diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/app.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/app.js
index 414968f7de..c817c87080 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/app.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/app.js
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@ export const focusApp = () => ({
 export const unfocusApp = () => ({
   type: APP_UNFOCUS,
 });
+
+export const APP_LAYOUT_CHANGE = 'APP_LAYOUT_CHANGE';
+
+export const changeLayout = layout => ({
+  type: APP_LAYOUT_CHANGE,
+  layout,
+});
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index be4f0bcca3..f4ed25f1eb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     cachedMediaWidth: PropTypes.number,
     scrollKey: PropTypes.string,
     deployPictureInPicture: PropTypes.func,
-    usingPiP: PropTypes.bool,
+    pictureInPicture: PropTypes.shape({
+      inUse: PropTypes.bool,
+      available: PropTypes.bool,
+    }),
   };
 
   // Avoid checking props that are functions (and whose equality will always
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     'muted',
     'hidden',
     'unread',
-    'usingPiP',
+    'pictureInPicture',
   ];
 
   state = {
@@ -277,7 +280,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     let media = null;
     let statusAvatar, prepend, rebloggedByText;
 
-    const { intl, hidden, featured, otherAccounts, unread, showThread, scrollKey, usingPiP } = this.props;
+    const { intl, hidden, featured, otherAccounts, unread, showThread, scrollKey, pictureInPicture } = this.props;
 
     let { status, account, ...other } = this.props;
 
@@ -348,7 +351,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       status  = status.get('reblog');
     }
 
-    if (usingPiP) {
+    if (pictureInPicture.inUse) {
       media = <PictureInPicturePlaceholder width={this.props.cachedMediaWidth} />;
     } else if (status.get('media_attachments').size > 0) {
       if (this.props.muted) {
@@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 width={this.props.cachedMediaWidth}
                 height={110}
                 cacheWidth={this.props.cacheMediaWidth}
-                deployPictureInPicture={this.handleDeployPictureInPicture}
+                deployPictureInPicture={pictureInPicture.available ? this.handleDeployPictureInPicture : undefined}
               />
             )}
           </Bundle>
@@ -397,7 +400,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 sensitive={status.get('sensitive')}
                 onOpenVideo={this.handleOpenVideo}
                 cacheWidth={this.props.cacheMediaWidth}
-                deployPictureInPicture={this.handleDeployPictureInPicture}
+                deployPictureInPicture={pictureInPicture.available ? this.handleDeployPictureInPicture : undefined}
                 visible={this.state.showMedia}
                 onToggleVisibility={this.handleToggleMediaVisibility}
               />
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
index 7bfd66d3ea..fe81981a78 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.js
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
 
   const mapStateToProps = (state, props) => ({
     status: getStatus(state, props),
-    usingPiP: state.get('picture_in_picture').statusId === props.id,
+
+    pictureInPicture: {
+      inUse: state.getIn(['meta', 'layout']) !== 'mobile' && state.get('picture_in_picture').statusId === props.id,
+      available: state.getIn(['meta', 'layout']) !== 'mobile',
+    },
   });
 
   return mapStateToProps;
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
index c6df49a5fb..507ac1df14 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import NotificationsContainer from './containers/notifications_container';
 import LoadingBarContainer from './containers/loading_bar_container';
 import ModalContainer from './containers/modal_container';
-import { isMobile } from '../../is_mobile';
+import { layoutFromWindow } from 'mastodon/is_mobile';
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import { uploadCompose, resetCompose, changeComposeSpoilerness } from '../../actions/compose';
 import { expandHomeTimeline } from '../../actions/timelines';
 import { expandNotifications } from '../../actions/notifications';
 import { fetchFilters } from '../../actions/filters';
 import { clearHeight } from '../../actions/height_cache';
-import { focusApp, unfocusApp } from 'mastodon/actions/app';
+import { focusApp, unfocusApp, changeLayout } from 'mastodon/actions/app';
 import { synchronouslySubmitMarkers, submitMarkers, fetchMarkers } from 'mastodon/actions/markers';
 import { WrappedSwitch, WrappedRoute } from './util/react_router_helpers';
 import UploadArea from './components/upload_area';
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import {
   Search,
   Directory,
 } from './util/async-components';
-import { me, forceSingleColumn } from '../../initial_state';
+import { me } from '../../initial_state';
 import { previewState as previewMediaState } from './components/media_modal';
 import { previewState as previewVideoState } from './components/video_modal';
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 });
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+  layout: state.getIn(['meta', 'layout']),
   isComposing: state.getIn(['compose', 'is_composing']),
   hasComposingText: state.getIn(['compose', 'text']).trim().length !== 0,
   hasMediaAttachments: state.getIn(['compose', 'media_attachments']).size > 0,
@@ -110,17 +111,11 @@ class SwitchingColumnsArea extends React.PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     children: PropTypes.node,
     location: PropTypes.object,
-    onLayoutChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  };
-
-  state = {
-    mobile: isMobile(window.innerWidth),
+    mobile: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   componentWillMount () {
-    window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleResize, { passive: true });
-
-    if (this.state.mobile || forceSingleColumn) {
+    if (this.props.mobile) {
       document.body.classList.toggle('layout-single-column', true);
       document.body.classList.toggle('layout-multiple-columns', false);
     } else {
@@ -129,44 +124,21 @@ class SwitchingColumnsArea extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
-  componentDidUpdate (prevProps, prevState) {
+  componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
     if (![this.props.location.pathname, '/'].includes(prevProps.location.pathname)) {
       this.node.handleChildrenContentChange();
     }
 
-    if (prevState.mobile !== this.state.mobile && !forceSingleColumn) {
-      document.body.classList.toggle('layout-single-column', this.state.mobile);
-      document.body.classList.toggle('layout-multiple-columns', !this.state.mobile);
+    if (prevProps.mobile !== this.props.mobile) {
+      document.body.classList.toggle('layout-single-column', this.props.mobile);
+      document.body.classList.toggle('layout-multiple-columns', !this.props.mobile);
     }
   }
 
-  componentWillUnmount () {
-    window.removeEventListener('resize', this.handleResize);
-  }
-
   shouldUpdateScroll (_, { location }) {
     return location.state !== previewMediaState && location.state !== previewVideoState;
   }
 
-  handleLayoutChange = debounce(() => {
-    // The cached heights are no longer accurate, invalidate
-    this.props.onLayoutChange();
-  }, 500, {
-    trailing: true,
-  })
-
-  handleResize = () => {
-    const mobile = isMobile(window.innerWidth);
-
-    if (mobile !== this.state.mobile) {
-      this.handleLayoutChange.cancel();
-      this.props.onLayoutChange();
-      this.setState({ mobile });
-    } else {
-      this.handleLayoutChange();
-    }
-  }
-
   setRef = c => {
     if (c) {
       this.node = c.getWrappedInstance();
@@ -174,13 +146,11 @@ class SwitchingColumnsArea extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { children } = this.props;
-    const { mobile } = this.state;
-    const singleColumn = forceSingleColumn || mobile;
-    const redirect = singleColumn ? <Redirect from='/' to='/timelines/home' exact /> : <Redirect from='/' to='/getting-started' exact />;
+    const { children, mobile } = this.props;
+    const redirect = mobile ? <Redirect from='/' to='/timelines/home' exact /> : <Redirect from='/' to='/getting-started' exact />;
 
     return (
-      <ColumnsAreaContainer ref={this.setRef} singleColumn={singleColumn}>
+      <ColumnsAreaContainer ref={this.setRef} singleColumn={mobile}>
         <WrappedSwitch>
           {redirect}
           <WrappedRoute path='/getting-started' component={GettingStarted} content={children} />
@@ -244,6 +214,7 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     location: PropTypes.object,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     dropdownMenuIsOpen: PropTypes.bool,
+    layout: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -273,11 +244,6 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     this.props.dispatch(unfocusApp());
   }
 
-  handleLayoutChange = () => {
-    // The cached heights are no longer accurate, invalidate
-    this.props.dispatch(clearHeight());
-  }
-
   handleDragEnter = (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -351,10 +317,28 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
-  componentWillMount () {
+  handleLayoutChange = debounce(() => {
+    this.props.dispatch(clearHeight()); // The cached heights are no longer accurate, invalidate
+  }, 500, {
+    trailing: true,
+  });
+
+  handleResize = () => {
+    const layout = layoutFromWindow();
+
+    if (layout !== this.props.layout) {
+      this.handleLayoutChange.cancel();
+      this.props.dispatch(changeLayout(layout));
+    } else {
+      this.handleLayoutChange();
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount () {
     window.addEventListener('focus', this.handleWindowFocus, false);
     window.addEventListener('blur', this.handleWindowBlur, false);
     window.addEventListener('beforeunload', this.handleBeforeUnload, false);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleResize, { passive: true });
 
     document.addEventListener('dragenter', this.handleDragEnter, false);
     document.addEventListener('dragover', this.handleDragOver, false);
@@ -371,9 +355,7 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     this.props.dispatch(expandNotifications());
 
     setTimeout(() => this.props.dispatch(fetchFilters()), 500);
-  }
 
-  componentDidMount () {
     this.hotkeys.__mousetrap__.stopCallback = (e, element) => {
       return ['TEXTAREA', 'SELECT', 'INPUT'].includes(element.tagName);
     };
@@ -383,6 +365,7 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     window.removeEventListener('focus', this.handleWindowFocus);
     window.removeEventListener('blur', this.handleWindowBlur);
     window.removeEventListener('beforeunload', this.handleBeforeUnload);
+    window.removeEventListener('resize', this.handleResize);
 
     document.removeEventListener('dragenter', this.handleDragEnter);
     document.removeEventListener('dragover', this.handleDragOver);
@@ -513,7 +496,7 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
 
   render () {
     const { draggingOver } = this.state;
-    const { children, isComposing, location, dropdownMenuIsOpen } = this.props;
+    const { children, isComposing, location, dropdownMenuIsOpen, layout } = this.props;
 
     const handlers = {
       help: this.handleHotkeyToggleHelp,
@@ -540,11 +523,11 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     return (
       <HotKeys keyMap={keyMap} handlers={handlers} ref={this.setHotkeysRef} attach={window} focused>
         <div className={classNames('ui', { 'is-composing': isComposing })} ref={this.setRef} style={{ pointerEvents: dropdownMenuIsOpen ? 'none' : null }}>
-          <SwitchingColumnsArea location={location} onLayoutChange={this.handleLayoutChange}>
+          <SwitchingColumnsArea location={location} mobile={layout === 'mobile' || layout === 'single-column'}>
             {children}
           </SwitchingColumnsArea>
 
-          <PictureInPicture />
+          {layout !== 'mobile' && <PictureInPicture />}
           <NotificationsContainer />
           <LoadingBarContainer className='loading-bar' />
           <ModalContainer />
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/is_mobile.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/is_mobile.js
index 5a8c3db085..2926eb4b17 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/is_mobile.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/is_mobile.js
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 import { supportsPassiveEvents } from 'detect-passive-events';
+import { forceSingleColumn } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
 
 const LAYOUT_BREAKPOINT = 630;
 
-export function isMobile(width) {
-  return width <= LAYOUT_BREAKPOINT;
+export const isMobile = width => width <= LAYOUT_BREAKPOINT;
+
+export const layoutFromWindow = () => {
+  if (isMobile(window.innerWidth)) {
+    return 'mobile';
+  } else if (forceSingleColumn) {
+    return 'single-column';
+  } else {
+    return 'multi-column';
+  }
 };
 
 const iOS = /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent) && !window.MSStream;
@@ -11,17 +20,13 @@ const iOS = /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent) && !window.MSStream;
 let userTouching = false;
 let listenerOptions = supportsPassiveEvents ? { passive: true } : false;
 
-function touchListener() {
+const touchListener = () => {
   userTouching = true;
   window.removeEventListener('touchstart', touchListener, listenerOptions);
-}
+};
 
 window.addEventListener('touchstart', touchListener, listenerOptions);
 
-export function isUserTouching() {
-  return userTouching;
-}
+export const isUserTouching = () => userTouching;
 
-export function isIOS() {
-  return iOS;
-};
+export const isIOS = () => iOS;
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/meta.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/meta.js
index 36a5a1c354..65becc44f8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/meta.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/meta.js
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
-import { STORE_HYDRATE } from '../actions/store';
+import { STORE_HYDRATE } from 'mastodon/actions/store';
+import { APP_LAYOUT_CHANGE } from 'mastodon/actions/app';
 import { Map as ImmutableMap } from 'immutable';
+import { layoutFromWindow } from 'mastodon/is_mobile';
 
 const initialState = ImmutableMap({
   streaming_api_base_url: null,
   access_token: null,
+  layout: layoutFromWindow(),
 });
 
 export default function meta(state = initialState, action) {
   switch(action.type) {
   case STORE_HYDRATE:
     return state.merge(action.state.get('meta'));
+  case APP_LAYOUT_CHANGE:
+    return state.set('layout', action.layout);
   default:
     return state;
   }