diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerViewerAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerViewerAdapter.kt
index ca510feb31..0d21fe402c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerViewerAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerViewerAdapter.kt
@@ -309,8 +309,15 @@ class PagerViewerAdapter(private val viewer: PagerViewer) : ViewPagerAdapter() {
                     )
                 }
                 otherItems.getOrNull(pagedIndex)?.let {
-                    subJoinedItems.add(Pair(it, null))
-                    pagedIndex++
+                    val lastPage = subJoinedItems.lastOrNull()?.first as? ReaderPage
+                    if (lastPage == null || (
+                        if (it is ChapterTransition.Next) {
+                            it.from.chapter.id == lastPage.chapter.chapter.id } else true
+                        )
+                    ) {
+                        subJoinedItems.add(Pair(it, null))
+                        pagedIndex++
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if (viewer is R2LPagerViewer) {