diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/category/CategoryController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/category/CategoryController.kt
index 719e1ec889..85289c94ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/category/CategoryController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/category/CategoryController.kt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class CategoryController(bundle: Bundle? = null) :
      */
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View) {
         super.onViewCreated(view)
-        liftAppbarWith(binding.recycler, true)
+        liftAppbarWith(binding.recycler, true, changeMarginsInstead = true)
 
         adapter = CategoryAdapter(this@CategoryController)
         binding.recycler.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(view.context)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/view/ControllerExtensions.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/view/ControllerExtensions.kt
index ada6ea57d3..5a2b83f304 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/view/ControllerExtensions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/view/ControllerExtensions.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars
 import androidx.core.view.doOnLayout
 import androidx.core.view.isInvisible
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
+import androidx.core.view.updateLayoutParams
 import androidx.core.view.updatePaddingRelative
 import androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DefaultItemAnimator
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ fun Controller.removeQueryListener(includeSearchTB: Boolean = true) {
 fun <T> Controller.liftAppbarWith(
     recyclerOrNested: T,
     padView: Boolean = false,
+    changeMarginsInstead: Boolean = false,
     liftOnScroll: ((Boolean) -> Unit)? = null,
 ) {
     val recycler = recyclerOrNested as? RecyclerView ?: recyclerOrNested as? NestedScrollView ?: return
@@ -146,20 +148,36 @@ fun <T> Controller.liftAppbarWith(
             }
         }
         recycler.updatePaddingRelative(
-            top = activityBinding!!.toolbar.y.toInt() + appBarHeight,
+            top = if (changeMarginsInstead) 0 else activityBinding!!.toolbar.y.toInt() + appBarHeight,
             bottom = recycler.rootWindowInsetsCompat?.getInsets(systemBars())?.bottom ?: 0,
         )
+        if (changeMarginsInstead) {
+            recycler.updateLayoutParams<ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams> {
+                topMargin = activityBinding!!.toolbar.y.toInt() + appBarHeight
+            }
+        }
         recycler.applyBottomAnimatedInsets(setPadding = true) { view, insets ->
             val headerHeight = insets.getInsets(systemBars()).top + appBarHeight
-            view.updatePaddingRelative(top = headerHeight)
+            if (changeMarginsInstead) {
+                view.updateLayoutParams<ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams> {
+                    topMargin = headerHeight
+                }
+            } else {
+                view.updatePaddingRelative(top = headerHeight)
+            }
         }
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
             recycler.doOnApplyWindowInsetsCompat { view, insets, _ ->
                 val headerHeight = insets.getInsets(systemBars()).top + appBarHeight
                 view.updatePaddingRelative(
-                    top = headerHeight,
+                    top = if (changeMarginsInstead) 0 else headerHeight,
                     bottom = insets.getInsets(ime() or systemBars()).bottom,
                 )
+                if (changeMarginsInstead) {
+                    view.updateLayoutParams<ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams> {
+                        topMargin = headerHeight
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     } else {