diff --git a/assets/icons/arrowTopCircle_stroke2_corner0_rounded.svg b/assets/icons/arrowTopCircle_stroke2_corner0_rounded.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e34b5eb38f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/icons/arrowTopCircle_stroke2_corner0_rounded.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="#000" d="M12 2c5.523 0 10 4.477 10 10s-4.477 10-10 10S2 17.523 2 12 6.477 2 12 2Zm0 2a8 8 0 1 0 0 16 8 8 0 0 0 0-16Zm-.63 3.225a1 1 0 0 1 1.337.068l3 3 .068.076a1 1 0 0 1-1.406 1.406l-.076-.068L13 10.414V16a1 1 0 1 1-2 0v-5.586l-1.293 1.293a1 1 0 1 1-1.414-1.414l3-3 .076-.068Z"/></svg>
diff --git a/src/components/icons/ArrowTopCircle.tsx b/src/components/icons/ArrowTopCircle.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d250367f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/icons/ArrowTopCircle.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import {createSinglePathSVG} from './TEMPLATE'
+
+export const ArrowTopCircle_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded = createSinglePathSVG({
+  path: 'M12 2c5.523 0 10 4.477 10 10s-4.477 10-10 10S2 17.523 2 12 6.477 2 12 2Zm0 2a8 8 0 1 0 0 16 8 8 0 0 0 0-16Zm-.63 3.225a1 1 0 0 1 1.337.068l3 3 .068.076a1 1 0 0 1-1.406 1.406l-.076-.068L13 10.414V16a1 1 0 1 1-2 0v-5.586l-1.293 1.293a1 1 0 1 1-1.414-1.414l3-3 .076-.068Z',
+})
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemReadMoreUp.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemReadMoreUp.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb8fcf2459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemReadMoreUp.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import {memo} from 'react'
+import {View} from 'react-native'
+import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
+
+import {type ThreadItem} from '#/state/queries/usePostThread'
+import {
+  LINEAR_AVI_WIDTH,
+  OUTER_SPACE,
+  REPLY_LINE_WIDTH,
+} from '#/screens/PostThread/const'
+import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {ArrowTopCircle_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as UpIcon} from '#/components/icons/ArrowTopCircle'
+import {Link} from '#/components/Link'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+
+export const ThreadItemReadMoreUp = memo(function ThreadItemReadMoreUp({
+  item,
+}: {
+  item: Extract<ThreadItem, {type: 'readMoreUp'}>
+}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {_} = useLingui()
+
+  return (
+    <Link
+      label={_(msg`Continue thread`)}
+      to={item.href}
+      style={[
+        a.gap_xs,
+        {
+          paddingTop: OUTER_SPACE,
+          paddingHorizontal: OUTER_SPACE,
+        },
+      ]}>
+      {({hovered, pressed}) => {
+        const interacted = hovered || pressed
+        return (
+          <View>
+            <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_md]}>
+              <View
+                style={[
+                  a.align_center,
+                  {
+                    width: LINEAR_AVI_WIDTH,
+                  },
+                ]}>
+                <UpIcon
+                  fill="currentColor"
+                  width={24}
+                  style={[
+                    t.atoms.text_contrast_low,
+                    a.transition_all,
+                    interacted && [t.atoms.text_contrast_high],
+                  ]}
+                />
+              </View>
+              <Text
+                style={[
+                  a.text_sm,
+                  t.atoms.text_contrast_medium,
+                  interacted && [a.underline],
+                ]}>
+                <Trans>Continue thread...</Trans>
+              </Text>
+            </View>
+            <View
+              style={[
+                a.align_center,
+                {
+                  width: LINEAR_AVI_WIDTH,
+                },
+              ]}>
+              <View
+                style={[
+                  a.mt_xs,
+                  {
+                    height: OUTER_SPACE / 2,
+                    width: REPLY_LINE_WIDTH,
+                    backgroundColor: t.atoms.border_contrast_low.borderColor,
+                  },
+                ]}
+              />
+            </View>
+          </View>
+        )
+      }}
+    </Link>
+  )
+})
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
index c95f0c44b8..a4fcb31def 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost'
 import {ThreadItemPostTombstone} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostTombstone'
 import {ThreadItemReadMore} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemReadMore'
+import {ThreadItemReadMoreUp} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemReadMoreUp'
 import {ThreadItemTreePost} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost'
 import {useBreakpoints, web} from '#/alf'
 import * as Layout from '#/components/Layout'
@@ -191,8 +192,8 @@ export function Inner({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
           }
         }
       } else {
-        // ignore parents
-        if (hasDepth && item.depth < 0) continue
+        // ignore any parent items
+        if (item.type === 'readMoreUp' || (hasDepth && item.depth < 0)) continue
         // can exit early if we've reached the max children count
         if (childrenCount > maxChildrenCount) break
 
@@ -271,6 +272,8 @@ export function Inner({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
           view={thread.state.view === 'tree' ? 'tree' : 'linear'}
         />
       )
+    } else if (item.type === 'readMoreUp') {
+      return <ThreadItemReadMoreUp item={item} />
     } else if (item.type === 'threadPostBlocked') {
       return <ThreadItemPostTombstone type="blocked" />
     } else if (item.type === 'threadPostNotFound') {
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/traversal.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/traversal.ts
index ff43fceaed..c987f9156f 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/traversal.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/traversal.ts
@@ -353,6 +353,16 @@ export function sortAndAnnotateThreadItems(
             i++
           }
 
+          /**
+           * Only occurs for the first item in the thread, which may have
+           * additional parents not included in this request.
+           */
+          if (item.value.moreParents) {
+            metadata.followsReadMoreUp = true
+            subset.splice(i, 0, views.readMoreUp(metadata))
+            i++
+          }
+
           /*
            * Calculate the final UI state for the thread item.
            */
@@ -362,6 +372,8 @@ export function sortAndAnnotateThreadItems(
     }
   }
 
+  console.log(threadItems)
+
   return {
     threadItems,
     hiddenThreadItems,
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts
index d8f5a3dca4..8bfe3d96b5 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ export type ThreadItem =
       moreReplies: number
       skippedIndentIndices: Set<number>
     }
+  | {
+      type: 'readMoreUp'
+      key: string
+      href: string
+    }
   | {
       type: 'skeleton'
       key: string
@@ -117,6 +122,11 @@ export type TraversalMetadata = {
    * calculated on the server.
    */
   depth: number
+  /**
+   * Indicates if this item is a "read more" link preceding this post that
+   * continues the thread upwards.
+   */
+  followsReadMoreUp: boolean
   /**
    * Indicates if the post is the last reply beneath its parent post.
    */
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts
index 3b2e6d8c14..f309be3e50 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ export function getTraversalMetadata({
      * Unknown until after traversal
      */
     precedesChildReadMore: false,
+    /*
+     * Unknown until after traversal
+     */
+    followsReadMoreUp: false,
     postData: {
       uri: item.uri,
       authorHandle: item.value.post.author.handle,
@@ -124,6 +128,7 @@ export function getThreadPostUI({
   repliesSeenCount,
   repliesUnhydrated,
   precedesChildReadMore,
+  followsReadMoreUp,
 }: TraversalMetadata): Extract<ThreadItem, {type: 'threadPost'}>['ui'] {
   // TODO might be able to simplify this
   const isReplyAndHasReplies =
@@ -134,7 +139,8 @@ export function getThreadPostUI({
   return {
     isAnchor: depth === 0,
     showParentReplyLine:
-      !!prevItemDepth && prevItemDepth !== 0 && prevItemDepth < depth,
+      followsReadMoreUp ||
+      (!!prevItemDepth && prevItemDepth !== 0 && prevItemDepth < depth),
     showChildReplyLine: depth < 0 || isReplyAndHasReplies,
     indent: depth,
     /*
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/views.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/views.ts
index a6f2f0f848..1028cd847e 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/views.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/views.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,25 @@ export function readMore({
   }
 }
 
+export function readMoreUp({
+  postData,
+}: TraversalMetadata): Extract<ThreadItem, {type: 'readMoreUp'}> {
+  const urip = new AtUri(postData.uri)
+  const href = makeProfileLink(
+    {
+      did: urip.host,
+      handle: postData.authorHandle,
+    },
+    'post',
+    urip.rkey,
+  )
+  return {
+    type: 'readMoreUp' as const,
+    key: `readMoreUp:${postData.uri}`,
+    href,
+  }
+}
+
 export function skeleton({
   key,
   item,