diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/event_handler.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/event_handler.rs
index 0b878b899..ab0a6b524 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/event_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/event_handler.rs
@@ -1158,6 +1158,17 @@ impl<'a, 'o> TimelineEventHandler<'a, 'o> {
                     None => self.meta.new_timeline_item(item),
                 };
 
+                trace!("Adding new remote timeline item after all non-local events");
+
+                // We are about to insert the `new_item`, great! Though, we try to keep
+                // precise insertion semantics here, in this exact order:
+                //
+                // * _push back_ when the new item is inserted after all items,
+                // * _push front_ when the new item is inserted at index 0,
+                // * _insert_ otherwise.
+                //
+                // It means that the first inserted item will generate a _push back_ for
+                // example.
                 match position {
                     TimelineItemPosition::Start { .. } => {
                         trace!("Adding new remote timeline item at the front");
@@ -1176,15 +1187,9 @@ impl<'a, 'o> TimelineEventHandler<'a, 'o> {
                         // local echo, or at the start if there is no such item.
                         let insert_idx = latest_event_idx.map_or(0, |idx| idx + 1);
 
-                        // Try to keep precise insertion semantics here, in this exact order:
-                        //
-                        // * _push back_ when the new item is inserted after all items (the
-                        //   assumption
-                        // being that this is the hot path, because most of the time new events
-                        // come from the sync),
-                        // * _push front_ when the new item is inserted at index 0,
-                        // * _insert_ otherwise.
-
+                        // Let's prioritize push backs because it's the hot path. Events are more
+                        // generally added at the back because they come from the sync most of the
+                        // time.
                         if insert_idx == self.items.len() {
                             trace!("Adding new remote timeline item at the back");
                             self.items.push_back(new_item);