diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 2d3a32d6250..b67354b01ab 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -166,6 +166,17 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.context.router.history.push(`/statuses/${status.getIn(['reblog', 'id'], status.get('id'))}`);
   }
 
+  handleExpandClick = (e) => {
+    if (e.button === 0) {
+      if (!this.context.router) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const { status } = this.props;
+      this.context.router.history.push(`/statuses/${status.getIn(['reblog', 'id'], status.get('id'))}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   handleAccountClick = (e) => {
     if (this.context.router && e.button === 0 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
       const id = e.currentTarget.getAttribute('data-id');
@@ -395,7 +406,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           {prepend}
 
           <div className={classNames('status', `status-${status.get('visibility')}`, { 'status-reply': !!status.get('in_reply_to_id'), muted: this.props.muted, read: unread === false })} data-id={status.get('id')}>
-            <div className='status__expand' onClick={this.handleClick} role='presentation' />
+            <div className='status__expand' onClick={this.handleExpandClick} role='presentation' />
             <div className='status__info'>
               <a href={status.get('url')} className='status__relative-time' target='_blank' rel='noopener'><RelativeTimestamp timestamp={status.get('created_at')} /></a>