diff --git a/lib/hooks/message-hooks.js b/lib/hooks/message-hooks.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a994d68e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hooks/message-hooks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// @flow
+
+import { getOldestNonLocalMessageID } from '../shared/message-utils.js';
+import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
+
+function useOldestMessageServerID(threadID: string): ?string {
+  return useSelector(state =>
+    getOldestNonLocalMessageID(threadID, state.messageStore),
+  );
+}
+
+export { useOldestMessageServerID };
diff --git a/lib/shared/message-utils.js b/lib/shared/message-utils.js
index cb4e5a78e..1d9be7cef 100644
--- a/lib/shared/message-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/message-utils.js
@@ -1,612 +1,631 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import _maxBy from 'lodash/fp/maxBy.js';
 import _orderBy from 'lodash/fp/orderBy.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { codeBlockRegex, type ParserRules } from './markdown.js';
 import type { CreationSideEffectsFunc } from './messages/message-spec.js';
 import { messageSpecs } from './messages/message-specs.js';
 import { threadIsGroupChat } from './thread-utils.js';
 import { useStringForUser } from '../hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import { contentStringForMediaArray } from '../media/media-utils.js';
 import { userIDsToRelativeUserInfos } from '../selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { type PlatformDetails, isWebPlatform } from '../types/device-types.js';
 import type { Media } from '../types/media-types.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import {
   type MessageInfo,
   type RawMessageInfo,
   type RobotextMessageInfo,
   type RawMultimediaMessageInfo,
   type MessageData,
   type MessageTruncationStatus,
   type MultimediaMessageData,
   type MessageStore,
   type ComposableMessageInfo,
   messageTruncationStatus,
   type RawComposableMessageInfo,
   type ThreadMessageInfo,
 } from '../types/message-types.js';
 import type {
   EditMessageInfo,
   RawEditMessageInfo,
 } from '../types/messages/edit.js';
 import type { ImagesMessageData } from '../types/messages/images.js';
 import type { MediaMessageData } from '../types/messages/media.js';
 import type {
   RawReactionMessageInfo,
   ReactionMessageInfo,
 } from '../types/messages/reaction.js';
 import { type ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfos } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import {
   type EntityText,
   useEntityTextAsString,
 } from '../utils/entity-text.js';
 
 const localIDPrefix = 'local';
 
 const defaultMediaMessageOptions = Object.freeze({});
 
 // Prefers localID
 function messageKey(messageInfo: MessageInfo | RawMessageInfo): string {
   if (messageInfo.localID) {
     return messageInfo.localID;
   }
   invariant(messageInfo.id, 'localID should exist if ID does not');
   return messageInfo.id;
 }
 
 // Prefers serverID
 function messageID(messageInfo: MessageInfo | RawMessageInfo): string {
   if (messageInfo.id) {
     return messageInfo.id;
   }
   invariant(messageInfo.localID, 'localID should exist if ID does not');
   return messageInfo.localID;
 }
 
 function robotextForMessageInfo(
   messageInfo: RobotextMessageInfo,
   threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
 ): EntityText {
   const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageInfo.type];
   invariant(
     messageSpec.robotext,
     `we're not aware of messageType ${messageInfo.type}`,
   );
   return messageSpec.robotext(messageInfo, { threadInfo });
 }
 
 function createMessageInfo(
   rawMessageInfo: RawMessageInfo,
   viewerID: ?string,
   userInfos: UserInfos,
   threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
 ): ?MessageInfo {
   const creatorInfo = userInfos[rawMessageInfo.creatorID];
   const creator = {
     id: rawMessageInfo.creatorID,
     username: creatorInfo ? creatorInfo.username : 'anonymous',
     isViewer: rawMessageInfo.creatorID === viewerID,
   };
 
   const createRelativeUserInfos = (userIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>) =>
     userIDsToRelativeUserInfos(userIDs, viewerID, userInfos);
   const createMessageInfoFromRaw = (rawInfo: RawMessageInfo) =>
     createMessageInfo(rawInfo, viewerID, userInfos, threadInfos);
 
   const messageSpec = messageSpecs[rawMessageInfo.type];
 
   return messageSpec.createMessageInfo(rawMessageInfo, creator, {
     threadInfos,
     createMessageInfoFromRaw,
     createRelativeUserInfos,
   });
 }
 
 type LengthResult = {
   +local: number,
   +realized: number,
 };
 function findMessageIDMaxLengths(
   messageIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<?string>,
 ): LengthResult {
   const result = {
     local: 0,
     realized: 0,
   };
   for (const id of messageIDs) {
     if (!id) {
       continue;
     }
     if (id.startsWith(localIDPrefix)) {
       result.local = Math.max(result.local, id.length - localIDPrefix.length);
     } else {
       result.realized = Math.max(result.realized, id.length);
     }
   }
   return result;
 }
 
 function extendMessageID(id: ?string, lengths: LengthResult): ?string {
   if (!id) {
     return id;
   }
   if (id.startsWith(localIDPrefix)) {
     const zeroPaddedID = id
       .substr(localIDPrefix.length)
       .padStart(lengths.local, '0');
     return `${localIDPrefix}${zeroPaddedID}`;
   }
   return id.padStart(lengths.realized, '0');
 }
 
 function sortMessageInfoList<T: MessageInfo | RawMessageInfo>(
   messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<T>,
 ): T[] {
   const lengths = findMessageIDMaxLengths(
     messageInfos.map(message => message?.id),
   );
   return _orderBy([
     'time',
     (message: T) => extendMessageID(message?.id, lengths),
   ])(['desc', 'desc'])(messageInfos);
 }
 
 const sortMessageIDs: (messages: { +[id: string]: RawMessageInfo }) => (
   messageIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 ) => string[] = messages => messageIDs => {
   const lengths = findMessageIDMaxLengths(messageIDs);
   return _orderBy([
     (id: string) => messages[id].time,
     (id: string) => extendMessageID(id, lengths),
   ])(['desc', 'desc'])(messageIDs);
 };
 
 function rawMessageInfoFromMessageData(
   messageData: MessageData,
   id: ?string,
 ): RawMessageInfo {
   const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageData.type];
   invariant(
     messageSpec.rawMessageInfoFromMessageData,
     `we're not aware of messageType ${messageData.type}`,
   );
   return messageSpec.rawMessageInfoFromMessageData(messageData, id);
 }
 
 function mostRecentMessageTimestamp(
   messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<RawMessageInfo>,
   previousTimestamp: number,
 ): number {
   if (messageInfos.length === 0) {
     return previousTimestamp;
   }
   return _maxBy('time')(messageInfos).time;
 }
 
 function usersInMessageInfos(
   messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo | RawMessageInfo>,
 ): string[] {
   const userIDs = new Set();
   for (const messageInfo of messageInfos) {
     if (messageInfo.creatorID) {
       userIDs.add(messageInfo.creatorID);
     } else if (messageInfo.creator) {
       userIDs.add(messageInfo.creator.id);
     }
   }
   return [...userIDs];
 }
 
 function combineTruncationStatuses(
   first: MessageTruncationStatus,
   second: ?MessageTruncationStatus,
 ): MessageTruncationStatus {
   if (
     first === messageTruncationStatus.EXHAUSTIVE ||
     second === messageTruncationStatus.EXHAUSTIVE
   ) {
     return messageTruncationStatus.EXHAUSTIVE;
   } else if (
     first === messageTruncationStatus.UNCHANGED &&
     second !== null &&
     second !== undefined
   ) {
     return second;
   } else {
     return first;
   }
 }
 
 function shimUnsupportedRawMessageInfos(
   rawMessageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<RawMessageInfo>,
   platformDetails: ?PlatformDetails,
 ): RawMessageInfo[] {
   if (platformDetails && isWebPlatform(platformDetails.platform)) {
     return [...rawMessageInfos];
   }
   return rawMessageInfos.map(rawMessageInfo => {
     const { shimUnsupportedMessageInfo } = messageSpecs[rawMessageInfo.type];
     if (shimUnsupportedMessageInfo) {
       return shimUnsupportedMessageInfo(rawMessageInfo, platformDetails);
     }
     return rawMessageInfo;
   });
 }
 
 type MediaMessageDataCreationInput = {
   +threadID: string,
   +creatorID: string,
   +media: $ReadOnlyArray<Media>,
   +localID?: ?string,
   +time?: ?number,
   +sidebarCreation?: ?boolean,
   ...
 };
 function createMediaMessageData(
   input: MediaMessageDataCreationInput,
   options: {
     +forceMultimediaMessageType?: boolean,
   } = defaultMediaMessageOptions,
 ): MultimediaMessageData {
   let allMediaArePhotos = true;
   const photoMedia = [];
   for (const singleMedia of input.media) {
     if (singleMedia.type !== 'photo') {
       allMediaArePhotos = false;
       break;
     } else {
       photoMedia.push(singleMedia);
     }
   }
 
   const { localID, threadID, creatorID, sidebarCreation } = input;
   const { forceMultimediaMessageType = false } = options;
   const time = input.time ? input.time : Date.now();
   let messageData;
   if (allMediaArePhotos && !forceMultimediaMessageType) {
     messageData = ({
       type: messageTypes.IMAGES,
       threadID,
       creatorID,
       time,
       media: photoMedia,
     }: ImagesMessageData);
     if (localID) {
       messageData = { ...messageData, localID };
     }
     if (sidebarCreation) {
       messageData = { ...messageData, sidebarCreation };
     }
   } else {
     messageData = ({
       type: messageTypes.MULTIMEDIA,
       threadID,
       creatorID,
       time,
       media: input.media,
     }: MediaMessageData);
     if (localID) {
       messageData = { ...messageData, localID };
     }
     if (sidebarCreation) {
       messageData = { ...messageData, sidebarCreation };
     }
   }
   return messageData;
 }
 
 type MediaMessageInfoCreationInput = {
   ...$Exact<MediaMessageDataCreationInput>,
   +id?: ?string,
 };
 function createMediaMessageInfo(
   input: MediaMessageInfoCreationInput,
   options: {
     +forceMultimediaMessageType?: boolean,
   } = defaultMediaMessageOptions,
 ): RawMultimediaMessageInfo {
   const messageData = createMediaMessageData(input, options);
   const createRawMessageInfo =
     messageSpecs[messageData.type].rawMessageInfoFromMessageData;
   invariant(
     createRawMessageInfo,
     'multimedia message spec should have rawMessageInfoFromMessageData',
   );
   const result = createRawMessageInfo(messageData, input.id);
   invariant(
     result.type === messageTypes.MULTIMEDIA ||
       result.type === messageTypes.IMAGES,
     `media messageSpec returned MessageType ${result.type}`,
   );
   return result;
 }
 
 function stripLocalID(
   rawMessageInfo:
     | RawComposableMessageInfo
     | RawReactionMessageInfo
     | RawEditMessageInfo,
 ) {
   const { localID, ...rest } = rawMessageInfo;
   return rest;
 }
 
 function stripLocalIDs(
   input: $ReadOnlyArray<RawMessageInfo>,
 ): RawMessageInfo[] {
   const output = [];
   for (const rawMessageInfo of input) {
     if (rawMessageInfo.localID) {
       invariant(
         rawMessageInfo.id,
         'serverID should be set if localID is being stripped',
       );
       output.push(stripLocalID(rawMessageInfo));
     } else {
       output.push(rawMessageInfo);
     }
   }
   return output;
 }
 
 // Normally we call trim() to remove whitespace at the beginning and end of each
 // message. However, our Markdown parser supports a "codeBlock" format where the
 // user can indent each line to indicate a code block. If we match the
 // corresponding RegEx, we'll only trim whitespace off the end.
 function trimMessage(message: string): string {
   message = message.replace(/^\n*/, '');
   return codeBlockRegex.exec(message) ? message.trimEnd() : message.trim();
 }
 
 function createMessageQuote(message: string): string {
   // add `>` to each line to include empty lines in the quote
   return message.replace(/^/gm, '> ');
 }
 
 function createMessageReply(message: string): string {
   return createMessageQuote(message) + '\n\n';
 }
 
 function getMostRecentNonLocalMessageID(
   threadID: string,
   messageStore: MessageStore,
 ): ?string {
   const thread = messageStore.threads[threadID];
   return thread?.messageIDs.find(id => !id.startsWith(localIDPrefix));
 }
 
+function getOldestNonLocalMessageID(
+  threadID: string,
+  messageStore: MessageStore,
+): ?string {
+  const thread = messageStore.threads[threadID];
+  if (!thread) {
+    return thread;
+  }
+  const { messageIDs } = thread;
+  for (let i = messageIDs.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const id = messageIDs[i];
+    if (!id.startsWith(localIDPrefix)) {
+      return id;
+    }
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 function getMessageTitle(
   messageInfo:
     | ComposableMessageInfo
     | RobotextMessageInfo
     | ReactionMessageInfo
     | EditMessageInfo,
   threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   markdownRules: ParserRules,
 ): EntityText {
   const { messageTitle } = messageSpecs[messageInfo.type];
   if (messageTitle) {
     return messageTitle({ messageInfo, threadInfo, markdownRules });
   }
 
   invariant(
     messageInfo.type !== messageTypes.TEXT &&
       messageInfo.type !== messageTypes.IMAGES &&
       messageInfo.type !== messageTypes.MULTIMEDIA &&
       messageInfo.type !== messageTypes.REACTION &&
       messageInfo.type !== messageTypes.EDIT_MESSAGE,
     'messageTitle can only be auto-generated for RobotextMessageInfo',
   );
   return robotextForMessageInfo(messageInfo, threadInfo);
 }
 
 function mergeThreadMessageInfos(
   first: ThreadMessageInfo,
   second: ThreadMessageInfo,
   messages: { +[id: string]: RawMessageInfo },
 ): ThreadMessageInfo {
   let firstPointer = 0;
   let secondPointer = 0;
   const mergedMessageIDs = [];
   let firstCandidate = first.messageIDs[firstPointer];
   let secondCandidate = second.messageIDs[secondPointer];
   while (firstCandidate !== undefined || secondCandidate !== undefined) {
     if (firstCandidate === undefined) {
       mergedMessageIDs.push(secondCandidate);
       secondPointer++;
     } else if (secondCandidate === undefined) {
       mergedMessageIDs.push(firstCandidate);
       firstPointer++;
     } else if (firstCandidate === secondCandidate) {
       mergedMessageIDs.push(firstCandidate);
       firstPointer++;
       secondPointer++;
     } else {
       const firstMessage = messages[firstCandidate];
       const secondMessage = messages[secondCandidate];
       invariant(
         firstMessage && secondMessage,
         'message in messageIDs not present in MessageStore',
       );
       if (
         (firstMessage.id &&
           secondMessage.id &&
           firstMessage.id === secondMessage.id) ||
         (firstMessage.localID &&
           secondMessage.localID &&
           firstMessage.localID === secondMessage.localID)
       ) {
         mergedMessageIDs.push(firstCandidate);
         firstPointer++;
         secondPointer++;
       } else if (firstMessage.time < secondMessage.time) {
         mergedMessageIDs.push(secondCandidate);
         secondPointer++;
       } else {
         mergedMessageIDs.push(firstCandidate);
         firstPointer++;
       }
     }
     firstCandidate = first.messageIDs[firstPointer];
     secondCandidate = second.messageIDs[secondPointer];
   }
   return {
     messageIDs: mergedMessageIDs,
     startReached: first.startReached && second.startReached,
     lastNavigatedTo: Math.max(first.lastNavigatedTo, second.lastNavigatedTo),
     lastPruned: Math.max(first.lastPruned, second.lastPruned),
   };
 }
 
 type MessagePreviewPart = {
   +text: string,
   // unread has highest contrast, followed by primary, followed by secondary
   +style: 'unread' | 'primary' | 'secondary',
 };
 export type MessagePreviewResult = {
   +message: MessagePreviewPart,
   +username: ?MessagePreviewPart,
 };
 function useMessagePreview(
   originalMessageInfo: ?MessageInfo,
   threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   markdownRules: ParserRules,
 ): ?MessagePreviewResult {
   let messageInfo;
   if (
     originalMessageInfo &&
     originalMessageInfo.type === messageTypes.SIDEBAR_SOURCE
   ) {
     messageInfo = originalMessageInfo.sourceMessage;
   } else {
     messageInfo = originalMessageInfo;
   }
 
   const hasUsername =
     threadIsGroupChat(threadInfo) ||
     threadInfo.name !== '' ||
     messageInfo?.creator.isViewer;
   const shouldDisplayUser =
     messageInfo?.type === messageTypes.TEXT && hasUsername;
 
   const stringForUser = useStringForUser(
     shouldDisplayUser ? messageInfo?.creator : null,
   );
 
   const { unread } = threadInfo.currentUser;
   const username = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!shouldDisplayUser) {
       return null;
     }
     invariant(
       stringForUser,
       'useStringForUser should only return falsey if pass null or undefined',
     );
     return {
       text: stringForUser,
       style: unread ? 'unread' : 'secondary',
     };
   }, [shouldDisplayUser, stringForUser, unread]);
 
   const messageTitleEntityText = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!messageInfo) {
       return messageInfo;
     }
     return getMessageTitle(messageInfo, threadInfo, markdownRules);
   }, [messageInfo, threadInfo, markdownRules]);
 
   const threadID = threadInfo.id;
   const entityTextToStringParams = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       threadID,
     }),
     [threadID],
   );
   const messageTitle = useEntityTextAsString(
     messageTitleEntityText,
     entityTextToStringParams,
   );
 
   const isTextMessage = messageInfo?.type === messageTypes.TEXT;
   const message = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (messageTitle === null || messageTitle === undefined) {
       return messageTitle;
     }
 
     let style;
     if (unread) {
       style = 'unread';
     } else if (isTextMessage) {
       style = 'primary';
     } else {
       style = 'secondary';
     }
 
     return { text: messageTitle, style };
   }, [messageTitle, unread, isTextMessage]);
 
   return React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!message) {
       return message;
     }
     return { message, username };
   }, [message, username]);
 }
 
 function useMessageCreationSideEffectsFunc<Info: RawMessageInfo>(
   messageType: $PropertyType<Info, 'type'>,
 ): CreationSideEffectsFunc<Info> {
   const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageType];
   invariant(messageSpec, `we're not aware of messageType ${messageType}`);
   invariant(
     messageSpec.useCreationSideEffectsFunc,
     `no useCreationSideEffectsFunc in message spec for ${messageType}`,
   );
   return messageSpec.useCreationSideEffectsFunc();
 }
 
 function getPinnedContentFromMessage(targetMessage: RawMessageInfo): string {
   let pinnedContent;
   if (
     targetMessage.type === messageTypes.IMAGES ||
     targetMessage.type === messageTypes.MULTIMEDIA
   ) {
     pinnedContent = contentStringForMediaArray(targetMessage.media);
   } else {
     pinnedContent = 'a message';
   }
 
   return pinnedContent;
 }
 
 export {
   localIDPrefix,
   messageKey,
   messageID,
   robotextForMessageInfo,
   createMessageInfo,
   sortMessageInfoList,
   sortMessageIDs,
   rawMessageInfoFromMessageData,
   mostRecentMessageTimestamp,
   usersInMessageInfos,
   combineTruncationStatuses,
   shimUnsupportedRawMessageInfos,
   createMediaMessageData,
   createMediaMessageInfo,
   stripLocalIDs,
   trimMessage,
   createMessageQuote,
   createMessageReply,
   getMostRecentNonLocalMessageID,
+  getOldestNonLocalMessageID,
   getMessageTitle,
   mergeThreadMessageInfos,
   useMessagePreview,
   useMessageCreationSideEffectsFunc,
   getPinnedContentFromMessage,
 };
diff --git a/native/chat/message-list.react.js b/native/chat/message-list.react.js
index 1a2ea7ab6..0cdeaeff8 100644
--- a/native/chat/message-list.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-list.react.js
@@ -1,380 +1,371 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import _find from 'lodash/fp/find.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, TouchableWithoutFeedback } from 'react-native';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import {
   fetchMessagesBeforeCursorActionTypes,
   fetchMessagesBeforeCursor,
   fetchMostRecentMessagesActionTypes,
   fetchMostRecentMessages,
 } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
+import { useOldestMessageServerID } from 'lib/hooks/message-hooks.js';
 import { registerFetchKey } from 'lib/reducers/loading-reducer.js';
 import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { useWatchThread } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { FetchMessageInfosPayload } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import { type ThreadInfo, threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
   type DispatchActionPromise,
   useServerCall,
   useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.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 {
   type KeyboardState,
   KeyboardContext,
 } from '../keyboard/keyboard-state.js';
 import { defaultStackScreenOptions } from '../navigation/options.js';
 import {
   OverlayContext,
   type OverlayContextType,
 } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import {
   useStyles,
   type IndicatorStyle,
   useIndicatorStyle,
 } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type {
   ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
   ChatMessageItemWithHeight,
 } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types.js';
 import type { ViewableItemsChange } from '../types/react-native.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   +messageListData: $ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItemWithHeight>,
   +navigation: ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>,
   +route: NavigationRoute<'MessageList'>,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
-  // Redux state
   +startReached: boolean,
   +styles: typeof unboundStyles,
   +indicatorStyle: IndicatorStyle,
-  // Redux dispatch functions
   +dispatchActionPromise: DispatchActionPromise,
-  // async functions that hit server APIs
   +fetchMessagesBeforeCursor: (
     threadID: string,
     beforeMessageID: string,
   ) => Promise<FetchMessageInfosPayload>,
   +fetchMostRecentMessages: (
     threadID: string,
   ) => Promise<FetchMessageInfosPayload>,
-  // withOverlayContext
   +overlayContext: ?OverlayContextType,
-  // withKeyboardState
   +keyboardState: ?KeyboardState,
+  +oldestMessageServerID: ?string,
 };
 type State = {
   +focusedMessageKey: ?string,
   +messageListVerticalBounds: ?VerticalBounds,
   +loadingFromScroll: boolean,
 };
 type PropsAndState = {
   ...Props,
   ...State,
 };
 type FlatListExtraData = {
   messageListVerticalBounds: ?VerticalBounds,
   focusedMessageKey: ?string,
   navigation: ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>,
   route: NavigationRoute<'MessageList'>,
 };
 class MessageList extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   state: State = {
     focusedMessageKey: null,
     messageListVerticalBounds: null,
     loadingFromScroll: false,
   };
   flatListContainer: ?React.ElementRef<typeof View>;
 
   flatListExtraDataSelector = createSelector(
     (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.messageListVerticalBounds,
     (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.focusedMessageKey,
     (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.navigation,
     (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.route,
     (
       messageListVerticalBounds: ?VerticalBounds,
       focusedMessageKey: ?string,
       navigation: ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>,
       route: NavigationRoute<'MessageList'>,
     ) => ({
       messageListVerticalBounds,
       focusedMessageKey,
       navigation,
       route,
     }),
   );
 
   get flatListExtraData(): FlatListExtraData {
     return this.flatListExtraDataSelector({ ...this.props, ...this.state });
   }
 
   static getOverlayContext(props: Props) {
     const { overlayContext } = props;
     invariant(overlayContext, 'MessageList should have OverlayContext');
     return overlayContext;
   }
 
   static scrollDisabled(props: Props) {
     const overlayContext = MessageList.getOverlayContext(props);
     return overlayContext.scrollBlockingModalStatus !== 'closed';
   }
 
   static modalOpen(props: Props) {
     const overlayContext = MessageList.getOverlayContext(props);
     return overlayContext.scrollBlockingModalStatus === 'open';
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props) {
-    const newListData = this.props.messageListData;
-    const oldListData = prevProps.messageListData;
-    if (
-      this.state.loadingFromScroll &&
-      (newListData.length > oldListData.length || this.props.startReached)
-    ) {
-      this.setState({ loadingFromScroll: false });
-    }
-
     const modalIsOpen = MessageList.modalOpen(this.props);
     const modalWasOpen = MessageList.modalOpen(prevProps);
     if (!modalIsOpen && modalWasOpen) {
       this.setState({ focusedMessageKey: null });
     }
 
     if (defaultStackScreenOptions.gestureEnabled) {
       const scrollIsDisabled = MessageList.scrollDisabled(this.props);
       const scrollWasDisabled = MessageList.scrollDisabled(prevProps);
       if (!scrollWasDisabled && scrollIsDisabled) {
         this.props.navigation.setOptions({ gestureEnabled: false });
       } else if (scrollWasDisabled && !scrollIsDisabled) {
         this.props.navigation.setOptions({ gestureEnabled: true });
       }
     }
   }
 
   dismissKeyboard = () => {
     const { keyboardState } = this.props;
     keyboardState && keyboardState.dismissKeyboard();
   };
 
   renderItem = (row: { item: ChatMessageItemWithHeight, ... }) => {
     if (row.item.itemType === 'loader') {
       return (
         <TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={this.dismissKeyboard}>
           <View style={this.props.styles.listLoadingIndicator}>
             <ListLoadingIndicator />
           </View>
         </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
       );
     }
     const messageInfoItem: ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight = row.item;
     const { messageListVerticalBounds, focusedMessageKey, navigation, route } =
       this.flatListExtraData;
     const focused =
       messageKey(messageInfoItem.messageInfo) === focusedMessageKey;
     return (
       <Message
         item={messageInfoItem}
         focused={focused}
         navigation={navigation}
         route={route}
         toggleFocus={this.toggleMessageFocus}
         verticalBounds={messageListVerticalBounds}
         shouldDisplayPinIndicator={true}
       />
     );
   };
 
   toggleMessageFocus = (inMessageKey: string) => {
     if (this.state.focusedMessageKey === inMessageKey) {
       this.setState({ focusedMessageKey: null });
     } else {
       this.setState({ focusedMessageKey: inMessageKey });
     }
   };
 
   // Actually header, it's just that our FlatList is inverted
   ListFooterComponent = () => <View style={this.props.styles.header} />;
 
   render() {
     const { messageListData, startReached } = this.props;
     const footer = startReached ? this.ListFooterComponent : undefined;
     let relationshipPrompt = null;
     if (this.props.threadInfo.type === threadTypes.PERSONAL) {
       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}
           data={messageListData}
           renderItem={this.renderItem}
           onViewableItemsChanged={this.onViewableItemsChanged}
           ListFooterComponent={footer}
           scrollsToTop={false}
           scrollEnabled={!MessageList.scrollDisabled(this.props)}
           extraData={this.flatListExtraData}
           indicatorStyle={this.props.indicatorStyle}
           keyboardShouldPersistTaps="always"
         />
       </View>
     );
   }
 
   flatListContainerRef = (
     flatListContainer: ?React.ElementRef<typeof View>,
   ) => {
     this.flatListContainer = flatListContainer;
   };
 
   onFlatListContainerLayout = () => {
     const { flatListContainer } = this;
     if (!flatListContainer) {
       return;
     }
     flatListContainer.measure((x, y, width, height, pageX, pageY) => {
       if (
         height === null ||
         height === undefined ||
         pageY === null ||
         pageY === undefined
       ) {
         return;
       }
       this.setState({ messageListVerticalBounds: { height, y: pageY } });
     });
   };
 
   onViewableItemsChanged = (info: ViewableItemsChange) => {
     if (this.state.focusedMessageKey) {
       let focusedMessageVisible = false;
       for (const token of info.viewableItems) {
         if (
           token.item.itemType === 'message' &&
           messageKey(token.item.messageInfo) === this.state.focusedMessageKey
         ) {
           focusedMessageVisible = true;
           break;
         }
       }
       if (!focusedMessageVisible) {
         this.setState({ focusedMessageKey: null });
       }
     }
 
     const loader = _find({ key: 'loader' })(info.viewableItems);
     if (!loader || this.state.loadingFromScroll) {
       return;
     }
 
     this.setState({ loadingFromScroll: true });
-    const oldestMessageServerID = this.oldestMessageServerID();
+    const { oldestMessageServerID } = this.props;
     const threadID = this.props.threadInfo.id;
-    if (oldestMessageServerID) {
-      this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
-        fetchMessagesBeforeCursorActionTypes,
-        this.props.fetchMessagesBeforeCursor(threadID, oldestMessageServerID),
-      );
-    } else {
-      this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
-        fetchMostRecentMessagesActionTypes,
-        this.props.fetchMostRecentMessages(threadID),
-      );
-    }
-  };
 
-  oldestMessageServerID(): ?string {
-    const data = this.props.messageListData;
-    for (let i = data.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-      if (data[i].itemType === 'message' && data[i].messageInfo.id) {
-        return data[i].messageInfo.id;
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        if (oldestMessageServerID) {
+          await this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
+            fetchMessagesBeforeCursorActionTypes,
+            this.props.fetchMessagesBeforeCursor(
+              threadID,
+              oldestMessageServerID,
+            ),
+          );
+        } else {
+          await this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
+            fetchMostRecentMessagesActionTypes,
+            this.props.fetchMostRecentMessages(threadID),
+          );
+        }
+      } finally {
+        this.setState({ loadingFromScroll: false });
       }
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
+    })();
+  };
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   container: {
     backgroundColor: 'listBackground',
     flex: 1,
   },
   header: {
     height: 12,
   },
   listLoadingIndicator: {
     flex: 1,
   },
 };
 
 registerFetchKey(fetchMessagesBeforeCursorActionTypes);
 registerFetchKey(fetchMostRecentMessagesActionTypes);
 
 const ConnectedMessageList: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> =
   React.memo<BaseProps>(function ConnectedMessageList(props: BaseProps) {
     const keyboardState = React.useContext(KeyboardContext);
     const overlayContext = React.useContext(OverlayContext);
 
     const threadID = props.threadInfo.id;
     const startReached = useSelector(
       state =>
         !!(
           state.messageStore.threads[threadID] &&
           state.messageStore.threads[threadID].startReached
         ),
     );
 
     const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
     const indicatorStyle = useIndicatorStyle();
 
     const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
     const callFetchMessagesBeforeCursor = useServerCall(
       fetchMessagesBeforeCursor,
     );
     const callFetchMostRecentMessages = useServerCall(fetchMostRecentMessages);
 
+    const oldestMessageServerID = useOldestMessageServerID(threadID);
+
     useWatchThread(props.threadInfo);
 
     return (
       <MessageList
         {...props}
         startReached={startReached}
         styles={styles}
         indicatorStyle={indicatorStyle}
         dispatchActionPromise={dispatchActionPromise}
         fetchMessagesBeforeCursor={callFetchMessagesBeforeCursor}
         fetchMostRecentMessages={callFetchMostRecentMessages}
         overlayContext={overlayContext}
         keyboardState={keyboardState}
+        oldestMessageServerID={oldestMessageServerID}
       />
     );
   });
 
 export default ConnectedMessageList;
diff --git a/web/chat/chat-message-list.react.js b/web/chat/chat-message-list.react.js
index ec53c48b2..d2cc7ebec 100644
--- a/web/chat/chat-message-list.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/chat-message-list.react.js
@@ -1,344 +1,328 @@
 // @flow
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { detect as detectBrowser } from 'detect-browser';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
   fetchMessagesBeforeCursorActionTypes,
   fetchMessagesBeforeCursor,
   fetchMostRecentMessagesActionTypes,
   fetchMostRecentMessages,
 } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
+import { useOldestMessageServerID } from 'lib/hooks/message-hooks.js';
 import { registerFetchKey } from 'lib/reducers/loading-reducer.js';
 import {
   type ChatMessageItem,
   useMessageListData,
 } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { threadIsPending } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { FetchMessageInfosPayload } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import { type ThreadInfo, threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
   type DispatchActionPromise,
   useServerCall,
   useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.js';
 
 import css from './chat-message-list.css';
 import { MessageListContext } from './message-list-types.js';
 import Message from './message.react.js';
 import RelationshipPrompt from './relationship-prompt/relationship-prompt.js';
 import { useTooltipContext } from './tooltip-provider.js';
 import { type InputState, InputStateContext } from '../input/input-state.js';
 import LoadingIndicator from '../loading-indicator.react.js';
 import { useTextMessageRulesFunc } from '../markdown/rules.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 const browser = detectBrowser();
 const supportsReverseFlex =
   !browser || browser.name !== 'firefox' || parseInt(browser.version) >= 81;
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
-  // Redux state
   +activeChatThreadID: ?string,
   +messageListData: ?$ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItem>,
   +startReached: boolean,
-  // Redux dispatch functions
   +dispatchActionPromise: DispatchActionPromise,
-  // async functions that hit server APIs
   +fetchMessagesBeforeCursor: (
     threadID: string,
     beforeMessageID: string,
   ) => Promise<FetchMessageInfosPayload>,
   +fetchMostRecentMessages: (
     threadID: string,
   ) => Promise<FetchMessageInfosPayload>,
-  // withInputState
   +inputState: ?InputState,
   +clearTooltip: () => mixed,
+  +oldestMessageServerID: ?string,
 };
 type Snapshot = {
   +scrollTop: number,
   +scrollHeight: number,
 };
 class ChatMessageList extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   container: ?HTMLDivElement;
   messageContainer: ?HTMLDivElement;
   loadingFromScroll = false;
 
   componentDidMount() {
     this.scrollToBottom();
   }
 
   getSnapshotBeforeUpdate(prevProps: Props) {
     if (
       ChatMessageList.hasNewMessage(this.props, prevProps) &&
       this.messageContainer
     ) {
       const { scrollTop, scrollHeight } = this.messageContainer;
       return { scrollTop, scrollHeight };
     }
     return null;
   }
 
   static hasNewMessage(props: Props, prevProps: Props) {
     const { messageListData } = props;
     if (!messageListData || messageListData.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
     const prevMessageListData = prevProps.messageListData;
     if (!prevMessageListData || prevMessageListData.length === 0) {
       return true;
     }
     return (
       ChatMessageList.keyExtractor(prevMessageListData[0]) !==
       ChatMessageList.keyExtractor(messageListData[0])
     );
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props, prevState, snapshot: ?Snapshot) {
     const { messageListData } = this.props;
     const prevMessageListData = prevProps.messageListData;
 
-    if (
-      this.loadingFromScroll &&
-      messageListData &&
-      (!prevMessageListData ||
-        messageListData.length > prevMessageListData.length ||
-        this.props.startReached)
-    ) {
-      this.loadingFromScroll = false;
-    }
-
     const { messageContainer } = this;
     if (messageContainer && prevMessageListData !== messageListData) {
       this.onScroll();
     }
 
     // We'll scroll to the bottom if the user was already scrolled to the bottom
     // before the new message, or if the new message was composed locally
     const hasNewMessage = ChatMessageList.hasNewMessage(this.props, prevProps);
     if (
       this.props.activeChatThreadID !== prevProps.activeChatThreadID ||
       (hasNewMessage &&
         messageListData &&
         messageListData[0].itemType === 'message' &&
         messageListData[0].messageInfo.localID) ||
       (hasNewMessage && snapshot && Math.abs(snapshot.scrollTop) <= 1)
     ) {
       this.scrollToBottom();
     } else if (hasNewMessage && messageContainer && snapshot) {
       const { scrollTop, scrollHeight } = messageContainer;
       if (
         scrollHeight > snapshot.scrollHeight &&
         scrollTop === snapshot.scrollTop
       ) {
         const newHeight = scrollHeight - snapshot.scrollHeight;
         const newScrollTop = Math.abs(scrollTop) + newHeight;
         if (supportsReverseFlex) {
           messageContainer.scrollTop = -1 * newScrollTop;
         } else {
           messageContainer.scrollTop = newScrollTop;
         }
       }
     }
   }
 
   scrollToBottom() {
     if (this.messageContainer) {
       this.messageContainer.scrollTop = 0;
     }
   }
 
   static keyExtractor(item: ChatMessageItem) {
     if (item.itemType === 'loader') {
       return 'loader';
     }
     return messageKey(item.messageInfo);
   }
 
   renderItem = item => {
     if (item.itemType === 'loader') {
       return (
         <div key="loader" className={css.loading}>
           <LoadingIndicator status="loading" size="large" color="white" />
         </div>
       );
     }
     const { threadInfo } = this.props;
     invariant(threadInfo, 'ThreadInfo should be set if messageListData is');
     return (
       <Message
         item={item}
         threadInfo={threadInfo}
         shouldDisplayPinIndicator={true}
         key={ChatMessageList.keyExtractor(item)}
       />
     );
   };
 
   render() {
     const { messageListData, threadInfo, inputState } = this.props;
     if (!messageListData) {
       return <div className={css.container} />;
     }
     invariant(inputState, 'InputState should be set');
     const messages = messageListData.map(this.renderItem);
 
     let relationshipPrompt = null;
     if (threadInfo.type === threadTypes.PERSONAL) {
       relationshipPrompt = <RelationshipPrompt threadInfo={threadInfo} />;
     }
 
     const messageContainerStyle = classNames({
       [css.messageContainer]: true,
       [css.mirroredMessageContainer]: !supportsReverseFlex,
     });
     return (
       <div className={css.outerMessageContainer}>
         {relationshipPrompt}
         <div className={messageContainerStyle} ref={this.messageContainerRef}>
           {messages}
         </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
 
   messageContainerRef = (messageContainer: ?HTMLDivElement) => {
     this.messageContainer = messageContainer;
     // In case we already have all the most recent messages,
     // but they're not enough
     this.possiblyLoadMoreMessages();
     if (messageContainer) {
       messageContainer.addEventListener('scroll', this.onScroll);
     }
   };
 
   onScroll = () => {
     if (!this.messageContainer) {
       return;
     }
     this.props.clearTooltip();
     this.possiblyLoadMoreMessages();
   };
 
-  possiblyLoadMoreMessages() {
+  async possiblyLoadMoreMessages() {
     if (!this.messageContainer) {
       return;
     }
 
     const { scrollTop, scrollHeight, clientHeight } = this.messageContainer;
     if (
       this.props.startReached ||
       Math.abs(scrollTop) + clientHeight + 55 < scrollHeight
     ) {
       return;
     }
 
     if (this.loadingFromScroll) {
       return;
     }
     this.loadingFromScroll = true;
 
     const threadID = this.props.activeChatThreadID;
     invariant(threadID, 'should be set');
 
-    const oldestMessageServerID = this.oldestMessageServerID();
-    if (oldestMessageServerID) {
-      this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
-        fetchMessagesBeforeCursorActionTypes,
-        this.props.fetchMessagesBeforeCursor(threadID, oldestMessageServerID),
-      );
-    } else {
-      this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
-        fetchMostRecentMessagesActionTypes,
-        this.props.fetchMostRecentMessages(threadID),
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  oldestMessageServerID(): ?string {
-    const data = this.props.messageListData;
-    invariant(data, 'should be set');
-    for (let i = data.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-      if (data[i].itemType === 'message' && data[i].messageInfo.id) {
-        return data[i].messageInfo.id;
+    try {
+      const { oldestMessageServerID } = this.props;
+      if (oldestMessageServerID) {
+        await this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
+          fetchMessagesBeforeCursorActionTypes,
+          this.props.fetchMessagesBeforeCursor(threadID, oldestMessageServerID),
+        );
+      } else {
+        await this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
+          fetchMostRecentMessagesActionTypes,
+          this.props.fetchMostRecentMessages(threadID),
+        );
       }
+    } finally {
+      this.loadingFromScroll = false;
     }
-    return null;
   }
 }
 
 registerFetchKey(fetchMessagesBeforeCursorActionTypes);
 registerFetchKey(fetchMostRecentMessagesActionTypes);
 const ConnectedChatMessageList: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> =
   React.memo<BaseProps>(function ConnectedChatMessageList(
     props: BaseProps,
   ): React.Node {
     const { threadInfo } = props;
     const messageListData = useMessageListData({
       threadInfo,
       searching: false,
       userInfoInputArray: [],
     });
 
     const startReached = !!useSelector(state => {
       const activeID = threadInfo.id;
       if (!activeID) {
         return null;
       }
 
       if (threadIsPending(activeID)) {
         return true;
       }
 
       const threadMessageInfo = state.messageStore.threads[activeID];
       if (!threadMessageInfo) {
         return null;
       }
       return threadMessageInfo.startReached;
     });
 
     const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
     const callFetchMessagesBeforeCursor = useServerCall(
       fetchMessagesBeforeCursor,
     );
     const callFetchMostRecentMessages = useServerCall(fetchMostRecentMessages);
 
     const inputState = React.useContext(InputStateContext);
 
     const { clearTooltip } = useTooltipContext();
 
     const getTextMessageMarkdownRules = useTextMessageRulesFunc(threadInfo);
     const messageListContext = React.useMemo(() => {
       if (!getTextMessageMarkdownRules) {
         return undefined;
       }
       return { getTextMessageMarkdownRules };
     }, [getTextMessageMarkdownRules]);
 
+    const oldestMessageServerID = useOldestMessageServerID(threadInfo.id);
+
     return (
       <MessageListContext.Provider value={messageListContext}>
         <ChatMessageList
           activeChatThreadID={threadInfo.id}
           threadInfo={threadInfo}
           messageListData={messageListData}
           startReached={startReached}
           inputState={inputState}
           dispatchActionPromise={dispatchActionPromise}
           fetchMessagesBeforeCursor={callFetchMessagesBeforeCursor}
           fetchMostRecentMessages={callFetchMostRecentMessages}
           clearTooltip={clearTooltip}
+          oldestMessageServerID={oldestMessageServerID}
         />
       </MessageListContext.Provider>
     );
   });
 
 export default ConnectedChatMessageList;