diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonLayoutManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonLayoutManager.kt
index b9dc28907c..7cb1ab0dfc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonLayoutManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonLayoutManager.kt
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.ReaderActivity
  * This layout manager uses the same package name as the support library in order to use a package
  * protected method.
  */
-class WebtoonLayoutManager(activity: ReaderActivity) : LinearLayoutManager(activity) {
-
-    /**
-     * Extra layout space is set to half the screen height.
-     */
-    private val extraLayoutSpace = activity.resources.displayMetrics.heightPixels / 2
+class WebtoonLayoutManager(activity: ReaderActivity, private val extraLayoutSpace: Int) : LinearLayoutManager(activity) {
 
     init {
         isItemPrefetchEnabled = false
@@ -27,7 +22,8 @@ class WebtoonLayoutManager(activity: ReaderActivity) : LinearLayoutManager(activ
     /**
      * Returns the custom extra layout space.
      */
-    override fun getExtraLayoutSpace(state: androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.State): Int {
+    @Deprecated("Deprecated in Java")
+    override fun getExtraLayoutSpace(state: RecyclerView.State): Int {
         return extraLayoutSpace
     }
 
@@ -37,7 +33,7 @@ class WebtoonLayoutManager(activity: ReaderActivity) : LinearLayoutManager(activ
     fun findLastEndVisibleItemPosition(): Int {
         ensureLayoutState()
         @ViewBoundsCheck.ViewBounds val preferredBoundsFlag =
-            (androidx.recyclerview.widget.ViewBoundsCheck.FLAG_CVE_LT_PVE or androidx.recyclerview.widget.ViewBoundsCheck.FLAG_CVE_EQ_PVE)
+            (ViewBoundsCheck.FLAG_CVE_LT_PVE or ViewBoundsCheck.FLAG_CVE_EQ_PVE)
 
         val fromIndex = childCount - 1
         val toIndex = -1
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonViewer.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonViewer.kt
index 8c8d12aa72..581fb10dac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonViewer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonViewer.kt
@@ -43,21 +43,21 @@ class WebtoonViewer(val activity: ReaderActivity, val hasMargins: Boolean = fals
      */
     private val frame = WebtoonFrame(activity)
 
+    /**
+     * Distance to scroll when the user taps on one side of the recycler view.
+     */
+    private var scrollDistance = activity.resources.displayMetrics.heightPixels * 3 / 4
+
     /**
      * Layout manager of the recycler view.
      */
-    private val layoutManager = WebtoonLayoutManager(activity)
+    private val layoutManager = WebtoonLayoutManager(activity, scrollDistance)
 
     /**
      * Adapter of the recycler view.
      */
     private val adapter = WebtoonAdapter(this)
 
-    /**
-     * Distance to scroll when the user taps on one side of the recycler view.
-     */
-    private var scrollDistance = activity.resources.displayMetrics.heightPixels * 3 / 4
-
     /**
      * Currently active item. It can be a chapter page or a chapter transition.
      */
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class WebtoonViewer(val activity: ReaderActivity, val hasMargins: Boolean = fals
     val config = WebtoonConfig(scope)
 
     init {
+        recycler.setItemViewCacheSize(RECYCLER_VIEW_CACHE_SIZE)
         recycler.isVisible = false // Don't let the recycler layout yet
         recycler.layoutParams = ViewGroup.LayoutParams(MATCH_PARENT, MATCH_PARENT)
         recycler.itemAnimator = null
@@ -328,3 +329,5 @@ class WebtoonViewer(val activity: ReaderActivity, val hasMargins: Boolean = fals
         )
     }
 }
+
+private const val RECYCLER_VIEW_CACHE_SIZE = 4