diff --git a/src/components/Lists.tsx b/src/components/Lists.tsx
index 12a93580..58aa74b3 100644
--- a/src/components/Lists.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Lists.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import {atoms as a, useBreakpoints, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {View} from 'react-native'
+import {CenteredView} from 'view/com/util/Views'
 import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
 import {Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {cleanError} from 'lib/strings/errors'
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ export function ListMaybePlaceholder({
 }) {
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const t = useTheme()
-  const {gtMobile} = useBreakpoints()
+  const {gtMobile, gtTablet} = useBreakpoints()
 
   const canGoBack = navigation.canGoBack()
   const onGoBack = React.useCallback(() => {
@@ -165,14 +166,16 @@ export function ListMaybePlaceholder({
   if (!isEmpty) return null
 
   return (
-    <View
+    <CenteredView
       style={[
         a.flex_1,
         a.align_center,
-        !gtMobile ? [a.justify_between, a.border_t] : a.gap_5xl,
+        !gtMobile ? a.justify_between : a.gap_5xl,
         t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
         {paddingTop: 175, paddingBottom: 110},
-      ]}>
+      ]}
+      sideBorders={gtMobile}
+      topBorder={!gtTablet}>
       {isLoading ? (
         <View style={[a.w_full, a.align_center, {top: 100}]}>
           <Loader size="xl" />
@@ -241,6 +244,6 @@ export function ListMaybePlaceholder({
           </View>
         </>
       )}
-    </View>
+    </CenteredView>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/screens/Hashtag.tsx b/src/screens/Hashtag.tsx
index 09a1f282..82ea75aa 100644
--- a/src/screens/Hashtag.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Hashtag.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import {ListRenderItemInfo, Pressable} from 'react-native'
-import {atoms as a, useBreakpoints} from '#/alf'
 import {useFocusEffect} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import {useSetMinimalShellMode} from 'state/shell'
 import {ViewHeader} from 'view/com/util/ViewHeader'
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ import {List} from 'view/com/util/List'
 import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {sanitizeHandle} from 'lib/strings/handles'
-import {CenteredView} from 'view/com/util/Views'
 import {ArrowOutOfBox_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded} from '#/components/icons/ArrowOutOfBox'
 import {shareUrl} from 'lib/sharing'
 import {HITSLOP_10} from 'lib/constants'
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ export default function HashtagScreen({
 }: NativeStackScreenProps<CommonNavigatorParams, 'Hashtag'>) {
   const {tag, author} = route.params
   const setMinimalShellMode = useSetMinimalShellMode()
-  const {gtMobile} = useBreakpoints()
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const [isPTR, setIsPTR] = React.useState(false)
 
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ export default function HashtagScreen({
   }, [isFetching, hasNextPage, error, fetchNextPage])
 
   return (
-    <CenteredView style={a.flex_1} sideBorders={gtMobile}>
+    <>
       <ViewHeader
         title={headerTitle}
         subtitle={author ? _(msg`From @${sanitizedAuthor}`) : undefined}
@@ -159,6 +156,6 @@ export default function HashtagScreen({
           }
         />
       )}
-    </CenteredView>
+    </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/Views.d.ts b/src/view/com/util/Views.d.ts
index 6a90cc22..16713921 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/Views.d.ts
+++ b/src/view/com/util/Views.d.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ export function CenteredView({
   style,
   sideBorders,
   ...props
-}: React.PropsWithChildren<ViewProps & {sideBorders?: boolean}>)
+}: React.PropsWithChildren<
+  ViewProps & {sideBorders?: boolean; topBorder?: boolean}
+>)
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/Views.web.tsx b/src/view/com/util/Views.web.tsx
index db3b9de0..ae165077 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/Views.web.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/Views.web.tsx
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ interface AddedProps {
 export function CenteredView({
   style,
   sideBorders,
+  topBorder,
   ...props
-}: React.PropsWithChildren<ViewProps & {sideBorders?: boolean}>) {
+}: React.PropsWithChildren<
+  ViewProps & {sideBorders?: boolean; topBorder?: boolean}
+>) {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const {isMobile} = useWebMediaQueries()
   if (!isMobile) {
@@ -46,6 +49,12 @@ export function CenteredView({
     })
     style = addStyle(style, pal.border)
   }
+  if (topBorder) {
+    style = addStyle(style, {
+      borderTopWidth: 1,
+    })
+    style = addStyle(style, pal.border)
+  }
   return <View style={style} {...props} />
 }