diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostTombstone.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostTombstone.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6e7a03c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostTombstone.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import {useMemo} from 'react'
+import {View} from 'react-native'
+import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
+
+import {LINEAR_AVI_WIDTH, OUTER_SPACE} from '#/screens/PostThread/const'
+import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {Trash_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as TrashIcon} from '#/components/icons/Trash'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+
+export type ThreadItemPostTombstoneProps = {
+  type: 'not-found' | 'blocked'
+}
+
+export function ThreadItemPostTombstone({type}: ThreadItemPostTombstoneProps) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const copy = useMemo(() => {
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'blocked':
+        return _(msg`Post blocked.`)
+      case 'not-found':
+      default:
+        return _(msg`Post not found.`)
+    }
+  }, [_, type])
+
+  return (
+    <View
+      style={[
+        a.mb_xs,
+        {
+          paddingHorizontal: OUTER_SPACE,
+          paddingTop: OUTER_SPACE / 1.2,
+        },
+      ]}>
+      <View
+        style={[
+          a.flex_row,
+          a.align_center,
+          a.rounded_sm,
+          t.atoms.bg_contrast_25,
+          {
+            paddingVertical: OUTER_SPACE / 1.2,
+          },
+        ]}>
+        <View
+          style={[
+            a.flex_row,
+            a.justify_center,
+            {
+              width: LINEAR_AVI_WIDTH,
+            },
+          ]}>
+          <TrashIcon style={[t.atoms.text]} />
+        </View>
+        <Text style={[a.font_bold, a.text_md, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
+          {copy}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
index e17d9e0047..f7628b5792 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
@@ -23,17 +23,16 @@ import {
   ThreadItemPost,
   ThreadItemPostSkeleton,
 } from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost'
+import {ThreadItemPostTombstone} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostTombstone'
 import {ThreadItemTreePost} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost'
-import {atoms as a, useBreakpoints, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
+import {useBreakpoints, web} from '#/alf'
 import * as Layout from '#/components/Layout'
 import {ListFooter} from '#/components/Lists'
-import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 const PARENT_CHUNK_SIZE = 5
 const CHILDREN_CHUNK_SIZE = 50
 
 export function Inner({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
-  const t = useTheme()
   const {gtPhone} = useBreakpoints()
   // const {hasSession, currentAccount} = useSession()
   const initialNumToRender = useInitialNumToRender()
@@ -205,6 +204,13 @@ export function Inner({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
     return results
   }, [thread, deferParents, maxParentCount, maxChildrenCount])
 
+  const isTombstoneView = useMemo(() => {
+    if (slices.length > 1) return false
+    return slices.every(
+      s => s.type === 'threadPostBlocked' || s.type === 'threadPostNotFound',
+    )
+  }, [slices])
+
   const renderItem = ({item, index}: {item: ThreadItem; index: number}) => {
     if (item.type === 'threadPost') {
       if (item.depth < 0) {
@@ -214,7 +220,7 @@ export function Inner({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
             item={item}
             threadgateRecord={thread.data.threadgate?.record ?? undefined}
             overrides={{
-              topBorder: index === 0, // && !item.isParentLoading, // TODO
+              topBorder: index === 0,
             }}
             onPostSuccess={optimisticOnPostReply}
           />
@@ -266,33 +272,9 @@ export function Inner({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
         />
       )
     } else if (item.type === 'threadPostBlocked') {
-      return (
-        <View
-          style={[
-            a.p_lg,
-            index !== 0 && a.border_t,
-            t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
-            t.atoms.bg_contrast_25,
-          ]}>
-          <Text style={[a.font_bold, a.text_md, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
-            <Trans>Blocked post.</Trans>
-          </Text>
-        </View>
-      )
+      return <ThreadItemPostTombstone type="blocked" />
     } else if (item.type === 'threadPostNotFound') {
-      return (
-        <View
-          style={[
-            a.p_lg,
-            index !== 0 && a.border_t,
-            t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
-            t.atoms.bg_contrast_25,
-          ]}>
-          <Text style={[a.font_bold, a.text_md, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
-            <Trans>Deleted post.</Trans>
-          </Text>
-        </View>
-      )
+      return <ThreadItemPostTombstone type="not-found" />
     } else if (item.type === 'replyComposer') {
       return (
         <View>
@@ -386,6 +368,7 @@ export function Inner({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
                  * causing weird jumps on web or glitches on native
                  */
                 height={windowHeight - 200}
+                style={isTombstoneView ? {borderTopWidth: 0} : undefined}
               />
             }
             initialNumToRender={initialNumToRender}