diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/__snapshots__/thread_item.test.tsx.snap b/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/__snapshots__/thread_item.test.tsx.snap
index 4ab9139b24..24c4b2943d 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/__snapshots__/thread_item.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/__snapshots__/thread_item.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1,371 +1,449 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
 exports[`components/threading/global_threads/thread_item should report total number of replies 1`] = `
-<div
-  aria-label="Thread by Someone"
-  className="ThreadItem"
-  id=""
-  onClick={[Function]}
-  onKeyDown={[Function]}
-  role="link"
-  tabIndex={0}
->
-  <header>
-    <div
-      className="ThreadItem__author"
-    >
-      Someone
-    </div>
-    <div
-      className="ThreadItem__tags"
-    >
-      <Memo(Tag)
-        onClick={[Function]}
-        text="Team name"
-      />
-    </div>
-    <MockTimestamp
-      className="alt-hidden"
-      day="numeric"
-      units={
-        Array [
-          "now",
-          "minute",
-          "hour",
-          "day",
-          "week",
-        ]
-      }
-      useTime={false}
-    />
-  </header>
+<Fragment>
   <div
-    className="menu-anchor alt-visible"
-  >
-    <MockThreadMenu
-      hasUnreads={false}
-      isFollowing={true}
-      threadId="1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
-      unreadTimestamp={1611786714912}
-    >
-      <WithTooltip
-        title={
-          <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
-            defaultMessage="Actions"
-            id="threading.threadItem.menu"
-          />
-        }
-      >
-        <Memo(Button)
-          aria-label="Actions"
-          className="Button___icon"
-          marginTop={true}
-        >
-          <DotsVerticalIcon
-            size={18}
-          />
-        </Memo(Button)>
-      </WithTooltip>
-    </MockThreadMenu>
-  </div>
-  <div
-    className="preview"
-    dir="auto"
+    aria-describedby="ThreadItem__timestamp_1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
+    aria-label="Thread by Someone"
+    className="ThreadItem"
+    id=""
     onClick={[Function]}
     onKeyDown={[Function]}
+    role="link"
+    tabIndex={0}
   >
-    <MockMarkdown
-      imageProps={
-        Object {
-          "onImageHeightChanged": [Function],
-          "onImageLoaded": [Function],
+    <header>
+      <div
+        className="ThreadItem__author"
+      >
+        Someone
+      </div>
+      <div
+        className="ThreadItem__tags"
+      >
+        <Memo(Tag)
+          onClick={[Function]}
+          text="Team name"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <MockTimestamp
+        className="alt-hidden"
+        day="numeric"
+        units={
+          Array [
+            "now",
+            "minute",
+            "hour",
+            "day",
+            "week",
+          ]
         }
-      }
-      mentionKeys={Array []}
-      message="test msg"
-      options={
-        Object {
-          "atMentions": true,
-          "mentionHighlight": false,
-          "singleline": true,
+        useTime={false}
+      />
+    </header>
+    <div
+      className="menu-anchor alt-visible"
+    >
+      <MockThreadMenu
+        hasUnreads={false}
+        isFollowing={true}
+        threadId="1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
+        unreadTimestamp={1611786714912}
+      >
+        <WithTooltip
+          title={
+            <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+              defaultMessage="Actions"
+              id="threading.threadItem.menu"
+            />
+          }
+        >
+          <Memo(Button)
+            aria-label="Actions"
+            className="Button___icon"
+            marginTop={true}
+          >
+            <DotsVerticalIcon
+              size={18}
+            />
+          </Memo(Button)>
+        </WithTooltip>
+      </MockThreadMenu>
+    </div>
+    <div
+      className="preview"
+      dir="auto"
+      onClick={[Function]}
+      onKeyDown={[Function]}
+    >
+      <MockMarkdown
+        imageProps={
+          Object {
+            "onImageHeightChanged": [Function],
+            "onImageLoaded": [Function],
+          }
         }
-      }
-    />
+        mentionKeys={Array []}
+        message="test msg"
+        options={
+          Object {
+            "atMentions": true,
+            "mentionHighlight": false,
+            "singleline": true,
+          }
+        }
+      />
+    </div>
+    <div
+      className="activity"
+    >
+      <MockAvatars
+        size="xs"
+        userIds={
+          Array [
+            "mt5td9mdriyapmwuh5pc84dmhr",
+            "ij61jet1bbdk8fhhxitywdj4ih",
+            "7n4ach3i53bbmj84dfmu5b7c1c",
+          ]
+        }
+      />
+      <MemoizedFormattedMessage
+        defaultMessage="{totalReplies, plural, =0 {Reply} =1 {# reply} other {# replies}}"
+        id="threading.numReplies"
+        values={
+          Object {
+            "totalReplies": 9,
+          }
+        }
+      />
+    </div>
+    <span
+      className="sr-only"
+      id="ThreadItem__timestamp_1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
+    >
+      <MemoizedFormattedMessage
+        defaultMessage="Last reply "
+        id="threading.threadItem.timestamp"
+      />
+      <MockTimestamp
+        className="alt-hidden"
+        day="numeric"
+        units={
+          Array [
+            "now",
+            "minute",
+            "hour",
+            "day",
+            "week",
+          ]
+        }
+        useTime={false}
+      />
+    </span>
   </div>
-  <div
-    className="activity"
-  >
-    <MockAvatars
-      size="xs"
-      userIds={
-        Array [
-          "mt5td9mdriyapmwuh5pc84dmhr",
-          "ij61jet1bbdk8fhhxitywdj4ih",
-          "7n4ach3i53bbmj84dfmu5b7c1c",
-        ]
-      }
-    />
-    <MemoizedFormattedMessage
-      defaultMessage="{totalReplies, plural, =0 {Reply} =1 {# reply} other {# replies}}"
-      id="threading.numReplies"
-      values={
-        Object {
-          "totalReplies": 9,
-        }
-      }
-    />
-  </div>
-</div>
+</Fragment>
 `;
 
 exports[`components/threading/global_threads/thread_item should report unread mentions 1`] = `
-<div
-  aria-label="Thread by Someone"
-  className="ThreadItem has-unreads"
-  id=""
-  onClick={[Function]}
-  onKeyDown={[Function]}
-  role="link"
-  tabIndex={0}
->
-  <header>
-    <div
-      className="indicator"
-    >
-      <div
-        className="dot-mentions"
-      >
-        2
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div
-      className="ThreadItem__author"
-    >
-      Someone
-    </div>
-    <div
-      className="ThreadItem__tags"
-    >
-      <Memo(Tag)
-        onClick={[Function]}
-        text="Team name"
-      />
-    </div>
-    <MockTimestamp
-      className="alt-hidden"
-      day="numeric"
-      units={
-        Array [
-          "now",
-          "minute",
-          "hour",
-          "day",
-          "week",
-        ]
-      }
-      useTime={false}
-    />
-  </header>
+<Fragment>
   <div
-    className="menu-anchor alt-visible"
-  >
-    <MockThreadMenu
-      hasUnreads={true}
-      isFollowing={true}
-      threadId="1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
-      unreadTimestamp={1611786714912}
-    >
-      <WithTooltip
-        title={
-          <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
-            defaultMessage="Actions"
-            id="threading.threadItem.menu"
-          />
-        }
-      >
-        <Memo(Button)
-          aria-label="Actions"
-          className="Button___icon"
-          marginTop={true}
-        >
-          <DotsVerticalIcon
-            size={18}
-          />
-        </Memo(Button)>
-      </WithTooltip>
-    </MockThreadMenu>
-  </div>
-  <div
-    className="preview"
-    dir="auto"
+    aria-describedby="ThreadItem__timestamp_1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
+    aria-label="Thread by Someone"
+    className="ThreadItem has-unreads"
+    id=""
     onClick={[Function]}
     onKeyDown={[Function]}
+    role="link"
+    tabIndex={0}
   >
-    <MockMarkdown
-      imageProps={
-        Object {
-          "onImageHeightChanged": [Function],
-          "onImageLoaded": [Function],
+    <header>
+      <div
+        className="indicator"
+      >
+        <div
+          className="dot-mentions"
+        >
+          2
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        className="ThreadItem__author"
+      >
+        Someone
+      </div>
+      <div
+        className="ThreadItem__tags"
+      >
+        <Memo(Tag)
+          onClick={[Function]}
+          text="Team name"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <MockTimestamp
+        className="alt-hidden"
+        day="numeric"
+        units={
+          Array [
+            "now",
+            "minute",
+            "hour",
+            "day",
+            "week",
+          ]
         }
-      }
-      mentionKeys={Array []}
-      message="test msg"
-      options={
-        Object {
-          "atMentions": true,
-          "mentionHighlight": false,
-          "singleline": true,
+        useTime={false}
+      />
+    </header>
+    <div
+      className="menu-anchor alt-visible"
+    >
+      <MockThreadMenu
+        hasUnreads={true}
+        isFollowing={true}
+        threadId="1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
+        unreadTimestamp={1611786714912}
+      >
+        <WithTooltip
+          title={
+            <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+              defaultMessage="Actions"
+              id="threading.threadItem.menu"
+            />
+          }
+        >
+          <Memo(Button)
+            aria-label="Actions"
+            className="Button___icon"
+            marginTop={true}
+          >
+            <DotsVerticalIcon
+              size={18}
+            />
+          </Memo(Button)>
+        </WithTooltip>
+      </MockThreadMenu>
+    </div>
+    <div
+      className="preview"
+      dir="auto"
+      onClick={[Function]}
+      onKeyDown={[Function]}
+    >
+      <MockMarkdown
+        imageProps={
+          Object {
+            "onImageHeightChanged": [Function],
+            "onImageLoaded": [Function],
+          }
         }
-      }
-    />
+        mentionKeys={Array []}
+        message="test msg"
+        options={
+          Object {
+            "atMentions": true,
+            "mentionHighlight": false,
+            "singleline": true,
+          }
+        }
+      />
+    </div>
+    <div
+      className="activity"
+    >
+      <MockAvatars
+        size="xs"
+        userIds={
+          Array [
+            "mt5td9mdriyapmwuh5pc84dmhr",
+            "ij61jet1bbdk8fhhxitywdj4ih",
+            "7n4ach3i53bbmj84dfmu5b7c1c",
+          ]
+        }
+      />
+      <MemoizedFormattedMessage
+        defaultMessage="{newReplies, plural, =1 {# new reply} other {# new replies}}"
+        id="threading.numNewReplies"
+        values={
+          Object {
+            "newReplies": 5,
+          }
+        }
+      />
+    </div>
+    <span
+      className="sr-only"
+      id="ThreadItem__timestamp_1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
+    >
+      <MemoizedFormattedMessage
+        defaultMessage="Last reply "
+        id="threading.threadItem.timestamp"
+      />
+      <MockTimestamp
+        className="alt-hidden"
+        day="numeric"
+        units={
+          Array [
+            "now",
+            "minute",
+            "hour",
+            "day",
+            "week",
+          ]
+        }
+        useTime={false}
+      />
+    </span>
   </div>
-  <div
-    className="activity"
-  >
-    <MockAvatars
-      size="xs"
-      userIds={
-        Array [
-          "mt5td9mdriyapmwuh5pc84dmhr",
-          "ij61jet1bbdk8fhhxitywdj4ih",
-          "7n4ach3i53bbmj84dfmu5b7c1c",
-        ]
-      }
-    />
-    <MemoizedFormattedMessage
-      defaultMessage="{newReplies, plural, =1 {# new reply} other {# new replies}}"
-      id="threading.numNewReplies"
-      values={
-        Object {
-          "newReplies": 5,
-        }
-      }
-    />
-  </div>
-</div>
+</Fragment>
 `;
 
 exports[`components/threading/global_threads/thread_item should report unread messages 1`] = `
-<div
-  aria-label="Thread by Someone"
-  className="ThreadItem has-unreads"
-  id=""
-  onClick={[Function]}
-  onKeyDown={[Function]}
-  role="link"
-  tabIndex={0}
->
-  <header>
-    <div
-      className="indicator"
-    >
-      <div
-        className="dot-unreads"
-      />
-    </div>
-    <div
-      className="ThreadItem__author"
-    >
-      Someone
-    </div>
-    <div
-      className="ThreadItem__tags"
-    >
-      <Memo(Tag)
-        onClick={[Function]}
-        text="Team name"
-      />
-    </div>
-    <MockTimestamp
-      className="alt-hidden"
-      day="numeric"
-      units={
-        Array [
-          "now",
-          "minute",
-          "hour",
-          "day",
-          "week",
-        ]
-      }
-      useTime={false}
-    />
-  </header>
+<Fragment>
   <div
-    className="menu-anchor alt-visible"
-  >
-    <MockThreadMenu
-      hasUnreads={true}
-      isFollowing={true}
-      threadId="1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
-      unreadTimestamp={1611786714912}
-    >
-      <WithTooltip
-        title={
-          <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
-            defaultMessage="Actions"
-            id="threading.threadItem.menu"
-          />
-        }
-      >
-        <Memo(Button)
-          aria-label="Actions"
-          className="Button___icon"
-          marginTop={true}
-        >
-          <DotsVerticalIcon
-            size={18}
-          />
-        </Memo(Button)>
-      </WithTooltip>
-    </MockThreadMenu>
-  </div>
-  <div
-    className="preview"
-    dir="auto"
+    aria-describedby="ThreadItem__timestamp_1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
+    aria-label="Thread by Someone"
+    className="ThreadItem has-unreads"
+    id=""
     onClick={[Function]}
     onKeyDown={[Function]}
+    role="link"
+    tabIndex={0}
   >
-    <MockMarkdown
-      imageProps={
-        Object {
-          "onImageHeightChanged": [Function],
-          "onImageLoaded": [Function],
+    <header>
+      <div
+        className="indicator"
+      >
+        <div
+          className="dot-unreads"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div
+        className="ThreadItem__author"
+      >
+        Someone
+      </div>
+      <div
+        className="ThreadItem__tags"
+      >
+        <Memo(Tag)
+          onClick={[Function]}
+          text="Team name"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <MockTimestamp
+        className="alt-hidden"
+        day="numeric"
+        units={
+          Array [
+            "now",
+            "minute",
+            "hour",
+            "day",
+            "week",
+          ]
         }
-      }
-      mentionKeys={Array []}
-      message="test msg"
-      options={
-        Object {
-          "atMentions": true,
-          "mentionHighlight": false,
-          "singleline": true,
+        useTime={false}
+      />
+    </header>
+    <div
+      className="menu-anchor alt-visible"
+    >
+      <MockThreadMenu
+        hasUnreads={true}
+        isFollowing={true}
+        threadId="1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
+        unreadTimestamp={1611786714912}
+      >
+        <WithTooltip
+          title={
+            <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+              defaultMessage="Actions"
+              id="threading.threadItem.menu"
+            />
+          }
+        >
+          <Memo(Button)
+            aria-label="Actions"
+            className="Button___icon"
+            marginTop={true}
+          >
+            <DotsVerticalIcon
+              size={18}
+            />
+          </Memo(Button)>
+        </WithTooltip>
+      </MockThreadMenu>
+    </div>
+    <div
+      className="preview"
+      dir="auto"
+      onClick={[Function]}
+      onKeyDown={[Function]}
+    >
+      <MockMarkdown
+        imageProps={
+          Object {
+            "onImageHeightChanged": [Function],
+            "onImageLoaded": [Function],
+          }
         }
-      }
-    />
+        mentionKeys={Array []}
+        message="test msg"
+        options={
+          Object {
+            "atMentions": true,
+            "mentionHighlight": false,
+            "singleline": true,
+          }
+        }
+      />
+    </div>
+    <div
+      className="activity"
+    >
+      <MockAvatars
+        size="xs"
+        userIds={
+          Array [
+            "mt5td9mdriyapmwuh5pc84dmhr",
+            "ij61jet1bbdk8fhhxitywdj4ih",
+            "7n4ach3i53bbmj84dfmu5b7c1c",
+          ]
+        }
+      />
+      <MemoizedFormattedMessage
+        defaultMessage="{newReplies, plural, =1 {# new reply} other {# new replies}}"
+        id="threading.numNewReplies"
+        values={
+          Object {
+            "newReplies": 2,
+          }
+        }
+      />
+    </div>
+    <span
+      className="sr-only"
+      id="ThreadItem__timestamp_1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw"
+    >
+      <MemoizedFormattedMessage
+        defaultMessage="Last reply "
+        id="threading.threadItem.timestamp"
+      />
+      <MockTimestamp
+        className="alt-hidden"
+        day="numeric"
+        units={
+          Array [
+            "now",
+            "minute",
+            "hour",
+            "day",
+            "week",
+          ]
+        }
+        useTime={false}
+      />
+    </span>
   </div>
-  <div
-    className="activity"
-  >
-    <MockAvatars
-      size="xs"
-      userIds={
-        Array [
-          "mt5td9mdriyapmwuh5pc84dmhr",
-          "ij61jet1bbdk8fhhxitywdj4ih",
-          "7n4ach3i53bbmj84dfmu5b7c1c",
-        ]
-      }
-    />
-    <MemoizedFormattedMessage
-      defaultMessage="{newReplies, plural, =1 {# new reply} other {# new replies}}"
-      id="threading.numNewReplies"
-      values={
-        Object {
-          "newReplies": 2,
-        }
-      }
-    />
-  </div>
-</div>
+</Fragment>
 `;
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/thread_item.test.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/thread_item.test.tsx
index 90ed8c6c59..cf6969521b 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/thread_item.test.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/thread_item.test.tsx
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ describe('components/threading/global_threads/thread_item', () => {
 
     test('should allow marking as unread on alt + click', () => {
         const wrapper = shallow(<ThreadItem {...props}/>);
-        wrapper.simulate('click', {altKey: true});
+        wrapper.find('div.ThreadItem').simulate('click', {altKey: true});
         expect(updateThreadRead).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         expect(markLastPostInThreadAsUnread).toHaveBeenCalledWith('user_id', 'tid', '1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw');
         expect(manuallyMarkThreadAsUnread).toHaveBeenCalledWith('1y8hpek81byspd4enyk9mp1ncw', 1611786714912);
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/thread_item.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/thread_item.tsx
index 74b33ab961..50e25b9c06 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/thread_item.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_item/thread_item.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import React, {memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo} from 'react';
+import React, {memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef} from 'react';
 import type {MouseEvent, KeyboardEvent} from 'react';
 import {FormattedMessage, useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {useDispatch, useSelector} from 'react-redux';
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ function ThreadItem({
     const postAuthor = ensureString(post.props?.override_username) || displayName;
     const getMentionKeysForPost = useMemo(() => makeGetMentionKeysForPost(), []);
     const mentionsKeys = useSelector((state: GlobalState) => getMentionKeysForPost(state, post, channel));
+    const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (channel?.teammate_id) {
@@ -107,6 +108,12 @@ function ThreadItem({
         }
     }, [channel, thread?.post.channel_id]);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (isSelected) {
+            ref.current?.focus();
+        }
+    }, [isSelected, threadId]);
+
     const participantIds = useMemo(() => {
         const ids = (thread?.participants || []).flatMap(({id}) => {
             if (id === post.user_id) {
@@ -188,134 +195,152 @@ function ThreadItem({
     }
 
     return (
-        <div
-            style={style}
-            className={classNames('ThreadItem', {
-                'has-unreads': newReplies,
-                'is-selected': isSelected,
-            })}
-            tabIndex={isSelected ? -1 : 0}
-            role='link'
-            aria-label={formatMessage(
-                {id: 'threading.threadItem.ariaLabel', defaultMessage: 'Thread by {author}'},
-                {author: postAuthor},
-            )}
-            id={isFirstThreadInList ? 'tutorial-threads-mobile-list' : ''}
-            onClick={selectHandler}
-            onKeyDown={selectHandler}
-        >
-            <header>
-                {Boolean(newMentions || newReplies) && (
-                    <div className='indicator'>
-                        {newMentions ? (
-                            <div className={classNames('dot-mentions', {over: newMentions > 99})}>
-                                {Math.min(newMentions, 99)}
-                                {newMentions > 99 && '+'}
-                            </div>
-                        ) : (
-                            <div className='dot-unreads'/>
+        <>
+            <div
+                style={style}
+                className={classNames('ThreadItem', {
+                    'has-unreads': newReplies,
+                    'is-selected': isSelected,
+                })}
+                tabIndex={isSelected ? -1 : 0}
+                role='link'
+                aria-label={formatMessage(
+                    {id: 'threading.threadItem.ariaLabel', defaultMessage: 'Thread by {author}'},
+                    {author: postAuthor},
+                )}
+                aria-describedby={`ThreadItem__timestamp_${threadId}`}
+                id={isFirstThreadInList ? 'tutorial-threads-mobile-list' : ''}
+                onClick={selectHandler}
+                onKeyDown={selectHandler}
+                ref={ref}
+            >
+                <header>
+                    {Boolean(newMentions || newReplies) && (
+                        <div className='indicator'>
+                            {newMentions ? (
+                                <div className={classNames('dot-mentions', {over: newMentions > 99})}>
+                                    {Math.min(newMentions, 99)}
+                                    {newMentions > 99 && '+'}
+                                </div>
+                            ) : (
+                                <div className='dot-unreads'/>
+                            )}
+                        </div>
+                    )}
+                    <div className='ThreadItem__author'>{postAuthor}</div>
+                    <div className='ThreadItem__tags'>
+                        {channel && postAuthor !== channel?.display_name && (
+                            <Tag
+                                onClick={goToInChannelHandler}
+                                text={channel?.display_name}
+                            />
+                        )}
+                        {isPostPriorityEnabled && (
+                            thread.is_urgent && (
+                                <PriorityBadge
+                                    className={postAuthor === channel?.display_name ? 'ml-2' : ''}
+                                    priority={PostPriority.URGENT}
+                                />
+                            )
                         )}
                     </div>
-                )}
-                <div className='ThreadItem__author'>{postAuthor}</div>
-                <div className='ThreadItem__tags'>
-                    {channel && postAuthor !== channel?.display_name && (
-                        <Tag
-                            onClick={goToInChannelHandler}
-                            text={channel?.display_name}
+                    <Timestamp
+                        {...THREADING_TIME}
+                        className='alt-hidden'
+                        value={lastReplyAt}
+                    />
+                </header>
+                <div className='menu-anchor alt-visible'>
+                    <ThreadMenu
+                        threadId={threadId}
+                        isFollowing={isFollowing ?? false}
+                        hasUnreads={Boolean(newReplies)}
+                        unreadTimestamp={unreadTimestamp}
+                    >
+                        <WithTooltip
+                            title={(
+                                <FormattedMessage
+                                    id='threading.threadItem.menu'
+                                    defaultMessage='Actions'
+                                />
+                            )}
+                        >
+                            <Button
+                                marginTop={true}
+                                className='Button___icon'
+                                aria-label={formatMessage({
+                                    id: 'threading.threadItem.menu',
+                                    defaultMessage: 'Actions',
+                                })}
+                            >
+                                <DotsVerticalIcon size={18}/>
+                            </Button>
+                        </WithTooltip>
+                    </ThreadMenu>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* The strange interaction here where we need a click/keydown handler messes with the ESLint rules, so we just disable it */}
+                {/*eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions*/}
+                <div
+                    className='preview'
+                    dir='auto'
+                    onClick={handleFormattedTextClick}
+                    onKeyDown={handleFormattedTextClick}
+                >
+                    {post.message ? (
+                        <Markdown
+                            message={post.state === Posts.POST_DELETED ? msgDeleted : post.message}
+                            options={markdownPreviewOptions}
+                            imagesMetadata={post?.metadata && post?.metadata?.images}
+                            mentionKeys={mentionsKeys}
+                            imageProps={imageProps}
                         />
-                    )}
-                    {isPostPriorityEnabled && (
-                        thread.is_urgent && (
-                            <PriorityBadge
-                                className={postAuthor === channel?.display_name ? 'ml-2' : ''}
-                                priority={PostPriority.URGENT}
-                            />
-                        )
+                    ) : (
+                        <Attachment post={post}/>
                     )}
                 </div>
-                <Timestamp
-                    {...THREADING_TIME}
-                    className='alt-hidden'
-                    value={lastReplyAt}
-                />
-            </header>
-            <div className='menu-anchor alt-visible'>
-                <ThreadMenu
-                    threadId={threadId}
-                    isFollowing={isFollowing ?? false}
-                    hasUnreads={Boolean(newReplies)}
-                    unreadTimestamp={unreadTimestamp}
+                <div className='activity'>
+                    {participantIds?.length ? (
+                        <Avatars
+                            userIds={participantIds}
+                            size='xs'
+                        />
+                    ) : null}
+                    {Boolean(totalReplies) && (
+                        <>
+                            {newReplies ? (
+                                <FormattedMessage
+                                    id='threading.numNewReplies'
+                                    defaultMessage='{newReplies, plural, =1 {# new reply} other {# new replies}}'
+                                    values={{newReplies}}
+                                />
+                            ) : (
+                                <FormattedMessage
+                                    id='threading.numReplies'
+                                    defaultMessage='{totalReplies, plural, =0 {Reply} =1 {# reply} other {# replies}}'
+                                    values={{totalReplies}}
+                                />
+                            )}
+                        </>
+                    )}
+                </div>
+                {showListTutorialTip && isFirstThreadInList && isMobileView && (<CRTListTutorialTip/>)}
+                <span
+                    className='sr-only'
+                    id={`ThreadItem__timestamp_${threadId}`}
                 >
-                    <WithTooltip
-                        title={(
-                            <FormattedMessage
-                                id='threading.threadItem.menu'
-                                defaultMessage='Actions'
-                            />
-                        )}
-                    >
-                        <Button
-                            marginTop={true}
-                            className='Button___icon'
-                            aria-label={formatMessage({
-                                id: 'threading.threadItem.menu',
-                                defaultMessage: 'Actions',
-                            })}
-                        >
-                            <DotsVerticalIcon size={18}/>
-                        </Button>
-                    </WithTooltip>
-                </ThreadMenu>
-            </div>
-
-            {/* The strange interaction here where we need a click/keydown handler messes with the ESLint rules, so we just disable it */}
-            {/*eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions*/}
-            <div
-                className='preview'
-                dir='auto'
-                onClick={handleFormattedTextClick}
-                onKeyDown={handleFormattedTextClick}
-            >
-                {post.message ? (
-                    <Markdown
-                        message={post.state === Posts.POST_DELETED ? msgDeleted : post.message}
-                        options={markdownPreviewOptions}
-                        imagesMetadata={post?.metadata && post?.metadata?.images}
-                        mentionKeys={mentionsKeys}
-                        imageProps={imageProps}
+                    <FormattedMessage
+                        id='threading.threadItem.timestamp'
+                        defaultMessage='Last reply '
                     />
-                ) : (
-                    <Attachment post={post}/>
-                )}
-            </div>
-            <div className='activity'>
-                {participantIds?.length ? (
-                    <Avatars
-                        userIds={participantIds}
-                        size='xs'
+                    <Timestamp
+                        {...THREADING_TIME}
+                        className='alt-hidden'
+                        value={lastReplyAt}
                     />
-                ) : null}
-                {Boolean(totalReplies) && (
-                    <>
-                        {newReplies ? (
-                            <FormattedMessage
-                                id='threading.numNewReplies'
-                                defaultMessage='{newReplies, plural, =1 {# new reply} other {# new replies}}'
-                                values={{newReplies}}
-                            />
-                        ) : (
-                            <FormattedMessage
-                                id='threading.numReplies'
-                                defaultMessage='{totalReplies, plural, =0 {Reply} =1 {# reply} other {# replies}}'
-                                values={{totalReplies}}
-                            />
-                        )}
-                    </>
-                )}
+                </span>
             </div>
-            {showListTutorialTip && isFirstThreadInList && isMobileView && (<CRTListTutorialTip/>)}
-        </div>
+        </>
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_list/thread_list.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_list/thread_list.tsx
index a8ba0542b7..75d61cbb70 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_list/thread_list.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/threading/global_threads/thread_list/thread_list.tsx
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ const ThreadList = ({
             }
         }
         select(data[threadIdToSelect]);
-
-        // hacky way to ensure the thread item loses focus.
-        ref.current?.focus();
+        e.preventDefault();
     }, [selectedThreadId, data]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
index 51a87f50e8..c276012e5c 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -5497,6 +5497,7 @@
   "threading.threadHeader.menu": "More Actions",
   "threading.threadItem.ariaLabel": "Thread by {author}",
   "threading.threadItem.menu": "Actions",
+  "threading.threadItem.timestamp": "Last reply ",
   "threading.threadList.markRead": "Mark all threads as read",
   "threading.threadList.tabsLabel": "Filter visible threads",
   "threading.threadMenu.copy": "Copy link",