diff --git a/app/components/post_list/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/index.tsx
index 9109c8646..a92a3d867 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/index.tsx
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ const PostList = ({
         listRef.current?.scrollToIndex({
             animated,
             index,
-            viewOffset: 0,
+            viewOffset: Platform.select({ios: -45, default: 0}),
             viewPosition: 1, // 0 is at bottom
         });
     }, []);
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/more_messages/more_messages.tsx b/app/components/post_list/more_messages/more_messages.tsx
index 14cbf4b26..eca27f5f2 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/more_messages/more_messages.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/more_messages/more_messages.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
-import {ActivityIndicator, DeviceEventEmitter, View, ViewToken} from 'react-native';
+import {ActivityIndicator, DeviceEventEmitter, Platform, View, ViewToken} from 'react-native';
 import Animated, {interpolate, useAnimatedStyle, useSharedValue, withSpring} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import {resetMessageCount} from '@actions/local/channel';
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type Props = {
 }
 
 const HIDDEN_TOP = -60;
-const SHOWN_TOP = 0;
+const SHOWN_TOP = Platform.select({ios: 40, default: 0});
 const MIN_INPUT = 0;
 const MAX_INPUT = 1;