diff --git a/src/components/__tests__/post-community-address-compat.test.tsx b/src/components/__tests__/post-community-address-compat.test.tsx
index 9d809773..b189f141 100644
--- a/src/components/__tests__/post-community-address-compat.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/__tests__/post-community-address-compat.test.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   pseudonymityMode: 'none',
   replyComments: [] as Array<TestComment | undefined>,
   setResetFunctionMock: vi.fn(),
+  stateString: undefined as string | undefined,
   virtuosoProps: [] as Array<{ defaultItemHeight?: number; heightEstimates?: number[]; itemSize?: unknown }>,
 }));
 
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ vi.mock('../../hooks/use-hide', () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../hooks/use-state-string', () => ({
-  default: () => undefined,
+  default: () => testState.stateString,
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../hooks/use-scroll-to-reply', () => ({
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ describe('post community address compatibility', () => {
     testState.hasMoreReplies = false;
     testState.pseudonymityMode = 'none';
     testState.replyComments = [];
+    testState.stateString = undefined;
     testState.virtuosoProps = [];
 
     container = document.createElement('div');
@@ -496,6 +498,23 @@ describe('post community address compatibility', () => {
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('reply-1');
   });
 
+  it('hides stale initializing post footers after a thread post has loaded', async () => {
+    testState.stateString = 'Initializing';
+    const post = {
+      ...makeLegacyThreadWithoutReplies(),
+      state: 'initializing',
+      updatedAt: 1_710_000_100,
+    };
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(PostDesktop, { post, showAllReplies: true }), '/mu/thread/post-1');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('Initializing');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('post-1');
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(PostMobile, { post, showAllReplies: true }), '/mu/thread/post-1');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('Initializing');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('post-1');
+  });
+
   it('renders known developer badges and keeps anonymous as the default name on desktop and mobile', async () => {
     const post = {
       ...makeLegacyThread(),
diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
index ef641d58..8a681139 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ import { getCommentUserID } from '../../lib/utils/comment-user-id-utils';
 import { getFeedPostHeightEstimate, getReplyHeightEstimates, reportReplyHeightAuditSample } from '../../lib/utils/pretext-height-estimates';
 import { getAuthorBadge } from '../../lib/utils/author-display-utils';
 import { hasCommentFlagsForDirectory } from '../../lib/comment-flag-selection';
+import { shouldSuppressPostLoadingState } from '../../lib/utils/post-loading-state-utils';
 
 const RepliesFooter = ({ hasMore, loadingString }: { hasMore: boolean; loadingString: string }) =>
   hasMore ? (
@@ -1331,7 +1332,7 @@ const PostDesktop = ({
       stateString &&
       !hasFailedState &&
       state !== 'succeeded' &&
-      !(resolvedPost?.timestamp && !resolvedPost?.updatedAt) &&
+      !shouldSuppressPostLoadingState(resolvedPost) &&
       isInPostPageView &&
       !(!showReplies && !showAllReplies) ? (
         <div className={styles.stateString}>
diff --git a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
index 4448507f..58e13988 100644
--- a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import { getCommentUserID } from '../../lib/utils/comment-user-id-utils';
 import { getFeedPostHeightEstimate, getReplyHeightEstimates, reportReplyHeightAuditSample } from '../../lib/utils/pretext-height-estimates';
 import { getAuthorBadge } from '../../lib/utils/author-display-utils';
 import { hasCommentFlagsForDirectory } from '../../lib/comment-flag-selection';
+import { shouldSuppressPostLoadingState } from '../../lib/utils/post-loading-state-utils';
 
 const RepliesFooter = ({ hasMore, loadingString }: { hasMore: boolean; loadingString: string }) =>
   hasMore ? (
@@ -1031,7 +1032,7 @@ const PostMobile = ({
           stateString &&
           !hasFailedState &&
           state !== 'succeeded' &&
-          !(resolvedPost?.timestamp && !resolvedPost?.updatedAt) &&
+          !shouldSuppressPostLoadingState(resolvedPost) &&
           isInPostPageView &&
           !(!showReplies && !showAllReplies) ? (
             <div className={styles.stateString}>
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/post-loading-state-utils.ts b/src/lib/utils/post-loading-state-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f9373ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/post-loading-state-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+type PostLoadingStateComment = {
+  state?: string;
+  timestamp?: number;
+  updatedAt?: number;
+};
+
+export const shouldSuppressPostLoadingState = (post: PostLoadingStateComment | undefined): boolean =>
+  Boolean(post?.timestamp && (!post.updatedAt || post.state === 'initializing'));