diff --git a/EnhancedListView/src/main/java/de/timroes/android/listview/EnhancedListView.java b/EnhancedListView/src/main/java/de/timroes/android/listview/EnhancedListView.java
index 69e566d..5013ac1 100644
--- a/EnhancedListView/src/main/java/de/timroes/android/listview/EnhancedListView.java
+++ b/EnhancedListView/src/main/java/de/timroes/android/listview/EnhancedListView.java
@@ -748,6 +748,11 @@ private void performDismiss(final View dismissView, final View listItemView, fin
         final ViewGroup.LayoutParams lp = listItemView.getLayoutParams();
         final int originalHeight = listItemView.getHeight();
 
+        int nextChildPositionOffset = getHeaderViewsCount() + 1;
+        View childView = getChildAt(dismissPosition + nextChildPositionOffset - getFirstVisiblePosition());
+
+        final int nextChildItemHeight = (childView != null) ? childView.getMeasuredHeight(): 0;
+
         ValueAnimator animator = ValueAnimator.ofInt(originalHeight, 1).setDuration(mAnimationTime);
 
         animator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
@@ -802,7 +807,7 @@ public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
                         ViewHelper.setAlpha(pendingDismiss.view, 1f);
                         ViewHelper.setTranslationX(pendingDismiss.view, 0);
                         lp = pendingDismiss.childView.getLayoutParams();
-                        lp.height = originalHeight;
+                        lp.height = nextChildItemHeight;
                         pendingDismiss.childView.setLayoutParams(lp);
                     }