diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
index 6542df65b27..c60d63f9a12 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     mediaIcon: PropTypes.string,
     parseClick: PropTypes.func,
     disabled: PropTypes.bool,
+    onUpdate: PropTypes.func,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
 
   componentDidUpdate () {
     this._updateStatusLinks();
+    if (this.props.onUpdate) this.props.onUpdate();
   }
 
   onLinkClick = (e) => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
index a114e2158bf..8f49a9a3017 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this._measureHeight(prevState.height !== this.state.height);
   }
 
+  handleChildUpdate = () => {
+    this._measureHeight();
+  }
+
   handleModalLink = e => {
     e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -218,6 +222,7 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             collapsed={false}
             onExpandedToggle={onToggleHidden}
             parseClick={this.parseClick}
+            onUpdate={this.handleChildUpdate}
           />
 
           <div className='detailed-status__meta'>