diff --git a/src/components/KnownFollowers.tsx b/src/components/KnownFollowers.tsx
index b26216b2f7..502b08252f 100644
--- a/src/components/KnownFollowers.tsx
+++ b/src/components/KnownFollowers.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import {
   moderateProfile,
   type ModerationOpts,
 } from '@atproto/api'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {Plural, Trans} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {Plural, Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 
 import {makeProfileLink} from '#/lib/routes/links'
 import {sanitizeDisplayName} from '#/lib/strings/display-names'
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ function KnownFollowersInner({
   showIfEmpty?: boolean
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
 
   const textStyle = [a.text_sm, a.leading_snug, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]
 
@@ -124,9 +122,7 @@ function KnownFollowersInner({
 
   return (
     <Link
-      label={_(
-        msg`Press to view followers of this account that you also follow`,
-      )}
+      label={l`Press to view followers of this account that you also follow`}
       onPress={onLinkPress}
       to={makeProfileLink(profile, 'known-followers')}
       style={[
@@ -188,7 +184,8 @@ function KnownFollowersInner({
             numberOfLines={2}>
             {slice.length >= 2 ? (
               // 2-n followers, including blocks
-              serverCount > 2 ? ( // only 2
+              // only 2
+              serverCount > 2 ? (
                 <Trans>
                   Followed by{' '}
                   <Text emoji key={slice[0].profile.did} style={textStyle}>
@@ -254,7 +251,7 @@ function EmptyFallback({show}: {show?: boolean}) {
 
   return (
     <Text style={[a.text_sm, a.leading_snug, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
-      <Trans>Not followed by anyone you're following</Trans>
+      <Trans>Not followed by anyone you’re following</Trans>
     </Text>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/components/dms/LeaveConvoPrompt.tsx b/src/components/dms/LeaveConvoPrompt.tsx
index b000040455..f4e7ea843a 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/LeaveConvoPrompt.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/LeaveConvoPrompt.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
+import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 import {StackActions, useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
 import {type NavigationProp} from '#/lib/routes/types'
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ export function LeaveConvoPrompt({
   currentScreen: 'list' | 'conversation'
   hasMessages?: boolean
 }) {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
 
   const {mutate: leaveConvo} = useLeaveConvo(convoId, {
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ export function LeaveConvoPrompt({
       }
     },
     onError: () => {
-      Toast.show(_(msg`Could not leave chat`), {
+      Toast.show(l`Could not leave chat`, {
         type: 'error',
       })
     },
@@ -41,15 +40,13 @@ export function LeaveConvoPrompt({
   return (
     <Prompt.Basic
       control={control}
-      title={_(msg`Leave conversation`)}
+      title={l`Leave conversation`}
       description={
         hasMessages
-          ? _(
-              msg`Are you sure you want to leave this conversation? Your messages will be deleted for you, but not for the other participant.`,
-            )
-          : _(msg`Are you sure you want to leave this conversation?`)
+          ? l`Are you sure you want to leave this conversation? Your messages will be deleted for you, but not for the other participant.`
+          : l`Are you sure you want to leave this conversation?`
       }
-      confirmButtonCta={_(msg`Leave`)}
+      confirmButtonCta={l`Leave`}
       confirmButtonColor="negative"
       onConfirm={() => leaveConvo()}
     />
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatStatusInfo.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatStatusInfo.tsx
index 8f27c55b46..43158e4b1a 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatStatusInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatStatusInfo.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
-import {useCallback} from 'react'
+import {useCallback, useMemo} from 'react'
 import {View} from 'react-native'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
+import {LinearGradient} from 'expo-linear-gradient'
+import {ChatBskyConvoDefs, moderateProfile} from '@atproto/api'
+import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 
+import {createSanitizedDisplayName} from '#/lib/moderation/create-sanitized-display-name'
+import {sanitizeHandle} from '#/lib/strings/handles'
+import {useProfileShadow} from '#/state/cache/profile-shadow'
 import {type ActiveConvoStates} from '#/state/messages/convo'
 import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
-import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {PreviewableUserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
+import {atoms as a, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
 import {LeaveConvoPrompt} from '#/components/dms/LeaveConvoPrompt'
 import {KnownFollowers} from '#/components/KnownFollowers'
 import {usePromptControl} from '#/components/Prompt'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import type * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
 import {AcceptChatButton, DeleteChatButton, RejectMenu} from './RequestButtons'
 
 export function ChatStatusInfo({convoState}: {convoState: ActiveConvoStates}) {
   const t = useTheme()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
   const leaveConvoControl = usePromptControl()
 
@@ -25,36 +32,59 @@ export function ChatStatusInfo({convoState}: {convoState: ActiveConvoStates}) {
   // if we ever allow someone other than the owner to invite people, this will need to change
   const otherUser = convoState.convo.primaryMember
 
+  const lastMessage = ChatBskyConvoDefs.isMessageView(
+    convoState.convo.view.lastMessage,
+  )
+    ? convoState.convo.view.lastMessage
+    : null
+
   if (!moderationOpts) {
     return null
   }
 
   return (
-    <View style={[t.atoms.bg, a.p_lg, a.gap_md, a.align_center]}>
+    <View style={[a.gap_md, a.p_2xl, t.atoms.bg]}>
+      <LinearGradient
+        colors={['rgba(0,0,0,0)', 'rgba(0,0,0,0.08)']}
+        style={[a.absolute, {top: -16, left: 0, right: 0, height: 16}]}
+        pointerEvents="none"
+      />
+      {otherUser && (
+        <InviterHeader profile={otherUser} moderationOpts={moderationOpts} />
+      )}
       {otherUser && (
         <KnownFollowers
           profile={otherUser}
           moderationOpts={moderationOpts}
+          minimal
           showIfEmpty
         />
       )}
       <View style={[a.flex_row, a.gap_md, a.w_full, otherUser && a.pt_sm]}>
         {otherUser && (
           <RejectMenu
-            label={_(msg`Block or report`)}
+            label={lastMessage ? l`Block or report` : l`Block`}
+            icon={true}
             convo={convoState.convo.view}
             profile={otherUser}
             color="negative_subtle"
-            size="small"
+            size="large"
             currentScreen="conversation"
+            style={[a.flex_1]}
           />
         )}
         <DeleteChatButton
-          label={_(msg`Delete`)}
+          label={l({
+            message: 'Leave',
+            comment: 'Leave a conversation (reject a chat invitation)',
+            context: 'Button',
+          })}
+          icon={true}
           convo={convoState.convo.view}
           color="secondary"
-          size="small"
+          size="large"
           currentScreen="conversation"
+          style={[a.flex_1]}
           onPress={leaveConvoControl.open}
         />
         <LeaveConvoPrompt
@@ -66,13 +96,53 @@ export function ChatStatusInfo({convoState}: {convoState: ActiveConvoStates}) {
       </View>
       <View style={[a.w_full, a.flex_row]}>
         <AcceptChatButton
+          icon={true}
           onAcceptConvo={onAcceptChat}
           convo={convoState.convo.view}
-          color="primary_subtle"
-          size="small"
+          color="primary"
+          size="large"
           currentScreen="conversation"
+          style={[a.flex_1]}
         />
       </View>
     </View>
   )
 }
+
+function InviterHeader({
+  profile: profileUnshadowed,
+  moderationOpts,
+}: {
+  profile: bsky.profile.AnyProfileView
+  moderationOpts: NonNullable<ReturnType<typeof useModerationOpts>>
+}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const profile = useProfileShadow(profileUnshadowed)
+  const moderation = useMemo(
+    () => moderateProfile(profile, moderationOpts),
+    [profile, moderationOpts],
+  )
+  const displayName = createSanitizedDisplayName(
+    profile,
+    true,
+    moderation.ui('displayName'),
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_sm]}>
+      <PreviewableUserAvatar
+        profile={profile}
+        size={42}
+        moderation={moderation.ui('avatar')}
+      />
+      <View>
+        <Text style={[a.text_md, a.font_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
+          <Trans>{displayName} added you</Trans>
+        </Text>
+        <Text style={[web(a.pt_xs), a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
+          {sanitizeHandle(profile.handle, '@')}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestButtons.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestButtons.tsx
index 5a3b92dbe9..7b0ec9d094 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestButtons.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestButtons.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {useCallback} from 'react'
 import {type ChatBskyActorDefs, ChatBskyConvoDefs} from '@atproto/api'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {Trans} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 import {StackActions, useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
@@ -16,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   unstableCacheProfileView,
   useProfileBlockMutationQueue,
 } from '#/state/queries/profile'
-import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 import {
   Button,
   ButtonIcon,
@@ -29,6 +26,8 @@ import {
   useEmailDialogControl,
 } from '#/components/dialogs/EmailDialog'
 import {AfterReportDialog} from '#/components/dms/AfterReportDialog'
+import {ArrowBoxLeft_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as LeaveIcon} from '#/components/icons/ArrowBoxLeft'
+import {Check_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CheckIcon} from '#/components/icons/Check'
 import {CircleX_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded} from '#/components/icons/CircleX'
 import {Flag_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as FlagIcon} from '#/components/icons/Flag'
 import {PersonX_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as PersonXIcon} from '#/components/icons/Person'
@@ -40,20 +39,22 @@ import * as Toast from '#/components/Toast'
 export function RejectMenu({
   convo,
   profile,
-  size = 'tiny',
+  size = 'small',
   color = 'secondary',
   label,
+  icon = false,
   showDeleteConvo,
   currentScreen,
   ...props
 }: Omit<ButtonProps, 'onPress' | 'children' | 'label'> & {
   label?: string
+  icon?: boolean
   convo: ChatBskyConvoDefs.ConvoView
   profile: ChatBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic
   showDeleteConvo?: boolean
   currentScreen: 'list' | 'conversation'
 }) {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const shadowedProfile = useProfileShadow(profile)
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
@@ -66,12 +67,10 @@ export function RejectMenu({
     },
     onError: () => {
       Toast.show(
-        _(
-          msg({
-            context: 'toast',
-            message: 'Failed to delete chat',
-          }),
-        ),
+        l({
+          context: 'toast',
+          message: 'Failed to delete chat',
+        }),
         {
           type: 'error',
         },
@@ -82,35 +81,31 @@ export function RejectMenu({
 
   const onPressDelete = useCallback(() => {
     Toast.show(
-      _(
-        msg({
-          context: 'toast',
-          message: 'Chat deleted',
-        }),
-      ),
+      l({
+        context: 'toast',
+        message: 'Chat deleted',
+      }),
       {
         type: 'success',
       },
     )
     leaveConvo()
-  }, [leaveConvo, _])
+  }, [leaveConvo, l])
 
   const onPressBlock = useCallback(() => {
     Toast.show(
-      _(
-        msg({
-          context: 'toast',
-          message: 'Account blocked',
-        }),
-      ),
+      l({
+        context: 'toast',
+        message: 'Account blocked',
+      }),
       {
         type: 'success',
       },
     )
     // block and also delete convo
-    queueBlock()
+    void queueBlock()
     leaveConvo()
-  }, [queueBlock, leaveConvo, _])
+  }, [queueBlock, leaveConvo, l])
 
   const reportControl = useDialogControl()
   const blockOrDeleteControl = useDialogControl()
@@ -122,15 +117,15 @@ export function RejectMenu({
   return (
     <>
       <Menu.Root>
-        <Menu.Trigger label={_(msg`Reject chat request`)}>
+        <Menu.Trigger label={l`Reject chat request`}>
           {({props: triggerProps}) => (
             <Button
               {...triggerProps}
               {...props}
               label={triggerProps.accessibilityLabel}
-              style={[a.flex_1]}
               color={color}
               size={size}>
+              {icon ? <ButtonIcon icon={FlagIcon} /> : null}
               <ButtonText>
                 {label || (
                   <Trans comment="Reject a chat request, this opens a menu with options">
@@ -144,27 +139,25 @@ export function RejectMenu({
         <Menu.Outer showCancel>
           <Menu.Group>
             {showDeleteConvo && (
-              <Menu.Item
-                label={_(msg`Delete conversation`)}
-                onPress={onPressDelete}>
+              <Menu.Item label={l`Delete conversation`} onPress={onPressDelete}>
                 <Menu.ItemText>
                   <Trans>Delete conversation</Trans>
                 </Menu.ItemText>
                 <Menu.ItemIcon icon={CircleX_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded} />
               </Menu.Item>
             )}
-            <Menu.Item label={_(msg`Block account`)} onPress={onPressBlock}>
+            <Menu.Item label={l`Block account`} onPress={onPressBlock}>
               <Menu.ItemText>
                 <Trans>Block account</Trans>
               </Menu.ItemText>
               <Menu.ItemIcon icon={PersonXIcon} />
             </Menu.Item>
             {/* note: last message will almost certainly be defined, since you can't
-              delete messages for other people andit's impossible for a convo on this
+              delete messages for other people and it's impossible for a convo on this
               screen to have a message sent by you */}
             {lastMessage && (
               <Menu.Item
-                label={_(msg`Report conversation`)}
+                label={l`Report conversation`}
                 onPress={reportControl.open}>
                 <Menu.ItemText>
                   <Trans>Report conversation</Trans>
@@ -210,19 +203,21 @@ export function RejectMenu({
 
 export function AcceptChatButton({
   convo,
-  size = 'tiny',
-  color = 'secondary_inverted',
+  size = 'small',
+  color = 'primary',
   label,
+  icon = false,
   currentScreen,
   onAcceptConvo,
   ...props
 }: Omit<ButtonProps, 'onPress' | 'children' | 'label'> & {
   label?: string
+  icon?: boolean
   convo: ChatBskyConvoDefs.ConvoView
   onAcceptConvo?: () => void
   currentScreen: 'list' | 'conversation'
 }) {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const {needsEmailVerification} = useEmail()
@@ -245,12 +240,10 @@ export function AcceptChatButton({
       // automatically. The only difference is that when they back out of the convo (without sending a message), the conversation will be rejected.
       // the list will still have this chat in it -sfn
       Toast.show(
-        _(
-          msg({
-            context: 'toast',
-            message: 'Failed to accept chat',
-          }),
-        ),
+        l({
+          context: 'toast',
+          message: 'Failed to accept chat',
+        }),
         {
           type: 'error',
         },
@@ -274,38 +267,43 @@ export function AcceptChatButton({
     }
   }, [acceptConvo, needsEmailVerification, emailDialogControl])
 
+  let Icon: React.ReactNode = null
+  if (isPending) {
+    Icon = <ButtonIcon icon={Loader} />
+  } else if (icon) {
+    Icon = <ButtonIcon icon={CheckIcon} />
+  }
+
   return (
     <Button
       {...props}
-      label={label || _(msg`Accept chat request`)}
+      label={label || l`Accept chat request`}
       size={size}
       color={color}
-      style={a.flex_1}
       onPress={onPressAccept}>
-      {isPending ? (
-        <ButtonIcon icon={Loader} />
-      ) : (
-        <ButtonText>
-          {label || <Trans comment="Accept a chat request">Accept</Trans>}
-        </ButtonText>
-      )}
+      {Icon}
+      <ButtonText>
+        {label || <Trans comment="Accept a chat request">Accept</Trans>}
+      </ButtonText>
     </Button>
   )
 }
 
 export function DeleteChatButton({
   convo,
-  size = 'tiny',
+  size = 'small',
   color = 'secondary',
   label,
+  icon = false,
   currentScreen,
   ...props
 }: Omit<ButtonProps, 'children' | 'label'> & {
   label?: string
+  icon?: boolean
   convo: ChatBskyConvoDefs.ConvoView
   currentScreen: 'list' | 'conversation'
 }) {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
 
   const {mutate: leaveConvo} = useLeaveConvo(convo.id, {
@@ -316,12 +314,10 @@ export function DeleteChatButton({
     },
     onError: () => {
       Toast.show(
-        _(
-          msg({
-            context: 'toast',
-            message: 'Failed to delete chat',
-          }),
-        ),
+        l({
+          context: 'toast',
+          message: 'Failed to delete chat',
+        }),
         {
           type: 'error',
         },
@@ -331,27 +327,25 @@ export function DeleteChatButton({
 
   const onPressDelete = useCallback(() => {
     Toast.show(
-      _(
-        msg({
-          context: 'toast',
-          message: 'Chat deleted',
-        }),
-      ),
+      l({
+        context: 'toast',
+        message: 'Chat deleted',
+      }),
       {
         type: 'success',
       },
     )
     leaveConvo()
-  }, [leaveConvo, _])
+  }, [leaveConvo, l])
 
   return (
     <Button
-      label={label || _(msg`Delete chat`)}
+      label={label || l`Delete chat`}
       size={size}
       color={color}
-      style={a.flex_1}
       onPress={onPressDelete}
       {...props}>
+      {icon ? <ButtonIcon icon={LeaveIcon} /> : null}
       <ButtonText>{label || <Trans>Delete chat</Trans>}</ButtonText>
     </Button>
   )
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestListItem.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestListItem.tsx
index 0120c7d9f4..64dbebb164 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/RequestListItem.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function RequestListItem({
           </View>
         )}
         {/* spacer, since you can't nest pressables */}
-        <View style={[a.pt_md, a.pb_xs, a.w_full, {opacity: 0}]} aria-hidden>
+        <View style={[a.py_lg, a.w_full, {opacity: 0}]} aria-hidden>
           {/* Placeholder text so that it responds to the font height */}
           <Text style={[a.text_xs, a.leading_tight, a.font_semi_bold]}>
             <Trans comment="Accept a chat request">Accept Request</Trans>