diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
index 6db47c8308..5ef7c5954d 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
@@ -381,11 +381,12 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
               </ProfileHoverCard>
             </View>
           </Link>
-          {showFollowButton && (
-            <View collapsable={false} style={[a.self_center]}>
-              <ThreadItemAnchorFollowButton did={post.author.did} />
-            </View>
-          )}
+          <View collapsable={false} style={[a.self_center]}>
+            <ThreadItemAnchorFollowButton
+              did={post.author.did}
+              enabled={showFollowButton}
+            />
+          </View>
         </View>
         <View style={[a.pb_sm]}>
           <LabelsOnMyPost post={post} style={[a.pb_sm]} />
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchorFollowButton.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchorFollowButton.tsx
index 3c925a1cf3..d2133e3735 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchorFollowButton.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchorFollowButton.tsx
@@ -19,24 +19,36 @@ import {PlusLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as PlusIcon} from '#/components/icons/
 import {IS_IOS} from '#/env'
 import {GrowthHack} from './GrowthHack'
 
-export function ThreadItemAnchorFollowButton({did}: {did: string}) {
+export function ThreadItemAnchorFollowButton({
+  did,
+  enabled = true,
+}: {
+  did: string
+  enabled?: boolean
+}) {
   if (IS_IOS) {
     return (
       <GrowthHack>
-        <ThreadItemAnchorFollowButtonInner did={did} />
+        <ThreadItemAnchorFollowButtonInner did={did} enabled={enabled} />
       </GrowthHack>
     )
   }
 
-  return <ThreadItemAnchorFollowButtonInner did={did} />
+  return <ThreadItemAnchorFollowButtonInner did={did} enabled={enabled} />
 }
 
-export function ThreadItemAnchorFollowButtonInner({did}: {did: string}) {
+export function ThreadItemAnchorFollowButtonInner({
+  did,
+  enabled = true,
+}: {
+  did: string
+  enabled?: boolean
+}) {
   const {data: profile, isLoading} = useProfileQuery({did})
 
   // We will never hit this - the profile will always be cached or loaded above
   // but it keeps the typechecker happy
-  if (isLoading || !profile) return null
+  if (!enabled || isLoading || !profile) return null
 
   return <PostThreadFollowBtnLoaded profile={profile} />
 }