diff --git a/app/messages/repository.py b/app/messages/repository.py
index c407fce..f4d076f 100644
--- a/app/messages/repository.py
+++ b/app/messages/repository.py
@@ -152,6 +152,34 @@ async def list_message_thread(
     return list(result.scalars().all())
 
 
+async def list_messages_by_parent_ids(
+    db: AsyncSession,
+    *,
+    chat_id: int,
+    user_id: int,
+    parent_ids: list[int],
+    limit: int = 200,
+) -> list[Message]:
+    if not parent_ids:
+        return []
+    stmt = (
+        select(Message)
+        .outerjoin(
+            MessageHidden,
+            (MessageHidden.message_id == Message.id) & (MessageHidden.user_id == user_id),
+        )
+        .where(
+            Message.chat_id == chat_id,
+            MessageHidden.id.is_(None),
+            Message.reply_to_message_id.in_(parent_ids),
+        )
+        .order_by(Message.id.asc())
+        .limit(max(1, min(limit, 500)))
+    )
+    result = await db.execute(stmt)
+    return list(result.scalars().all())
+
+
 async def delete_message(db: AsyncSession, message: Message) -> None:
     await db.delete(message)
 
diff --git a/app/messages/service.py b/app/messages/service.py
index 483dedb..7ade969 100644
--- a/app/messages/service.py
+++ b/app/messages/service.py
@@ -188,7 +188,29 @@ async def get_message_thread(
     if not root:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Message not found")
     await ensure_chat_membership(db, chat_id=root.chat_id, user_id=user_id)
-    return await repository.list_message_thread(db, root_message_id=message_id, user_id=user_id, limit=limit)
+    safe_limit = max(1, min(limit, 500))
+    collected: dict[int, Message] = {root.id: root}
+    frontier: list[int] = [root.id]
+    remaining = safe_limit - 1
+    while frontier and remaining > 0:
+        batch = await repository.list_messages_by_parent_ids(
+            db,
+            chat_id=root.chat_id,
+            user_id=user_id,
+            parent_ids=frontier,
+            limit=min(remaining, 200),
+        )
+        next_frontier: list[int] = []
+        for message in batch:
+            if message.id in collected:
+                continue
+            collected[message.id] = message
+            next_frontier.append(message.id)
+            remaining -= 1
+            if remaining <= 0:
+                break
+        frontier = next_frontier
+    return sorted(collected.values(), key=lambda item: item.id)
 
 
 async def update_message(
diff --git a/docs/api-reference.md b/docs/api-reference.md
index 85264a3..b1d2b35 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference.md
+++ b/docs/api-reference.md
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ Response: `200` + `MessageRead[]`
 ### GET `/api/v1/messages/{message_id}/thread?limit=100`
 
 Auth required.  
-Returns root message + direct replies (basic thread view).  
+Returns root message + nested replies (thread subtree, BFS by reply links).  
 Response: `200` + `MessageRead[]`
 
 ### PUT `/api/v1/messages/{message_id}`
diff --git a/docs/core-checklist-status.md b/docs/core-checklist-status.md
index 85ba201..8fc937d 100644
--- a/docs/core-checklist-status.md
+++ b/docs/core-checklist-status.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Legend:
 7. Chat Creation - `DONE` (private/group/channel)
 8. Messages (base) - `DONE` (send/read/edit/delete/delete for all)
 9. Message Types - `PARTIAL` (text/photo/video/docs/audio/voice/circle; GIF/stickers via dedicated system missing)
-10. Reply/Quote/Threads - `PARTIAL` (reply + quote-like UI + basic thread panel, no deep nested thread model)
+10. Reply/Quote/Threads - `PARTIAL` (reply + quote-like UI + thread panel with nested replies, no dedicated full thread navigation yet)
 11. Forwarding - `PARTIAL` (single + bulk; "without author" missing)
 12. Pinning - `DONE` (message/chat pin-unpin)
 13. Reactions - `DONE`
diff --git a/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx b/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx
index 8ede8f4..8cb6f59 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,30 @@ export function MessageList() {
   }, [activeChatId, messagesByChat]);
 
   const messagesMap = useMemo(() => new Map(messages.map((m) => [m.id, m])), [messages]);
+  const threadRows = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!threadRootId || !threadMessages.length) return [];
+    const byId = new Map(threadMessages.map((message) => [message.id, message]));
+    const memoDepth = new Map<number, number>();
+    const calcDepth = (message: Message): number => {
+      if (memoDepth.has(message.id)) return memoDepth.get(message.id) ?? 0;
+      if (message.id === threadRootId) {
+        memoDepth.set(message.id, 0);
+        return 0;
+      }
+      const parentId = message.reply_to_message_id ?? null;
+      const parent = parentId ? byId.get(parentId) : undefined;
+      if (!parent) {
+        memoDepth.set(message.id, 1);
+        return 1;
+      }
+      const depth = Math.min(12, calcDepth(parent) + 1);
+      memoDepth.set(message.id, depth);
+      return depth;
+    };
+    return threadMessages
+      .map((message) => ({ message, depth: calcDepth(message) }))
+      .sort((a, b) => a.message.id - b.message.id);
+  }, [threadMessages, threadRootId]);
   const activeChat = chats.find((chat) => chat.id === activeChatId);
   const forwardTargets = useMemo(() => {
     const q = forwardQuery.trim().toLowerCase();
@@ -800,16 +824,18 @@ export function MessageList() {
             {threadError ? <p className="text-xs text-red-400">{threadError}</p> : null}
             {!threadLoading && !threadError && threadMessages.length === 0 ? <p className="text-xs text-slate-400">No replies yet</p> : null}
             <div className="space-y-2">
-              {threadMessages.map((threadMessage) => {
+              {threadRows.map(({ message: threadMessage, depth }) => {
                 const own = threadMessage.sender_id === me?.id;
                 const isRoot = threadMessage.id === threadRootId;
+                const indent = Math.min(6, depth) * 14;
                 return (
                   <div
                     className={`rounded-xl border px-3 py-2 ${isRoot ? "border-sky-400/60 bg-sky-500/10" : "border-slate-700/70 bg-slate-800/60"}`}
                     key={`thread-${threadMessage.id}`}
+                    style={{ marginLeft: `${indent}px` }}
                   >
                     <p className={`mb-1 text-[11px] ${own ? "text-sky-300" : "text-slate-400"}`}>
-                      {isRoot ? "Original message" : "Reply"} • {formatTime(threadMessage.created_at)}
+                      {isRoot ? "Original message" : `Reply • level ${depth}`} • {formatTime(threadMessage.created_at)}
                     </p>
                     <div className={own ? "text-slate-100" : "text-slate-200"}>
                       {renderMessageContent(threadMessage, {