diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerViewerAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerViewerAdapter.kt
index a21ddfbd5..bb50e7234 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerViewerAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerViewerAdapter.kt
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ class PagerViewerAdapter(private val viewer: PagerViewer) : ViewPagerAdapter() {
             else -> oldCurrent?.first ?: return
         }
 
-        val index = when (newPage) {
-            is ChapterTransition -> {
+        val index = when {
+            newPage is ChapterTransition && joinedItems.none { it.first == newPage || it.second == newPage } -> {
                 val filteredPages = joinedItems.filter {
                     it.first is ReaderPage &&
                         (it.first as ReaderPage).chapter == newPage.to