lib/PublicInbox/View.pm | 7 ++++++-

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
index 88ab2d2f730a3cbb3fe58394dd7fa29a2c69afb9..70b92a7cff30ca8e15886e0ed73bfad729f7ba4f 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
@@ -469,7 +469,12 @@
 	$$dst .= 'Thread: ';
 	my $parent = in_reply_to($cur);
 	if ($nr <= 1) {
-		$$dst .= "[no followups, yet] ($expand)\n";
+		if (defined $parent) {
+			$$dst .= "($expand)\n ";
+			$$dst .= ghost_parent($upfx, $parent) . "\n";
+		} else {
+			$$dst .= "[no followups, yet] ($expand)\n";
+		}
 		$ctx->{next_msg} = undef;
 		$ctx->{parent_msg} = $parent;
 		return;