diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_gallery/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_gallery/index.js
index 264aff2616f..3e44213067b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_gallery/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_gallery/index.js
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ export default class AccountGallery extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   handleOpenMedia = attachment => {
     if (attachment.get('type') === 'video') {
-      this.props.dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media: attachment }));
+      this.props.dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media: attachment, status: attachment.get('status') }));
     } else {
       const media = attachment.getIn(['status', 'media_attachments']);
       const index = media.findIndex(x => x.get('id') === attachment.get('id'));
 
-      this.props.dispatch(openModal('MEDIA', { media, index }));
+      this.props.dispatch(openModal('MEDIA', { media, index, status: attachment.get('status') }));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/media_modal.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
index 39386ee1c3d..ce6660480b1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Video from 'flavours/glitch/features/video';
 import ExtendedVideoPlayer from 'flavours/glitch/components/extended_video_player';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import IconButton from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon_button';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import ImageLoader from './image_loader';
@@ -19,8 +19,13 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 @injectIntl
 export default class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
+  static contextTypes = {
+    router: PropTypes.object,
+  };
+
   static propTypes = {
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.list.isRequired,
+    status: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     index: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
@@ -81,8 +86,15 @@ export default class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }));
   };
 
+  handleStatusClick = e => {
+    if (e.button === 0 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.context.router.history.push(`/statuses/${this.props.status.get('id')}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   render () {
-    const { media, intl, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, status, intl, onClose } = this.props;
     const { navigationHidden } = this.state;
 
     const index = this.getIndex();
@@ -186,10 +198,19 @@ export default class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             {content}
           </ReactSwipeableViews>
         </div>
+
         <div className={navigationClassName}>
           <IconButton className='media-modal__close' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.close)} icon='times' onClick={onClose} size={40} />
+
           {leftNav}
           {rightNav}
+
+          {status && (
+            <div className={classNames('media-modal__meta', { 'media-modal__meta--shifted': media.size > 1 })}>
+              <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
           <ul className='media-modal__pagination'>
             {pagination}
           </ul>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/video_modal.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
index 8c74d5a1394..3f742c260c2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
@@ -3,17 +3,32 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Video from 'flavours/glitch/features/video';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
+  static contextTypes = {
+    router: PropTypes.object,
+  };
+
   static propTypes = {
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
+    status: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     time: PropTypes.number,
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
 
+  handleStatusClick = e => {
+    if (e.button === 0 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.context.router.history.push(`/statuses/${this.props.status.get('id')}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   render () {
-    const { media, time, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, status, time, onClose } = this.props;
+
+    const link = status && <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>;
 
     return (
       <div className='modal-root__modal video-modal'>
@@ -24,6 +39,7 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             src={media.get('url')}
             startTime={time}
             onCloseVideo={onClose}
+            link={link}
             detailed
             alt={media.get('description')}
           />
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js
index aad24b1d992..3814858024b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export default class Video extends React.PureComponent {
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     cacheWidth: PropTypes.func,
     blurhash: PropTypes.string,
+    link: PropTypes.node,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ export default class Video extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { preview, src, inline, startTime, onOpenVideo, onCloseVideo, intl, alt, letterbox, fullwidth, detailed, sensitive } = this.props;
+    const { preview, src, inline, startTime, onOpenVideo, onCloseVideo, intl, alt, letterbox, fullwidth, detailed, sensitive, link } = this.props;
     const { containerWidth, currentTime, duration, volume, buffer, dragging, paused, fullscreen, hovered, muted, revealed } = this.state;
     const progress = (currentTime / duration) * 100;
     const playerStyle = {};
@@ -487,13 +488,15 @@ export default class Video extends React.PureComponent {
                 />
               </div>
 
-              {(detailed || fullscreen) &&
+              {(detailed || fullscreen) && (
                 <span>
                   <span className='video-player__time-current'>{formatTime(currentTime)}</span>
                   <span className='video-player__time-sep'>/</span>
                   <span className='video-player__time-total'>{formatTime(duration)}</span>
                 </span>
-              }
+              )}
+
+              {link && <span className='video-player__link'>{link}</span>}
             </div>
 
             <div className='video-player__buttons right'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss
index bc241de148e..e5927057ee3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss
@@ -270,6 +270,31 @@
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+.media-modal__meta {
+  text-align: center;
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  bottom: 20px;
+  width: 100%;
+  pointer-events: none;
+
+  &--shifted {
+    bottom: 62px;
+  }
+
+  a {
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    color: $ui-secondary-color;
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus,
+    &:active {
+      text-decoration: underline;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 .media-modal__page-dot {
   display: inline-block;
 }
@@ -519,6 +544,23 @@
     }
   }
 
+  &__link {
+    padding: 2px 10px;
+
+    a {
+      text-decoration: none;
+      font-size: 14px;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      color: $white;
+
+      &:hover,
+      &:active,
+      &:focus {
+        text-decoration: underline;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   &__seek {
     cursor: pointer;
     height: 24px;