diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/ConversationSettings/index.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/ConversationSettings/index.tsx
index 661c197d8c..32430cfc0c 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/ConversationSettings/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/ConversationSettings/index.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {Pressable, View} from 'react-native'
 import {
   ChatBskyActorDefs,
   ChatBskyConvoDefs,
+  ChatBskyConvoUnlockConvo,
   type ModerationOpts,
 } from '@atproto/api'
 import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
@@ -417,6 +418,12 @@ function SettingsHeader({
       if (lock) {
         logger.error('Failed to lock group chat', {message: e})
         Toast.show(l`Failed to lock group chat`, {type: 'error'})
+      } else if (
+        e instanceof ChatBskyConvoUnlockConvo.ConvoLockedByModerationError
+      ) {
+        Toast.show(l`This chat is locked by a moderation action`, {
+          type: 'error',
+        })
       } else {
         logger.error('Failed to unlock group chat', {message: e})
         Toast.show(l`Failed to unlock group chat`, {type: 'error'})
@@ -447,7 +454,11 @@ function SettingsHeader({
 
   const createdAt = new Date(convo.details.createdAt)
 
-  const canLockGroupChat = isOwner && lockStatus !== 'locked-permanently'
+  // A lock forced by a moderation action cannot be undone by the owner.
+  const canLockGroupChat =
+    isOwner &&
+    lockStatus !== 'locked-permanently' &&
+    !convo.details.lockStatusModerationOverride
 
   const groupNameComponent = (
     <Text
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatFooter.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatFooter.tsx
index 97c5e53310..024ccb027b 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatFooter.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatFooter.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export function ChatFooter({
           style={[
             a.flex_row,
             a.align_center,
+            a.flex_1,
             {
               minHeight: 32,
             },
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ export function ChatFooter({
             fill={t.atoms.text_contrast_medium.color}
             style={[a.mr_sm]}
           />
-          <View>
+          <View style={[a.flex_1]}>
             <Text
               numberOfLines={1}
               style={[
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export function ChatFooter({
             </Text>
             {subheading ? (
               <Text
-                numberOfLines={1}
+                numberOfLines={2}
                 style={[
                   a.text_xs,
                   a.leading_snug,
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatLocked.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatLocked.tsx
index 5402b6376d..bd67ac2574 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatLocked.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatLocked.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {Pressable} from 'react-native'
+import {ChatBskyConvoUnlockConvo} from '@atproto/api'
 import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 import {StackActions, useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
@@ -32,12 +33,20 @@ export function ChatLocked({
 
   const primaryMember = convo?.primaryMember
   const isOwner = !!primaryMember && primaryMember.did === currentAccount?.did
+  // The lock is forced by a moderation action, so the owner cannot undo it.
+  const isModerationLock = convo.details.lockStatusModerationOverride
 
   const {mutate: lockConvo} = useLockConvo(convo.view.id, {
     onSuccess: () => {
       Toast.show(l({message: 'Group chat unlocked', context: 'toast'}))
     },
     onError: e => {
+      if (e instanceof ChatBskyConvoUnlockConvo.ConvoLockedByModerationError) {
+        Toast.show(l`This chat is locked by a moderation action`, {
+          type: 'error',
+        })
+        return
+      }
       logger.error('Failed to unlock group chat', {message: e})
       Toast.show(l`Failed to unlock group chat`, {type: 'error'})
     },
@@ -59,10 +68,14 @@ export function ChatLocked({
   return (
     <ChatFooter
       heading={l`This chat is locked`}
-      subheading={l`No one can send messages`}
+      subheading={
+        isModerationLock
+          ? l`This group is locked by a moderation action on the owner`
+          : l`No one can send messages`
+      }
       icon={LockIcon}>
       {isOwner ? (
-        <>
+        isModerationLock ? null : (
           <Pressable
             accessibilityRole="button"
             hitSlop={HITSLOP_10}
@@ -79,7 +92,7 @@ export function ChatLocked({
               <Trans>Unlock chat</Trans>
             </Text>
           </Pressable>
-        </>
+        )
       ) : (
         <>
           <Pressable
diff --git a/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts b/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
index ba5e759f52..f294216b1d 100644
--- a/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
+++ b/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
@@ -1087,7 +1087,10 @@ export class Convo {
     this.commit()
   }
 
-  updateLockStatus(lockStatus: ChatBskyConvoDefs.ConvoLockStatus) {
+  updateLockStatus(
+    lockStatus: ChatBskyConvoDefs.ConvoLockStatus,
+    lockStatusModerationOverride: boolean,
+  ) {
     if (this.convo?.kind !== 'group') {
       throw new Error('updateLockStatus can only be called on group convo')
     }
@@ -1096,6 +1099,7 @@ export class Convo {
       kind: {
         ...this.convo.details,
         lockStatus,
+        lockStatusModerationOverride,
       },
     })
 
diff --git a/src/state/messages/convo/index.tsx b/src/state/messages/convo/index.tsx
index 14a297e6b9..a78ea1a038 100644
--- a/src/state/messages/convo/index.tsx
+++ b/src/state/messages/convo/index.tsx
@@ -151,8 +151,15 @@ export function ConvoProvider({
           if (data.kind.joinLink !== convo.convo.details.joinLink) {
             convo.updateJoinLink(data.kind.joinLink)
           }
-          if (data.kind.lockStatus !== convo.convo.details.lockStatus) {
-            convo.updateLockStatus(data.kind.lockStatus)
+          if (
+            data.kind.lockStatus !== convo.convo.details.lockStatus ||
+            data.kind.lockStatusModerationOverride !==
+              convo.convo.details.lockStatusModerationOverride
+          ) {
+            convo.updateLockStatus(
+              data.kind.lockStatus,
+              data.kind.lockStatusModerationOverride,
+            )
           }
         }
         if (
diff --git a/src/state/queries/messages/list-conversations.tsx b/src/state/queries/messages/list-conversations.tsx
index 3f3dfdb9c4..d6d34f34dd 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/messages/list-conversations.tsx
+++ b/src/state/queries/messages/list-conversations.tsx
@@ -532,12 +532,22 @@ export function ListConvosProviderInner({
               }
               return {...convo, rev: log.rev}
             })
+            // The log event doesn't say whether the lock is forced by a
+            // moderation override, so refetch to pick up the flag.
+            void queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+              queryKey: CONVO_KEY(log.convoId),
+            })
           } else if (ChatBskyConvoDefs.isLogUnlockConvo(log)) {
             mutateConvoView(log.convoId, convo => {
               if (ChatBskyConvoDefs.isGroupConvo(convo.kind)) {
                 return {
                   ...convo,
-                  kind: {...convo.kind, lockStatus: 'unlocked'},
+                  kind: {
+                    ...convo.kind,
+                    lockStatus: 'unlocked',
+                    // An unlocked convo cannot be moderation-locked.
+                    lockStatusModerationOverride: false,
+                  },
                   rev: log.rev,
                 }
               }