diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadFollowBtn.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadFollowBtn.tsx
index b58f862991..6d20961cab 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadFollowBtn.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadFollowBtn.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import {View} from 'react-native'
 import {AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
-import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
-import {logger} from '#/logger'
-import {track} from 'lib/analytics/analytics'
-import {isNative, isWeb} from 'platform/detection'
 import {Shadow, useProfileShadow} from 'state/cache/profile-shadow'
-import {
-  useProfileFollowMutationQueue,
-  useProfileQuery,
-} from 'state/queries/profile'
-import {useRequireAuth} from 'state/session'
-import * as Toast from 'view/com/util/Toast'
-import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
-import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
-import {Check_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Check} from '#/components/icons/Check'
-import {PlusLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Plus} from '#/components/icons/Plus'
+import {useProfileQuery} from 'state/queries/profile'
+import {FollowButton} from 'view/com/profile/FollowButton'
 
 export function PostThreadFollowBtn({did}: {did: string}) {
   const {data: profile, isLoading} = useProfileQuery({did})
@@ -36,14 +22,8 @@ function PostThreadFollowBtnLoaded({
   profile: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewDetailed
 }) {
   const navigation = useNavigation()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
   const profile: Shadow<AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic> =
     useProfileShadow(profileUnshadowed)
-  const [queueFollow, queueUnfollow] = useProfileFollowMutationQueue(
-    profile,
-    'PostThreadItem',
-  )
-  const requireAuth = useRequireAuth()
 
   const isFollowing = !!profile.viewer?.following
   const [wasFollowing, setWasFollowing] = React.useState<boolean>(isFollowing)
@@ -81,64 +61,7 @@ function PostThreadFollowBtnLoaded({
     }
   }, [isFollowing, wasFollowing, navigation])
 
-  const onPress = React.useCallback(() => {
-    if (!isFollowing) {
-      requireAuth(async () => {
-        try {
-          track('ProfileHeader:FollowButtonClicked')
-          await queueFollow()
-        } catch (e: any) {
-          if (e?.name !== 'AbortError') {
-            logger.error('Failed to follow', {message: String(e)})
-            Toast.show(_(msg`There was an issue! ${e.toString()}`))
-          }
-        }
-      })
-    } else {
-      requireAuth(async () => {
-        try {
-          track('ProfileHeader:UnfollowButtonClicked')
-          await queueUnfollow()
-        } catch (e: any) {
-          if (e?.name !== 'AbortError') {
-            logger.error('Failed to unfollow', {message: String(e)})
-            Toast.show(_(msg`There was an issue! ${e.toString()}`))
-          }
-        }
-      })
-    }
-  }, [isFollowing, requireAuth, queueFollow, _, queueUnfollow])
-
   if (!showFollowBtn) return null
 
-  return (
-    <View>
-      <Button
-        testID={profile.viewer?.following ? 'unfollowBtn' : 'followBtn'}
-        size={isNative ? 'small' : 'medium'}
-        color={profile.viewer?.following ? 'secondary' : 'primary'}
-        variant="solid"
-        label={
-          profile.viewer?.following
-            ? _(msg`Unfollow ${profile.handle}`)
-            : _(msg`Follow ${profile.handle}`)
-        }
-        onPress={onPress}
-        style={[a.rounded_full, a.gap_xs]}>
-        {isWeb && (
-          <ButtonIcon
-            position="left"
-            icon={profile.viewer?.following ? Check : Plus}
-          />
-        )}
-        <ButtonText>
-          {profile.viewer?.following ? (
-            <Trans>Following</Trans>
-          ) : (
-            <Trans>Follow</Trans>
-          )}
-        </ButtonText>
-      </Button>
-    </View>
-  )
+  return <FollowButton profile={profile} logContext="PostThreadItem" />
 }
diff --git a/src/view/com/profile/FollowButton.tsx b/src/view/com/profile/FollowButton.tsx
index 7b090ffeb0..c376d1a4df 100644
--- a/src/view/com/profile/FollowButton.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/profile/FollowButton.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import {StyleProp, TextStyle, View} from 'react-native'
 import {AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
-import {Button, ButtonType} from '../util/forms/Button'
-import * as Toast from '../util/Toast'
-import {useProfileFollowMutationQueue} from '#/state/queries/profile'
-import {Shadow} from '#/state/cache/types'
+import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
+
+import {Shadow} from '#/state/cache/types'
+import {useProfileFollowMutationQueue} from '#/state/queries/profile'
+import {useGate} from 'lib/statsig/statsig'
+import {isNative} from 'platform/detection'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
+import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
+import * as Toast from '../util/Toast'
 
 export function FollowButton({
-  unfollowedType = 'inverted',
-  followedType = 'default',
   profile,
-  labelStyle,
   logContext,
 }: {
-  unfollowedType?: ButtonType
-  followedType?: ButtonType
   profile: Shadow<AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic>
   labelStyle?: StyleProp<TextStyle>
-  logContext: 'ProfileCard'
+  logContext: 'ProfileCard' | 'PostThreadItem'
 }) {
   const [queueFollow, queueUnfollow] = useProfileFollowMutationQueue(
     profile,
     logContext,
   )
   const {_} = useLingui()
+  const showFollowBackLabel =
+    useGate('show_follow_back_label') && logContext === 'PostThreadItem'
 
   const onPressFollow = async () => {
     try {
@@ -51,23 +52,32 @@ export function FollowButton({
     return <View />
   }
 
-  if (profile.viewer.following) {
-    return (
+  return (
+    <View>
       <Button
-        type={followedType}
-        labelStyle={labelStyle}
-        onPress={onPressUnfollow}
-        label={_(msg({message: 'Unfollow', context: 'action'}))}
-      />
-    )
-  } else {
-    return (
-      <Button
-        type={unfollowedType}
-        labelStyle={labelStyle}
-        onPress={onPressFollow}
-        label={_(msg({message: 'Follow', context: 'action'}))}
-      />
-    )
-  }
+        testID={profile.viewer?.following ? 'unfollowBtn' : 'followBtn'}
+        size={isNative ? 'small' : 'medium'}
+        color={profile.viewer?.following ? 'secondary' : 'primary'}
+        variant="solid"
+        label={
+          profile.viewer?.following
+            ? _(msg`Unfollow ${profile.handle}`)
+            : _(msg`Follow ${profile.handle}`)
+        }
+        onPress={profile.viewer?.following ? onPressUnfollow : onPressFollow}
+        style={[a.rounded_full, a.gap_xs]}>
+        <ButtonText>
+          {!profile.viewer?.following ? (
+            showFollowBackLabel && profile.viewer?.followedBy ? (
+              <Trans>Follow Back</Trans>
+            ) : (
+              <Trans>Follow</Trans>
+            )
+          ) : (
+            <Trans>Following</Trans>
+          )}
+        </ButtonText>
+      </Button>
+    </View>
+  )
 }