diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index e3eeb09..3fe5c57 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const SID_HISTORY       = "history";
 const SID_NOTIFICATIONS = "notifications";
 const SID_EXPLORE       = "explore";
 const SID_PROFILES      = "profiles";
+const SID_THREAD        = "thread";
 
 // This is our main entry.
 // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/DOMContentLoaded_event
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ async function on_pool_eose(relay, sub_id) {
 	
 	const sid = sub_id.slice(0, sub_id.indexOf(":"));
 	switch (sid) {
+		case SID_THREAD:
 		case SID_PROFILES:
 		case SID_META:
 		case SID_HISTORY:
@@ -231,6 +233,16 @@ function fetch_profile(pubkey, pool, relay) {
 	}], relay);
 }
 
+function fetch_thread_history(evid, pool) {
+	const sid = `${SID_THREAD}:${evid}`
+	pool.subscribe(sid, [{
+		kinds: STANDARD_KINDS,
+		limit: 1000,
+		"#e": [evid],
+	}]);
+	log_debug(`fetching thread ${sid}`);
+}
+
 function subscribe_explore(limit) {
 	DAMUS.pool.subscribe(SID_EXPLORE, [{
 		kinds: STANDARD_KINDS,
diff --git a/js/ui/state.js b/js/ui/state.js
index 783ab84..79511ba 100644
--- a/js/ui/state.js
+++ b/js/ui/state.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ function view_timeline_apply_mode(model, mode, opts={}) {
 	} else {
 		unsubscribe_explore();
 	}
+	if (mode == VM_THREAD) {
+		fetch_thread_history(thread_id, model.pool);
+	}
 
 	el.dataset.mode = mode;
 	switch(mode) {