diff --git a/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/PendingStatusesObserver.swift b/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/PendingStatusesObserver.swift
index 864d8bff..1aff61db 100644
--- a/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/PendingStatusesObserver.swift
+++ b/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/PendingStatusesObserver.swift
@@ -20,3 +20,27 @@ class PendingStatusesObserver: ObservableObject {
   
   init() { }
 }
+
+struct PendingStatusesObserverView: View {
+  @ObservedObject var observer: PendingStatusesObserver
+  @State var proxy: ScrollViewProxy
+  
+  var body: some View {
+    if observer.pendingStatusesCount > 0 {
+      HStack(spacing: 6) {
+        Spacer()
+        Button {
+          withAnimation {
+            proxy.scrollTo(observer.pendingStatuses.last, anchor: .bottom)
+          }
+        } label: {
+          Text("\(observer.pendingStatusesCount)")
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+        .background(.thinMaterial)
+        .cornerRadius(8)
+      }
+      .padding(12)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/TimelineView.swift b/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/TimelineView.swift
index 3b81ded6..babe46d8 100644
--- a/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/TimelineView.swift
+++ b/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/TimelineView.swift
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ public struct TimelineView: View {
   @EnvironmentObject private var routerPath: RouterPath
 
   @StateObject private var viewModel = TimelineViewModel()
-  @StateObject private var pendingStatusesObserver = PendingStatusesObserver()
-
+  
   @State private var scrollProxy: ScrollViewProxy?
   
   @Binding var timeline: TimelineFilter
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ public struct TimelineView: View {
     .navigationTitle(timeline.localizedTitle())
     .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
     .onAppear {
-      viewModel.pendingStatusesObserver = pendingStatusesObserver
       if viewModel.client == nil {
         viewModel.client = client
         viewModel.timeline = timeline
@@ -112,22 +110,7 @@ public struct TimelineView: View {
 
   @ViewBuilder
   private func makePendingNewPostsView(proxy: ScrollViewProxy) -> some View {
-    if pendingStatusesObserver.pendingStatusesCount > 0 {
-      HStack(spacing: 6) {
-        Spacer()
-        Button {
-          withAnimation {
-            proxy.scrollTo(pendingStatusesObserver.pendingStatuses.last, anchor: .bottom)
-          }
-        } label: {
-          Text("\(pendingStatusesObserver.pendingStatusesCount)")
-        }
-        .buttonStyle(.bordered)
-        .background(.thinMaterial)
-        .cornerRadius(8)
-      }
-      .padding(12)
-    }
+    PendingStatusesObserverView(observer: viewModel.pendingStatusesObserver, proxy: proxy)
   }
 
   @ViewBuilder
diff --git a/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/TimelineViewModel.swift b/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/TimelineViewModel.swift
index 757ba731..ab0d7b00 100644
--- a/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/TimelineViewModel.swift
+++ b/Packages/Timeline/Sources/Timeline/TimelineViewModel.swift
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class TimelineViewModel: ObservableObject, StatusesFetcher {
   // Internal source of truth for a timeline.
   private var statuses: [Status] = []
   
-  var pendingStatusesObserver: PendingStatusesObserver?
+  var pendingStatusesObserver: PendingStatusesObserver = .init()
 
   @Published var statusesState: StatusesState = .loading
   @Published var timeline: TimelineFilter = .federated {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class TimelineViewModel: ObservableObject, StatusesFetcher {
       Task {
         if oldValue != timeline {
           statuses = []
-          pendingStatusesObserver?.pendingStatuses = []
+          pendingStatusesObserver.pendingStatuses = []
           tag = nil
         }
         await fetchStatuses(userIntent: false)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class TimelineViewModel: ObservableObject, StatusesFetcher {
     guard let client else { return }
     do {
       if statuses.isEmpty {
-        pendingStatusesObserver?.pendingStatuses = []
+        pendingStatusesObserver.pendingStatuses = []
         statusesState = .loading
         statuses = try await client.get(endpoint: timeline.endpoint(sinceId: nil,
                                                                     maxId: nil,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class TimelineViewModel: ObservableObject, StatusesFetcher {
         var newStatuses: [Status] = await fetchNewPages(minId: first.id, maxPages: 20)
         if userIntent || !pendingStatusesEnabled {
           statuses.insert(contentsOf: newStatuses, at: 0)
-          pendingStatusesObserver?.pendingStatuses = []
+          pendingStatusesObserver.pendingStatuses = []
           withAnimation {
             statusesState = .display(statuses: statuses, nextPageState: statuses.count < 20 ? .none : .hasNextPage)
           }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class TimelineViewModel: ObservableObject, StatusesFetcher {
           newStatuses = newStatuses.filter { status in
             !statuses.contains(where: { $0.id == status.id })
           }
-          pendingStatusesObserver?.pendingStatuses.insert(contentsOf: newStatuses.map{ $0.id }, at: 0)
+          pendingStatusesObserver.pendingStatuses.insert(contentsOf: newStatuses.map{ $0.id }, at: 0)
           statuses.insert(contentsOf: newStatuses, at: 0)
           withAnimation {
             statusesState = .display(statuses: statuses, nextPageState: statuses.count < 20 ? .none : .hasNextPage)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class TimelineViewModel: ObservableObject, StatusesFetcher {
        pendingStatusesEnabled,
        !statuses.contains(where: { $0.id == event.status.id })
     {
-      pendingStatusesObserver?.pendingStatuses.insert(event.status.id, at: 0)
+      pendingStatusesObserver.pendingStatuses.insert(event.status.id, at: 0)
       statuses.insert(event.status, at: 0)
       withAnimation {
         statusesState = .display(statuses: statuses, nextPageState: .hasNextPage)
@@ -162,6 +162,6 @@ class TimelineViewModel: ObservableObject, StatusesFetcher {
   }
 
   func statusDidAppear(status: Status) {
-    pendingStatusesObserver?.removeStatus(status: status)
+    pendingStatusesObserver.removeStatus(status: status)
   }
 }