diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx
index 01de080936..33ad37e8b0 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/components/ChatListItem.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {IS_NATIVE} from '#/env'
 import type * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
+import {useIsWithinSplitView} from './splitView/context'
 
 export const ChatListItemPortal = createPortalGroup()
 
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ function DirectChatItem({
 }) {
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const profile = useProfileShadow(convo.primaryMember)
+  const {isWithinLeftPanel} = useIsWithinSplitView()
 
   const moderation = useMemo(
     () => moderateProfile(profile, moderationOpts),
@@ -156,11 +158,13 @@ function DirectChatItem({
       isBlockedAccount={moderation.blocked}
       showProfileBadges
       postAlerts={
-        <PostAlerts
-          modui={moderation.ui('contentList')}
-          size="lg"
-          style={[a.pt_xs]}
-        />
+        isWithinLeftPanel ? null : (
+          <PostAlerts
+            modui={moderation.ui('contentList')}
+            size="sm"
+            style={[a.pb_2xs, a.max_w_full, a.overflow_hidden]}
+          />
+        )
       }>
       {children}
     </BaseChatItem>
@@ -496,7 +500,7 @@ function BaseChatItem({
                     {showProfileBadges && primaryProfile && (
                       <ProfileBadges
                         profile={primaryProfile}
-                        size="md"
+                        size="sm"
                         style={[a.pl_xs, a.self_center]}
                       />
                     )}
@@ -548,6 +552,8 @@ function BaseChatItem({
                     </Text>
                   )}
 
+                  {postAlerts}
+
                   <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center]}>
                     {LastMessageIcon && (
                       <LastMessageIcon
@@ -570,8 +576,6 @@ function BaseChatItem({
                     </Text>
                   </View>
 
-                  {postAlerts}
-
                   {children}
                 </View>