diff --git a/redwood-lazylayout-compose/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/compose/LazyList.kt b/redwood-lazylayout-compose/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/compose/LazyList.kt
index 2437e69aab..b9809fbebb 100644
--- a/redwood-lazylayout-compose/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/compose/LazyList.kt
+++ b/redwood-lazylayout-compose/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/compose/LazyList.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ internal fun LazyList(
   val itemCount = itemProvider.itemCount
   val itemsBefore = (state.firstIndex - state.preloadBeforeItemCount).coerceAtLeast(0)
   val itemsAfter = (itemCount - (state.lastIndex + state.preloadAfterItemCount).coerceAtMost(itemCount)).coerceAtLeast(0)
-  val placeholderPoolSize = 30
+  val placeholderPoolSize = 20
   LazyList(
     isVertical = isVertical,
     onViewportChanged = { localFirstVisibleItemIndex, localLastVisibleItemIndex ->
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ internal fun RefreshableLazyList(
   val itemCount = itemProvider.itemCount
   val itemsBefore = (state.firstIndex - state.preloadBeforeItemCount).coerceAtLeast(0)
   val itemsAfter = (itemCount - (state.lastIndex + state.preloadAfterItemCount).coerceAtMost(itemCount)).coerceAtLeast(0)
-  val placeholderPoolSize = 30
+  val placeholderPoolSize = 20
   RefreshableLazyList(
     isVertical,
     itemsBefore = itemsBefore,
diff --git a/redwood-lazylayout-compose/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/compose/LazyListTest.kt b/redwood-lazylayout-compose/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/compose/LazyListTest.kt
index 97f35aaa29..3b69dd4529 100644
--- a/redwood-lazylayout-compose/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/compose/LazyListTest.kt
+++ b/redwood-lazylayout-compose/src/commonTest/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/compose/LazyListTest.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class LazyListTest {
         assertThat(lazyList.itemsAfter).isEqualTo(0)
         assertThat(lazyList.items).isEmpty()
         assertThat(lazyList.placeholder)
-          .isEqualTo(List(30) { TextValue(Modifier, "Placeholder") })
+          .isEqualTo(List(20) { TextValue(Modifier, "Placeholder") })
       }
     }
   }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class LazyListTest {
         assertThat(lazyList.itemsBefore).isEqualTo(0)
         assertThat(lazyList.itemsAfter).isEqualTo(expectedItemsAfter)
         assertThat(lazyList.placeholder)
-          .isEqualTo(List(30) { TextValue(Modifier, "Placeholder") })
+          .isEqualTo(List(20) { TextValue(Modifier, "Placeholder") })
         assertThat(lazyList.items)
           .isEqualTo(List(expectedItemCount) { TextValue(Modifier, it.toString()) })
       }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class LazyListTest {
         assertThat(lazyList.itemsBefore).isEqualTo(35)
         assertThat(lazyList.itemsAfter).isEqualTo(25)
         assertThat(lazyList.placeholder)
-          .isEqualTo(List(30) { TextValue(Modifier, "Placeholder") })
+          .isEqualTo(List(20) { TextValue(Modifier, "Placeholder") })
         assertThat(lazyList.items)
           .isEqualTo(List(40) { TextValue(Modifier, (it + 35).toString()) })
       }
diff --git a/redwood-lazylayout-uiview/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/uiview/UIViewLazyList.kt b/redwood-lazylayout-uiview/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/uiview/UIViewLazyList.kt
index 1573d08ec2..a896f573fc 100644
--- a/redwood-lazylayout-uiview/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/uiview/UIViewLazyList.kt
+++ b/redwood-lazylayout-uiview/src/commonMain/kotlin/app/cash/redwood/lazylayout/uiview/UIViewLazyList.kt
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ internal open class UIViewLazyList(
     get() = tableView
 
   private val updateProcessor = object : LazyListUpdateProcessor<LazyListContainerCell, UIView>() {
+    override fun createPlaceholder(original: UIView): UIView? {
+      return object : UIView(CGRectZero.readValue()) {
+        override fun sizeThatFits(size: CValue<CGSize>) = original.sizeThatFits(size)
+      }
+    }
+
     override fun insertRows(index: Int, count: Int) {
       // TODO(jwilson): pass a range somehow when 'count' is large?
       tableView.insertRowsAtIndexPaths(