diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/AcceptedByRelaysGallery.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/AcceptedByRelaysGallery.kt
index 01d75014c0..b0e29acd7b 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/AcceptedByRelaysGallery.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/AcceptedByRelaysGallery.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.State
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
@@ -56,18 +56,14 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.sample
 
 /**
- * The "accepted by relays" line of the reaction gallery: the favicon of every relay
- * the note was seen on. This is the same relay-pill set that Complete UI Mode used to
- * paint below the author avatar; it now lives in the expanded reaction gallery so it
- * is available to everyone, not just Complete mode.
+ * Observes the relays the note was seen on, throttled and de-duplicated for the
+ * "accepted by relays" gallery line. Exposed as State so the caller can both gate
+ * the gallery's visibility on it and feed it to [RenderAcceptedByRelaysGallery]
+ * from a single subscription.
  */
 @OptIn(FlowPreview::class)
 @Composable
-internal fun WatchRelaysAndRenderGallery(
-    baseNote: Note,
-    nav: INav,
-    accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
-) {
+internal fun observeNoteRelays(baseNote: Note): State<ImmutableList<NormalizedRelayUrl>> {
     // Cold wrapper: `flow()` must be re-resolved on every collection start. A memory
     // trim destroys the NoteFlowSet while the lifecycle is stopped; a stateFlow
     // captured in remember would then be orphaned and never see another relay update.
@@ -81,15 +77,17 @@ internal fun WatchRelaysAndRenderGallery(
         }
 
     val initial = remember(baseNote) { baseNote.relays.toImmutableList() }
-    val relays by flow.collectAsStateWithLifecycle(initial)
-
-    if (relays.isNotEmpty()) {
-        RenderAcceptedByRelaysGallery(relays, nav, accountViewModel)
-    }
+    return flow.collectAsStateWithLifecycle(initial)
 }
 
+/**
+ * The "accepted by relays" line of the reaction gallery: the favicon of every relay
+ * the note was seen on. This is the same relay-pill set that Complete UI Mode used to
+ * paint below the author avatar; it now lives in the expanded reaction gallery so it
+ * is available to everyone, not just Complete mode.
+ */
 @Composable
-private fun RenderAcceptedByRelaysGallery(
+internal fun RenderAcceptedByRelaysGallery(
     relays: ImmutableList<NormalizedRelayUrl>,
     nav: INav,
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ReactionsRow.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ReactionsRow.kt
index cbc89c4e63..46aaad443c 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ReactionsRow.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ReactionsRow.kt
@@ -563,22 +563,28 @@ private fun ReactionDetailGallery(
     val defaultBackgroundColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background
     val backgroundColor = remember { mutableStateOf(defaultBackgroundColor) }
 
-    // Keep subscribing for reaction/zap/boost arrivals, but no longer gate the gallery
-    // on them: the "accepted by relays" line is (almost) always present, so once the
-    // user expands the gallery there is always at least that line to show.
-    observeNoteReferences(baseNote, accountViewModel)
+    val hasReactions by observeNoteReferences(baseNote, accountViewModel)
+    val relays by observeNoteRelays(baseNote)
 
-    Row(
-        verticalAlignment = CenterVertically,
-        modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 10.dp, top = 5.dp),
-    ) {
-        Column {
-            WatchRelaysAndRenderGallery(baseNote, nav, accountViewModel)
-            WatchZapAndRenderGallery(baseNote, backgroundColor, nav, accountViewModel)
-            WatchNutzapsAndRenderGallery(baseNote, nav, accountViewModel)
-            WatchOnchainZapsAndRenderGallery(baseNote, nav, accountViewModel)
-            WatchBoostsAndRenderGallery(baseNote, nav, accountViewModel)
-            WatchReactionsAndRenderGallery(baseNote, nav, accountViewModel)
+    // The gallery shows whenever there is anything to display: the "accepted by relays"
+    // line (relays are almost always present once a note is seen) or any zap/boost/
+    // reaction line. Guarding here keeps the padded Row from rendering an empty strip
+    // for a note that has neither.
+    if (hasReactions || relays.isNotEmpty()) {
+        Row(
+            verticalAlignment = CenterVertically,
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 10.dp, top = 5.dp),
+        ) {
+            Column {
+                if (relays.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    RenderAcceptedByRelaysGallery(relays, nav, accountViewModel)
+                }
+                WatchZapAndRenderGallery(baseNote, backgroundColor, nav, accountViewModel)
+                WatchNutzapsAndRenderGallery(baseNote, nav, accountViewModel)
+                WatchOnchainZapsAndRenderGallery(baseNote, nav, accountViewModel)
+                WatchBoostsAndRenderGallery(baseNote, nav, accountViewModel)
+                WatchReactionsAndRenderGallery(baseNote, nav, accountViewModel)
+            }
         }
     }
 }