diff --git a/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp b/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp
index 10b41ef1..dcc7377a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp
@@ -63,10 +63,7 @@ bool ChatWidgetView::layoutMessages()
     // True if one of the following statements are true:
     // The scrollbar was not visible
     // The scrollbar was visible and at the bottom
-    bool showingLatestMessages = false;
-    if (this->_scrollbar.isAtBottom() || !this->_scrollbar.isVisible()) {
-        showingLatestMessages = true;
-    }
+    this->showingLatestMessages = this->_scrollbar.isAtBottom() || !this->_scrollbar.isVisible();
 
     int start = _scrollbar.getCurrentValue();
     int layoutWidth = _scrollbar.isVisible() ? width() - _scrollbar.width() : width();
diff --git a/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.h b/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.h
index be99d706..00af0351 100644
--- a/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.h
+++ b/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.h
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ private:
 
     ScrollBar _scrollbar;
 
+    // This variable can be used to decide whether or not we should render the "Show latest
+    // messages" button
+    bool showingLatestMessages = true;
+
     AccountPopupWidget _userPopupWidget;
     bool _onlyUpdateEmotes;