diff --git a/native/chat/message-result.react.js b/native/chat/message-result.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-result.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-result.react.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
+import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types.js';
 
 type MessageResultProps = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
   +route:
     | NavigationRoute<'TogglePinModal'>
     | NavigationRoute<'MessageResultsScreen'>,
+  +messageVerticalBounds: ?VerticalBounds,
 };
 
 function MessageResult(props: MessageResultProps): React.Node {
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@
             navigation={props.navigation}
             route={props.route}
             toggleFocus={onToggleFocus}
-            verticalBounds={null}
+            verticalBounds={props.messageVerticalBounds}
           />
           <Text style={styles.messageDate}>
             {longAbsoluteDate(props.item.messageInfo.time)}
diff --git a/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js b/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
   const measureMessages = useHeightMeasurer();
   const [measuredMessages, setMeasuredMessages] = React.useState([]);
 
+  const [messageVerticalBounds, setMessageVerticalBounds] =
+    React.useState(null);
+  const ref = React.useRef(null);
+
   const callFetchPinnedMessages = useServerCall(fetchPinnedMessages);
   const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
 
@@ -147,6 +151,15 @@
     });
   }, [measuredMessages]);
 
+  const onLayout = React.useCallback(() => {
+    ref.current?.measure((x, y, width, height, pageX, pageY) => {
+      setMessageVerticalBounds({
+        height,
+        y: pageY,
+      });
+    });
+  }, []);
+
   const messageResultsToDisplay = React.useMemo(() => {
     return modifiedItems.map(item => {
       return (
@@ -156,12 +169,17 @@
           threadInfo={threadInfo}
           navigation={navigation}
           route={route}
+          messageVerticalBounds={messageVerticalBounds}
         />
       );
     });
-  }, [modifiedItems, threadInfo, navigation, route]);
+  }, [modifiedItems, threadInfo, navigation, route, messageVerticalBounds]);
 
-  return <ScrollView>{messageResultsToDisplay}</ScrollView>;
+  return (
+    <ScrollView ref={ref} onLayout={onLayout}>
+      {messageResultsToDisplay}
+    </ScrollView>
+  );
 }
 
 export default MessageResultsScreen;