diff --git a/src/converse-chatview.js b/src/converse-chatview.js
index 53b92f53d..ef50e7a42 100644
--- a/src/converse-chatview.js
+++ b/src/converse-chatview.js
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-chatview', {
             },
 
             maybeScrollDownOnMessage (message) {
-                if (message.get('sender') !== 'me' && !this.model.get('scrolled')) {
+                if (message.get('sender') === 'me' || !this.model.get('scrolled')) {
                     this.debouncedScrollDown();
                 }
             },