diff --git a/native/chat/chat-thread-list-utils.js b/native/chat/chat-thread-list-utils.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-thread-list-utils.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-thread-list-utils.js
@@ -9,17 +9,24 @@
 } from './chat-thread-list-item.react.js';
 import type { Item } from './chat-thread-list.react.js';
 import { sidebarHeight } from './sidebar-item.react.js';
+import { listLoadingIndicatorHeight } from '../components/list-loading-indicator-utils.js';
 
 function keyExtractor(item: Item): string {
   if (item.type === 'chatThreadItem') {
     return item.threadInfo.id;
   } else if (item.type === 'empty') {
     return 'empty';
+  } else if (item.type === 'loader') {
+    return 'loader';
   }
   return 'search';
 }
 
 function itemHeight(item: Item): number {
+  if (item.type === 'loader') {
+    return listLoadingIndicatorHeight;
+  }
+
   if (item.type === 'search') {
     return Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 54.5 : 55;
   }
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
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   ChatTopTabsNavigationProp,
 } from './chat.react.js';
 import { useNavigateToThread } from './message-list-types.js';
+import ListLoadingIndicator from '../components/list-loading-indicator.react.js';
 import {
   BackgroundChatThreadListRouteName,
   HomeChatThreadListRouteName,
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@
 export type Item =
   | ChatThreadItem
   | { +type: 'search', +searchText: string }
-  | { +type: 'empty', +emptyItem: React.ComponentType<{}> };
+  | { +type: 'empty', +emptyItem: React.ComponentType<{}> }
+  | { +type: 'loader' };
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +navigation:
@@ -272,6 +274,13 @@
   const renderItem = React.useCallback(
     (row: { item: Item, ... }) => {
       const item = row.item;
+      if (item.type === 'loader') {
+        return (
+          <View style={styles.listLoadingIndicator}>
+            <ListLoadingIndicator />
+          </View>
+        );
+      }
       if (item.type === 'search') {
         return searchItem;
       }
@@ -295,6 +304,7 @@
       onSwipeableWillOpen,
       openedSwipeableID,
       searchItem,
+      styles.listLoadingIndicator,
     ],
   );
 
@@ -393,12 +403,19 @@
   const viewerID = loggedInUserInfo?.id;
   const extraData = `${viewerID || ''} ${openedSwipeableID}`;
 
+  const finalListData = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (partialListData.length === listData.length) {
+      return partialListData;
+    }
+    return [...partialListData, { type: 'loader' }];
+  }, [partialListData, listData.length]);
+
   const chatThreadList = React.useMemo(
     () => (
       <View style={styles.container}>
         {fixedSearch}
         <FlatList
-          data={partialListData}
+          data={finalListData}
           renderItem={renderItem}
           keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
           getItemLayout={getItemLayout}
@@ -423,7 +440,7 @@
       indicatorStyle,
       onEndReached,
       onScroll,
-      partialListData,
+      finalListData,
       renderItem,
       scrollEnabled,
       styles.container,
@@ -522,6 +539,9 @@
     flex: 1,
     backgroundColor: 'listBackground',
   },
+  listLoadingIndicator: {
+    flex: 1,
+  },
 };
 
 export default ChatThreadList;