diff --git a/native/calendar/calendar-screen.react.js b/native/calendar/calendar-screen.react.js
--- a/native/calendar/calendar-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/calendar/calendar-screen.react.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 } from './entry.react.js';
 import SectionFooter from './section-footer.react.js';
 import ContentLoading from '../components/content-loading.react.js';
+import { listLoadingIndicatorHeight } from '../components/list-loading-indicator-utils.js';
 import ListLoadingIndicator from '../components/list-loading-indicator.react.js';
 import NodeHeightMeasurer from '../components/node-height-measurer.react.js';
 import {
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@
   // eslint-disable-next-line consistent-return
   static itemHeight = (item: CalendarItemWithHeight): number => {
     if (item.itemType === 'loader') {
-      return 56;
+      return listLoadingIndicatorHeight;
     } else if (item.itemType === 'header') {
       return 31;
     } else if (item.itemType === 'entryInfo') {
diff --git a/native/chat/utils.js b/native/chat/utils.js
--- a/native/chat/utils.js
+++ b/native/chat/utils.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import { getUnresolvedSidebarThreadInfo } from './sidebar-navigation.js';
 import textMessageSendFailed from './text-message-send-failed.js';
 import { timestampHeight } from './timestamp.react.js';
+import { listLoadingIndicatorHeight } from '../components/list-loading-indicator-utils.js';
 import { KeyboardContext } from '../keyboard/keyboard-state.js';
 import { OverlayContext } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
 import {
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@
 
 function chatMessageItemHeight(item: ChatMessageItemWithHeight): number {
   if (item.itemType === 'loader') {
-    return 56;
+    return listLoadingIndicatorHeight;
   }
   return messageItemHeight(item);
 }
diff --git a/native/components/list-loading-indicator-utils.js b/native/components/list-loading-indicator-utils.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/components/list-loading-indicator-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// @flow
+
+export const listLoadingIndicatorHeight = 56;