diff --git a/src/components/PostControls/index.tsx b/src/components/PostControls/index.tsx
index f91bcd8a5d..aea4649cff 100644
--- a/src/components/PostControls/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostControls/index.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
 import {atoms as a, flatten, useBreakpoints} from '#/alf'
 import {Reply as Bubble} from '#/components/icons/Reply'
 import {useFormatPostStatCount} from '#/components/PostControls/util'
+import * as Skele from '#/components/Skeleton'
 import {BookmarkButton} from './BookmarkButton'
 import {
   PostControlButton,
@@ -188,11 +189,11 @@ let PostControls = ({
     })
   }
 
-  const secondaryControlSpacingStyles = flatten([
-    {gap: 0}, // default, we want `gap` to be defined on the resulting object
-    variant !== 'compact' && a.gap_xs,
-    (big || gtPhone) && a.gap_sm,
-  ])
+  const secondaryControlSpacingStyles = getSecondaryControlSpacingStyles({
+    variant,
+    big,
+    gtPhone,
+  })
 
   return (
     <View
@@ -336,3 +337,83 @@ let PostControls = ({
 }
 PostControls = memo(PostControls)
 export {PostControls}
+
+export function PostControlsSkeleton({
+  big,
+  style,
+  variant,
+}: {
+  big?: boolean
+  style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
+  variant?: 'compact' | 'normal' | 'large'
+}) {
+  const {gtPhone} = useBreakpoints()
+
+  const rowHeight = big ? 32 : 28
+  const padding = 4
+  const size = rowHeight - padding * 2
+
+  const secondaryControlSpacingStyles = getSecondaryControlSpacingStyles({
+    variant,
+    big,
+    gtPhone,
+  })
+
+  const itemStyles = {
+    padding,
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Skele.Row
+      style={[
+        a.flex_row,
+        a.justify_between,
+        a.align_center,
+        !big && a.pt_2xs,
+        a.gap_md,
+        style,
+      ]}>
+      <View style={[a.flex_row, a.flex_1, {maxWidth: 320}]}>
+        <View
+          style={[itemStyles, a.flex_1, a.align_start, {marginLeft: -padding}]}>
+          <Skele.Pill blend size={size} />
+        </View>
+
+        <View style={[itemStyles, a.flex_1, a.align_start]}>
+          <Skele.Pill blend size={size} />
+        </View>
+
+        <View style={[itemStyles, a.flex_1, a.align_start]}>
+          <Skele.Pill blend size={size} />
+        </View>
+      </View>
+      <View style={[a.flex_row, a.justify_end, secondaryControlSpacingStyles]}>
+        <View style={itemStyles}>
+          <Skele.Circle blend size={size} />
+        </View>
+        <View style={itemStyles}>
+          <Skele.Circle blend size={size} />
+        </View>
+        <View style={itemStyles}>
+          <Skele.Circle blend size={size} />
+        </View>
+      </View>
+    </Skele.Row>
+  )
+}
+
+function getSecondaryControlSpacingStyles({
+  variant,
+  big,
+  gtPhone,
+}: {
+  variant?: 'compact' | 'normal' | 'large'
+  big?: boolean
+  gtPhone: boolean
+}) {
+  return flatten([
+    {gap: 0}, // default, we want `gap` to be defined on the resulting object
+    variant !== 'compact' && a.gap_xs,
+    (big || gtPhone) && a.gap_sm,
+  ])
+}
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
index 301124aaa8..9524e9ac18 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import {LabelsOnMyPost} from '#/components/moderation/LabelsOnMe'
 import {PostAlerts} from '#/components/moderation/PostAlerts'
 import {type AppModerationCause} from '#/components/Pills'
 import {Embed, PostEmbedViewContext} from '#/components/Post/Embed'
-import {PostControls} from '#/components/PostControls'
+import {PostControls, PostControlsSkeleton} from '#/components/PostControls'
 import {useFormatPostStatCount} from '#/components/PostControls/util'
 import {ProfileHoverCard} from '#/components/ProfileHoverCard'
 import * as Prompt from '#/components/Prompt'
@@ -732,13 +732,7 @@ export function ThreadItemAnchorSkeleton() {
 
       <Skele.Text style={[a.text_sm, {width: '50%'}]} />
 
-      <Skele.Row style={[a.justify_between]}>
-        <Skele.Pill blend size={24} />
-        <Skele.Pill blend size={24} />
-        <Skele.Pill blend size={24} />
-        <Skele.Circle blend size={24} />
-        <Skele.Circle blend size={24} />
-      </Skele.Row>
+      <PostControlsSkeleton big />
     </View>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx
index 5590bf625a..6fc198071c 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {PostHider} from '#/components/moderation/PostHider'
 import {type AppModerationCause} from '#/components/Pills'
 import {Embed, PostEmbedViewContext} from '#/components/Post/Embed'
 import {ShowMoreTextButton} from '#/components/Post/ShowMoreTextButton'
-import {PostControls} from '#/components/PostControls'
+import {PostControls, PostControlsSkeleton} from '#/components/PostControls'
 import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
 import * as Skele from '#/components/Skeleton'
 import {SubtleWebHover} from '#/components/SubtleWebHover'
@@ -389,13 +389,7 @@ export function ThreadItemPostSkeleton({index}: {index: number}) {
             )}
           </Skele.Col>
 
-          <Skele.Row style={[a.justify_between, a.pt_xs]}>
-            <Skele.Pill blend size={16} />
-            <Skele.Pill blend size={16} />
-            <Skele.Pill blend size={16} />
-            <Skele.Circle blend size={16} />
-            <View />
-          </Skele.Row>
+          <PostControlsSkeleton />
         </Skele.Col>
       </Skele.Row>
     </View>
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost.tsx
index 5d31233585..f10217bd38 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {PostHider} from '#/components/moderation/PostHider'
 import {type AppModerationCause} from '#/components/Pills'
 import {Embed, PostEmbedViewContext} from '#/components/Post/Embed'
 import {ShowMoreTextButton} from '#/components/Post/ShowMoreTextButton'
-import {PostControls} from '#/components/PostControls'
+import {PostControls, PostControlsSkeleton} from '#/components/PostControls'
 import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
 import * as Skele from '#/components/Skeleton'
 import {SubtleWebHover} from '#/components/SubtleWebHover'
@@ -434,13 +434,7 @@ export function ThreadItemTreePostSkeleton({index}: {index: number}) {
             )}
           </Skele.Col>
 
-          <Skele.Row style={[a.justify_between, a.pt_xs]}>
-            <Skele.Pill blend size={16} />
-            <Skele.Pill blend size={16} />
-            <Skele.Pill blend size={16} />
-            <Skele.Circle blend size={16} />
-            <View />
-          </Skele.Row>
+          <PostControlsSkeleton />
         </Skele.Col>
       </Skele.Row>
     </View>