diff --git a/src/analytics/features/index.ts b/src/analytics/features/index.ts
index 6cbafeaa22..4f50415323 100644
--- a/src/analytics/features/index.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/features/index.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,22 @@ export function getFeatures() {
 
 export function getFeatureDescription(feature: Features, i18n: I18n) {
   switch (feature) {
+    case Features.PostFeedKnownLikersEnable:
+      return {
+        key: feature,
+        name: i18n._(
+          msg({
+            message: 'Social proofing on posts',
+            comment: 'Name for a feature flag',
+          }),
+        ),
+        description: i18n._(
+          msg({
+            message: 'Spot posts your friends and follows have liked.',
+            comment: 'Description of a feature flag (Social proofing on posts)',
+          }),
+        ),
+      }
     case Features.CanonicalPostNumberingEnable:
       return {
         key: feature,
diff --git a/src/analytics/features/types.ts b/src/analytics/features/types.ts
index 4d3cf5e197..c059eca8b6 100644
--- a/src/analytics/features/types.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/features/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export enum Features {
   GroupChatsDisable = 'group_chats:disable',
   ComposerLanguageDetectionEnable = 'composer:language_detection:enable',
   PostGalleryEmbedEnable = 'post_gallery_embed:enable',
+  PostFeedKnownLikersEnable = 'post_feed:known_likers:enable',
   PostThreadKnownLikersEnable = 'post_thread:known_likers:enable',
   CustomLogoJapanEnable = 'custom_logo:japan:enable',
   SearchStarterPacksV2Enable = 'search_starter_packs_v2:enable',
diff --git a/src/components/AvatarStack.tsx b/src/components/AvatarStack.tsx
index 8c5893ed76..486a025920 100644
--- a/src/components/AvatarStack.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AvatarStack.tsx
@@ -13,13 +13,17 @@ export function AvatarStack({
   size = 26,
   numPending,
   backgroundColor,
+  borderWidth = 1,
+  overlap,
 }: {
   profiles: bsky.profile.AnyProfileView[]
   size?: number
   numPending?: number
   backgroundColor?: string
+  borderWidth?: number
+  overlap?: number
 }) {
-  const translation = size / 3 // overlap by 1/3
+  const translation = overlap ?? size / 3
   const t = useTheme()
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
 
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ export function AvatarStack({
               width: size,
               height: size,
               left: i * -translation,
-              borderWidth: 1,
+              borderWidth,
               borderColor: backgroundColor ?? t.atoms.bg.backgroundColor,
               borderRadius: 999,
               zIndex: 3 - i,
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ export function AvatarStack({
           ]}>
           {item.profile && (
             <UserAvatar
-              size={size - 2}
+              size={size - borderWidth * 2}
               avatar={item.profile.avatar}
               type={item.profile.associated?.labeler ? 'labeler' : 'user'}
               moderation={item.moderation.ui('avatar')}
diff --git a/src/components/Post/KnownLikers.tsx b/src/components/Post/KnownLikers.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f0ded9ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Post/KnownLikers.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import {View} from 'react-native'
+import {AtUri} from '@atproto/syntax'
+import {moderateProfile} from '@bsky/sdk/moderation'
+import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+
+import {makeProfileLink} from '#/lib/routes/links'
+import {sanitizeDisplayName} from '#/lib/strings/display-names'
+import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
+import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {AvatarStack} from '#/components/AvatarStack'
+import {InlineLinkText, Link} from '#/components/Link'
+import {ProfileHoverCard} from '#/components/ProfileHoverCard'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import {type Features, useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
+import {type app} from '#/lexicons'
+
+/**
+ * Social proof for a post. When the viewer follows some of the post's recent
+ * likers, renders a face pile plus "Liked by A and B". Renders nothing when
+ * the feature is disabled or no visible known likers are available.
+ */
+export function KnownLikers({
+  post,
+  feature,
+  variant = 'thread',
+}: {
+  post: app.bsky.feed.defs.PostView
+  feature: Features
+  variant?: 'feed' | 'thread'
+}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
+  const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
+  const ax = useAnalytics()
+
+  const knownLikersAndModeration = moderationOpts
+    ? (post.viewer?.knownLikers?.actors ?? [])
+        .map(actor => ({
+          actor,
+          moderation: moderateProfile(actor, moderationOpts),
+        }))
+        .filter(({moderation}) => !moderation.ui('profileList').filter)
+    : []
+
+  if (knownLikersAndModeration.length === 0 || !ax.features.enabled(feature)) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const urip = new AtUri(post.uri)
+  const likesHref = makeProfileLink(post.author, 'post', urip.rkey, 'liked-by')
+  const aviStackProfiles = knownLikersAndModeration
+    .slice(0, 3)
+    .map(({actor}) => actor)
+  const names = knownLikersAndModeration
+    .slice(0, 2)
+    .map(({actor, moderation}) => ({
+      did: actor.did,
+      href: makeProfileLink(actor),
+      displayName: sanitizeDisplayName(
+        actor.displayName || actor.handle,
+        moderation.ui('displayName'),
+      ),
+    }))
+  const isFeed = variant === 'feed'
+  const rowLabel =
+    names.length >= 2
+      ? l`Liked by ${names[0].displayName} and ${names[1].displayName}`
+      : l`Liked by ${names[0].displayName}`
+  const textStyle = [a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]
+  const nameStyle = [a.text_sm, a.font_medium, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]
+
+  const nameLink = (name: (typeof names)[number]) => (
+    <ProfileHoverCard key={name.did} did={name.did} inline>
+      <InlineLinkText
+        to={name.href}
+        label={l`Go to ${name.displayName}'s profile`}
+        disableMismatchWarning
+        emoji
+        style={nameStyle}>
+        {name.displayName}
+      </InlineLinkText>
+    </ProfileHoverCard>
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <View style={[a.w_full, a.flex_row, isFeed && a.mt_sm]}>
+      <Link
+        to={likesHref}
+        label={rowLabel}
+        style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_xs, a.flex_shrink]}
+        onPress={() => ax.metric('post:likedBy:click', {})}>
+        <AvatarStack
+          profiles={aviStackProfiles}
+          size={16}
+          overlap={4}
+          borderWidth={0.5}
+          backgroundColor={t.atoms.bg_contrast_25.backgroundColor}
+        />
+        <Text testID="knownLikersStat" style={[a.flex_shrink, textStyle]}>
+          {names.length >= 2 ? (
+            <Trans comment="Social proof below a post; the bolded names are people the viewer follows who liked the post">
+              Liked by {nameLink(names[0])} and {nameLink(names[1])}
+            </Trans>
+          ) : (
+            <Trans comment="Social proof below a post; the bolded name is a person the viewer follows who liked the post">
+              Liked by {nameLink(names[0])}
+            </Trans>
+          )}
+        </Text>
+      </Link>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/WhoCanReply.tsx b/src/components/WhoCanReply.tsx
index 280cbd0cbb..5f5480d9fc 100644
--- a/src/components/WhoCanReply.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WhoCanReply.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function WhoCanReply({post, isThreadAuthor, style}: WhoCanReplyProps) {
             style={[
               a.flex_row,
               a.align_center,
-              a.gap_xs,
+              {gap: 3},
               (hovered || focused || pressed) && native({opacity: 0.5}),
               style,
             ]}>
@@ -122,16 +122,16 @@ export function WhoCanReply({post, isThreadAuthor, style}: WhoCanReplyProps) {
               color={
                 isThreadAuthor ? t.palette.primary_500 : t.palette.contrast_400
               }
-              width={16}
+              width={12}
               settings={settings}
             />
             <Text
               style={[
-                a.text_sm,
+                a.text_xs,
                 a.leading_tight,
                 isThreadAuthor
                   ? {color: t.palette.primary_500}
-                  : t.atoms.text_contrast_medium,
+                  : t.atoms.text_contrast_high,
                 (hovered || focused || pressed) && web(a.underline),
               ]}>
               {description}
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/LikesStat.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/LikesStat.tsx
index 15cbeba3ac..28d1f95735 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/LikesStat.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/LikesStat.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,14 @@
-import {View} from 'react-native'
 import {AtUri} from '@atproto/syntax'
-import {moderateProfile} from '@bsky/sdk/moderation'
 import {Plural, Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 
 import {makeProfileLink} from '#/lib/routes/links'
-import {sanitizeDisplayName} from '#/lib/strings/display-names'
-import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
-import {AvatarStack} from '#/components/AvatarStack'
-import {InlineLinkText, Link} from '#/components/Link'
+import {Link} from '#/components/Link'
 import {useFormatPostStatCount} from '#/components/PostControls/util'
-import {ProfileHoverCard} from '#/components/ProfileHoverCard'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {type app} from '#/lexicons'
 
-const AVI_SIZE = 20
-
 /**
  * The plain "N likes" stat for the expanded anchor post, linking to the likes
  * list. Renders nothing when the post has no likes.
@@ -40,9 +32,9 @@ export function LikesStat({post}: {post: app.bsky.feed.defs.PostView}) {
       onPress={() => ax.metric('post:likedBy:click', {})}>
       <Text
         testID="likeCount-expanded"
-        style={[a.text_md, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
+        style={[a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
         <Trans comment="Like count display, the <0> tags enclose the number of likes in bold (will never be 0)">
-          <Text style={[a.text_md, a.font_semi_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
+          <Text style={[a.text_sm, a.font_semi_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
             {formatPostStatCount(likeCount)}
           </Text>{' '}
           <Plural value={likeCount} one="like" other="likes" />
@@ -51,115 +43,3 @@ export function LikesStat({post}: {post: app.bsky.feed.defs.PostView}) {
     </Link>
   )
 }
-
-/**
- * Social proof for the expanded anchor post. When the viewer follows some of
- * the post's recent likers, renders a face pile plus "Liked by A and B" on
- * its own row below the interaction stats line. Renders nothing otherwise.
- *
- * Known likers are included in the post viewer state so this can render with
- * the rest of the thread, without a separate request or layout shift.
- */
-export function KnownLikers({post}: {post: app.bsky.feed.defs.PostView}) {
-  const t = useTheme()
-  const {t: l} = useLingui()
-  const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
-  const ax = useAnalytics()
-
-  const likeCount = post.likeCount ?? 0
-  if (likeCount === 0) return null
-
-  const urip = new AtUri(post.uri)
-  const likesHref = makeProfileLink(post.author, 'post', urip.rkey, 'liked-by')
-  const onPressLikedBy = () => ax.metric('post:likedBy:click', {})
-
-  const knownLikersAndModeration = moderationOpts
-    ? (post.viewer?.knownLikers?.actors ?? [])
-        .map(actor => ({
-          actor,
-          moderation: moderateProfile(actor, moderationOpts),
-        }))
-        .filter(({moderation}) => {
-          const modui = moderation.ui('profileList')
-          return !modui.filter
-        })
-    : []
-
-  const showKnownLikers =
-    knownLikersAndModeration.length > 0 &&
-    ax.features.enabled(ax.features.PostThreadKnownLikersEnable)
-
-  if (!showKnownLikers) return null
-
-  const aviStackProfiles = knownLikersAndModeration
-    .slice(0, 3)
-    .map(({actor}) => actor)
-  const names = knownLikersAndModeration
-    .slice(0, 2)
-    .map(({actor, moderation}) => {
-      return {
-        did: actor.did,
-        href: makeProfileLink(actor),
-        displayName: sanitizeDisplayName(
-          actor.displayName || actor.handle,
-          moderation.ui('displayName'),
-        ),
-      }
-    })
-  /*
-   * The row link's a11y label mirrors the visible sentence so screen readers
-   * announce the social proof.
-   */
-  const rowLabel =
-    names.length >= 2
-      ? l`Liked by ${names[0].displayName} and ${names[1].displayName}`
-      : l`Liked by ${names[0].displayName}`
-
-  const textStyle = [a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]
-  const nameStyle = [a.text_sm, a.font_semi_bold, t.atoms.text]
-
-  /*
-   * Nested inside the row link, but the deepest link claims the press, so
-   * tapping a name goes to that profile while the rest of the row goes to
-   * the likes list. Same pattern as NotificationFeedItem's author links.
-   */
-  const nameLink = (name: (typeof names)[number]) => (
-    <ProfileHoverCard key={name.did} did={name.did} inline>
-      <InlineLinkText
-        to={name.href}
-        label={l`Go to ${name.displayName}'s profile`}
-        disableMismatchWarning
-        emoji
-        style={nameStyle}>
-        {name.displayName}
-      </InlineLinkText>
-    </ProfileHoverCard>
-  )
-
-  return (
-    /*
-     * The full-width wrapper forces the social proof onto its own line below
-     * the count stats within the wrapping stats row.
-     */
-    <View style={[a.w_full, a.flex_row]}>
-      <Link
-        to={likesHref}
-        label={rowLabel}
-        style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_sm, a.flex_shrink]}
-        onPress={onPressLikedBy}>
-        <AvatarStack profiles={aviStackProfiles} size={AVI_SIZE} />
-        <Text testID="knownLikersStat" style={[a.flex_shrink, textStyle]}>
-          {names.length >= 2 ? (
-            <Trans comment="Social proof below the post stats; the bolded names are people the viewer follows who liked the post">
-              Liked by {nameLink(names[0])} and {nameLink(names[1])}
-            </Trans>
-          ) : (
-            <Trans comment="Social proof below the post stats; the bolded name is a person the viewer follows who liked the post">
-              Liked by {nameLink(names[0])}
-            </Trans>
-          )}
-        </Text>
-      </Link>
-    </View>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
index 6a1ee4bb55..350e71d210 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {type OnPostSuccessData} from '#/state/shell/composer'
 import {useMergedThreadgateHiddenReplies} from '#/state/threadgate-hidden-replies'
 import {type PostSource} from '#/state/unstable-post-source'
 import {PreviewableUserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
-import {KnownLikers, LikesStat} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/LikesStat'
+import {LikesStat} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/LikesStat'
 import {ThreadItemAnchorFollowButton} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchorFollowButton'
 import {
   POST_NUMBER_INLINE_OFFSET,
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {PostAlerts} from '#/components/moderation/PostAlerts'
 import * as ReportDialogMetadataContext from '#/components/moderation/ReportDialog/ReportDialogMetadataContext'
 import {type AppModerationCause} from '#/components/Pills'
 import {Embed, PostEmbedViewContext} from '#/components/Post/Embed'
+import {KnownLikers} from '#/components/Post/KnownLikers'
 import {TranslatedPost} from '#/components/Post/Translated'
 import {PostControls, PostControlsSkeleton} from '#/components/PostControls'
 import {useFormatPostStatCount} from '#/components/PostControls/util'
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
 import * as Skele from '#/components/Skeleton'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {WhoCanReply} from '#/components/WhoCanReply'
-import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
+import {Features, useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {useActorStatus} from '#/features/liveNow'
 import {app} from '#/lexicons'
 import * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
@@ -451,7 +452,6 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
                     columnGap: a.gap_lg.gap,
                   },
                   a.border_t,
-                  a.border_b,
                   a.mt_md,
                   a.py_md,
                   t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
@@ -460,10 +460,10 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
                   <Link to={repostsHref} label={l`Reposts of this post`}>
                     <Text
                       testID="repostCount-expanded"
-                      style={[a.text_md, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
+                      style={[a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
                       <Trans comment="Repost count display, the <0> tags enclose the number of reposts in bold (will never be 0)">
                         <Text
-                          style={[a.text_md, a.font_semi_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
+                          style={[a.text_sm, a.font_semi_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
                           {formatPostStatCount(post.repostCount)}
                         </Text>{' '}
                         <Plural
@@ -481,10 +481,10 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
                   <Link to={quotesHref} label={l`Quotes of this post`}>
                     <Text
                       testID="quoteCount-expanded"
-                      style={[a.text_md, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
+                      style={[a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
                       <Trans comment="Quote count display, the <0> tags enclose the number of quotes in bold (will never be 0)">
                         <Text
-                          style={[a.text_md, a.font_semi_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
+                          style={[a.text_sm, a.font_semi_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
                           {formatPostStatCount(post.quoteCount)}
                         </Text>{' '}
                         <Plural
@@ -500,9 +500,9 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
                 {post.bookmarkCount != null && post.bookmarkCount !== 0 ? (
                   <Text
                     testID="bookmarkCount-expanded"
-                    style={[a.text_md, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
+                    style={[a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
                     <Trans comment="Save count display, the <0> tags enclose the number of saves in bold (will never be 0)">
-                      <Text style={[a.text_md, a.font_semi_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
+                      <Text style={[a.text_sm, a.font_semi_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
                         {formatPostStatCount(post.bookmarkCount)}
                       </Text>{' '}
                       <Plural
@@ -513,9 +513,12 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
                     </Trans>
                   </Text>
                 ) : null}
-                <KnownLikers post={post} />
               </View>
             ) : null}
+            <KnownLikers
+              post={post}
+              feature={Features.PostThreadKnownLikersEnable}
+            />
             <View
               style={[
                 a.pt_sm,
@@ -562,7 +565,7 @@ function ExpandedPostDetails({
     <View style={[a.gap_md, a.pt_md, a.align_start]}>
       <BackdatedPostIndicator post={post} />
       <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.flex_wrap, a.gap_sm]}>
-        <Text style={[a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
+        <Text style={[a.text_xs, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
           {niceDate(i18n, post.indexedAt, 'dot separated')}
         </Text>
         {isRootPost && (
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
index b4e217f4bd..cc42464a06 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {useMergeThreadgateHiddenReplies} from '#/state/threadgate-hidden-replies
 import {useBreakpoints} from '#/alf'
 import {IS_WEB} from '#/env'
 import {app} from '#/lexicons'
+import * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
 
 export * from '#/state/queries/usePostThread/context'
 export {useUpdatePostThreadThreadgateQueryCache} from '#/state/queries/usePostThread/queryCache'
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export function usePostThread({anchor}: {anchor?: string}) {
     enabled: isThreadPreferencesLoaded && !!anchor && !!moderationOpts,
     queryKey: postThreadQueryKey,
     async queryFn(ctx) {
+      const placeholder = getThreadPlaceholder(qc, anchor!)
       const data = await client.call(app.bsky.unspecced.getPostThreadV2, {
         anchor: anchor! as AtUriString,
         branchingFactor: view === 'linear' ? LINEAR_VIEW_BF : TREE_VIEW_BF,
@@ -80,6 +82,28 @@ export function usePostThread({anchor}: {anchor?: string}) {
         sort: sort,
       })
 
+      const cachedKnownLikers =
+        placeholder &&
+        bsky.isType(app.bsky.unspecced.defs.threadItemPost, placeholder.value)
+          ? placeholder.value.post.viewer?.knownLikers
+          : undefined
+      if (cachedKnownLikers?.actors.length) {
+        const anchorItem = data.thread?.find(item => item.uri === anchor)
+        if (
+          anchorItem &&
+          bsky.isType(
+            app.bsky.unspecced.defs.threadItemPost,
+            anchorItem.value,
+          ) &&
+          !anchorItem.value.post.viewer?.knownLikers?.actors.length
+        ) {
+          anchorItem.value.post.viewer = {
+            ...anchorItem.value.post.viewer,
+            knownLikers: cachedKnownLikers,
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       /*
        * Initialize `ctx.meta` to track if we know we have additional replies
        * we could fetch once we hit the end.
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx
index 3a66564ed9..a5c16d5a94 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import * as ReportDialogMetadataContext from '#/components/moderation/ReportDial
 import {type AppModerationCause} from '#/components/Pills'
 import {Embed} from '#/components/Post/Embed'
 import {PostEmbedViewContext} from '#/components/Post/Embed/types'
+import {KnownLikers} from '#/components/Post/KnownLikers'
 import {PostRepliedTo} from '#/components/Post/PostRepliedTo'
 import {ShowMoreTextButton} from '#/components/Post/ShowMoreTextButton'
 import {TranslatedPost} from '#/components/Post/Translated'
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ import {PostControls} from '#/components/PostControls'
 import {DiscoverDebug} from '#/components/PostControls/DiscoverDebug'
 import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
 import {SubtleHover} from '#/components/SubtleHover'
-import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
+import {Features, useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {useActorStatus} from '#/features/liveNow'
 import {app} from '#/lexicons'
 import * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
@@ -456,6 +457,11 @@ let FeedItemInner = ({
               onShowLess={onShowLess}
               viaRepost={viaRepost}
             />
+            <KnownLikers
+              post={post}
+              feature={Features.PostFeedKnownLikersEnable}
+              variant="feed"
+            />
           </View>
 
           <DiscoverDebug feedContext={feedContext} />