diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.jsx
index 1044b729b3..e3c0065c95 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.jsx
@@ -321,7 +321,10 @@ class MediaGallery extends PureComponent {
     if (uncached) {
       spoilerButton = (
         <button type='button' disabled className='spoiler-button__overlay'>
-          <span className='spoiler-button__overlay__label'><FormattedMessage id='status.uncached_media_warning' defaultMessage='Not available' /></span>
+          <span className='spoiler-button__overlay__label'>
+            <FormattedMessage id='status.uncached_media_warning' defaultMessage='Preview not available' />
+            <span className='spoiler-button__overlay__action'><FormattedMessage id='status.media.open' defaultMessage='Click to open' /></span>
+          </span>
         </button>
       );
     } else if (visible) {
@@ -329,7 +332,10 @@ class MediaGallery extends PureComponent {
     } else {
       spoilerButton = (
         <button type='button' onClick={this.handleOpen} className='spoiler-button__overlay'>
-          <span className='spoiler-button__overlay__label'>{sensitive ? <FormattedMessage id='status.sensitive_warning' defaultMessage='Sensitive content' /> : <FormattedMessage id='status.media_hidden' defaultMessage='Media hidden' />}</span>
+          <span className='spoiler-button__overlay__label'>
+            {sensitive ? <FormattedMessage id='status.sensitive_warning' defaultMessage='Sensitive content' /> : <FormattedMessage id='status.media_hidden' defaultMessage='Media hidden' />}
+            <span className='spoiler-button__overlay__action'><FormattedMessage id='status.media.show' defaultMessage='Click to show' /></span>
+          </span>
         </button>
       );
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index 8705e6cd68..edecaf60f3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -618,6 +618,8 @@
   "status.history.created": "{name} created {date}",
   "status.history.edited": "{name} edited {date}",
   "status.load_more": "Load more",
+  "status.media.open": "Click to open",
+  "status.media.show": "Click to show",
   "status.media_hidden": "Media hidden",
   "status.mention": "Mention @{name}",
   "status.more": "More",
@@ -648,7 +650,7 @@
   "status.title.with_attachments": "{user} posted {attachmentCount, plural, one {an attachment} other {{attachmentCount} attachments}}",
   "status.translate": "Translate",
   "status.translated_from_with": "Translated from {lang} using {provider}",
-  "status.uncached_media_warning": "Not available",
+  "status.uncached_media_warning": "Preview not available",
   "status.unmute_conversation": "Unmute conversation",
   "status.unpin": "Unpin from profile",
   "subscribed_languages.lead": "Only posts in selected languages will appear on your home and list timelines after the change. Select none to receive posts in all languages.",
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 434a2f542d..0d816ba8d8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -4213,34 +4213,31 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
   }
 
   &__overlay {
-    display: block;
-    background: transparent;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    background: rgba($black, 0.5);
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
     border: 0;
+    border-radius: 4px;
 
     &__label {
-      display: inline-block;
-      background: rgba($base-overlay-background, 0.5);
-      border-radius: 8px;
-      padding: 8px 12px;
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      gap: 8px;
+      flex-direction: column;
       color: $primary-text-color;
       font-weight: 500;
       font-size: 14px;
     }
 
-    &:hover,
-    &:focus,
-    &:active {
-      .spoiler-button__overlay__label {
-        background: rgba($base-overlay-background, 0.8);
-      }
-    }
-
-    &:disabled {
-      .spoiler-button__overlay__label {
-        background: rgba($base-overlay-background, 0.5);
-      }
+    &__action {
+      font-weight: 400;
+      font-size: 13px;
     }
   }
 }