diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js
index 6528337aee6..c60d4f5a504 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.js
@@ -148,8 +148,12 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
       }
 
       return (
-        <div className='status__content status__content--with-action' ref={this.setRef} onMouseDown={this.handleMouseDown} onMouseUp={this.handleMouseUp}>
-          <p style={{ marginBottom: hidden && status.get('mentions').isEmpty() ? '0px' : null }}>
+        <div className='status__content status__content--with-action' ref={this.setRef}>
+          <p
+            style={{ marginBottom: hidden && status.get('mentions').isEmpty() ? '0px' : null }}
+            onMouseDown={this.handleMouseDown}
+            onMouseUp={this.handleMouseUp}
+          >
             <span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={spoilerContent} />
             {' '}
             <button tabIndex='0' className='status__content__spoiler-link' onClick={this.handleSpoilerClick}>
@@ -160,11 +164,13 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
           {mentionsPlaceholder}
 
           <div className={`status__content__spoiler ${!hidden ? 'status__content__spoiler--visible' : ''}`}>
-
-            <div style={directionStyle} dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content} />
-
+            <div
+              style={directionStyle}
+              onMouseDown={this.handleMouseDown}
+              onMouseUp={this.handleMouseUp}
+              dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content}
+            />
             {children}
-
           </div>
 
         </div>