diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml b/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml
index b8a5b27b2d6c..e3b820deb97a 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/qml/ChatView.qml
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
                     ColumnLayout {
                         anchors.fill: parent
-                        visible: ModelList.selectableModels.count !== 0 && chatModel.count !== 0
+                        visible: ModelList.selectableModels.count !== 0
                         ListView {
                             id: listView
                             Layout.maximumWidth: 1280
@@ -825,6 +825,10 @@ Rectangle {
                                 }
                             }
 
+                            remove: Transition {
+                                OpacityAnimator { to: 0; duration: 500 }
+                            }
+
                             function scrollToEnd() {
                                 listView.positionViewAtEnd()
                             }