diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageItem.tsx b/src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx
similarity index 98%
rename from src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageItem.tsx
rename to src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx
index 486e76613a..bb2bede5fc 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, {useMemo} from 'react'
 import {View} from 'react-native'
 import {ChatBskyConvoDefs} from '@atproto-labs/api'
 
-import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {useSession} from 'state/session'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {GrowWrapper} from '#/components/dms/GrowWrapper'
 import {MessageItemMetadata} from '#/components/dms/MesageItemMetadata'
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessagesList.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessagesList.tsx
index 5fedf062aa..15b0a0b8ac 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessagesList.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessagesList.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import {useChat} from '#/state/messages'
 import {ConvoItem, ConvoStatus} from '#/state/messages/convo'
 import {isWeb} from 'platform/detection'
 import {MessageInput} from '#/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageInput'
-import {MessageItem} from '#/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageItem'
 import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
+import {MessageItem} from '#/components/dms/MessageItem'
 import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'