diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
index 170efad043..88994c2ac6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
@@ -486,13 +486,30 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       return null;
     }
 
+    const handlers = {
+      reply: this.handleHotkeyReply,
+      favourite: this.handleHotkeyFavourite,
+      boost: this.handleHotkeyBoost,
+      mention: this.handleHotkeyMention,
+      open: this.handleHotkeyOpen,
+      openProfile: this.handleHotkeyOpenProfile,
+      moveUp: this.handleHotkeyMoveUp,
+      moveDown: this.handleHotkeyMoveDown,
+      toggleSpoiler: this.handleExpandedToggle,
+      bookmark: this.handleHotkeyBookmark,
+      toggleCollapse: this.handleHotkeyCollapse,
+      toggleSensitive: this.handleHotkeyToggleSensitive,
+    };
+
     if (hidden) {
       return (
-        <div ref={this.handleRef}>
-          {status.getIn(['account', 'display_name']) || status.getIn(['account', 'username'])}
-          {' '}
-          {status.get('content')}
-        </div>
+        <HotKeys handlers={handlers}>
+          <div ref={this.handleRef} className='status focusable' tabIndex='0'>
+            {status.getIn(['account', 'display_name']) || status.getIn(['account', 'username'])}
+            {' '}
+            {status.get('content')}
+          </div>
+        </HotKeys>
       );
     }
 
@@ -628,21 +645,6 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       rebloggedByText = intl.formatMessage({ id: 'status.reblogged_by', defaultMessage: '{name} boosted' }, { name: account.get('acct') });
     }
 
-    const handlers = {
-      reply: this.handleHotkeyReply,
-      favourite: this.handleHotkeyFavourite,
-      boost: this.handleHotkeyBoost,
-      mention: this.handleHotkeyMention,
-      open: this.handleHotkeyOpen,
-      openProfile: this.handleHotkeyOpenProfile,
-      moveUp: this.handleHotkeyMoveUp,
-      moveDown: this.handleHotkeyMoveDown,
-      toggleSpoiler: this.handleExpandedToggle,
-      bookmark: this.handleHotkeyBookmark,
-      toggleCollapse: this.handleHotkeyCollapse,
-      toggleSensitive: this.handleHotkeyToggleSensitive,
-    };
-
     const computedClass = classNames('status', `status-${status.get('visibility')}`, {
       collapsed: isCollapsed,
       'has-background': isCollapsed && background,