diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 199f1b8af..cbbd831e7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class StatusUnextended extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
         </div>
 
-        <StatusContent status={status} onClick={this.handleClick} expanded={isExpanded} onExpandedToggle={this.handleExpandedToggle} onHeightUpdate={this.saveHeight}>
+        <StatusContent status={status} onClick={this.handleClick} expanded={isExpanded} collapsed={isCollapsed} onExpandedToggle={this.handleExpandedToggle} onHeightUpdate={this.saveHeight}>
 
           {isCollapsed ? null : media}
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js
index 9b93961ef..bcbff5515 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     status: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
     expanded: PropTypes.bool,
+    collapsed: PropTypes.bool,
     onExpandedToggle: PropTypes.func,
     onHeightUpdate: PropTypes.func,
     onClick: PropTypes.func,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
       } else if (link.textContent[0] === '#' || (link.previousSibling && link.previousSibling.textContent && link.previousSibling.textContent[link.previousSibling.textContent.length - 1] === '#')) {
         link.addEventListener('click', this.onHashtagClick.bind(this, link.text), false);
       } else {
+        link.addEventListener('click', this.onLinkClick.bind(this), false);
         link.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
         link.setAttribute('rel', 'noopener');
         link.setAttribute('title', link.href);
@@ -53,10 +55,18 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  onLinkClick = (e) => {
+    if (e.button === 0 && this.props.collapsed) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      if (this.props.onClick) this.props.onClick();
+    }
+  }
+
   onMentionClick = (mention, e) => {
     if (e.button === 0) {
       e.preventDefault();
-      this.context.router.history.push(`/accounts/${mention.get('id')}`);
+      if (!this.props.collapsed) this.context.router.history.push(`/accounts/${mention.get('id')}`);
+      else if (this.props.onClick) this.props.onClick();
     }
   }
 
@@ -65,7 +75,8 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
 
     if (e.button === 0) {
       e.preventDefault();
-      this.context.router.history.push(`/timelines/tag/${hashtag}`);
+      if (!this.props.collapsed) this.context.router.history.push(`/timelines/tag/${hashtag}`);
+      else if (this.props.onClick) this.props.onClick();
     }
   }