diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsAdapter.java
index 3e82c5df..b052dc32 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsAdapter.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.base.BaseFragment;
 import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.model.PostSummary;
 import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.model.TopicSummary;
 import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.views.ReactiveWebView;
-import timber.log.Timber;
 
 /**
  * {@link RecyclerView.Adapter} that can display a {@link TopicSummary} and makes a call to the
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/views/CustomRecyclerView.java b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/views/CustomRecyclerView.java
index 1b605cdd..964eaa81 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/views/CustomRecyclerView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/views/CustomRecyclerView.java
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import android.util.AttributeSet;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
-import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 //Custom RecyclerView, so EdgeEffect and SwipeRefresh both work
-public class CustomRecyclerView extends RecyclerView {
+public class CustomRecyclerView extends ScrollAwareRecyclerView {
     private volatile boolean enableRefreshing = true;
 
     public CustomRecyclerView(Context context) {
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ public class CustomRecyclerView extends RecyclerView {
         else if (((LinearLayoutManager) getLayoutManager()).findFirstCompletelyVisibleItemPosition() != 0)
             enableRefreshing = false;
 
-
         super.onScrollStateChanged(state);
     }
 
@@ -51,5 +49,4 @@ public class CustomRecyclerView extends RecyclerView {
         else
             return super.dispatchNestedScroll(dxConsumed, dyConsumed, dxUnconsumed, 0, offsetInWindow);
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/views/ScrollAwareRecyclerView.java b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/views/ScrollAwareRecyclerView.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee11a673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/views/ScrollAwareRecyclerView.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package gr.thmmy.mthmmy.views;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
+// Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/46453825
+// Not needed in LatestPostsFragment as there are no other ScrollAware Behaviors to steal touch events
+public class ScrollAwareRecyclerView extends RecyclerView {
+    public ScrollAwareRecyclerView(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+    }
+
+    public ScrollAwareRecyclerView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+        super(context, attrs);
+    }
+
+    public ScrollAwareRecyclerView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
+        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
+        final int scrollState = getScrollState();
+        boolean requestCancelDisallowInterceptTouchEvent
+                = ((scrollState == SCROLL_STATE_SETTLING) || (scrollState == SCROLL_STATE_IDLE));
+        boolean consumed = super.onInterceptTouchEvent(event);
+        final int action = event.getActionMasked();
+
+        if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+            if (requestCancelDisallowInterceptTouchEvent) {
+                getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(false);
+
+                // only if it touched the top or the bottom
+                if (!canScrollVertically(-1) || !canScrollVertically(1)) {
+                    // stop scroll to enable child view to get the touch event
+                    stopScroll();
+                    // do not consume the event
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return consumed;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_topic.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_topic.xml
index 24793374..69fb3954 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_topic.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_topic.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             </androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar>
         </com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout>
 
-        <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+        <gr.thmmy.mthmmy.views.ScrollAwareRecyclerView
             android:id="@+id/topic_recycler_view"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"