diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 61d562e32d..97918bdc0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "icons:optimize": "svgo -f ./assets/icons"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@atproto/api": "^0.15.10",
+    "@atproto/api": "^0.15.11",
     "@bitdrift/react-native": "^0.6.8",
     "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^6.0.2",
     "@discord/bottom-sheet": "bluesky-social/react-native-bottom-sheet",
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
index c414614f8f..b563e7b6bf 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import {
 import {traverse} from '#/state/queries/usePostThread/traversal'
 import {
   createPostThreadQueryKey,
+  createPostThreadHiddenQueryKey,
+  type ThreadItem,
   type UsePostThreadProps,
 } from '#/state/queries/usePostThread/types'
 import {getThreadgateRecord} from '#/state/queries/usePostThread/utils'
@@ -32,9 +34,6 @@ export function usePostThread({
     params,
   })
 
-  const hasHiddenReplies = useRef(false)
-  const [showHiddenReplies, setShowHiddenReplies] = useState(false)
-
   const query = useQuery({
     enabled,
     queryKey,
@@ -76,16 +75,48 @@ export function usePostThread({
     },
   })
 
+  const hasHiddenReplies = useRef(false)
   if (query?.data?.hasHiddenReplies) {
     hasHiddenReplies.current = true
   }
 
+  const [showHiddenReplies, setShowHiddenReplies] = useState(false)
+  const [hiddenReplies, setHiddenReplies] = useState<ThreadItem[]>([])
   const loadHiddenReplies = useCallback(async () => {
     setShowHiddenReplies(true)
-  }, [setShowHiddenReplies])
+    setHiddenReplies(Array.from({length: 2}).map((_, i) => ({
+      type: 'skeleton',
+      key: `${params.anchor!}-reply-${i}`,
+      item: 'reply',
+    })))
+    const queryParams = {
+      anchor: params.anchor!,
+      prioritizeFollowedUsers: params.prioritizeFollowedUsers,
+    }
+    const data = await qc.fetchQuery({
+      queryKey: createPostThreadHiddenQueryKey(queryParams),
+      async queryFn() {
+        const {data} = await agent.app.bsky.unspecced.getPostThreadHiddenV2(queryParams)
+        return data.thread || []
+      },
+    })
+    const items = traverse(data || [], {
+      threadgateHiddenReplies: mergeThreadgateHiddenReplies(
+        query.data?.threadgate?.record,
+      ),
+      moderationOpts: moderationOpts!,
+      hasSession,
+      view: params.view,
+      hasHiddenReplies: hasHiddenReplies.current,
+      showHiddenReplies,
+      skipHiddenReplyHandling: true,
+      loadHiddenReplies,
+    })
+    setHiddenReplies(items)
+  }, [params, setShowHiddenReplies])
 
   const items = useMemo(() => {
-    return traverse(query.data?.thread || [], {
+    const results = traverse(query.data?.thread || [], {
       threadgateHiddenReplies: mergeThreadgateHiddenReplies(
         query.data?.threadgate?.record,
       ),
@@ -96,6 +127,8 @@ export function usePostThread({
       showHiddenReplies,
       loadHiddenReplies,
     })
+
+    return results.concat(hiddenReplies)
   }, [
     query.data,
     mergeThreadgateHiddenReplies,
@@ -104,6 +137,7 @@ export function usePostThread({
     params.view,
     showHiddenReplies,
     loadHiddenReplies,
+    hiddenReplies,
   ])
 
   if (query.isPlaceholderData) {
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/queryCache.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/queryCache.ts
index 88180d2318..5ff8e3fa71 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/queryCache.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/queryCache.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   type $Typed,
   type AppBskyFeedDefs,
   AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2,
+  AppBskyUnspeccedDefs,
   AtUri,
 } from '@atproto/api'
 import {type QueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ export function createCacheMutator({
   return {
     insertReplies(
       parentUri: string,
-      replies: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem[],
+      replies: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem[],
     ) {
       queryClient.setQueryData<AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.OutputSchema>(
         queryKey,
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export function createCacheMutator({
           for (let i = 0; i < thread.length; i++) {
             const existingParent = thread[i]
             if (
-              !AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemPost(
+              !AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemPost(
                 existingParent.value,
               )
             )
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ export function createCacheMutator({
               !nextItem || nextItem.depth <= existingParent.depth
             const firstReply = replies.at(0)
             const opIsReplier =
-              AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemPost(
+              AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemPost(
                 firstReply?.value,
               )
                 ? opDid === firstReply.value.post.author.did
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ export function createCacheMutator({
      * Unused atm, post shadow does the trick, but it would be nice to clean up
      * the whole sub-tree on deletes.
      */
-    deletePost(post: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem) {
+    deletePost(post: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem) {
       queryClient.setQueryData<AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.OutputSchema>(
         queryKey,
         queryData => {
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ export function createCacheMutator({
 
           for (let i = 0; i < thread.length; i++) {
             const existingPost = thread[i]
-            if (!AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemPost(post.value))
+            if (!AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemPost(post.value))
               continue
 
             if (existingPost.uri === post.uri) {
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ export function createCacheMutator({
 export function getThreadPlaceholder(
   queryClient: QueryClient,
   uri: string,
-): $Typed<AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem> | void {
+): $Typed<AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem> | void {
   let partial
   for (let item of getThreadPlaceholderCandidates(queryClient, uri)) {
     /*
@@ -178,8 +179,8 @@ export function* getThreadPlaceholderCandidates(
   uri: string,
 ): Generator<
   $Typed<
-    Omit<AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem, 'value'> & {
-      value: $Typed<AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItemPost>
+    Omit<AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem, 'value'> & {
+      value: $Typed<AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItemPost>
     }
   >,
   void
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ export function* findAllPostsInQueryData(
     const {thread} = queryData
 
     for (const item of thread) {
-      if (AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemPost(item.value)) {
+      if (AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemPost(item.value)) {
         if (didOrHandleUriMatches(atUri, item.value.post)) {
           yield item.value.post
         }
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/traversal.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/traversal.ts
index 6e1e61b78a..0a77c9b652 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/traversal.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/traversal.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2,
+  AppBskyUnspeccedDefs,
   type ModerationDecision,
   type ModerationOpts,
 } from '@atproto/api'
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 import * as views from '#/state/queries/usePostThread/views'
 
 export function traverse(
-  thread: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.OutputSchema['thread'],
+  thread: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem[],
   {
     threadgateHiddenReplies,
     moderationOpts,
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export function traverse(
     view,
     hasHiddenReplies,
     showHiddenReplies,
+    skipHiddenReplyHandling,
     loadHiddenReplies,
   }: {
     threadgateHiddenReplies: Set<string>
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export function traverse(
     view: PostThreadParams['view']
     hasHiddenReplies: boolean
     showHiddenReplies: boolean
+    skipHiddenReplyHandling?: boolean
     loadHiddenReplies: () => Promise<void>
   },
 ) {
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ export function traverse(
     let parentMetadata: TraversalMetadata | undefined
     let metadata: TraversalMetadata | undefined
 
-    if (AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemPost(item.value)) {
+    if (AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemPost(item.value)) {
       parentMetadata = metadatas.get(
         getPostRecord(item.value.post).reply?.parent?.uri || '',
       )
@@ -66,20 +68,20 @@ export function traverse(
        */
     } else if (item.depth === 0) {
       if (
-        AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemNoUnauthenticated(
+        AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemNoUnauthenticated(
           item.value,
         )
       ) {
         items.push(views.threadPostNoUnauthenticated(item))
       } else if (
-        AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemNotFound(item.value)
+        AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemNotFound(item.value)
       ) {
         items.push(views.threadPostNotFound(item))
       } else if (
-        AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemBlocked(item.value)
+        AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemBlocked(item.value)
       ) {
         items.push(views.threadPostBlocked(item))
-      } else if (AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemPost(item.value)) {
+      } else if (AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemPost(item.value)) {
         const post = views.threadPost({
           uri: item.uri,
           depth: item.depth,
@@ -92,24 +94,24 @@ export function traverse(
           const parent = thread[pi]
 
           if (
-            AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemNoUnauthenticated(
+            AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemNoUnauthenticated(
               parent.value,
             )
           ) {
             items.unshift(views.threadPostNoUnauthenticated(parent))
             break parentTraversal
           } else if (
-            AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemNotFound(parent.value)
+            AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemNotFound(parent.value)
           ) {
             items.unshift(views.threadPostNotFound(parent))
             break parentTraversal
           } else if (
-            AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemBlocked(parent.value)
+            AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemBlocked(parent.value)
           ) {
             items.unshift(views.threadPostBlocked(parent))
             break parentTraversal
           } else if (
-            AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemPost(parent.value)
+            AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemPost(parent.value)
           ) {
             items.unshift(
               views.threadPost({
@@ -129,18 +131,18 @@ export function traverse(
        * we could.
        */
       const shouldBreak =
-        AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemNoUnauthenticated(
+        AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemNoUnauthenticated(
           item.value,
         ) ||
-        AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemNotFound(item.value) ||
-        AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemBlocked(item.value)
+        AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemNotFound(item.value) ||
+        AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemBlocked(item.value)
 
       if (shouldBreak) {
         const branch = getBranch(thread, i, item.depth)
         // could insert tombstone
         i = branch.end
         continue traversal
-      } else if (AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemPost(item.value)) {
+      } else if (AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemPost(item.value)) {
         if (parentMetadata) {
           /*
            * Set this value before incrementing the parent's repliesSeenCount
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ export function traverse(
         const postIsModerated =
           postIsHiddenByThreadgate || postMod.blurred || postMod.muted
 
-        if (!postIsModerated) {
+        if (!postIsModerated || skipHiddenReplyHandling) {
           /*
            * Not moderated, probably need to insert it
            */
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ export function traverse(
               const child = thread[ci]
 
               if (
-                AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemPost(child.value)
+                AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemPost(child.value)
               ) {
                 const childParentMetadata = metadatas.get(
                   getPostRecord(child.value.post).reply?.parent?.uri || '',
@@ -256,15 +258,17 @@ export function traverse(
     }
   }
 
-  if (hidden.length || hasHiddenReplies) {
-    if (showHiddenReplies) {
-      items.push(...hidden)
-    } else {
-      items.push({
-        type: 'showHiddenReplies',
-        key: 'showHiddenReplies',
-        onLoad: loadHiddenReplies,
-      })
+  if (!skipHiddenReplyHandling) {
+    if (hidden.length || hasHiddenReplies) {
+      if (showHiddenReplies) {
+        items.push(...hidden)
+      } else {
+        items.push({
+          type: 'showHiddenReplies',
+          key: 'showHiddenReplies',
+          onLoad: loadHiddenReplies,
+        })
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -428,7 +432,7 @@ export function traverse(
  *    const { start: 1, end: 3 } = getBranch(items, 1, 1)
  */
 export function getBranch(
-  thread: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.OutputSchema['thread'],
+  thread: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem[],
   branchStartIndex: number,
   branchStartDepth: number,
 ) {
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts
index 2035729c95..f346303562 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/types.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,22 @@ import {
   type AppBskyFeedDefs,
   type AppBskyFeedPost,
   type AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2,
+  type AppBskyUnspeccedDefs,
+  type AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadHiddenV2,
   type ModerationDecision,
 } from '@atproto/api'
 
 export const postThreadQueryKeyRoot = 'getPostThreadV2' as const
+export const postThreadHiddenQueryKeyRoot = 'getPostThreadHiddenV2' as const
 
 export const createPostThreadQueryKey = (
   props: Pick<UsePostThreadProps, 'params'>,
 ) => [postThreadQueryKeyRoot, props] as const
 
+export const createPostThreadHiddenQueryKey = (
+  props: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadHiddenV2.QueryParams,
+) => [postThreadHiddenQueryKeyRoot, props] as const
+
 export type PostThreadParams = Pick<
   AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.QueryParams,
   'sort' | 'prioritizeFollowedUsers'
@@ -30,7 +37,7 @@ export type ThreadItem =
       key: string
       uri: string
       depth: number
-      value: Omit<AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItemPost, 'post'> & {
+      value: Omit<AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItemPost, 'post'> & {
         post: Omit<AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView, 'record'> & {
           record: AppBskyFeedPost.Record
         }
@@ -51,21 +58,21 @@ export type ThreadItem =
       key: string
       uri: string
       depth: number
-      value: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItemNoUnauthenticated
+      value: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItemNoUnauthenticated
     }
   | {
       type: 'threadPostNotFound'
       key: string
       uri: string
       depth: number
-      value: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItemNotFound
+      value: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItemNotFound
     }
   | {
       type: 'threadPostBlocked'
       key: string
       uri: string
       depth: number
-      value: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItemBlocked
+      value: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItemBlocked
     }
   | {
       type: 'replyComposer'
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts
index 2a0884e2eb..5af95bed8b 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/utils.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   AppBskyFeedPost,
   AppBskyFeedThreadgate,
   AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2,
+  AppBskyUnspeccedDefs,
   AtUri,
 } from '@atproto/api'
 
@@ -46,12 +47,12 @@ export function getTraversalMetadata({
   nextItem,
   parentMetadata,
 }: {
-  item: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem
-  prevItem?: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem
-  nextItem?: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem
+  item: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem
+  prevItem?: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem
+  nextItem?: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem
   parentMetadata?: TraversalMetadata
 }): TraversalMetadata {
-  if (!AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.isThreadItemPost(item.value)) {
+  if (!AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.isThreadItemPost(item.value)) {
     throw new Error(`Expected thread item to be a post`)
   }
   const repliesCount = item.value.post.replyCount || 0
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/views.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/views.ts
index 53734f0b0c..52e3944c53 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/views.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/views.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {
   type $Typed,
   type AppBskyFeedDefs,
   type AppBskyFeedPost,
-  type AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2,
+  type AppBskyUnspeccedDefs,
   AtUri,
   moderatePost,
   type ModerationOpts,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function threadPostNoUnauthenticated({
   uri,
   depth,
   value,
-}: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem): Extract<
+}: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem): Extract<
   ThreadItem,
   {type: 'threadPostNoUnauthenticated'}
 > {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function threadPostNoUnauthenticated({
     key: uri,
     uri,
     depth,
-    value: value as AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItemNoUnauthenticated,
+    value: value as AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItemNoUnauthenticated,
   }
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function threadPostNotFound({
   uri,
   depth,
   value,
-}: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem): Extract<
+}: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem): Extract<
   ThreadItem,
   {type: 'threadPostNotFound'}
 > {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function threadPostNotFound({
     key: uri,
     uri,
     depth,
-    value: value as AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItemNotFound,
+    value: value as AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItemNotFound,
   }
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function threadPostBlocked({
   uri,
   depth,
   value,
-}: AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem): Extract<
+}: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem): Extract<
   ThreadItem,
   {type: 'threadPostBlocked'}
 > {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function threadPostBlocked({
     key: uri,
     uri,
     depth,
-    value: value as AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItemBlocked,
+    value: value as AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItemBlocked,
   }
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function threadPost({
 }: {
   uri: string
   depth: number
-  value: $Typed<AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItemPost>
+  value: $Typed<AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItemPost>
   moderationOpts: ModerationOpts
 }): Extract<ThreadItem, {type: 'threadPost'}> {
   return {
@@ -125,20 +125,22 @@ export function readMore({
 export function postViewToThreadPlaceholder(
   post: AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView,
 ): $Typed<
-  Omit<AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItem, 'value'> & {
-    value: $Typed<AppBskyUnspeccedGetPostThreadV2.ThreadItemPost>
+  Omit<AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItem, 'value'> & {
+    value: $Typed<AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.ThreadItemPost>
   }
 > {
   return {
-    $type: 'app.bsky.unspecced.getPostThreadV2#threadItem',
+    $type: 'app.bsky.unspecced.defs#threadItem',
     uri: post.uri,
     depth: 0, // reset to 0 for highlighted post
     value: {
-      $type: 'app.bsky.unspecced.getPostThreadV2#threadItemPost',
+      $type: 'app.bsky.unspecced.defs#threadItemPost',
       post,
       opThread: false,
       moreParents: false,
       moreReplies: 0,
+      hiddenByThreadgate: false,
+      mutedByViewer: false,
     },
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 05c33f8b51..678081b094 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
     "@atproto/xrpc" "^0.7.0"
     "@atproto/xrpc-server" "^0.7.18"
 
-"@atproto/api@^0.15.10":
-  version "0.15.10"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@atproto/api/-/api-0.15.10.tgz#ff56f27e293f1916c1cc6b725da0e836f7a351e7"
-  integrity sha512-/PsvYoYMA6VGAbMEOU2rOuaNQHkWPU6CVQAUDK2XRlIgFO2d21KEjZsZ4Z3lELvZlcw25fuMp7gLgFRijpk78w==
+"@atproto/api@^0.15.11":
+  version "0.15.11"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@atproto/api/-/api-0.15.11.tgz#f3f0718216c00bc405d35e0ce89ad30cedb2fb30"
+  integrity sha512-+XNOIqNPa1BWXzoi0mw6Qmx6kYlQPo60bhSrlxdhRYYH9CIgFAGmXrtb+MuAJoKgtSKX/2CBPihDsKEKEj8mfw==
   dependencies:
     "@atproto/common-web" "^0.4.2"
     "@atproto/lexicon" "^0.4.11"