lib/PublicInbox/View.pm | 8 +++++++-
 t/plack.t               | 2 ++

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
index 11a94ba938636ce28bd8d5373d5e2b3d50c811c6..2b8e220bb2a7f3ca4628a261c49f0efce04b4250 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
@@ -717,7 +717,13 @@ 	}
 	for my $v ($eml->header('Date')) {
 		$v = ascii_html($v);
 		obfuscate_addrs($obfs_ibx, $v) if $obfs_ibx; # possible :P
-		$rv .= qq{Date: $v\t<a\nhref="#r">[thread overview]</a>\n};
+		$rv .= qq{Date: $v\n};
+	}
+	# [thread overview] link is typically added after Date,
+	# but added after Subject, or even nothing.
+	if ($have_over) {
+		chop $rv; # drop "\n", or noop if $rv eq ''
+		$rv .= qq{\t<a\nhref="#r">[thread overview]</a>\n};
 	}
 	if (!$nr) { # first (and only) message, common case
 		$ctx->{-title_html} = join(' - ', @title);
diff --git a/t/plack.t b/t/plack.t
index 3ba2e6fb866c99c3769832da03b73e1287d6092c..1cee286d63a61e157e53dc88c8ba0e9dec9564e4 100644
--- a/t/plack.t
+++ b/t/plack.t
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ 	like($html, qr!\bhref="\Q../_/text/help/"!, 'help available');
 	like($html, qr!<title>hihi - Me</title>!, 'HTML returned');
 	like($html, qr!<a\nhref=raw!s, 'raw link present');
 	like($html, qr!&gt; quoted text!s, 'quoted text inline');
+	unlike($html, qr!thread overview!,
+		'thread overview not shown w/o ->over');
 
 	$path .= 'f/';
 	$res = $cb->(GET($pfx . $path));