diff --git a/native/chat/chat-thread-list-search.react.js b/native/chat/chat-thread-list-search.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-thread-list-search.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-thread-list-search.react.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { TextInput as BaseTextInput } from 'react-native';
 import Animated, {
-  useSharedValue,
   interpolate,
   useAnimatedStyle,
   withTiming,
   useDerivedValue,
+  type SharedValue,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import type { ReactRefSetter } from 'lib/types/react-types.js';
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   +searchStatus: SearchStatus,
   +innerSearchAutoFocus?: boolean,
   +innerSearchActive?: boolean,
+  +cancelButtonExpansion: SharedValue<number>,
 };
 function ForwardedChatThreadListSearch(
   props: Props,
@@ -40,10 +41,10 @@
     searchStatus,
     innerSearchActive,
     innerSearchAutoFocus,
+    cancelButtonExpansion,
   } = props;
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
-  const cancelButtonExpansion = useSharedValue(0);
   const isActiveOrActivating =
     searchStatus === 'active' || searchStatus === 'activating';
   React.useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-thread-list.react.js b/native/chat/chat-thread-list.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-thread-list.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-thread-list.react.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   View,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { FloatingAction } from 'react-native-floating-action';
+import { useSharedValue } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import { useLoggedInUserInfo } from 'lib/hooks/account-hooks.js';
 import { useThreadListSearch } from 'lib/hooks/thread-search-hooks.js';
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@
     return true;
   }, [navigation, onSearchCancel, searchStatus]);
 
+  const cancelButtonExpansion = useSharedValue(0);
   const searchItem = React.useMemo(
     () => (
       <TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={onSearchFocus}>
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@
             searchStatus={searchStatus}
             onSearchCancel={onSearchCancel}
             innerSearchActive={false}
+            cancelButtonExpansion={cancelButtonExpansion}
             ref={searchInputRef}
           />
         </View>
@@ -237,6 +240,7 @@
       searchStatus,
       searchText,
       styles.searchContainer,
+      cancelButtonExpansion,
     ],
   );
 
@@ -340,6 +344,7 @@
           searchStatus={searchStatus}
           onSearchCancel={onSearchCancel}
           innerSearchAutoFocus={true}
+          cancelButtonExpansion={cancelButtonExpansion}
           ref={searchInputRef}
         />
       </View>
@@ -351,6 +356,7 @@
     searchStatus,
     searchText,
     styles.searchContainer,
+    cancelButtonExpansion,
   ]);
 
   const scrollEnabled =