diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
index 1d1cf0f9e..0a022802a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
@@ -244,9 +244,17 @@
       height: 20px;
       overflow: hidden;
       text-overflow: ellipsis;
-      margin: 0;
       padding-top: 0;
 
+      &:after {
+        content: "";
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0; bottom: 0;
+        left: 0; right: 0;
+        background: linear-gradient(rgba($ui-base-color, 0), rgba($ui-base-color, 1));
+        pointer-events: none;
+      }
+      
       a:hover {
         text-decoration: none;
       }