diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
index 399e4700..e3dd2cf1 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export const PostThread = observer(function PostThread({
   }, [navigation])
 
   const renderItem = React.useCallback(
-    ({item}: {item: YieldedItem}) => {
+    ({item, index}: {item: YieldedItem; index: number}) => {
       if (item === PARENT_SPINNER) {
         return (
           <View style={styles.parentSpinner}>
@@ -205,11 +205,20 @@ export const PostThread = observer(function PostThread({
           </View>
         )
       } else if (item instanceof PostThreadItemModel) {
-        return <PostThreadItem item={item} onPostReply={onRefresh} />
+        const prev = (
+          index - 1 >= 0 ? posts[index - 1] : undefined
+        ) as PostThreadItemModel
+        return (
+          <PostThreadItem
+            item={item}
+            onPostReply={onRefresh}
+            hasPrecedingItem={prev?._showChildReplyLine}
+          />
+        )
       }
       return <></>
     },
-    [onRefresh, onPressReply, pal],
+    [onRefresh, onPressReply, pal, posts],
   )
 
   // loading
diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
index 8a56012f..e44151ac 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ import {isDesktopWeb} from 'platform/detection'
 export const PostThreadItem = observer(function PostThreadItem({
   item,
   onPostReply,
+  hasPrecedingItem,
 }: {
   item: PostThreadItemModel
   onPostReply: () => void
+  hasPrecedingItem: boolean
 }) {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const store = useStores()
@@ -359,8 +361,7 @@ export const PostThreadItem = observer(function PostThreadItem({
             styles.outer,
             pal.border,
             pal.view,
-            item._showParentReplyLine && styles.noTopBorder,
-            !item._showChildReplyLine && {borderBottomWidth: 1},
+            item._showParentReplyLine && hasPrecedingItem && styles.noTopBorder,
           ]}
           moderation={item.moderation.content}>
           <PostSandboxWarning />
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ export const PostThreadItem = observer(function PostThreadItem({
           <Link
             style={[
               styles.loadMore,
-              {borderBottomColor: pal.colors.border},
+              {borderTopColor: pal.colors.border},
               pal.view,
             ]}
             href={itemHref}
@@ -600,7 +601,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   loadMore: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     justifyContent: 'space-between',
-    borderBottomWidth: 1,
+    borderTopWidth: 1,
     paddingLeft: 80,
     paddingRight: 20,
     paddingVertical: 12,