diff --git a/src/lib/api/feed-manip.ts b/src/lib/api/feed-manip.ts
index cd99fc9d57..b91613f4e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/feed-manip.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/feed-manip.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,54 @@ import {isPostInLanguage} from '../../locale/helpers'
 import {FALLBACK_MARKER_POST} from './feed/home'
 import {type ReasonFeedSource} from './feed/types'
 
-type FeedViewPost = app.bsky.feed.defs.FeedViewPost
+export type FeedPostNumbering = Pick<
+  app.bsky.unspecced.defs.ThreadItemPost,
+  'opThreadPostIndex' | 'opThreadPostCount'
+>
+
+type ValidFeedPostNumbering = Required<FeedPostNumbering>
+
+// AppView adds these fields to feed responses ahead of their feed lexicon.
+type FeedViewPost = app.bsky.feed.defs.FeedViewPost & FeedPostNumbering
+
+function getPostNumbering(
+  value: FeedPostNumbering,
+): ValidFeedPostNumbering | undefined {
+  const {opThreadPostIndex: index, opThreadPostCount: count} = value
+
+  if (
+    index === undefined ||
+    count === undefined ||
+    index < 1 ||
+    count < 1 ||
+    index > count
+  ) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  return {
+    opThreadPostIndex: index,
+    opThreadPostCount: count,
+  }
+}
+
+function inferPostNumbering(
+  feedPost: FeedViewPost,
+  position: 'parent' | 'root',
+): ValidFeedPostNumbering | undefined {
+  const postNumbering = getPostNumbering(feedPost)
+  if (!postNumbering) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  // Feed responses number only the selected post, so derive the hydrated
+  // context that the feed renders alongside it.
+  return getPostNumbering({
+    opThreadPostIndex:
+      position === 'root' ? 1 : postNumbering.opThreadPostIndex - 1,
+    opThreadPostCount: postNumbering.opThreadPostCount,
+  })
+}
 
 export type FeedTunerFn = (
   tuner: FeedTuner,
@@ -15,6 +62,7 @@ export type FeedTunerFn = (
 type FeedSliceItem = {
   post: app.bsky.feed.defs.PostView
   record: app.bsky.feed.post.Main
+  postNumbering: FeedPostNumbering | undefined
   parentAuthor: app.bsky.actor.defs.ProfileViewBasic | undefined
   isParentBlocked: boolean
   isParentNotFound: boolean
@@ -38,7 +86,10 @@ export class FeedViewPostsSlice {
   rootUri: string
   feedPostUri: string
 
-  constructor(feedPost: FeedViewPost) {
+  constructor(
+    feedPost: FeedViewPost,
+    postNumberingByUri: Map<string, FeedPostNumbering>,
+  ) {
     const {post, reply, reason} = feedPost
     this.items = []
     this.isIncompleteThread = false
@@ -80,6 +131,7 @@ export class FeedViewPostsSlice {
     this.items.push({
       post,
       record: post.record,
+      postNumbering: postNumberingByUri.get(post.uri),
       parentAuthor,
       isParentBlocked,
       isParentNotFound,
@@ -128,6 +180,9 @@ export class FeedViewPostsSlice {
     this.items.unshift({
       post: parent,
       record: parent.record,
+      postNumbering:
+        postNumberingByUri.get(parent.uri) ??
+        inferPostNumbering(feedPost, 'parent'),
       parentAuthor: grandparentAuthor,
       isParentBlocked: isGrandparentBlocked,
       isParentNotFound: isGrandparentNotFound,
@@ -151,6 +206,9 @@ export class FeedViewPostsSlice {
     this.items.unshift({
       post: root,
       record: root.record,
+      postNumbering:
+        postNumberingByUri.get(root.uri) ??
+        inferPostNumbering(feedPost, 'root'),
       isParentBlocked: false,
       isParentNotFound: false,
       parentAuthor: undefined,
@@ -241,8 +299,16 @@ export class FeedTuner {
       dryRun: false,
     },
   ): FeedViewPostsSlice[] {
+    const postNumberingByUri = new Map<string, FeedPostNumbering>()
+    for (const item of feed) {
+      const postNumbering = getPostNumbering(item)
+      if (postNumbering) {
+        postNumberingByUri.set(item.post.uri, postNumbering)
+      }
+    }
+
     let slices: FeedViewPostsSlice[] = feed
-      .map(item => new FeedViewPostsSlice(item))
+      .map(item => new FeedViewPostsSlice(item, postNumberingByUri))
       .filter(s => s.items.length > 0 || s.isFallbackMarker)
 
     // run the custom tuners
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostNumber.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostNumber.tsx
index 04db513a2b..c07aa98e5d 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostNumber.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostNumber.tsx
@@ -11,12 +11,17 @@ import {type app} from '#/lexicons'
  */
 export const POST_NUMBER_INLINE_OFFSET = 6
 
+export type ThreadItemPostNumbering = Pick<
+  app.bsky.unspecced.defs.ThreadItemPost,
+  'opThreadPostIndex' | 'opThreadPostCount'
+>
+
 export function useHasThreadItemPostNumber(
-  value: app.bsky.unspecced.defs.ThreadItemPost,
+  value: ThreadItemPostNumbering | undefined,
 ) {
   const ax = useAnalytics()
-  const index = value.opThreadPostIndex
-  const count = value.opThreadPostCount
+  const index = value?.opThreadPostIndex
+  const count = value?.opThreadPostCount
 
   return (
     ax.features.enabled(ax.features.CanonicalPostNumberingEnable) &&
@@ -32,14 +37,14 @@ export function ThreadItemPostNumber({
   value,
   inline = true,
 }: {
-  value: app.bsky.unspecced.defs.ThreadItemPost
+  value: ThreadItemPostNumbering | undefined
   inline?: boolean
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const shouldRender = useHasThreadItemPostNumber(value)
-  const index = value.opThreadPostIndex
-  const count = value.opThreadPostCount
+  const index = value?.opThreadPostIndex
+  const count = value?.opThreadPostCount
 
   if (!shouldRender) {
     return null
@@ -59,7 +64,8 @@ export function ThreadItemPostNumber({
         },
         inline
           ? platform({
-              native: {transform: [{translateY: POST_NUMBER_INLINE_OFFSET}]},
+              android: {transform: [{translateY: POST_NUMBER_INLINE_OFFSET}]},
+              ios: {transform: [{translateY: a.py_2xs.paddingBottom}]},
               web: {
                 top: -2,
                 marginBottom: -2,
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx b/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
index 87e2301e1d..210c19265a 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
@@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ export function Explore({
             <PostFeedItem
               post={subItem.post}
               record={subItem.record}
+              postNumbering={subItem.postNumbering}
               reason={indexInSlice === 0 ? slice.reason : undefined}
               feedContext={slice.feedContext}
               reqId={slice.reqId}
diff --git a/src/state/queries/explore-feed-previews.tsx b/src/state/queries/explore-feed-previews.tsx
index efe331af18..db0e1fa374 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/explore-feed-previews.tsx
+++ b/src/state/queries/explore-feed-previews.tsx
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ export function useFeedPreviews(
                       uri: subItem.post.uri,
                       post: subItem.post,
                       record: subItem.record,
+                      postNumbering: subItem.postNumbering,
                       moderation: moderations[i],
                       parentAuthor: subItem.parentAuthor,
                       isParentBlocked: subItem.isParentBlocked,
diff --git a/src/state/queries/post-feed.ts b/src/state/queries/post-feed.ts
index 95af63b185..5b63b4f06c 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/post-feed.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/post-feed.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ import {MergeFeedAPI} from '#/lib/api/feed/merge'
 import {PostListFeedAPI} from '#/lib/api/feed/posts'
 import {type FeedAPI, type ReasonFeedSource} from '#/lib/api/feed/types'
 import {aggregateUserInterests} from '#/lib/api/feed/utils'
-import {FeedTuner, type FeedTunerFn} from '#/lib/api/feed-manip'
+import {
+  type FeedPostNumbering,
+  FeedTuner,
+  type FeedTunerFn,
+} from '#/lib/api/feed-manip'
 import {DISCOVER_FEED_URI} from '#/lib/constants'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {STALE} from '#/state/queries'
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ export interface FeedPostSliceItem {
   uri: AtUriString
   post: app.bsky.feed.defs.PostView
   record: app.bsky.feed.post.Main
+  postNumbering?: FeedPostNumbering
   moderation: ModerationDecision
   parentAuthor?: app.bsky.actor.defs.ProfileViewBasic
   isParentBlocked?: boolean
@@ -340,6 +345,7 @@ export function usePostFeedQuery(
                         uri: item.post.uri,
                         post: item.post,
                         record: item.record,
+                        postNumbering: item.postNumbering,
                         moderation: moderations[i],
                         parentAuthor: item.parentAuthor,
                         isParentBlocked: item.isParentBlocked,
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
index 38fce08344..85eb1fb627 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ let PostFeed = ({
           <PostFeedItem
             post={item.post}
             record={item.record}
+            postNumbering={item.postNumbering}
             reason={indexInSlice === 0 ? slice.reason : undefined}
             feedContext={slice.feedContext}
             reqId={slice.reqId}
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx
index c9ed6b603b..3a66564ed9 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {RichText as RichTextAPI} from '@bsky/sdk/richtext'
 import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import {type ReasonFeedSource} from '#/lib/api/feed/types'
+import {type FeedPostNumbering} from '#/lib/api/feed-manip'
 import {MAX_POST_LINES} from '#/lib/constants'
 import {useOpenComposer} from '#/lib/hooks/useOpenComposer'
 import {usePalette} from '#/lib/hooks/usePalette'
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ import {
 import {Link} from '#/view/com/util/Link'
 import {PostMeta} from '#/view/com/util/PostMeta'
 import {PreviewableUserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
+import {
+  POST_NUMBER_INLINE_OFFSET,
+  ThreadItemPostNumber,
+  useHasThreadItemPostNumber,
+} from '#/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemPostNumber'
 import {atoms as a, select, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {
   GalleryBleed,
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@ import {PostFeedReason} from './PostFeedReason'
 
 interface FeedItemProps {
   record: app.bsky.feed.post.Main
+  postNumbering?: FeedPostNumbering
   reason:
     | app.bsky.feed.defs.ReasonRepost
     | app.bsky.feed.defs.ReasonPin
@@ -75,6 +82,7 @@ interface FeedItemProps {
 export function PostFeedItem({
   post,
   record,
+  postNumbering,
   reason,
   feedContext,
   reqId,
@@ -112,6 +120,7 @@ export function PostFeedItem({
         <FeedItemInner
           post={postShadowed}
           record={record}
+          postNumbering={postNumbering}
           reason={reason}
           feedContext={feedContext}
           reqId={reqId}
@@ -137,6 +146,7 @@ export function PostFeedItem({
 let FeedItemInner = ({
   post,
   record,
+  postNumbering,
   reason,
   feedContext,
   reqId,
@@ -426,6 +436,7 @@ let FeedItemInner = ({
             <PostContent
               moderation={moderation}
               richText={richText}
+              postNumbering={postNumbering}
               postEmbed={post.embed}
               postAuthor={post.author}
               onOpenEmbed={onOpenEmbed}
@@ -457,6 +468,7 @@ FeedItemInner = memo(FeedItemInner)
 
 let PostContent = ({
   post,
+  postNumbering,
   moderation,
   richText,
   postEmbed,
@@ -471,12 +483,14 @@ let PostContent = ({
   postAuthor: app.bsky.feed.defs.PostView['author']
   onOpenEmbed: () => void
   post: app.bsky.feed.defs.PostView
+  postNumbering: FeedPostNumbering | undefined
   additionalPostAlerts?: AppModerationCause[]
   feedDescriptor?: string
 }): React.ReactNode => {
   const [limitLines, setLimitLines] = useState(
     () => countLines(richText.text) >= MAX_POST_LINES,
   )
+  const showPostNumber = useHasThreadItemPostNumber(postNumbering)
 
   const record = useMemo<app.bsky.feed.post.Main | undefined>(
     () =>
@@ -510,12 +524,26 @@ let PostContent = ({
             style={[a.flex_1, a.text_md]}
             authorHandle={postAuthor.handle}
             shouldProxyLinks={true}
+            suffixOffset={POST_NUMBER_INLINE_OFFSET}
+            suffix={
+              !limitLines && showPostNumber ? (
+                <ThreadItemPostNumber value={postNumbering} />
+              ) : undefined
+            }
           />
           {limitLines && (
-            <ShowMoreTextButton style={[a.text_md]} onPress={onPressShowMore} />
+            <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_xs]}>
+              <ShowMoreTextButton
+                style={[a.text_md]}
+                onPress={onPressShowMore}
+              />
+              <ThreadItemPostNumber inline={false} value={postNumbering} />
+            </View>
           )}
         </View>
-      ) : undefined}
+      ) : (
+        <ThreadItemPostNumber inline={false} value={postNumbering} />
+      )}
       {record && <TranslatedPost hideTranslateLink post={post} />}
       {postEmbed ? (
         <View