diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ChannelFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ChannelFragment.kt
index b2f25cff0..523eb147e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ChannelFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ChannelFragment.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package com.github.libretube
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.app.Activity
 import android.content.Context
+import android.opengl.Visibility
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.util.Log
 import android.util.TypedValue
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+import androidx.swiperefreshlayout.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
 import com.github.libretube.adapters.ChannelAdapter
 import com.github.libretube.obj.Subscribe
 import com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ class ChannelFragment : Fragment() {
     var channelAdapter: ChannelAdapter? = null
     var isLoading = true
     var isSubscribed: Boolean =false
+    private var refreshLayout: SwipeRefreshLayout? = null
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
@@ -58,12 +61,22 @@ class ChannelFragment : Fragment() {
         view.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.channel_name).text=channel_id
         val recyclerView = view.findViewById<RecyclerView>(R.id.channel_recView)
         recyclerView.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(context)
-        fetchChannel(view)
-        val sharedPref = context?.getSharedPreferences("token", Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
-        if(sharedPref?.getString("token","")!=""){
+        refreshLayout = view.findViewById(R.id.channel_refresh)
+
+        val refreshChannel = {
+            refreshLayout?.isRefreshing = true
+            fetchChannel(view)
+            val sharedPref = context?.getSharedPreferences("token", Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
             val subButton = view.findViewById<MaterialButton>(R.id.channel_subscribe)
-            isSubscribed(subButton)
+            if (sharedPref?.getString("token","") != "") {
+                isSubscribed(subButton)
+            }
         }
+        refreshChannel()
+        refreshLayout?.setOnRefreshListener {
+            refreshChannel()
+        }
+
         val scrollView = view.findViewById<ScrollView>(R.id.channel_scrollView)
         scrollView.viewTreeObserver
             .addOnScrollChangedListener {
@@ -72,6 +85,7 @@ class ChannelFragment : Fragment() {
                     //scroll view is at bottom
                     if(nextPage!=null && !isLoading){
                         isLoading=true
+                        refreshLayout?.isRefreshing = true;
                         fetchNextPage()
                     }
 
@@ -180,16 +194,20 @@ class ChannelFragment : Fragment() {
                 val response = try {
                     RetrofitInstance.api.getChannel(channel_id!!)
                 }catch(e: IOException) {
+                    refreshLayout?.isRefreshing = false;
                     println(e)
                     Log.e(TAG, "IOException, you might not have internet connection")
                     return@launchWhenCreated
                 } catch (e: HttpException) {
+                    refreshLayout?.isRefreshing = false;
                     Log.e(TAG, "HttpException, unexpected response")
                     return@launchWhenCreated
                 }
                 nextPage = response.nextpage
                 isLoading=false
+                refreshLayout?.isRefreshing = false;
                 runOnUiThread {
+                    view.findViewById<ScrollView>(R.id.channel_scrollView).visibility = View.VISIBLE
                     view.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.channel_name).text=response.name
                     view.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.channel_subs).text=response.subscriberCount.formatShort() + " subscribers"
                     view.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.channel_description).text=response.description
@@ -212,17 +230,19 @@ class ChannelFragment : Fragment() {
                 val response = try {
                     RetrofitInstance.api.getChannelNextPage(channel_id!!,nextPage!!)
                 } catch (e: IOException) {
+                    refreshLayout?.isRefreshing = false;
                     println(e)
                     Log.e(TAG, "IOException, you might not have internet connection")
                     return@launchWhenCreated
                 } catch (e: HttpException) {
+                    refreshLayout?.isRefreshing = false;
                     Log.e(TAG, "HttpException, unexpected response,"+e.response())
                     return@launchWhenCreated
                 }
                 nextPage = response.nextpage
                 channelAdapter?.updateItems(response.relatedStreams!!)
                 isLoading=false
-
+                refreshLayout?.isRefreshing = false;
             }
         }
         run()
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_channel.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_channel.xml
index 34511b680..8f47f74cc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_channel.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_channel.xml
@@ -1,92 +1,105 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<com.github.libretube.CustomSwipeToRefresh xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:id="@+id/channel_refresh"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    tools:context=".ChannelFragment"
-    android:id="@+id/channel_scrollView">
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+    <ScrollView
+        android:id="@+id/channel_scrollView"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent">
-    <ImageView
-        android:id="@+id/channel_banner"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="80dp"
-    />
-    <de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView
-        android:id="@+id/channel_image"
-        android:layout_width="55dp"
-        android:layout_height="55dp"
-        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
-        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
-        />
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:orientation="vertical"
+        tools:context=".ChannelFragment"
+        android:visibility="invisible">
 
-        <TextView
-            android:id="@+id/channel_name"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
-            android:text="Mia Plays"
-            android:textSize="20sp"
-            android:layout_marginTop="7dp"
-            android:textStyle="bold" />
-    <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
-        android:id="@+id/channel_subscribe"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
-        android:text="@string/subscribe"
-        android:textColor="?attr/colorPrimary"
-        android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
-
-        />
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/channel_subs"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
-        android:text="@string/app_name"/>
-        <TextView
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
-            android:text="Description"
-            android:textStyle="bold"
-            android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
-            android:textSize="17sp" />
-        <TextView
-            android:id="@+id/channel_description"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
-            android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
-            android:text="" />
-
-        <TextView
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
-            android:text="Videos"
-            android:textStyle="bold"
-            android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
-            android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
-            android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
-            android:textSize="17sp" />
-
-        <RelativeLayout
+        <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants">
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:orientation="vertical">
 
-            <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
-                android:id="@+id/channel_recView"
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/channel_banner"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="80dp" />
+
+            <de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView
+                android:id="@+id/channel_image"
+                android:layout_width="55dp"
+                android:layout_height="55dp"
+                android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:layout_marginTop="10dp" />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/channel_name"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:layout_marginTop="7dp"
+                android:text="Mia Plays"
+                android:textSize="20sp"
+                android:textStyle="bold" />
+
+            <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
+                android:id="@+id/channel_subscribe"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                android:text="@string/subscribe"
+                android:textColor="?attr/colorPrimary"
+
+                />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/channel_subs"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:text="@string/app_name" />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
-                android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
+                android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
+                android:text="Description"
+                android:textSize="17sp"
+                android:textStyle="bold" />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/channel_description"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
+                android:text="" />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
+                android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
+                android:text="Videos"
+                android:textSize="17sp"
+                android:textStyle="bold" />
+
+            <RelativeLayout
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:nestedScrollingEnabled="false" />
-        </RelativeLayout>
-    </LinearLayout>
-</ScrollView>
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+                android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants">
+
+                <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+                    android:id="@+id/channel_recView"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
+                    android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
+                    android:nestedScrollingEnabled="false" />
+
+            </RelativeLayout>
+        </LinearLayout>
+    </ScrollView>
+</com.github.libretube.CustomSwipeToRefresh>
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