diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index dd8703ace7..2757cbbd73 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     @Environment(\.scenePhase) var scenePhase
     @State @ObservedObject var chat: Chat
     @StateObject private var scrollModel = ReverseListScrollModel()
-    @StateObject private var sectionModel = ReverseListSectionModel()
+    @StateObject private var sectionModel = ReverseListSectionModel.shared
     @State private var showChatInfoSheet: Bool = false
     @State private var showAddMembersSheet: Bool = false
     @State private var composeState = ComposeState()
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift
index 04498f65d1..c6426948b1 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ class ReverseListScrollModel: ObservableObject {
 
 /// Manages ``ReverseList`` sections
 class ReverseListSectionModel: ObservableObject {
+    static let shared = ReverseListSectionModel()
     @Published var activeSection: ChatSection = .bottom
     @Published private var itemSection: [Int64: ChatSection] = [:]
     @Published private var sections = Set<ChatSection>()