diff --git a/src/state/queries/useGetPostThreadV2.ts b/src/state/queries/useGetPostThreadV2.ts
index 7b1792de7c..3d49289237 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/useGetPostThreadV2.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/useGetPostThreadV2.ts
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export function filterAndSort(
           })
         }
 
-        parentTraversal: for (let pi = i - 1; pi >= i * -1; pi--) {
+        parentTraversal: for (let pi = i - 1; pi >= 0; pi--) {
           const parentOneDown = thread[pi + 1]
           const parent = thread[pi]
           const parentOneUp = thread[pi - 1]
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export function filterAndSort(
           } else if (AppBskyFeedDefs.isThreadItemPost(parent)) {
             slices.unshift(
               views.post({
-                item,
+                item: parent,
                 oneUp: parentOneUp,
                 oneDown: parentOneDown,
                 moderationOpts,
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ export function filterAndSort(
         const parentMod = getModerationState(parent.moderation)
         const parentIsHidden = threadgateHiddenReplies.has(item.uri)
         const parentIsTopLevelReply = item.depth === 1
-        const parentIsModerated = parentIsHidden || parentMod.blurred || parentMod.muted
+        const parentIsModerated =
+          parentIsHidden || parentMod.blurred || parentMod.muted
 
         if (!parentIsModerated) {
           /*
@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@ export function filterAndSort(
   return slices
 }
 
-export function getModerationState(moderation: ModerationDecision){
+export function getModerationState(moderation: ModerationDecision) {
   const modui = moderation.ui('contentList')
   const blurred = modui.blur || modui.filter
   const muted = (modui.blurs[0] || modui.filters[0])?.type === 'muted'
diff --git a/src/view/screens/PostThread.tsx b/src/view/screens/PostThread.tsx
index 1b05f1e1e2..f6e2545dcf 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/PostThread.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/PostThread.tsx
@@ -214,6 +214,34 @@ export function Inner({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
           />
         </View>
       )
+    } else if (item.type === 'threadSliceBlocked') {
+      return (
+        <View
+          style={[
+            a.p_lg,
+            index !== 0 && a.border_t,
+            t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
+            t.atoms.bg_contrast_25,
+          ]}>
+          <Text style={[a.font_bold, a.text_md, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
+            <Trans>Blocked post.</Trans>
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+      )
+    } else if (item.type === 'threadSliceNotFound') {
+      return (
+        <View
+          style={[
+            a.p_lg,
+            index !== 0 && a.border_t,
+            t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
+            t.atoms.bg_contrast_25,
+          ]}>
+          <Text style={[a.font_bold, a.text_md, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
+            <Trans>Deleted post.</Trans>
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+      )
     } else if (item.type === 'replyComposer') {
       return (
         <View>