diff --git a/src/components/interstitials/FeedTrendingTopics.tsx b/src/components/interstitials/FeedTrendingTopics.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9666a82be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/interstitials/FeedTrendingTopics.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+import {useMemo} from 'react'
+import {Pressable, View} from 'react-native'
+import {LinearGradient} from 'expo-linear-gradient'
+import {type AppBskyUnspeccedDefs, moderateProfile} from '@atproto/api'
+import {plural} from '@lingui/core/macro'
+import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+
+import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
+import {useTrendingSettings} from '#/state/preferences/trending'
+import {useGetTrendsQuery} from '#/state/queries/trending/useGetTrendsQuery'
+import {useTrendingConfig} from '#/state/service-config'
+import {LoadingPlaceholder} from '#/view/com/util/LoadingPlaceholder'
+import {formatCount} from '#/view/com/util/numeric/format'
+import {
+  atoms as a,
+  useGutters,
+  useLayoutBreakpoints,
+  useTheme,
+  type ViewStyleProp,
+} from '#/alf'
+import {alpha} from '#/alf/utils'
+import {AvatarStack} from '#/components/AvatarStack'
+import {Trending3_Stroke2_Corner1_Rounded as TrendingIcon} from '#/components/icons/Trending'
+import {Link} from '#/components/Link'
+import {SubtleHover} from '#/components/SubtleHover'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
+
+const TOPIC_COUNT = 3
+
+export function FeedTrendingTopicsInterstitial() {
+  const {enabled} = useTrendingConfig()
+  const {trendingDisabled} = useTrendingSettings()
+  const {rightNavVisible} = useLayoutBreakpoints()
+
+  return enabled && !trendingDisabled && !rightNavVisible ? <Inner /> : null
+}
+
+function Inner() {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
+  const gutters = useGutters([0, 'base'])
+  const ax = useAnalytics()
+  const {
+    data: trending,
+    error,
+    isLoading,
+    isRefetching,
+  } = useGetTrendsQuery({limit: TOPIC_COUNT})
+  const noTopics = !isLoading && !error && !trending?.trends?.length
+
+  const shadowColor = alpha(t.palette.primary_100, 0.5)
+
+  const gradient = {
+    values: [
+      [0, t.atoms.bg.backgroundColor],
+      [0.1, t.palette.primary_25],
+      [0.9, t.palette.primary_25],
+      [1, t.atoms.bg.backgroundColor],
+    ],
+    hover_value: t.palette.white,
+  }
+
+  if (error || noTopics) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <View
+      style={[
+        gutters,
+        a.pt_lg,
+        a.pb_xl,
+        a.gap_sm,
+        a.border_t,
+        t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
+      ]}>
+      <LinearGradient
+        colors={gradient.values.map(c => c[1]) as [string, string, ...string[]]}
+        locations={
+          gradient.values.map(c => c[0]) as [number, number, ...number[]]
+        }
+        style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0]}
+      />
+      <View
+        style={[
+          a.relative,
+          a.z_20,
+          a.px_xs,
+          a.flex_row,
+          a.align_center,
+          a.justify_between,
+          a.gap_sm,
+        ]}>
+        <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.justify_between, a.gap_xs]}>
+          <TrendingIcon width={18} />
+          <Text
+            style={[a.text_md, a.font_medium, a.leading_snug]}
+            numberOfLines={1}>
+            <Trans>Trending</Trans>
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+        <Link label={l`See more trending topics`} to="/search">
+          <Text
+            style={[
+              a.text_sm,
+              a.font_medium,
+              a.leading_snug,
+              t.atoms.text_contrast_high,
+            ]}
+            numberOfLines={1}>
+            <Trans>See more</Trans>
+          </Text>
+        </Link>
+      </View>
+      <View
+        style={[
+          a.relative,
+          a.z_10,
+          a.border,
+          a.rounded_xl,
+          t.atoms.bg,
+          {
+            borderColor: t.palette.primary_100,
+            boxShadow: `0 0 16px 0 ${shadowColor}`,
+            elevation: 8,
+            shadowColor: shadowColor,
+            shadowOffset: {width: 0, height: 0},
+            shadowOpacity: 1,
+            shadowRadius: 16,
+          },
+        ]}>
+        {isLoading || isRefetching
+          ? Array.from({length: TOPIC_COUNT}).map((_, i) => (
+              <TrendingTopicRowSkeleton key={i} rank={i + 1} />
+            ))
+          : trending?.trends?.map((trend, index) => (
+              <TrendRow
+                key={trend.link}
+                trend={trend}
+                rank={index + 1}
+                onPress={() => {
+                  ax.metric('trendingTopic:click', {context: 'interstitial'})
+                }}
+              />
+            ))}
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+function TrendRow({
+  trend,
+  rank,
+  onPress,
+}: ViewStyleProp & {
+  trend: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.TrendView
+  rank: number
+  children?: React.ReactNode
+  onPress?: () => void
+}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {t: l, i18n} = useLingui()
+
+  const actors = useModerateTrendingActors(trend.actors)
+
+  return (
+    <Link
+      testID={trend.link}
+      label={l`Browse topic ${trend.displayName}`}
+      to={trend.link}
+      onPress={onPress}
+      style={[
+        rank < TOPIC_COUNT && a.border_b,
+        {
+          borderColor: t.palette.primary_100,
+        },
+      ]}
+      PressableComponent={Pressable}>
+      {({hovered, pressed}) => (
+        <>
+          <SubtleHover hover={hovered || pressed} native />
+          <View
+            style={[
+              a.w_full,
+              a.flex_row,
+              a.flex_row,
+              {
+                gap: 6,
+                padding: 14,
+                paddingLeft: 16,
+              },
+            ]}>
+            <Text
+              style={[
+                a.text_md,
+                a.font_semi_bold,
+                t.atoms.text_contrast_low,
+                {
+                  fontVariant: ['tabular-nums'],
+                },
+              ]}>
+              <Trans comment='The trending topic rank, i.e. "1. March Madness", "2. The Bachelor"'>
+                {rank}.
+              </Trans>
+            </Text>
+            <View style={[a.flex_1, a.gap_xs]}>
+              <Text style={[a.text_md, a.font_medium]} numberOfLines={1}>
+                {trend.displayName}
+              </Text>
+              <View style={[a.flex_row, a.gap_sm, a.align_center]}>
+                {actors.length > 0 ? (
+                  <AvatarStack size={24} profiles={actors} />
+                ) : null}
+                <Text
+                  style={[a.text_sm, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}
+                  numberOfLines={1}>
+                  {trend.postCount >= 1000 ? (
+                    <Trans comment="Over 1,000 posts">1K+ posts</Trans>
+                  ) : (
+                    <Trans comment="'{postCount} {posts}', e.g., '1.2K posts'">
+                      {formatCount(i18n, trend.postCount)}{' '}
+                      {plural(trend.postCount, {one: 'post', other: 'posts'})}
+                    </Trans>
+                  )}
+                </Text>
+              </View>
+            </View>
+          </View>
+        </>
+      )}
+    </Link>
+  )
+}
+function TrendingTopicRowSkeleton({rank}: {rank: number}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+
+  return (
+    <View
+      style={[
+        a.w_full,
+        a.flex_row,
+        a.px_lg,
+        a.py_lg,
+        a.flex_row,
+        rank < TOPIC_COUNT && a.border_b,
+        t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
+        {
+          gap: 6,
+        },
+      ]}>
+      <LoadingPlaceholder width={17} height={17} style={[a.rounded_full]} />
+      <View style={[a.flex_1, a.gap_xs]}>
+        <View style={[a.flex_row, a.gap_sm, a.align_center]}>
+          <LoadingPlaceholder width={70} height={17} />
+          <LoadingPlaceholder width={40} height={17} />
+          <LoadingPlaceholder width={60} height={17} />
+        </View>
+        <LoadingPlaceholder width={24} height={24} style={[a.rounded_full]} />
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+function useModerateTrendingActors(
+  actors: AppBskyUnspeccedDefs.TrendView['actors'],
+) {
+  const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
+
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    if (!moderationOpts) return []
+
+    return actors
+      .filter(actor => {
+        const decision = moderateProfile(actor, moderationOpts)
+        return !decision.ui('avatar').filter && !decision.ui('avatar').blur
+      })
+      .slice(0, 3)
+  }, [actors, moderationOpts])
+}
diff --git a/src/features/liveEvents/components/DiscoverFeedLiveEventFeedsAndTrendingBanner.tsx b/src/features/liveEvents/components/DiscoverFeedLiveEventFeedsAndTrendingBanner.tsx
index 96a9bf3650..de45b308b1 100644
--- a/src/features/liveEvents/components/DiscoverFeedLiveEventFeedsAndTrendingBanner.tsx
+++ b/src/features/liveEvents/components/DiscoverFeedLiveEventFeedsAndTrendingBanner.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {Trans} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 
-import {useTrendingSettings} from '#/state/preferences/trending'
 import {atoms as a, useLayoutBreakpoints} from '#/alf'
 import {Button} from '#/components/Button'
 import {TimesLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CloseIcon} from '#/components/icons/Times'
-import {TrendingInterstitial} from '#/components/interstitials/Trending'
 import * as Toast from '#/components/Toast'
 import {LiveEventFeedCardWide} from '#/features/liveEvents/components/LiveEventFeedCardWide'
 import {useUserPreferencedLiveEvents} from '#/features/liveEvents/context'
@@ -17,16 +15,10 @@ import {type LiveEventFeed} from '#/features/liveEvents/types'
 export function DiscoverFeedLiveEventFeedsAndTrendingBanner() {
   const events = useUserPreferencedLiveEvents()
   const {rightNavVisible} = useLayoutBreakpoints()
-  const {trendingDisabled} = useTrendingSettings()
 
   if (!events.feeds.length) {
-    if (!rightNavVisible && !trendingDisabled) {
-      // only show trending on mobile when live event banner is not shown
-      return <TrendingInterstitial />
-    } else {
-      // no feed, no trending
-      return null
-    }
+    // no feed
+    return null
   }
 
   // On desktop, we show in the sidebar
diff --git a/src/state/queries/trending/useGetTrendsQuery.ts b/src/state/queries/trending/useGetTrendsQuery.ts
index 21fa738f28..757e868d1f 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/trending/useGetTrendsQuery.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/trending/useGetTrendsQuery.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ function dedupe<T extends {link: string}>(trends: T[]): T[] {
   })
 }
 
-export const createGetTrendsQueryKey = (props: QueryProps = {}) => [
-  'trends',
-  props.limit ?? DEFAULT_LIMIT,
-]
+export const createGetTrendsQueryKey = (limit?: number) =>
+  limit === undefined ? ['trends'] : ['trends', {limit}]
 
 export function useGetTrendsQuery(props: QueryProps = {}) {
   const agent = useAgent()
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ export function useGetTrendsQuery(props: QueryProps = {}) {
     enabled: !!preferences,
     refetchOnWindowFocus: props.refetchOnWindowFocus,
     staleTime: STALE.MINUTES.THREE,
-    queryKey: createGetTrendsQueryKey({limit}),
+    queryKey: createGetTrendsQueryKey(limit),
     queryFn: async () => {
       const contentLangs = getContentLanguages().join(',')
       const {data} = await agent.app.bsky.unspecced.getTrends(
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
index 42274790c7..2c947ff3ec 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import {
   PostFeedVideoGridRow,
   PostFeedVideoGridRowPlaceholder,
 } from '#/components/feeds/PostFeedVideoGridRow'
+import {FeedTrendingTopicsInterstitial} from '#/components/interstitials/FeedTrendingTopics'
 import {TrendingInterstitial} from '#/components/interstitials/Trending'
 import {TrendingVideos as TrendingVideosInterstitial} from '#/components/interstitials/TrendingVideos'
 import {isStandardSiteEmbed} from '#/components/Post/Embed/StandardSiteEmbed/utils'
@@ -140,6 +141,10 @@ type FeedRow =
       type: 'interstitialTrending'
       key: string
     }
+  | {
+      type: 'interstitialFeedTrendingTopics'
+      key: string
+    }
   | {
       type: 'interstitialTrendingVideos'
       key: string
@@ -540,6 +545,11 @@ let PostFeed = ({
                         key: 'composerPrompt-' + sliceIndex,
                       })
                     }
+                  } else if (sliceIndex === 1) {
+                    arr.push({
+                      type: 'interstitialFeedTrendingTopics',
+                      key: 'interstitialFeedTrendingTopics-' + sliceIndex,
+                    })
                   } else if (sliceIndex === 15) {
                     if (areVideoFeedsEnabled && !trendingVideoDisabled) {
                       arr.push({
@@ -791,6 +801,8 @@ let PostFeed = ({
         return <AgeAssuranceDismissibleFeedBanner />
       } else if (row.type === 'interstitialTrending') {
         return <TrendingInterstitial />
+      } else if (row.type === 'interstitialFeedTrendingTopics') {
+        return <FeedTrendingTopicsInterstitial />
       } else if (row.type === 'liveEventFeedsAndTrendingBanner') {
         return <DiscoverFeedLiveEventFeedsAndTrendingBanner />
       } else if (row.type === 'composerPrompt') {