diff --git a/src/view/com/util/load-latest/LoadLatestBtn.tsx b/src/view/com/util/load-latest/LoadLatestBtn.tsx
index 970d3a73af..5fad117607 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/load-latest/LoadLatestBtn.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/load-latest/LoadLatestBtn.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated'
 const AnimatedTouchableOpacity =
   Animated.createAnimatedComponent(TouchableOpacity)
 import {isWeb} from 'platform/detection'
+import {useSession} from 'state/session'
 
 export function LoadLatestBtn({
   onPress,
@@ -21,9 +22,14 @@ export function LoadLatestBtn({
   showIndicator: boolean
 }) {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
-  const {isDesktop, isTablet, isMobile} = useWebMediaQueries()
+  const {hasSession} = useSession()
+  const {isDesktop, isTablet, isMobile, isTabletOrMobile} = useWebMediaQueries()
   const {fabMinimalShellTransform} = useMinimalShellMode()
 
+  // Adjust height of the fab if we have a session only on mobile web. If we don't have a session, we want to adjust
+  // it on both tablet and mobile since we are showing the bottom bar (see createNativeStackNavigatorWithAuth)
+  const showBottomBar = hasSession ? isMobile : isTabletOrMobile
+
   return (
     <AnimatedTouchableOpacity
       style={[
@@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ export function LoadLatestBtn({
         isTablet && styles.loadLatestTablet,
         pal.borderDark,
         pal.view,
-        isMobile && fabMinimalShellTransform,
+        showBottomBar && fabMinimalShellTransform,
       ]}
       onPress={onPress}
       hitSlop={HITSLOP_20}
diff --git a/src/view/shell/createNativeStackNavigatorWithAuth.tsx b/src/view/shell/createNativeStackNavigatorWithAuth.tsx
index 0f240ea007..938213c313 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/createNativeStackNavigatorWithAuth.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/createNativeStackNavigatorWithAuth.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function NativeStackNavigator({
   const onboardingState = useOnboardingState()
   const {showLoggedOut} = useLoggedOutView()
   const {setShowLoggedOut} = useLoggedOutViewControls()
-  const {isMobile} = useWebMediaQueries()
+  const {isMobile, isTabletOrMobile} = useWebMediaQueries()
   if ((!PWI_ENABLED || activeRouteRequiresAuth) && !hasSession) {
     return <LoggedOut />
   }
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ function NativeStackNavigator({
     }
   }
 
+  // Show the bottom bar if we have a session only on mobile web. If we don't have a session, we want to show it
+  // on both tablet and mobile web so that we see the sign up CTA.
+  const showBottomBar = hasSession ? isMobile : isTabletOrMobile
+
   return (
     <NavigationContent>
       <NativeStackView
@@ -142,8 +146,8 @@ function NativeStackNavigator({
         navigation={navigation}
         descriptors={newDescriptors}
       />
-      {isWeb && isMobile && <BottomBarWeb />}
-      {isWeb && !isMobile && (
+      {isWeb && showBottomBar && <BottomBarWeb />}
+      {isWeb && !showBottomBar && (
         <>
           <DesktopLeftNav />
           <DesktopRightNav routeName={activeRoute.name} />