diff --git a/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js b/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js
index b54936583..03d115214 100644
--- a/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js
@@ -1,433 +1,443 @@
 // @flow
 
 import Icon from '@expo/vector-icons/FontAwesome5.js';
 import { useNavigationState } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import genesis from 'lib/facts/genesis.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { userInfoSelectorForPotentialMembers } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import {
   usePotentialMemberItems,
   useSearchUsers,
 } from 'lib/shared/search-utils.js';
 import {
   pendingThreadType,
   useExistingThreadInfoFinder,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import { threadTypeIsThick } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import type { AccountUserInfo, UserListItem } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import { pinnedMessageCountText } from 'lib/utils/message-pinning-utils.js';
 
 import { type MessagesMeasurer, useHeightMeasurer } from './chat-context.js';
 import { ChatInputBar } from './chat-input-bar.react.js';
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react.js';
 import {
   type NativeChatMessageItem,
   useNativeMessageListData,
 } from './message-data.react.js';
 import MessageListThreadSearch from './message-list-thread-search.react.js';
 import { MessageListContextProvider } from './message-list-types.js';
 import MessageList from './message-list.react.js';
 import ParentThreadHeader from './parent-thread-header.react.js';
 import ContentLoading from '../components/content-loading.react.js';
 import { InputStateContext } from '../input/input-state.js';
 import {
   OverlayContext,
   type OverlayContextType,
 } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import {
   PinnedMessagesScreenRouteName,
   ThreadSettingsRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ChatMessageItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   pinnedCountBanner: {
     backgroundColor: 'panelForeground',
     height: 30,
     flexDirection: 'row',
     textAlign: 'center',
     justifyContent: 'center',
     alignItems: 'center',
   },
   pinnedCountText: {
     color: 'panelBackgroundLabel',
     marginRight: 5,
   },
   container: {
     backgroundColor: 'listBackground',
     flex: 1,
   },
   threadContent: {
     flex: 1,
   },
   hiddenThreadContent: {
     height: 0,
     opacity: 0,
   },
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +navigation: ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>,
   +route: NavigationRoute<'MessageList'>,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
   // Redux state
   +usernameInputText: string,
   +updateUsernameInput: (text: string) => void,
   +userInfoInputArray: $ReadOnlyArray<AccountUserInfo>,
   +updateTagInput: (items: $ReadOnlyArray<AccountUserInfo>) => void,
   +resolveToUser: (user: AccountUserInfo) => void,
   +userSearchResults: $ReadOnlyArray<UserListItem>,
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   +genesisThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
   +messageListData: ?$ReadOnlyArray<NativeChatMessageItem>,
   +colors: Colors,
   +styles: $ReadOnly<typeof unboundStyles>,
   // withOverlayContext
   +overlayContext: ?OverlayContextType,
   +measureMessages: MessagesMeasurer,
 };
 type State = {
   +listDataWithHeights: ?$ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItemWithHeight>,
 };
 class MessageListContainer extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   state: State = {
     listDataWithHeights: null,
   };
   pendingListDataWithHeights: ?$ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItemWithHeight>;
 
   get frozen(): boolean {
     const { overlayContext } = this.props;
     invariant(
       overlayContext,
       'MessageListContainer should have OverlayContext',
     );
     return overlayContext.scrollBlockingModalStatus !== 'closed';
   }
 
   setListData = (
     listDataWithHeights: $ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItemWithHeight>,
   ) => {
     this.setState({ listDataWithHeights });
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
     this.props.measureMessages(
       this.props.messageListData,
       this.props.threadInfo,
       this.setListData,
     );
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props) {
     const oldListData = prevProps.messageListData;
     const newListData = this.props.messageListData;
     if (!newListData && oldListData) {
       this.setState({ listDataWithHeights: null });
     }
 
     if (
       oldListData !== newListData ||
       prevProps.threadInfo !== this.props.threadInfo ||
       prevProps.measureMessages !== this.props.measureMessages
     ) {
       this.props.measureMessages(
         newListData,
         this.props.threadInfo,
         this.allHeightsMeasured,
       );
     }
 
     if (!this.frozen && this.pendingListDataWithHeights) {
       this.setState({ listDataWithHeights: this.pendingListDataWithHeights });
       this.pendingListDataWithHeights = undefined;
     }
   }
 
   render(): React.Node {
     const { threadInfo, styles } = this.props;
     const { listDataWithHeights } = this.state;
     const { searching } = this.props.route.params;
 
     let searchComponent = null;
     if (searching) {
       const { userInfoInputArray, genesisThreadInfo } = this.props;
       // It's technically possible for the client to be missing the Genesis
       // ThreadInfo when it first opens up (before the server delivers it)
       let parentThreadHeader;
-      if (genesisThreadInfo) {
+      if (threadTypeIsThick(threadInfo.type)) {
+        parentThreadHeader = (
+          <ParentThreadHeader
+            childThreadType={pendingThreadType(
+              userInfoInputArray.length,
+              'thick',
+            )}
+          />
+        );
+      } else if (genesisThreadInfo) {
         parentThreadHeader = (
           <ParentThreadHeader
             parentThreadInfo={genesisThreadInfo}
             childThreadType={pendingThreadType(
               userInfoInputArray.length,
               'thin',
             )}
           />
         );
       }
       searchComponent = (
         <>
           {parentThreadHeader}
           <MessageListThreadSearch
             usernameInputText={this.props.usernameInputText}
             updateUsernameInput={this.props.updateUsernameInput}
             userInfoInputArray={userInfoInputArray}
             updateTagInput={this.props.updateTagInput}
             resolveToUser={this.props.resolveToUser}
             userSearchResults={this.props.userSearchResults}
           />
         </>
       );
     }
 
     const showMessageList =
       !searching || this.props.userInfoInputArray.length > 0;
     let messageList;
     if (showMessageList && listDataWithHeights) {
       messageList = (
         <MessageList
           threadInfo={threadInfo}
           messageListData={listDataWithHeights}
           navigation={this.props.navigation}
           route={this.props.route}
         />
       );
     } else if (showMessageList) {
       messageList = (
         <ContentLoading fillType="flex" colors={this.props.colors} />
       );
     }
     const threadContentStyles = showMessageList
       ? [styles.threadContent]
       : [styles.hiddenThreadContent];
     const pointerEvents = showMessageList ? 'auto' : 'none';
     const threadContent = (
       <View style={threadContentStyles} pointerEvents={pointerEvents}>
         {messageList}
         <ChatInputBar
           threadInfo={threadInfo}
           navigation={this.props.navigation}
           route={this.props.route}
         />
       </View>
     );
 
     return (
       <View style={styles.container}>
         {searchComponent}
         {threadContent}
       </View>
     );
   }
 
   allHeightsMeasured = (
     listDataWithHeights: $ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItemWithHeight>,
   ) => {
     if (this.frozen) {
       this.pendingListDataWithHeights = listDataWithHeights;
     } else {
       this.setState({ listDataWithHeights });
     }
   };
 }
 
 const ConnectedMessageListContainer: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> =
   React.memo<BaseProps>(function ConnectedMessageListContainer(
     props: BaseProps,
   ) {
     const [usernameInputText, setUsernameInputText] = React.useState('');
     const [userInfoInputArray, setUserInfoInputArray] = React.useState<
       $ReadOnlyArray<AccountUserInfo>,
     >([]);
 
     const otherUserInfos = useSelector(userInfoSelectorForPotentialMembers);
 
     const serverSearchResults = useSearchUsers(usernameInputText);
 
     const userSearchResults = usePotentialMemberItems({
       text: usernameInputText,
       userInfos: otherUserInfos,
       excludeUserIDs: userInfoInputArray.map(userInfo => userInfo.id),
       includeServerSearchUsers: serverSearchResults,
     });
 
     const [baseThreadInfo, setBaseThreadInfo] = React.useState(
       props.route.params.threadInfo,
     );
 
     const existingThreadInfoFinder =
       useExistingThreadInfoFinder(baseThreadInfo);
 
     const isSearching = !!props.route.params.searching;
     const threadInfo = React.useMemo(
       () =>
         existingThreadInfoFinder({
           searching: isSearching,
           userInfoInputArray,
         }),
       [existingThreadInfoFinder, isSearching, userInfoInputArray],
     );
     invariant(
       threadInfo,
       'threadInfo must be specified in messageListContainer',
     );
 
     const inputState = React.useContext(InputStateContext);
     invariant(inputState, 'inputState should be set in MessageListContainer');
 
     const isFocused = props.navigation.isFocused();
     const { setPendingThreadUpdateHandler } = inputState;
     React.useEffect(() => {
       if (!isFocused) {
         return undefined;
       }
       setPendingThreadUpdateHandler(threadInfo.id, setBaseThreadInfo);
       return () => {
         setPendingThreadUpdateHandler(threadInfo.id, undefined);
       };
     }, [setPendingThreadUpdateHandler, isFocused, threadInfo.id]);
 
     const { setParams } = props.navigation;
     const navigationStack = useNavigationState(state => state.routes);
     React.useEffect(() => {
       const topRoute = navigationStack[navigationStack.length - 1];
       if (topRoute?.name !== ThreadSettingsRouteName) {
         return;
       }
       setBaseThreadInfo(threadInfo);
       if (isSearching) {
         setParams({ searching: false });
       }
     }, [isSearching, navigationStack, setParams, threadInfo]);
 
     const hideSearch = React.useCallback(() => {
       setBaseThreadInfo(threadInfo);
       setParams({ searching: false });
     }, [setParams, threadInfo]);
     React.useEffect(() => {
       if (!isSearching) {
         return undefined;
       }
       inputState.registerSendCallback(hideSearch);
       return () => inputState.unregisterSendCallback(hideSearch);
     }, [hideSearch, inputState, isSearching]);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
       setParams({ threadInfo });
     }, [setParams, threadInfo]);
 
     const updateTagInput = React.useCallback(
       (input: $ReadOnlyArray<AccountUserInfo>) => setUserInfoInputArray(input),
       [],
     );
     const updateUsernameInput = React.useCallback(
       (text: string) => setUsernameInputText(text),
       [],
     );
     const { editInputMessage } = inputState;
     const resolveToUser = React.useCallback(
       (user: AccountUserInfo) => {
         const resolvedThreadInfo = existingThreadInfoFinder({
           searching: true,
           userInfoInputArray: [user],
         });
         invariant(
           resolvedThreadInfo,
           'resolvedThreadInfo must be specified in messageListContainer',
         );
         editInputMessage({ message: '', mode: 'prepend' });
         setBaseThreadInfo(resolvedThreadInfo);
         setParams({ searching: false, threadInfo: resolvedThreadInfo });
       },
       [existingThreadInfoFinder, editInputMessage, setParams],
     );
 
     const messageListData = useNativeMessageListData({
       searching: isSearching,
       userInfoInputArray,
       threadInfo,
     });
     const colors = useColors();
     const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
     const overlayContext = React.useContext(OverlayContext);
     const measureMessages = useHeightMeasurer();
 
     const genesisThreadInfo = useSelector(
       state => threadInfoSelector(state)[genesis().id],
     );
 
     const bannerText =
       !!threadInfo.pinnedCount &&
       pinnedMessageCountText(threadInfo.pinnedCount);
 
     const navigateToMessageResults = React.useCallback(() => {
       props.navigation.navigate<'PinnedMessagesScreen'>({
         name: PinnedMessagesScreenRouteName,
         params: {
           threadInfo,
         },
         key: `PinnedMessagesScreen${threadInfo.id}`,
       });
     }, [props.navigation, threadInfo]);
 
     const pinnedCountBanner = React.useMemo(() => {
       if (!bannerText) {
         return null;
       }
 
       return (
         <View style={styles.pinnedCountBanner}>
           <Text
             onPress={navigateToMessageResults}
             style={styles.pinnedCountText}
           >
             {bannerText}
           </Text>
           <Icon
             name="chevron-right"
             size={12}
             color={colors.panelBackgroundLabel}
           />
         </View>
       );
     }, [
       navigateToMessageResults,
       bannerText,
       styles.pinnedCountBanner,
       styles.pinnedCountText,
       colors.panelBackgroundLabel,
     ]);
 
     return (
       <MessageListContextProvider threadInfo={threadInfo}>
         {pinnedCountBanner}
         <MessageListContainer
           {...props}
           usernameInputText={usernameInputText}
           updateUsernameInput={updateUsernameInput}
           userInfoInputArray={userInfoInputArray}
           updateTagInput={updateTagInput}
           resolveToUser={resolveToUser}
           userSearchResults={userSearchResults}
           threadInfo={threadInfo}
           genesisThreadInfo={genesisThreadInfo}
           messageListData={messageListData}
           colors={colors}
           styles={styles}
           overlayContext={overlayContext}
           measureMessages={measureMessages}
         />
       </MessageListContextProvider>
     );
   });
 
 export default ConnectedMessageListContainer;
diff --git a/native/chat/parent-thread-header.react.js b/native/chat/parent-thread-header.react.js
index 0c82bab76..45ea9eee3 100644
--- a/native/chat/parent-thread-header.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/parent-thread-header.react.js
@@ -1,72 +1,84 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { ThreadType } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 
 import { useNavigateToThread } from './message-list-types.js';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
 import CommunityPill from '../components/community-pill.react.js';
 import ThreadVisibility from '../components/thread-visibility.react.js';
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo?: ThreadInfo,
   +childThreadType: ThreadType,
 };
 function ParentThreadHeader(props: Props): React.Node {
   const colors = useColors();
   const threadVisibilityColor = colors.modalForegroundLabel;
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
   const { parentThreadInfo, childThreadType } = props;
 
   const navigateToThread = useNavigateToThread();
   const onPressParentThread = React.useCallback(() => {
+    if (!parentThreadInfo) {
+      return;
+    }
     navigateToThread({ threadInfo: parentThreadInfo });
   }, [parentThreadInfo, navigateToThread]);
 
+  let parentThreadButton;
+  if (parentThreadInfo) {
+    parentThreadButton = (
+      <>
+        <Text style={styles.within}>within</Text>
+        <Button onPress={onPressParentThread}>
+          <CommunityPill community={parentThreadInfo} />
+        </Button>
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       <ScrollView
         contentContainerStyle={styles.contentContainer}
         showsHorizontalScrollIndicator={false}
         horizontal={true}
       >
         <ThreadVisibility
           threadType={childThreadType}
           color={threadVisibilityColor}
         />
-        <Text style={styles.within}>within</Text>
-        <Button onPress={onPressParentThread}>
-          <CommunityPill community={parentThreadInfo} />
-        </Button>
+        {parentThreadButton}
       </ScrollView>
     </View>
   );
 }
 
 const height = 48;
 const unboundStyles = {
   container: {
     height,
     backgroundColor: 'panelForeground',
     borderBottomWidth: 1,
     borderBottomColor: 'panelForegroundBorder',
   },
   contentContainer: {
     alignItems: 'center',
     flexDirection: 'row',
     paddingHorizontal: 12,
   },
   within: {
     color: 'modalSubtextLabel',
     fontSize: 16,
     paddingHorizontal: 6,
   },
 };
 
 export default ParentThreadHeader;