diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx
index 282bdae9b6..205f905928 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPost.tsx
@@ -364,8 +364,9 @@ function SubtleHover({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
   )
 }
 
-export function ThreadItemPostSkeleton() {
+export function ThreadItemPostSkeleton({index}: {index: number}) {
   const t = useTheme()
+  const even = index % 2 === 0
   return (
     <View
       style={[
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ export function ThreadItemPostSkeleton() {
         t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
       ]}>
       <Skele.Row style={[a.align_start, a.gap_md]}>
-        <Skele.Circle size={42} />
+        <Skele.Circle size={LINEAR_AVI_WIDTH} />
 
         <Skele.Col style={[a.gap_xs]}>
           <Skele.Row style={[a.gap_sm]}>
@@ -384,8 +385,14 @@ export function ThreadItemPostSkeleton() {
           </Skele.Row>
 
           <Skele.Col>
-            <Skele.Text blend style={[a.text_md, {width: '100%'}]} />
-            <Skele.Text blend style={[a.text_md, {width: '60%'}]} />
+            {even ? (
+              <>
+                <Skele.Text blend style={[a.text_md, {width: '100%'}]} />
+                <Skele.Text blend style={[a.text_md, {width: '60%'}]} />
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <Skele.Text blend style={[a.text_md, {width: '60%'}]} />
+            )}
           </Skele.Col>
 
           <Skele.Row style={[a.justify_between, a.pt_xs]}>
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost.tsx
index e0f4e198a7..377e956a6d 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {PostHider} from '#/components/moderation/PostHider'
 import {type AppModerationCause} from '#/components/Pills'
 import {PostControls} from '#/components/PostControls'
 import {RichText} from '#/components/RichText'
+import * as Skele from '#/components/Skeleton'
 import {SubtleWebHover} from '#/components/SubtleWebHover'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
@@ -327,66 +328,62 @@ const ThreadItemTreePostInner = memo(function ThreadItemTreePostInner({
           profile={post.author}
           interpretFilterAsBlur>
           <ThreadItemTreePostInnerWrapper item={item}>
-            <View style={[a.flex_row, a.gap_md]}>
-              <View style={[a.flex_1]}>
-                <PostMeta
-                  author={post.author}
-                  moderation={moderation}
-                  timestamp={post.indexedAt}
-                  postHref={postHref}
-                  avatarSize={TREE_AVI_WIDTH}
-                  style={[a.pb_2xs]}
-                  showAvatar
-                />
-                <View style={[a.flex_row]}>
-                  <ThreadItemTreeReplyChildReplyLine item={item} />
-                  <View style={[a.flex_1]}>
-                    <LabelsOnMyPost post={post} style={[a.pb_2xs]} />
-                    <PostAlerts
-                      modui={moderation.ui('contentList')}
-                      style={[a.pb_2xs]}
-                      additionalCauses={additionalPostAlerts}
-                    />
-                    {richText?.text ? (
-                      <View>
-                        <RichText
-                          enableTags
-                          value={richText}
-                          style={[a.flex_1, a.text_md]}
-                          numberOfLines={
-                            limitLines ? MAX_POST_LINES : undefined
-                          }
-                          authorHandle={post.author.handle}
-                          shouldProxyLinks={true}
-                        />
-                      </View>
-                    ) : undefined}
-                    {limitLines ? (
-                      <TextLink
-                        text={_(msg`Show More`)}
-                        style={pal.link}
-                        onPress={onPressShowMore}
-                        href="#"
+            <View style={[a.flex_1]}>
+              <PostMeta
+                author={post.author}
+                moderation={moderation}
+                timestamp={post.indexedAt}
+                postHref={postHref}
+                avatarSize={TREE_AVI_WIDTH}
+                style={[a.pb_2xs]}
+                showAvatar
+              />
+              <View style={[a.flex_row]}>
+                <ThreadItemTreeReplyChildReplyLine item={item} />
+                <View style={[a.flex_1]}>
+                  <LabelsOnMyPost post={post} style={[a.pb_2xs]} />
+                  <PostAlerts
+                    modui={moderation.ui('contentList')}
+                    style={[a.pb_2xs]}
+                    additionalCauses={additionalPostAlerts}
+                  />
+                  {richText?.text ? (
+                    <View>
+                      <RichText
+                        enableTags
+                        value={richText}
+                        style={[a.flex_1, a.text_md]}
+                        numberOfLines={limitLines ? MAX_POST_LINES : undefined}
+                        authorHandle={post.author.handle}
+                        shouldProxyLinks={true}
                       />
-                    ) : undefined}
-                    {post.embed && (
-                      <View style={[a.pb_xs]}>
-                        <PostEmbeds
-                          embed={post.embed}
-                          moderation={moderation}
-                          viewContext={PostEmbedViewContext.Feed}
-                        />
-                      </View>
-                    )}
-                    <PostControls
-                      post={postShadow}
-                      record={record}
-                      richText={richText}
-                      onPressReply={onPressReply}
-                      logContext="PostThreadItem"
-                      threadgateRecord={threadgateRecord}
+                    </View>
+                  ) : undefined}
+                  {limitLines ? (
+                    <TextLink
+                      text={_(msg`Show More`)}
+                      style={pal.link}
+                      onPress={onPressShowMore}
+                      href="#"
                     />
-                  </View>
+                  ) : undefined}
+                  {post.embed && (
+                    <View style={[a.pb_xs]}>
+                      <PostEmbeds
+                        embed={post.embed}
+                        moderation={moderation}
+                        viewContext={PostEmbedViewContext.Feed}
+                      />
+                    </View>
+                  )}
+                  <PostControls
+                    post={postShadow}
+                    record={record}
+                    richText={richText}
+                    onPressReply={onPressReply}
+                    logContext="PostThreadItem"
+                    threadgateRecord={threadgateRecord}
+                  />
                 </View>
               </View>
             </View>
@@ -413,3 +410,47 @@ function SubtleHover({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
     </View>
   )
 }
+
+export function ThreadItemTreePostSkeleton({index}: {index: number}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const even = index % 2 === 0
+  return (
+    <View
+      style={[
+        {paddingHorizontal: OUTER_SPACE, paddingVertical: OUTER_SPACE / 1.5},
+        a.gap_md,
+        a.border_t,
+        t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
+      ]}>
+      <Skele.Row style={[a.align_start, a.gap_md]}>
+        <Skele.Circle size={TREE_AVI_WIDTH} />
+
+        <Skele.Col style={[a.gap_xs]}>
+          <Skele.Row style={[a.gap_sm]}>
+            <Skele.Text style={[a.text_md, {width: '20%'}]} />
+            <Skele.Text blend style={[a.text_md, {width: '30%'}]} />
+          </Skele.Row>
+
+          <Skele.Col>
+            {even ? (
+              <>
+                <Skele.Text blend style={[a.text_md, {width: '100%'}]} />
+                <Skele.Text blend style={[a.text_md, {width: '60%'}]} />
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <Skele.Text blend style={[a.text_md, {width: '60%'}]} />
+            )}
+          </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>
+        </Skele.Col>
+      </Skele.Row>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
index a4fcb31def..0d9d2a02c0 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ import {
 import {ThreadItemPostTombstone} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostTombstone'
 import {ThreadItemReadMore} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemReadMore'
 import {ThreadItemReadMoreUp} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemReadMoreUp'
-import {ThreadItemTreePost} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost'
+import {
+  ThreadItemTreePost,
+  ThreadItemTreePostSkeleton,
+} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemTreePost'
 import {useBreakpoints, web} from '#/alf'
 import * as Layout from '#/components/Layout'
 import {ListFooter} from '#/components/Lists'
@@ -306,7 +309,11 @@ export function Inner({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
       if (item.item === 'anchor') {
         return <ThreadAnchorSkeleton />
       } else if (item.item === 'reply') {
-        return <ThreadItemPostSkeleton />
+        if (thread.state.view === 'linear') {
+          return <ThreadItemPostSkeleton index={index} />
+        } else {
+          return <ThreadItemTreePostSkeleton index={index} />
+        }
       }
     }
     return null