
 
+proc loaderDeactivator*(self: GlobalSingleton): LoaderDeactivator =
+  var loaderDeactivator {.global.}: LoaderDeactivator
+  if (loaderDeactivator.isNil):
+    loaderDeactivator = newLoaderDeactivator()
+  return loaderDeactivator
+
 proc delete*(self: GlobalSingleton) =
   self.engine.delete()
   self.localAccountSettings.delete()
   self.localAccountSensitiveSettings.delete()
   self.localAppSettings.delete()
   self.userProfile.delete()
+  self.loaderDeactivator.delete()
diff --git a/src/app/global/loader_deactivator.nim b/src/app/global/loader_deactivator.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77dd01ca1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/global/loader_deactivator.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import NimQml
+import std/deques
+
+const MAX_CHATS_IN_MEMORY = 5
+
+type
+  ChatInMemory = tuple
+    sectionId: string
+    chatId: string
+
+QtObject:
+  type LoaderDeactivator* = ref object of QObject
+    keepInMemory: Deque[ChatInMemory]
+
+  proc setup(self: LoaderDeactivator) =
+    self.QObject.setup
+    self.keepInMemory = initDeque[ChatInMemory]()
+
+  proc delete*(self: LoaderDeactivator) =
+    self.QObject.delete
+
+  proc newLoaderDeactivator*():
+    LoaderDeactivator =
+    new(result, delete)
+    result.setup
+
+  proc newChatInMemory(sectionId, chatId: string): ChatInMemory =
+    (sectionId, chatId)
+
+  proc unloadSection*(self: LoaderDeactivator, searchSectionId: string): bool = 
+    if searchSectionId.len == 0:
+      return false
+    for (sectionId, _) in self.keepInMemory.items:
+      if sectionId == searchSectionId:
+        return false
+    return true
+
+  proc addChatInMemory*(self: LoaderDeactivator, sectionId, chatId: string): ChatInMemory =
+    if self.keepInMemory.contains(newChatInMemory(sectionId, chatId)):
+      return
+    
+    self.keepInMemory.addFirst(newChatInMemory(sectionId, chatId))
+
+    if self.keepInMemory.len > MAX_CHATS_IN_MEMORY:
+      result = self.keepInMemory.popLast()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/io_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/io_interface.nim
index 49faf5edb7..8d884a3a24 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/io_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/io_interface.nim
@@ -374,3 +374,6 @@ method onUserAuthenticated*(self: AccessInterface, pin: string, password: string
 
 method requestToJoinCommunity*(self: AccessInterface, communityId: string, ensName: string) =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
+method onDeactivateChatLoader*(self: AccessInterface, chatId: string) =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/item.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/item.nim
index baf73ca089..81bd3ae3a1 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/item.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/item.nim
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type
     highlight: bool
     trustStatus: TrustStatus
     onlineStatus: OnlineStatus
+    loaderActive: bool
 
 proc initItem*(
     id,
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ proc initItem*(
     highlight: bool = false,
     categoryOpened: bool = true,
     trustStatus: TrustStatus = TrustStatus.Unknown,
-    onlineStatus = OnlineStatus.Inactive
+    onlineStatus = OnlineStatus.Inactive,
+    loaderActive = false
     ): Item =
   result = Item()
   result.id = id
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ proc initItem*(
   result.categoryOpened = categoryOpened
   result.trustStatus = trustStatus
   result.onlineStatus = onlineStatus
+  result.loaderActive = loaderActive
 
 proc `$`*(self: Item): string =
   result = fmt"""chat_section/Item(
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ proc `$`*(self: Item): string =
     categoryOpened: {$self.categoryOpened},
     trustStatus: {$self.trustStatus},
     onlineStatus: {$self.onlineStatus},
+    loaderActive: {$self.loaderActive},
     ]"""
 
 proc toJsonNode*(self: Item): JsonNode =
@@ -132,7 +136,8 @@ proc toJsonNode*(self: Item): JsonNode =
     "highlight": self.highlight,
     "categoryOpened": self.categoryOpened,
     "trustStatus": self.trustStatus,
-    "onlineStatus": self.onlineStatus
+    "onlineStatus": self.onlineStatus,
+    "loaderActive": self.loaderActive
   }
 
 proc delete*(self: Item) =
@@ -263,3 +268,9 @@ proc `onlineStatus=`*(self: var Item, value: OnlineStatus) =
 
 proc setHasUnreadMessages*(self: Item, value: bool) =
   self.hasUnreadMessages = value
+
+proc loaderActive*(self: Item): bool =
+  self.loaderActive
+
+proc `loaderActive=`*(self: var Item, value: bool) =
+  self.loaderActive = value
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/model.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/model.nim
index 79d8289211..bdec58c615 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/model.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/model.nim
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type
     TrustStatus
     OnlineStatus
     IsCategory
+    LoaderActive
 
 QtObject:
   type
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ QtObject:
       ModelRole.TrustStatus.int:"trustStatus",
       ModelRole.OnlineStatus.int:"onlineStatus",
       ModelRole.IsCategory.int:"isCategory",
+      ModelRole.LoaderActive.int:"loaderActive",
     }.toTable
 
   method data(self: Model, index: QModelIndex, role: int): QVariant =
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ QtObject:
       result = newQVariant(item.onlineStatus.int)
     of ModelRole.IsCategory:
       result = newQVariant(item.`type` == CATEGORY_TYPE)
+    of ModelRole.LoaderActive:
+      result = newQVariant(item.loaderActive)
 
   proc appendItem*(self: Model, item: Item) =
     let parentModelIndex = newQModelIndex()
@@ -236,7 +240,11 @@ QtObject:
         let index = self.createIndex(i, 0, nil)
         # Set active channel to true and others to false
         self.items[i].active = isChannelToSetActive
-        self.dataChanged(index, index, @[ModelRole.Active.int])
+        if (isChannelToSetActive):
+          self.items[i].loaderActive = true
+          self.dataChanged(index, index, @[ModelRole.Active.int, ModelRole.LoaderActive.int])
+        else:
+          self.dataChanged(index, index, @[ModelRole.Active.int])
 
   proc changeMutedOnItemById*(self: Model, id: string, muted: bool) =
     let index = self.getItemIdxById(id)
@@ -501,3 +509,13 @@ QtObject:
       return
 
     return self.items[index].toJsonNode()
+
+  proc disableChatLoader*(self: Model, chatId: string) =
+    let index = self.getItemIdxById(chatId)
+    if index == -1:
+      return
+
+    self.items[index].loaderActive = false
+    self.items[index].active = false
+    let modelIndex = self.createIndex(index, 0, nil)
+    self.dataChanged(modelIndex, modelIndex, @[ModelRole.Active.int, ModelRole.LoaderActive.int])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
index d2511ebc8a..c21415f0c0 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ proc buildChatSectionUI(
     var isActive = false
     # restore on a startup last open channel for the section or
     # make the first channel which doesn't belong to any category active
-    if selectedItemId.len == 0 or chatDto.id == sectionLastOpenChat:
+    if (selectedItemId.len == 0 and sectionLastOpenChat.len == 0) or chatDto.id == sectionLastOpenChat:
       selectedItemId = chatDto.id
       isActive = true
 
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ proc buildChatSectionUI(
       colorId,
       colorHash,
       onlineStatus = onlineStatus,
+      loaderActive = isActive
     )
 
     self.view.chatsModel().appendItem(newChatItem)
@@ -477,9 +478,12 @@ method activeItemSet*(self: Module, itemId: string) =
 
   # save last open chat in settings for restore on the next app launch
   singletonInstance.localAccountSensitiveSettings.setSectionLastOpenChat(mySectionId, activeChatId)
+  
+  let (deactivateSectionId, deactivateChatId) = singletonInstance.loaderDeactivator.addChatInMemory(mySectionId, activeChatId)
 
   # notify parent module about active chat/channel
   self.delegate.onActiveChatChange(mySectionId, activeChatId)
+  self.delegate.onDeactivateSectionAndChatLoader(deactivateSectionId, deactivateChatId)
 
 method getModuleAsVariant*(self: Module): QVariant =
   return self.viewVariant
@@ -591,6 +595,7 @@ method addNewChat*(
     colorHash,
     chatDto.highlight,
     onlineStatus = onlineStatus,
+    loaderActive = setChatAsActive
   )
   self.addSubmodule(
     chatDto.id,
@@ -667,8 +672,12 @@ method setFirstChannelAsActive*(self: Module) =
   if(self.view.chatsModel().getCount() == 0):
     self.setActiveItem("")
     return
-  let chat_item = self.view.chatsModel().getItemAtIndex(0)
-  self.setActiveItem(chat_item.id)
+
+  let chat_items = self.view.chatsModel().items()
+  for chat_item in chat_items:
+    if chat_item.`type` != CATEGORY_TYPE:
+      self.setActiveItem(chat_item.id)
+      break    
 
 method onReorderChat*(self: Module, chatId: string, position: int, newCategoryIdForChat: string, prevCategoryId: string, prevCategoryDeleted: bool) =
   var newCategoryName = ""
@@ -1222,3 +1231,6 @@ proc buildTokenPermissionItem*(self: Module, tokenPermission: CommunityTokenPerm
 
   return tokenPermissionItem
 
+method onDeactivateChatLoader*(self: Module, chatId: string) =
+  self.view.chatsModel().disableChatLoader(chatId)
+
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim
index 39ea2802a4..39bfd514d6 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim
@@ -435,4 +435,4 @@ QtObject:
   
   QtProperty[bool] allTokenRequirementsMet:
     read = getAllTokenRequirementsMet
-    notify = allTokenRequirementsMetChanged
+    notify = allTokenRequirementsMetChanged
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/io_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/io_interface.nim
index faa8599094..c87bcbe95f 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/io_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/io_interface.nim
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ method onAcceptRequestToJoinLoading*(self: AccessInterface, communityId: string,
 method onAcceptRequestToJoinSuccess*(self: AccessInterface, communityId: string, memberKey: string, requestId: string) {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
+method onDeactivateSectionAndChatLoader*(self: AccessInterface, sectionId: string, chatId: string) {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
 # This way (using concepts) is used only for the modules managed by AppController
 type
   DelegateInterface* = concept c
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
index d4bfc8eddc..1bfa1b551e 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ proc createChannelGroupItem[T](self: Module[T], c: ChannelGroupDto): SectionItem
       )
     ) else: @[],
     c.encrypted,
-    communityTokensItems
+    communityTokensItems,
+    loaderActive = active
   )
 
 method load*[T](
@@ -733,8 +734,8 @@ method setActiveSection*[T](self: Module[T], item: SectionItem, skipSavingInSett
   self.controller.setActiveSection(item.id, skipSavingInSettings)
 
 method setActiveSectionById*[T](self: Module[T], id: string) =
-    let item = self.view.model().getItemById(id)
-    self.setActiveSection(item)
+  let item = self.view.model().getItemById(id)
+  self.setActiveSection(item)
 
 proc notifySubModulesAboutChange[T](self: Module[T], sectionId: string) =
   for cModule in self.channelGroupModules.values:
@@ -1187,3 +1188,9 @@ method onDisplayKeycardSharedModuleFlow*[T](self: Module[T]) =
 method activateStatusDeepLink*[T](self: Module[T], statusDeepLink: string) =
   let linkToActivate = self.urlsManager.convertExternalLinkToInternal(statusDeepLink)
   self.urlsManager.onUrlActivated(linkToActivate)
+
+method onDeactivateSectionAndChatLoader*[T](self: Module[T], sectionId: string, chatId: string) =
+  if (sectionId.len > 0 and self.channelGroupModules.contains(sectionId)):
+    self.channelGroupModules[sectionId].onDeactivateChatLoader(chatId)
+    if (singletonInstance.loaderDeactivator.unloadSection(sectionId)):
+      self.view.model().disableSectionLoader(sectionId)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/modules/shared_models/section_item.nim b/src/app/modules/shared_models/section_item.nim
index effd95a3f7..a002da2932 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/shared_models/section_item.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/shared_models/section_item.nim
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type
     declinedMemberRequestsModel: member_model.Model
     encrypted: bool
     communityTokensModel: community_tokens_model.TokenModel
+    loaderActive: bool
 
 proc initItem*(
     id: string,
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ proc initItem*(
     declinedMemberRequests: seq[MemberItem] = @[],
     encrypted: bool = false,
     communityTokens: seq[TokenItem] = @[],
+    loaderActive = false,
     ): SectionItem =
   result.id = id
   result.sectionType = sectionType
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ proc initItem*(
   result.encrypted = encrypted
   result.communityTokensModel = newTokenModel()
   result.communityTokensModel.setItems(communityTokens)
+  result.loaderActive = loaderActive
 
 proc isEmpty*(self: SectionItem): bool =
   return self.id.len == 0
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ proc `$`*(self: SectionItem): string =
     declinedMemberRequests:{self.declinedMemberRequestsModel},
     encrypted:{self.encrypted},
     communityTokensModel:{self.communityTokensModel},
+    loaderActive:{self.loaderActive},
     ]"""
 
 proc id*(self: SectionItem): string {.inline.} =
@@ -322,3 +326,9 @@ proc communityTokens*(self: SectionItem): community_tokens_model.TokenModel {.in
 
 proc updatePendingRequestLoadingState*(self: SectionItem, memberKey: string, loading: bool) {.inline.} =
   self.pendingMemberRequestsModel.updateLoadingState(memberKey, loading)
+
+proc loaderActive*(self: SectionItem): bool {.inline.} = 
+  self.loaderActive
+
+proc `loaderActive=`*(self: var SectionItem, value: bool) {.inline.} = 
+  self.loaderActive = value
diff --git a/src/app/modules/shared_models/section_model.nim b/src/app/modules/shared_models/section_model.nim
index d8051d2be3..a9cff66ad5 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/shared_models/section_model.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/shared_models/section_model.nim
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type
     PendingMemberRequestsModel
     DeclinedMemberRequestsModel
     AmIBanned
+    LoaderActive
 
 QtObject:
   type
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@ QtObject:
       ModelRole.CommunityTokensModel.int:"communityTokens",
       ModelRole.PendingMemberRequestsModel.int:"pendingMemberRequests",
       ModelRole.DeclinedMemberRequestsModel.int:"declinedMemberRequests",
-      ModelRole.AmIBanned.int:"amIBanned"
+      ModelRole.AmIBanned.int:"amIBanned",
+      ModelRole.LoaderActive.int:"loaderActive"
     }.toTable
 
   method data(self: SectionModel, index: QModelIndex, role: int): QVariant =
@@ -198,6 +200,8 @@ QtObject:
       result = newQVariant(item.declinedMemberRequests)
     of ModelRole.AmIBanned:
       result = newQVariant(item.amIBanned)
+    of ModelRole.LoaderActive:
+      result = newQVariant(item.loaderActive)
 
   proc isItemExist(self: SectionModel, id: string): bool =
     for it in self.items:
@@ -293,7 +297,8 @@ QtObject:
       ModelRole.CommunityTokensModel.int,
       ModelRole.PendingMemberRequestsModel.int,
       ModelRole.DeclinedMemberRequestsModel.int,
-      ModelRole.AmIBanned.int
+      ModelRole.AmIBanned.int,
+      ModelRole.LoaderActive.int
       ])
 
   proc getNthEnabledItem*(self: SectionModel, nth: int): SectionItem =
@@ -331,7 +336,9 @@ QtObject:
       if(self.items[i].id == id):
         let index = self.createIndex(i, 0, nil)
         self.items[i].active = true
-        self.dataChanged(index, index, @[ModelRole.Active.int])
+        self.items[i].loaderActive = true
+
+        self.dataChanged(index, index, @[ModelRole.Active.int, ModelRole.LoaderActive.int])
 
   proc sectionVisibilityUpdated*(self: SectionModel) {.signal.}
 
@@ -428,5 +435,13 @@ QtObject:
           "ensOnly": item.ensOnly,
           "nbMembers": item.members.getCount(),
           "encrypted": item.encrypted,
+          "loaderActive": item.loaderActive,
         }
         return $jsonObj
+
+  proc disableSectionLoader*(self: SectionModel, sectionId: string) =
+    for i in 0 ..< self.items.len:
+        if(self.items[i].id == sectionId):
+          let index = self.createIndex(i, 0, nil)
+          self.items[i].loaderActive = false
+          self.dataChanged(index, index, @[ModelRole.LoaderActive.int])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ChatColumnView.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ChatColumnView.qml
index dee64d0359..13f5061a0f 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ChatColumnView.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ChatColumnView.qml
@@ -124,21 +124,11 @@ Item {
             id: chatLoader
 
             // Channels/chats are not loaded by default and only load when first put active
-            active: false
+            active: model.loaderActive
             width: parent.width
             height: parent.height
             visible: model.active
 
-            // Removing the binding in order not to unload the content:
-            // It is done for keeping:
-            //   - the last channel/chat scroll position
-            //   - the last typed but not sent text
-            Binding on active {
-                when: !chatLoader.active
-                restoreMode: Binding.RestoreNone
-                value: model.itemId && root.isSectionActive && (model.itemId === root.activeChatId || model.itemId === root.activeSubItemId)
-            }
-
             sourceComponent: ChatContentView {
                 visible: !root.rootStore.openCreateChat && isActiveChannel
                 rootStore: root.rootStore
diff --git a/ui/app/mainui/AppMain.qml b/ui/app/mainui/AppMain.qml
index d60c1ffa77..93d2943340 100644
--- a/ui/app/mainui/AppMain.qml
+++ b/ui/app/mainui/AppMain.qml
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ Item {
                                     readonly property string sectionId: model.id
 
                                     asynchronous: true
-                                    active: sectionId === appMain.rootStore.mainModuleInst.activeSection.id
+                                    active: model.loaderActive
 
                                     Layout.fillWidth: true
                                     Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop
@@ -1015,13 +1015,6 @@ Item {
                                         onOpenAppSearch: {
                                             appSearch.openSearchPopup()
                                         }
-
-                                        Component.onCompleted: {
-                                            // Do not unload section data from the memory in order not
-                                            // to reset scroll, not send text input and etc during the
-                                            // sections switching
-                                            communityLoader.active = true
-                                        }
                                     }
                                 }
                             }