diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 370796257..d77e3b2f9 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ function conv_get_blocklist()
  * that are based on unique features of the calling module.
  * @param App    $a
  * @param array  $items
- * @param Pager  $pager
  * @param        $mode
  * @param        $update
  * @param bool   $preview
@@ -470,7 +469,7 @@ function conv_get_blocklist()
  * @throws ImagickException
  * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
  */
-function conversation(App $a, array $items, Pager $pager, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $order = 'commented', $uid = 0)
+function conversation(App $a, array $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $order = 'commented', $uid = 0)
 {
 	$ssl_state = (local_user() ? true : false);
 
@@ -506,7 +505,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, Pager $pager, $mode, $update, $previ
 				. (!empty($_GET['cmax'])   ? '&cmax='   . rawurlencode($_GET['cmax'])   : '')
 				. (!empty($_GET['file'])   ? '&file='   . rawurlencode($_GET['file'])   : '')
 
-				. "'; var profile_page = " . $pager->getPage() . "; </script>\r\n";
+				. "'; </script>\r\n";
 		}
 	} elseif ($mode === 'profile') {
 		$items = conversation_add_children($items, false, $order, $uid);
@@ -525,7 +524,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, Pager $pager, $mode, $update, $previ
 
 				$live_update_div = '<div id="live-profile"></div>' . "\r\n"
 					. "<script> var profile_uid = " . $a->profile['uid']
-					. "; var netargs = '?f='; var profile_page = " . $pager->getPage() . "; </script>\r\n";
+					. "; var netargs = '?f='; </script>\r\n";
 			}
 		}
 	} elseif ($mode === 'notes') {
@@ -535,7 +534,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, Pager $pager, $mode, $update, $previ
 		if (!$update) {
 			$live_update_div = '<div id="live-notes"></div>' . "\r\n"
 				. "<script> var profile_uid = " . local_user()
-				. "; var netargs = '/?f='; var profile_page = " . $pager->getPage() . "; </script>\r\n";
+				. "; var netargs = '/?f='; </script>\r\n";
 		}
 	} elseif ($mode === 'display') {
 		$items = conversation_add_children($items, false, $order, $uid);
@@ -544,7 +543,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, Pager $pager, $mode, $update, $previ
 		if (!$update) {
 			$live_update_div = '<div id="live-display"></div>' . "\r\n"
 				. "<script> var profile_uid = " . Session::get('uid', 0) . ";"
-				. " var profile_page = 1; </script>";
+				. "</script>";
 		}
 	} elseif ($mode === 'community') {
 		$items = conversation_add_children($items, true, $order, $uid);
@@ -553,7 +552,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, Pager $pager, $mode, $update, $previ
 		if (!$update) {
 			$live_update_div = '<div id="live-community"></div>' . "\r\n"
 				. "<script> var profile_uid = -1; var netargs = '" . substr(DI::args()->getCommand(), 10)
-				."/?f='; var profile_page = " . $pager->getPage() . "; </script>\r\n";
+				."/?f='; </script>\r\n";
 		}
 	} elseif ($mode === 'contacts') {
 		$items = conversation_add_children($items, false, $order, $uid);
@@ -562,7 +561,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, Pager $pager, $mode, $update, $previ
 		if (!$update) {
 			$live_update_div = '<div id="live-contacts"></div>' . "\r\n"
 				. "<script> var profile_uid = -1; var netargs = '" . substr(DI::args()->getCommand(), 9)
-				."/?f='; var profile_page = " . $pager->getPage() . "; </script>\r\n";
+				."/?f='; </script>\r\n";
 		}
 	} elseif ($mode === 'search') {
 		$live_update_div = '<div id="live-search"></div>' . "\r\n";
diff --git a/mod/community.php b/mod/community.php
index 7aa00240b..b95d13654 100644
--- a/mod/community.php
+++ b/mod/community.php
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ function community_content(App $a, $update = 0)
 		$s = $r;
 	}
 
-	$o .= conversation($a, $s, $pager, 'community', $update, false, 'commented', local_user());
+	$o .= conversation($a, $s, 'community', $update, false, 'commented', local_user());
 
 	if (!$update) {
 		$o .= $pager->renderMinimal(count($r));
diff --git a/mod/display.php b/mod/display.php
index ea52a994b..dce8b25b9 100644
--- a/mod/display.php
+++ b/mod/display.php
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ function display_content(App $a, $update = false, $update_uid = 0)
 		$o .= "<script> var netargs = '?item_id=" . $item_id . "'; </script>";
 	}
 
-	$o .= conversation($a, [$item], new Pager(DI::args()->getQueryString()), 'display', $update_uid, false, 'commented', $item_uid);
+	$o .= conversation($a, [$item], 'display', $update_uid, false, 'commented', $item_uid);
 
 	// Preparing the meta header
 	$description = trim(HTML::toPlaintext(BBCode::convert($item["body"], false), 0, true));
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 636bd8c31..2e5a08203 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 		$datarray["item_id"] = -1;
 		$datarray["author-network"] = Protocol::DFRN;
 
-		$o = conversation($a, [array_merge($contact_record, $datarray)], new Pager(DI::args()->getQueryString()), 'search', false, true);
+		$o = conversation($a, [array_merge($contact_record, $datarray)], 'search', false, true);
 
 		System::jsonExit(['preview' => $o]);
 	}
diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 1f7afebf3..037a16ebf 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ function networkConversation(App $a, $items, Pager $pager, $mode, $update, $orde
 		$items = [];
 	}
 
-	$o = conversation($a, $items, $pager, $mode, $update, false, $ordering, local_user());
+	$o = conversation($a, $items, $mode, $update, false, $ordering, local_user());
 
 	if (!$update) {
 		if (DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'infinite_scroll')) {
diff --git a/mod/notes.php b/mod/notes.php
index ccd30926c..34cf404ca 100644
--- a/mod/notes.php
+++ b/mod/notes.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function notes_content(App $a, $update = false)
 
 		$count = count($notes);
 
-		$o .= conversation($a, $notes, $pager, 'notes', $update);
+		$o .= conversation($a, $notes, 'notes', $update);
 	}
 
 	$o .= $pager->renderMinimal($count);
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index d3abc078c..789062403 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -1815,13 +1815,13 @@ class Contact
 
 			$items = Item::inArray($r);
 
-			$o = conversation($a, $items, $pager, 'contacts', $update, false, 'commented', local_user());
+			$o = conversation($a, $items, 'contacts', $update, false, 'commented', local_user());
 		} else {
 			$r = Item::selectForUser(local_user(), [], $condition, $params);
 
 			$items = Item::inArray($r);
 
-			$o = conversation($a, $items, $pager, 'contact-posts', false);
+			$o = conversation($a, $items, 'contact-posts', false);
 		}
 
 		if (!$update) {
diff --git a/src/Module/Profile/Status.php b/src/Module/Profile/Status.php
index 4cd14c021..8da831405 100644
--- a/src/Module/Profile/Status.php
+++ b/src/Module/Profile/Status.php
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class Status extends BaseProfile
 			$items = array_merge($items, $pinned);
 		}
 
-		$o .= conversation($a, $items, $pager, 'profile', false, false, 'pinned_received', $a->profile['uid']);
+		$o .= conversation($a, $items, 'profile', false, false, 'pinned_received', $a->profile['uid']);
 
 		$o .= $pager->renderMinimal(count($items));
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Search/Index.php b/src/Module/Search/Index.php
index a68086ecc..3e174c790 100644
--- a/src/Module/Search/Index.php
+++ b/src/Module/Search/Index.php
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class Index extends BaseSearch
 
 		Logger::info('Start Conversation.', ['q' => $search]);
 
-		$o .= conversation(DI::app(), $r, $pager, 'search', false, false, 'commented', local_user());
+		$o .= conversation(DI::app(), $r, 'search', false, false, 'commented', local_user());
 
 		$o .= $pager->renderMinimal(count($r));
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Update/Profile.php b/src/Module/Update/Profile.php
index d23f766b5..79e53168b 100644
--- a/src/Module/Update/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Module/Update/Profile.php
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ class Profile extends BaseModule
 			return '';
 		}
 
-		$pager = new Pager(DI::args()->getQueryString());
-
 		// Set a time stamp for this page. We will make use of it when we
 		// search for new items (update routine)
 		$last_updated_array[$last_updated_key] = time();
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ class Profile extends BaseModule
 
 		$items = DBA::toArray($items_stmt);
 
-		$o .= conversation($a, $items, $pager, 'profile', $profile_uid, false, 'received', $a->profile['uid']);
+		$o .= conversation($a, $items, 'profile', $profile_uid, false, 'received', $a->profile['uid']);
 
 		header("Content-type: text/html");
 		echo "<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>\r\n";
diff --git a/view/js/main.js b/view/js/main.js
index 41bae7cf2..560d9c428 100644
--- a/view/js/main.js
+++ b/view/js/main.js
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ function decodeHtml(html) {
 	return txt.value;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrieves a single named query string parameter
+ *
+ * @param {string} name
+ * @returns {string}
+ * @see https://davidwalsh.name/query-string-javascript
+ */
+function getUrlParameter(name) {
+	name = name.replace(/[\[]/, '\\[').replace(/[\]]/, '\\]');
+	var regex = new RegExp('[\\?&]' + name + '=([^&#]*)');
+	var results = regex.exec(location.search);
+	return results === null ? '' : decodeURIComponent(results[1].replace(/\+/g, ' '));
+};
+
 var src = null;
 var prev = null;
 var livetime = null;
@@ -511,7 +525,11 @@ function updateConvItems(data) {
 		var ident = $(this).attr('id');
 
 		// Add new top-level item.
-		if ($('#' + ident).length == 0 && profile_page == 1) {
+		if ($('#' + ident).length === 0
+			&& (!getUrlParameter('page')
+				|| getUrlParameter('page') === '1'
+			)
+		) {
 			$('#' + prev).after($(this));
 
 		// Replace already existing thread.
@@ -573,7 +591,12 @@ function liveUpdate(src) {
 	var orgHeight = $("section").height();
 
 	var udargs = ((netargs.length) ? '/' + netargs : '');
-	var update_url = 'update_' + src + udargs + '&p=' + profile_uid + '&page=' + profile_page + '&force=' + ((force_update) ? 1 : 0) + '&item=' + update_item;
+
+	var update_url = 'update_' + src + udargs + '&p=' + profile_uid + '&force=' + ((force_update) ? 1 : 0) + '&item=' + update_item;
+
+	if (getUrlParameter('page')) {
+		update_url += '&page=' + getUrlParameter('page');
+	}
 
 	$.get(update_url,function(data) {
 		in_progress = false;