diff --git a/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js b/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
   useSearchUsers,
 } from 'lib/shared/search-utils.js';
 import { useExistingThreadInfoFinder } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import { threadSpecs } from 'lib/shared/threads/thread-specs.js';
+import {
+  threadSpecs,
+  threadTypeIsPersonal,
+} from 'lib/shared/threads/thread-specs.js';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { AccountUserInfo, UserListItem } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import { pinnedMessageCountText } from 'lib/utils/message-pinning-utils.js';
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@
 import { MessageListContextProvider } from './message-list-types.js';
 import MessageList from './message-list.react.js';
 import ParentThreadHeader from './parent-thread-header.react.js';
+import RelationshipPrompt from './relationship-prompt.react.js';
 import ContentLoading from '../components/content-loading.react.js';
 import { InputStateContext } from '../input/input-state.js';
 import {
@@ -76,6 +80,9 @@
     height: 0,
     opacity: 0,
   },
+  bannersContainer: {
+    zIndex: 2,
+  },
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
@@ -480,9 +487,24 @@
       }
     }, [farcasterRefreshConversation, threadInfo.id, threadInfo.type]);
 
+    let relationshipPrompt = null;
+    if (threadTypeIsPersonal(threadInfo.type)) {
+      relationshipPrompt = (
+        <RelationshipPrompt
+          pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo={
+            props.route.params.pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo
+          }
+          threadInfo={threadInfo}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+
     return (
       <MessageListContextProvider threadInfo={threadInfo}>
-        {pinnedCountBanner}
+        <View style={styles.bannersContainer}>
+          {pinnedCountBanner}
+          {relationshipPrompt}
+        </View>
         <MessageListContainer
           {...props}
           usernameInputText={usernameInputText}
diff --git a/native/chat/message-list.react.js b/native/chat/message-list.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-list.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-list.react.js
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@
 
 import { chatMessageItemKey } from 'lib/shared/chat-message-item-utils.js';
 import { useFetchMessages } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
-import { threadTypeIsPersonal } from 'lib/shared/threads/thread-specs.js';
 import { useWatchThread } from 'lib/shared/watch-thread-utils.js';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 
 import ChatList from './chat-list.react.js';
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react.js';
 import Message from './message.react.js';
-import RelationshipPrompt from './relationship-prompt.react.js';
 import ListLoadingIndicator from '../components/list-loading-indicator.react.js';
 import {
   KeyboardContext,
@@ -196,24 +194,13 @@
   render(): React.Node {
     const { messageListData, startReached } = this.props;
     const footer = startReached ? this.ListFooterComponent : undefined;
-    let relationshipPrompt = null;
-    if (threadTypeIsPersonal(this.props.threadInfo.type)) {
-      relationshipPrompt = (
-        <RelationshipPrompt
-          pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo={
-            this.props.route.params.pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo
-          }
-          threadInfo={this.props.threadInfo}
-        />
-      );
-    }
+
     return (
       <View
         style={this.props.styles.container}
         ref={this.flatListContainerRef}
         onLayout={this.onFlatListContainerLayout}
       >
-        {relationshipPrompt}
         <ChatList
           navigation={this.props.navigation}
           inverted={true}