diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/apps/AppListActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/apps/AppListActivity.java
index 4476c5a8f..68f25b2c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/apps/AppListActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/apps/AppListActivity.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
+import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoader;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.FDroidApp;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.R;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.data.AppProvider;
@@ -124,6 +125,22 @@ public class AppListActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements LoaderManager.
         appView.setHasFixedSize(true);
         appView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
         appView.setAdapter(appAdapter);
+        appView.addOnScrollListener(new RecyclerView.OnScrollListener() {
+            private final ImageLoader imageLoader = ImageLoader.getInstance();
+
+            @Override
+            public void onScrollStateChanged(RecyclerView recyclerView, int newState) {
+                switch (newState) {
+                    case RecyclerView.SCROLL_STATE_DRAGGING:
+                        imageLoader.pause();
+                        break;
+                    case RecyclerView.SCROLL_STATE_IDLE:
+                        imageLoader.resume();
+                        break;
+                }
+                super.onScrollStateChanged(recyclerView, newState);
+            }
+        });
 
         parseIntentForSearchQuery();
     }