diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/LoadingScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/LoadingScreen.tsx
index 351f828d3be203a2820dd5508e2ea7ed6404ac0c..3503685f74e5e601e18f880747fc767f9cd9be0e 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/components/LoadingScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/LoadingScreen.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { BrandMark } from "./BrandMark";
 
 export function LoadingScreen(props: {
   readonly message: string;
+  /** Let the enclosing pane supply the background and top inset. */
+  readonly embedded?: boolean;
   readonly messagePlacement?: "above-spinner" | "below-spinner";
 }) {
   const { themeAppearance: colorScheme } = useAppearancePreferences();
@@ -14,7 +16,10 @@ export function LoadingScreen(props: {
   const messagePlacement = props.messagePlacement ?? "below-spinner";
 
   return (
-    <View className="flex-1 bg-screen" style={{ paddingTop: insets.top }}>
+    <View
+      className={props.embedded ? "flex-1" : "flex-1 bg-screen"}
+      style={{ paddingTop: props.embedded ? 0 : insets.top }}
+    >
       <StatusBar barStyle={colorScheme === "dark" ? "light-content" : "dark-content"} />
       <View className="flex-1 items-center justify-center gap-5 px-6">
         <BrandMark compact />
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadRouteScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadRouteScreen.tsx
index 9f27cab56e280166b961cdf459c68205a086cb01..2992a8cbc39053d490ef99de05d7aa8396d51e04 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadRouteScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadRouteScreen.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { makeTurnCommandMetadata } from "../../lib/commandMetadata";
 import { buildProjectThreadStartTurnInput } from "../../lib/projectThreadStartTurn";
 import { useWorktreeSetup } from "./use-worktree-setup";
 import { worktreeSetupAgentStarted } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/worktree-setup";
+import { ScreenHeader } from "../../components/ScreenHeader";
 import {
   StackActions,
   useFocusEffect,
@@ -103,8 +104,50 @@ function firstRouteParam(value: string | string[] | undefined): string | null {
   return first === undefined || first.trim().length === 0 ? null : first;
 }
 
+function ThreadPane(props: { readonly children: ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <View className="flex-1 bg-screen android:overflow-hidden android:rounded-t-[28px] android:bg-thread-canvas">
+      {props.children}
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+function ThreadRouteFallbackLayout(props: { readonly children: ReactNode }) {
+  const navigation = useNavigation();
+  const { layout } = useAdaptiveWorkspaceLayout();
+  const { themeVariables } = useAppearancePreferences();
+  if (Platform.OS !== "android") return props.children;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <ScreenHeader
+        title="Thread"
+        options={{ contentStyle: { backgroundColor: themeVariables["--color-header"] } }}
+        onBack={
+          layout.usesSplitView
+            ? undefined
+            : () => {
+                if (navigation.canGoBack()) navigation.goBack();
+                else navigation.dispatch(StackActions.replace("Home"));
+              }
+        }
+        hideBottomBorder
+      />
+      <ThreadPane>{props.children}</ThreadPane>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
 function OpeningThreadLoadingScreen() {
-  return <LoadingScreen message="Opening thread…" messagePlacement="above-spinner" />;
+  return (
+    <ThreadRouteFallbackLayout>
+      <LoadingScreen
+        message="Opening thread…"
+        messagePlacement="above-spinner"
+        embedded={Platform.OS === "android"}
+      />
+    </ThreadRouteFallbackLayout>
+  );
 }
 
 type ThreadRouteScreenRouteProps = StaticScreenProps<{
@@ -123,23 +166,25 @@ function ThreadUnavailableScreen(props: {
   readonly onAction: () => void;
 }) {
   return (
-    <ScrollView
-      contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior="automatic"
-      contentContainerStyle={{
-        flexGrow: 1,
-        justifyContent: "center",
-        paddingHorizontal: 24,
-        paddingVertical: 32,
-      }}
-      className="bg-screen flex-1"
-    >
-      <EmptyState
-        title="Thread unavailable"
-        detail="This thread is not available in the current mobile snapshot."
-        actionLabel={props.actionLabel}
-        onAction={props.onAction}
-      />
-    </ScrollView>
+    <ThreadRouteFallbackLayout>
+      <ScrollView
+        contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior="automatic"
+        contentContainerStyle={{
+          flexGrow: 1,
+          justifyContent: "center",
+          paddingHorizontal: 24,
+          paddingVertical: 32,
+        }}
+        className="bg-screen flex-1 android:bg-transparent"
+      >
+        <EmptyState
+          title="Thread unavailable"
+          detail="This thread is not available in the current mobile snapshot."
+          actionLabel={props.actionLabel}
+          onAction={props.onAction}
+        />
+      </ScrollView>
+    </ThreadRouteFallbackLayout>
   );
 }
 
@@ -931,7 +976,7 @@ function ThreadRouteContent(
     <>
       <GitActionProgressOverlay progress={gitActionProgress} onDismiss={dismissGitActionResult} />
 
-      <View className="flex-1 bg-screen android:overflow-hidden android:rounded-t-[28px] android:bg-thread-canvas">
+      <ThreadPane>
         <ThreadDetailScreen
           canOperateThread={canOperateThread}
           selectedThread={selectedThreadWithDraftSettings ?? selectedThread}
@@ -1023,7 +1068,7 @@ function ThreadRouteContent(
           onSubmitUserInput={requests.onSubmitUserInput}
           onDismissUserInput={requests.onDismissUserInput}
         />
-      </View>
+      </ThreadPane>
     </>
   );