diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
index a4f94851ad..b9cb5a95c9 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
@@ -481,6 +481,11 @@ export function PostThread({uri}: {uri: string}) {
     ],
   )
 
+  const footerHeight = useMemo(
+    () => Math.max(180, windowHeight - 200 - thread.state.replyCount * 100),
+    [windowHeight, thread.state.replyCount],
+  )
+
   return (
     <>
       <Layout.Header.Outer headerRef={headerRef}>
@@ -532,13 +537,14 @@ export function PostThread({uri}: {uri: string}) {
                * account for the `on*ReachedThreshold` values.
                *
                * Otherwise, and on web, this value needs to be the height of
-               * the viewport _minus_ a sensible min-post height e.g. 200, so
-               * that there's enough scroll remaining to get the anchor post
-               * back to the top of the screen when handling scroll.
+               * the viewport _minus_ a sensible min-post height e.g. 200 plus
+               * 100 per reply, so that there's enough scroll remaining to get the
+               * anchor post back to the top of the screen when handling scroll,
+               * while trying to minimize the height if there's enough replies.
                */
               height={platform({
-                web: windowHeight - 200,
-                default: deferParents ? windowHeight * 2 : windowHeight - 200,
+                web: footerHeight,
+                default: deferParents ? windowHeight * 2 : footerHeight,
               })}
               style={isTombstoneView ? {borderTopWidth: 0} : undefined}
             />
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
index 782888cfbe..6e1478ae0a 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/index.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,18 @@ export function usePostThread({anchor}: {anchor?: string}) {
     setOtherItemsVisible,
   ])
 
+  /*
+   * Count the number of posts beneath the anchor
+   */
+  const replyCount = useMemo(() => {
+    return items.reduce((acc, item) => {
+      if (item.type === 'threadPost' && item.depth > 0) {
+        return acc + 1
+      }
+      return acc
+    }, 0)
+  }, [items])
+
   return useMemo(
     () => ({
       state: {
@@ -292,6 +304,7 @@ export function usePostThread({anchor}: {anchor?: string}) {
         sort,
         view,
         otherItemsVisible,
+        replyCount,
       },
       data: {
         items,
@@ -320,6 +333,7 @@ export function usePostThread({anchor}: {anchor?: string}) {
       setView,
       threadgate,
       items,
+      replyCount,
     ],
   )
 }