diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadAlsoLiked.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadAlsoLiked.tsx
index ec72381af..dfdc9dc1c 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadAlsoLiked.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadAlsoLiked.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
+import {useCallback} from 'react'
 import {View} from 'react-native'
 import {type AppBskyFeedDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import {cleanError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
+import {unstableCacheProfileView} from '#/state/queries/profile'
+import {
+  buildPostSourceKey,
+  setUnstablePostSource,
+} from '#/state/unstable-post-source'
 import {Post} from '#/view/com/post/Post'
+import {PostLoadingPlaceholder} from '#/view/com/util/LoadingPlaceholder'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
-import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 export function ThreadAlsoLiked({
@@ -30,8 +37,18 @@ export function ThreadAlsoLiked({
 }) {
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const t = useTheme()
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const hasSection =
     enabled && (posts.length > 0 || isLoading || Boolean(error))
+  const onBeforePress = useCallback(
+    (post: AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView) => {
+      unstableCacheProfileView(queryClient, post.author)
+      setUnstablePostSource(buildPostSourceKey(post.uri, post.author.handle), {
+        post: {post},
+      })
+    },
+    [queryClient],
+  )
 
   return (
     <View>
@@ -47,13 +64,29 @@ export function ThreadAlsoLiked({
           </View>
 
           {posts.map((post, index) => (
-            <Post key={post.uri} post={post} hideTopBorder={index === 0} />
+            <Post
+              key={post.uri}
+              post={post}
+              hideTopBorder={index === 0}
+              onBeforePress={() => onBeforePress(post)}
+            />
           ))}
 
-          {(isLoading || isFetchingNextPage) && (
-            <View style={[a.align_center, a.py_xl]}>
-              <Loader size="xl" />
-            </View>
+          {isLoading && posts.length === 0 && (
+            <>
+              <PostLoadingPlaceholder
+                style={[a.border_t, t.atoms.border_contrast_low]}
+              />
+              <PostLoadingPlaceholder
+                style={[a.border_t, t.atoms.border_contrast_low]}
+              />
+            </>
+          )}
+
+          {isFetchingNextPage && (
+            <PostLoadingPlaceholder
+              style={[a.border_t, t.atoms.border_contrast_low]}
+            />
           )}
 
           {Boolean(error) && !isLoading && !isFetchingNextPage && (
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
index b9820668d..33a1b0143 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/index.tsx
@@ -154,34 +154,13 @@ export function PostThread({uri}: {uri: string}) {
   const alsoLikedAnchorUri =
     anchor?.type === 'threadPost' && isRoot ? anchor.value.post.uri : undefined
   const [deferParents, setDeferParents] = useState(true)
-  const [alsoLikedReady, setAlsoLikedReady] = useState(false)
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const shouldEnable =
-      Boolean(alsoLikedAnchorUri) &&
-      alsoLikedFeedEnabled &&
-      !thread.state.isPlaceholderData &&
-      !deferParents
-
-    if (!shouldEnable) {
-      setAlsoLikedReady(false)
-      return
-    }
-
-    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      startTransition(() => {
-        setAlsoLikedReady(true)
-      })
-    }, 0)
-
-    return () => clearTimeout(timeout)
-  }, [
-    alsoLikedAnchorUri,
-    alsoLikedFeedEnabled,
-    deferParents,
-    thread.state.isPlaceholderData,
-  ])
+  const alsoLikedEnabled =
+    Boolean(alsoLikedAnchorUri) &&
+    alsoLikedFeedEnabled &&
+    !thread.state.isPlaceholderData &&
+    !deferParents
   const alsoLiked = usePostAlsoLikedQuery(alsoLikedAnchorUri, {
-    enabled: alsoLikedReady,
+    enabled: alsoLikedEnabled,
   })
   const alsoLikedPosts = useMemo(() => {
     const seen = new Set<string>()
@@ -381,7 +360,7 @@ export function PostThread({uri}: {uri: string}) {
     }
     if (
       alsoLikedAnchorUri &&
-      alsoLikedReady &&
+      alsoLikedEnabled &&
       !alsoLiked.isLoading &&
       !alsoLiked.isFetchingNextPage &&
       alsoLiked.hasNextPage
@@ -659,7 +638,7 @@ export function PostThread({uri}: {uri: string}) {
           ListFooterComponent={
             <ThreadAlsoLiked
               posts={alsoLikedPosts}
-              enabled={alsoLikedReady}
+              enabled={alsoLikedEnabled}
               isLoading={alsoLiked.isLoading}
               isFetchingNextPage={alsoLiked.isFetchingNextPage}
               error={alsoLiked.error}
diff --git a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/queryCache.ts b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/queryCache.ts
index 5f5481d65..bddda65aa 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/usePostThread/queryCache.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/usePostThread/queryCache.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import {findAllPostsInQueryData as findAllPostsInBookmarksQueryData} from '#/state/queries/bookmarks/useBookmarksQuery'
 import {findAllPostsInQueryData as findAllPostsInExploreFeedPreviewsQueryData} from '#/state/queries/explore-feed-previews'
 import {findAllPostsInQueryData as findAllPostsInNotifsQueryData} from '#/state/queries/notifications/feed'
+import {findAllPostsInQueryData as findAllPostsInPostQueryData} from '#/state/queries/post'
 import {findAllPostsInQueryData as findAllPostsInFeedQueryData} from '#/state/queries/post-feed'
 import {findAllPostsInQueryData as findAllPostsInQuoteQueryData} from '#/state/queries/post-quotes'
 import {findAllPostsInQueryData as findAllPostsInSearchQueryData} from '#/state/queries/search-posts'
@@ -262,6 +263,9 @@ export function* getThreadPlaceholderCandidates(
   for (let post of findAllPostsInSearchQueryData(queryClient, uri)) {
     yield postViewToThreadPlaceholder(post)
   }
+  for (let post of findAllPostsInPostQueryData(queryClient, uri)) {
+    yield postViewToThreadPlaceholder(post)
+  }
   for (let post of findAllPostsInBookmarksQueryData(queryClient, uri)) {
     yield postViewToThreadPlaceholder(post)
   }