diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index f99501d73a..adc9a14a20 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -4869,9 +4869,9 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferences.
 
             switch (event.getKeyCode()) {
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_VOLUME_UP:
-                    return (volumenav && onNext(context));
+                    return (down && volumenav && onNext(context));
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_VOLUME_DOWN:
-                    return (volumenav && onPrevious(context));
+                    return (down && volumenav && onPrevious(context));
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_A:
                     if (viewType == AdapterMessage.ViewType.THREAD)
                         return (up && onArchive(context));