diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/BaseLocalListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/BaseLocalListFragment.java
index 00a721bcf..d690a2607 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/BaseLocalListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/BaseLocalListFragment.java
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ public abstract class BaseLocalListFragment<I, N> extends BaseStateFragment<I>
         showListFooter(false);
     }
 
+    @Deprecated(since = "Calling this method with `true` may cause crashes, see "
+            + "https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/pull/12996#pullrequestreview-3713317115")
     @Override
     public void showListFooter(final boolean show) {
         if (itemsList == null) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/LocalItemListAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/LocalItemListAdapter.java
index 3bb84e2de..6bbe536e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/LocalItemListAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/LocalItemListAdapter.java
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ public class LocalItemListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.View
         return this.headerSupplier != null;
     }
 
+    @Deprecated(since = "Calling this method with `true` may cause crashes, see "
+            + "https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/pull/12996#pullrequestreview-3713317115")
     public void showFooter(final boolean show) {
         if (DEBUG) {
             Log.d(TAG, "showFooter() called with: show = [" + show + "]");
@@ -217,6 +219,8 @@ public class LocalItemListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.View
 
         showFooter = show;
         if (show) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Calling LocalItemListAdapter.showFooter(true) may cause crashes, see https"
+                    + "://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/pull/12996#pullrequestreview-3713317115");
             notifyItemInserted(sizeConsideringHeader());
         } else {
             notifyItemRemoved(sizeConsideringHeader());