diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineView.cc b/src/timeline/TimelineView.cc
index 85f01b5d..2c87d3a1 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineView.cc
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineView.cc
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ TimelineView::renderBottomEvents(const std::vector<TimelineEvent> &events)
         }
 
         lastMessageDirection_ = TimelineDirection::Bottom;
+
+        QApplication::processEvents();
 }
 
 int