diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 96e6a6c8d2..9955046c04 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.handleHotkeyOpen();
   }
 
-  handleAccountClick = e => {
+  handlePrependAccountClick = e => {
+    this.handleAccountClick(e, false);
+  }
+
+  handleAccountClick = (e, proper = true) => {
     if (e && (e.button !== 0 || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey))  {
       return;
     }
@@ -155,7 +159,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       e.preventDefault();
     }
 
-    this.handleHotkeyOpenProfile();
+    this._openProfile(proper);
   }
 
   handleExpandedToggle = () => {
@@ -244,8 +248,12 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   handleHotkeyOpenProfile = () => {
+    this._openProfile();
+  }
+
+  _openProfile = (proper = true) => {
     const { router } = this.context;
-    const status = this._properStatus();
+    const status = proper ? this._properStatus() : this.props.status;
 
     if (!router) {
       return;
@@ -349,7 +357,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       prepend = (
         <div className='status__prepend'>
           <div className='status__prepend-icon-wrapper'><Icon id='retweet' className='status__prepend-icon' fixedWidth /></div>
-          <FormattedMessage id='status.reblogged_by' defaultMessage='{name} boosted' values={{ name: <a onClick={this.handleAccountClick} data-id={status.getIn(['account', 'id'])} href={status.getIn(['account', 'url'])} className='status__display-name muted'><bdi><strong dangerouslySetInnerHTML={display_name_html} /></bdi></a> }} />
+          <FormattedMessage id='status.reblogged_by' defaultMessage='{name} boosted' values={{ name: <a onClick={this.handlePrependAccountClick} data-id={status.getIn(['account', 'id'])} href={status.getIn(['account', 'url'])} className='status__display-name muted'><bdi><strong dangerouslySetInnerHTML={display_name_html} /></bdi></a> }} />
         </div>
       );