diff --git a/src/App.native.tsx b/src/App.native.tsx
index bfca341f42..ea018f1691 100644
--- a/src/App.native.tsx
+++ b/src/App.native.tsx
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ import {Splash} from '#/Splash'
 import {BottomSheetOutlet} from '../modules/bottom-sheet'
 import {BottomSheetProvider} from '../modules/bottom-sheet'
 import {BackgroundNotificationPreferencesProvider} from '../modules/expo-background-notification-handler/src/BackgroundNotificationHandlerProvider'
+import {RequestListItem} from './screens/Messages/components/RequestListItem'
+import {List} from './view/com/util/List'
 
 SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync()
 if (isIOS) {
@@ -257,9 +259,9 @@ export default Sentry.wrap(App)
 
 function Testbed() {
   const control = Dialog.useDialogControl()
+  const [showItem, setShowItem] = useState(true)
   return (
-    <View
-      style={[{height: '100%'}, a.align_center, a.justify_center, {gap: 16}]}>
+    <View style={[a.align_center, a.justify_center, {gap: 16}, a.h_full]}>
       <Button
         label="show dialog"
         onPress={() => {
@@ -269,6 +271,31 @@ function Testbed() {
         color="primary">
         <ButtonText>Show dialog</ButtonText>
       </Button>
+      <Button
+        label="toggle list item + show toast"
+        onPress={() => {
+          Toast.show('toggle list item')
+          setShowItem(x => !x)
+        }}
+        size="large"
+        color="primary">
+        <ButtonText>toggle list item + show toast</ButtonText>
+      </Button>
+      <List
+        style={[{width: '100%', height: 300}, a.flex_grow_0]}
+        data={showItem ? [true] : []}
+        renderItem={() => (
+          <RequestListItem
+            convo={{
+              id: 'abc',
+              members: [{did: 'did:plc:abc', handle: 'alice.example.com'}],
+              muted: false,
+              rev: '1',
+              unreadCount: 0,
+            }}
+          />
+        )}
+      />
       <Dialog.Outer control={control}>
         <Dialog.Handle />
         <Dialog.ScrollableInner
@@ -303,6 +330,18 @@ function Testbed() {
             color="primary">
             <ButtonText>Close - toast after</ButtonText>
           </Button>
+          <Button
+            label="close dialog"
+            onPress={() => {
+              control.close(() => {
+                setShowItem(false)
+                Toast.show('closed')
+              })
+            }}
+            size="large"
+            color="primary">
+            <ButtonText>Close - close + hide item</ButtonText>
+          </Button>
         </Dialog.ScrollableInner>
       </Dialog.Outer>
     </View>
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx
index f4e7863679..2fae651184 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
 import {precacheProfile} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {TimeElapsed} from '#/view/com/util/TimeElapsed'
-import {PreviewableUserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
+import {PreviewableUserAvatar, UserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
 import {atoms as a, useBreakpoints, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
 import * as tokens from '#/alf/tokens'
 import {useDialogControl} from '#/components/Dialog'
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {useSimpleVerificationState} from '#/components/verification'
 import {VerificationCheck} from '#/components/verification/VerificationCheck'
 import type * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
+import {Button} from '#/components/Button'
 
 export const ChatListItemPortal = createPortalGroup()
 
@@ -349,15 +350,14 @@ function ChatListItemReady({
               a.absolute,
               {top: tokens.space.md, left: tokens.space.lg},
             ]}>
-            <PreviewableUserAvatar
-              profile={profile}
+            <UserAvatar
+              type="user"
               size={52}
               moderation={moderation.ui('avatar')}
             />
           </View>
 
-          <Link
-            to={`/messages/${convo.id}`}
+          <Button
             label={displayName}
             accessibilityHint={
               !isDeletedAccount
@@ -509,10 +509,10 @@ function ChatListItemReady({
                 )}
               </View>
             )}
-          </Link>
+          </Button>
 
           <ChatListItemPortal.Outlet />
-
+          {/*
           {showMenu && (
             <ConvoMenu
               convo={convo}
@@ -535,12 +535,12 @@ function ChatListItemReady({
               ]}
               latestReportableMessage={latestReportableMessage}
             />
-          )}
-          <LeaveConvoPrompt
+          )}*/}
+          {/*<LeaveConvoPrompt
             control={leaveConvoControl}
             convoId={convo.id}
             currentScreen="list"
-          />
+          />*/}
         </View>
       </GestureActionView>
     </ChatListItemPortal.Provider>
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestButtons.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestButtons.tsx
index 4437a9a43f..306dca656e 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestButtons.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestButtons.tsx
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ export function RejectMenu({
 }) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const shadowedProfile = useProfileShadow(profile)
-  const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
+  // const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const {mutate: leaveConvo} = useLeaveConvo(convo.id, {
     onMutate: () => {
       if (currentScreen === 'conversation') {
-        navigation.dispatch(StackActions.pop())
+        // navigation.dispatch(StackActions.pop())
       }
     },
     onError: () => {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export function AcceptChatButton({
 }) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
-  const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
+  // const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const {needsEmailVerification} = useEmail()
   const emailDialogControl = useEmailDialogControl()
 
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ export function AcceptChatButton({
       onAcceptConvo?.()
       if (currentScreen === 'list') {
         precacheConvoQuery(queryClient, {...convo, status: 'accepted'})
-        navigation.navigate('MessagesConversation', {
-          conversation: convo.id,
-          accept: true,
-        })
+        // navigation.navigate('MessagesConversation', {
+        //   conversation: convo.id,
+        //   accept: true,
+        // })
       }
     },
     onError: () => {
@@ -272,12 +272,12 @@ export function DeleteChatButton({
   currentScreen: 'list' | 'conversation'
 }) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
-  const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
+  // const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
 
   const {mutate: leaveConvo} = useLeaveConvo(convo.id, {
     onMutate: () => {
       if (currentScreen === 'conversation') {
-        navigation.dispatch(StackActions.pop())
+        // navigation.dispatch(StackActions.pop())
       }
     },
     onError: () => {
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestListItem.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestListItem.tsx
index 1f23b88823..86e5231d6d 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestListItem.tsx
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ export function RequestListItem({convo}: {convo: ChatBskyConvoDefs.ConvoView}) {
   return (
     <View style={[a.relative, a.flex_1]}>
       <ChatListItem convo={convo} showMenu={false}>
-        <View style={[a.pt_xs, a.pb_2xs]}>
-          <KnownFollowers
-            profile={otherUser}
-            moderationOpts={moderationOpts}
-            minimal
-            showIfEmpty
-          />
-        </View>
         {/* spacer, since you can't nest pressables */}
         <View style={[a.pt_md, a.pb_xs, a.w_full, {opacity: 0}]} aria-hidden>
           {/* Placeholder text so that it responds to the font height */}