diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.jsx
index c8bb2c2554..598f30a1f2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.jsx
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   componentDidMount () {
     attachFullscreenListener(this.onFullScreenChange);
     this.props.dispatch(fetchStatus(this.props.params.statusId));
+    this._scrollStatusIntoView();
   }
 
   static getDerivedStateFromProps(props, state) {
@@ -614,10 +615,10 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.column = c;
   };
 
-  componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
-    const { status, ancestorsIds, multiColumn } = this.props;
+  _scrollStatusIntoView () {
+    const { status, multiColumn } = this.props;
 
-    if (status && (ancestorsIds.size > prevProps.ancestorsIds.size || prevProps.status?.get('id') !== status.get('id'))) {
+    if (status) {
       window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
         this.node?.querySelector('.detailed-status__wrapper')?.scrollIntoView(true);
 
@@ -634,6 +635,14 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
+    const { status, ancestorsIds } = this.props;
+
+    if (status && (ancestorsIds.size > prevProps.ancestorsIds.size || prevProps.status?.get('id') !== status.get('id'))) {
+      this._scrollStatusIntoView();
+    }
+  }
+
   componentWillUnmount () {
     detachFullscreenListener(this.onFullScreenChange);
   }