diff --git a/lib/src/message_list_view.dart b/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
index 7c529f95..42b434fd 100644
--- a/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/message_list_view.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:stream_chat/stream_chat.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/message_widget.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/system_message.dart';
 import 'package:visibility_detector/visibility_detector.dart';
+import 'package:widgets_visibility_provider/widgets_visibility_provider.dart';
 
 import '../stream_chat_flutter.dart';
 import 'date_divider.dart';
@@ -149,150 +150,167 @@ class _MessageListViewState extends State<MessageListView> {
   List<Message> _newMessageList = [];
   Function _onThreadTap;
   bool _showScrollToBottom = false;
+  var positionData;
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final streamChannel = StreamChannel.of(context);
 
     /// TODO: find a better solution when (https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/21023) is fixed
-    return Stack(
-      children: [
-        NotificationListener<ScrollNotification>(
-          onNotification: (_) {
-            if (_scrollController.offset < 150 && _newMessageList.isNotEmpty) {
-              setState(() {
-                _messages.insertAll(0, _newMessageList);
-                _newMessageList.clear();
-              });
-            }
-            return true;
-          },
-          child: ListView.custom(
-            key: Key('messageListView'),
-            physics: widget.scrollPhysics,
-            keyboardDismissBehavior: widget.keyboardDismissBehavior,
-            controller: _scrollController,
-            reverse: true,
-            childrenDelegate: SliverChildBuilderDelegate(
-              (context, i) {
-                if (i == _messages.length + 1) {
-                  if (widget.parentMessage != null) {
-                    if (widget.parentMessageBuilder != null) {
-                      return widget.parentMessageBuilder(
-                        context,
-                        widget.parentMessage,
-                      );
-                    } else {
-                      return Column(
-                        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
-                        children: <Widget>[
-                          buildParentMessage(widget.parentMessage),
-                          Padding(
-                            padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 32),
-                            child: Container(
-                              padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
-                              child: Text(
-                                'Start of thread',
-                                textAlign: TextAlign.center,
-                              ),
-                              color:
-                                  Theme.of(context).accentColor.withAlpha(50),
-                            ),
-                          ),
-                        ],
-                      );
-                    }
-                  } else {
-                    return SizedBox();
-                  }
-                }
-
-                if (i == _messages.length) {
-                  return _buildLoadingIndicator(streamChannel);
-                }
-                final message = _messages[i];
-                final nextMessage = i > 0 ? _messages[i - 1] : null;
-
-                Widget messageWidget;
-
-                if (i == 0) {
-                  messageWidget = _buildBottomMessage(
-                    context,
-                    message,
-                    _messages,
-                    streamChannel,
-                  );
-                } else if (i == _messages.length - 1) {
-                  messageWidget = _buildTopMessage(
-                    context,
-                    message,
-                    _messages,
-                    streamChannel,
-                  );
-                } else {
-                  if (widget.messageBuilder != null) {
-                    messageWidget = Builder(
-                      key: ValueKey<String>('MESSAGE-${message.id}'),
-                      builder: (_) => widget.messageBuilder(
+    return WidgetsVisibilityProvider(
+      condition: (c) => null,
+      child: Stack(
+        children: [
+          NotificationListener<ScrollNotification>(
+            onNotification: (_) {
+              if (_scrollController.offset < 150 && _newMessageList.isNotEmpty) {
+                setState(() {
+                  _messages.insertAll(0, _newMessageList);
+                  _newMessageList.clear();
+                });
+              }
+              return true;
+            },
+            child: ListView.custom(
+              key: Key('messageListView'),
+              physics: widget.scrollPhysics,
+              keyboardDismissBehavior: widget.keyboardDismissBehavior,
+              controller: _scrollController,
+              reverse: true,
+              childrenDelegate: SliverChildBuilderDelegate(
+                (context, i) {
+                  if (i == _messages.length + 1) {
+                    if (widget.parentMessage != null) {
+                      if (widget.parentMessageBuilder != null) {
+                        return widget.parentMessageBuilder(
                           context,
-                          MessageDetails(
-                            context,
-                            message,
-                            _messages,
-                            i,
-                          ),
-                          _messages),
+                          widget.parentMessage,
+                        );
+                      } else {
+                        return Column(
+                          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
+                          children: <Widget>[
+                            buildParentMessage(widget.parentMessage),
+                            Padding(
+                              padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 32),
+                              child: Container(
+                                padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
+                                child: Text(
+                                  'Start of thread',
+                                  textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+                                ),
+                                color:
+                                    Theme.of(context).accentColor.withAlpha(50),
+                              ),
+                            ),
+                          ],
+                        );
+                      }
+                    } else {
+                      return SizedBox();
+                    }
+                  }
+
+                  if (i == _messages.length) {
+                    return _buildLoadingIndicator(streamChannel);
+                  }
+                  final message = _messages[i];
+                  final nextMessage = i > 0 ? _messages[i - 1] : null;
+
+                  Widget messageWidget;
+
+                  if (i == 0) {
+                    messageWidget = _buildBottomMessage(
+                      context,
+                      message,
+                      _messages,
+                      streamChannel,
+                    );
+                  } else if (i == _messages.length - 1) {
+                    messageWidget = _buildTopMessage(
+                      context,
+                      message,
+                      _messages,
+                      streamChannel,
                     );
                   } else {
-                    messageWidget = buildMessage(message, _messages, i);
+                    if (widget.messageBuilder != null) {
+                      messageWidget = Builder(
+                        key: ValueKey<String>('MESSAGE-${message.id}'),
+                        builder: (_) => widget.messageBuilder(
+                            context,
+                            MessageDetails(
+                              context,
+                              message,
+                              _messages,
+                              i,
+                            ),
+                            _messages),
+                      );
+                    } else {
+                      messageWidget = buildMessage(message, _messages, i);
+                    }
                   }
-                }
 
-                if (nextMessage != null &&
-                    !Jiffy(message.createdAt.toLocal())
-                        .isSame(nextMessage.createdAt.toLocal(), Units.DAY)) {
-                  return Column(
-                    crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
-                    children: <Widget>[
-                      messageWidget,
-                      Padding(
-                        padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 12.0),
-                        child: widget.dateDividerBuilder != null
-                            ? widget.dateDividerBuilder(
-                                nextMessage.createdAt.toLocal())
-                            : DateDivider(
-                                dateTime: nextMessage.createdAt.toLocal(),
-                              ),
-                      ),
-                    ],
-                  );
-                }
+                  if (nextMessage != null &&
+                      !Jiffy(message.createdAt.toLocal())
+                          .isSame(nextMessage.createdAt.toLocal(), Units.DAY)) {
+                    return Column(
+                      crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
+                      children: <Widget>[
+                        messageWidget,
+                        Padding(
+                          padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 12.0),
+                          child: widget.dateDividerBuilder != null
+                              ? widget.dateDividerBuilder(
+                                  nextMessage.createdAt.toLocal())
+                              : DateDivider(
+                                  dateTime: nextMessage.createdAt.toLocal(),
+                                ),
+                        ),
+                      ],
+                    );
+                  }
 
-                return messageWidget;
-              },
-              childCount: _messages.length + 2,
-              findChildIndexCallback: (key) {
-                final ValueKey<String> valueKey = key;
-                final index = _messages
-                    .indexWhere((m) => 'MESSAGE-${m.id}' == valueKey.value);
-                return index != -1 ? index : null;
-              },
+                  return VisibleNotifierWidget(child: messageWidget);
+                },
+                childCount: _messages.length + 2,
+                findChildIndexCallback: (key) {
+                  final ValueKey<String> valueKey = key;
+                  final index = _messages
+                      .indexWhere((m) => 'MESSAGE-${m.id}' == valueKey.value);
+                  return index != -1 ? index : null;
+                },
+              ),
             ),
           ),
-        ),
-        if (widget.showScrollToBottom)
-          StreamBuilder<Event>(
-              stream: streamChannel.channel.on(
-                EventType.messageNew,
-              ),
-              builder: (context, _) {
-                if (!_showScrollToBottom ||
-                    streamChannel.channel.state.unreadCount == 0) {
-                  return SizedBox();
-                }
-                return _buildScrollToBottom(streamChannel);
-              }),
-      ],
+          if (widget.showScrollToBottom)
+            StreamBuilder<Event>(
+                stream: streamChannel.channel.on(
+                  EventType.messageNew,
+                ),
+                builder: (context, _) {
+                  if (!_showScrollToBottom ||
+                      streamChannel.channel.state.unreadCount == 0) {
+                    return SizedBox();
+                  }
+                  return _buildScrollToBottom(streamChannel);
+                }),
+          Positioned(
+            top: 20.0,
+            child: WidgetsVisibilityListener(
+               listener: (context, event) {
+                 setState(() {
+                   positionData = event.positionDataList.first.startPosition;
+                 });
+               },
+               child: Chip(
+                 label: Text(positionData.toString()),
+               ),
+             ),
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 4ae31b50..26144e64 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ dependencies:
   flutter_slidable: ^0.5.4
   carousel_slider: ^2.2.1
   clipboard: ^0.1.2+8
+  widgets_visibility_provider: ^2.0.2
 
 flutter:
   fonts: