diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
index 64ff9cb0fd..35028334c6 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
@@ -440,7 +440,9 @@ export function PostThread({
           onEndReachedThreshold={2}
           onScrollToTop={onScrollToTop}
           maintainVisibleContentPosition={
-            isNative ? MAINTAIN_VISIBLE_CONTENT_POSITION : undefined
+            isNative && hasParents
+              ? MAINTAIN_VISIBLE_CONTENT_POSITION
+              : undefined
           }
           // @ts-ignore our .web version only -prf
           desktopFixedHeight