diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
index 6e357fba0ff..650b834def3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
       }
 
       return (
-        <div className={classNames} tabIndex='0' onMouseDown={this.handleMouseDown} onMouseUp={this.handleMouseUp}>
+        <div className={classNames} tabIndex='0' onMouseDown={this.handleMouseDown} onMouseUp={this.handleMouseUp} ref={this.setRef}>
           <p
             style={{ marginBottom: hidden && status.get('mentions').isEmpty() ? '0px' : null }}
           >
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
 
           <div className={`status__content__spoiler ${!hidden ? 'status__content__spoiler--visible' : ''}`}>
             <div
-              ref={this.setRef}
               style={directionStyle}
               tabIndex={!hidden ? 0 : null}
               dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content}
@@ -261,9 +260,9 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
           onMouseDown={this.handleMouseDown}
           onMouseUp={this.handleMouseUp}
           tabIndex='0'
+          ref={this.setRef}
         >
           <div
-            ref={this.setRef}
             dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content}
             lang={status.get('language')}
             className='status__content__text'
@@ -278,8 +277,9 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
           className='status__content'
           style={directionStyle}
           tabIndex='0'
+          ref={this.setRef}
         >
-          <div ref={this.setRef} className='status__content__text' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content} lang={status.get('language')} tabIndex='0' />
+          <div className='status__content__text' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content} lang={status.get('language')} tabIndex='0' />
           {media}
         </div>
       );