diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/index.js
index 8766473fe2..5d6a53e18e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/index.js
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ class AccountGallery extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   handleOpenMedia = attachment => {
     if (attachment.get('type') === 'video') {
-      this.props.dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media: attachment }));
+      this.props.dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media: attachment, status: attachment.get('status') }));
     } else {
       const media = attachment.getIn(['status', 'media_attachments']);
       const index = media.findIndex(x => x.get('id') === attachment.get('id'));
 
-      this.props.dispatch(openModal('MEDIA', { media, index }));
+      this.props.dispatch(openModal('MEDIA', { media, index, status: attachment.get('status') }));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
index 848cb20b3c..da2ac5f26d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import React from 'react';
 import ReactSwipeableViews from 'react-swipeable-views';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import Video from '../../video';
-import ExtendedVideoPlayer from '../../../components/extended_video_player';
+import Video from 'mastodon/features/video';
+import ExtendedVideoPlayer from 'mastodon/components/extended_video_player';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
-import IconButton from '../../../components/icon_button';
+import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import IconButton from 'mastodon/components/icon_button';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import ImageLoader from './image_loader';
 import Icon from 'mastodon/components/icon';
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.list.isRequired,
+    status: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     index: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
@@ -72,9 +73,12 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   componentDidMount () {
     window.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown, false);
+
     if (this.context.router) {
       const history = this.context.router.history;
+
       history.push(history.location.pathname, previewState);
+
       this.unlistenHistory = history.listen(() => {
         this.props.onClose();
       });
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   componentWillUnmount () {
     window.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown);
+
     if (this.context.router) {
       this.unlistenHistory();
 
@@ -102,8 +107,15 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }));
   };
 
+  handleStatusClick = e => {
+    if (e.button === 0 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.context.router.history.push(`/statuses/${this.props.status.get('id')}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   render () {
-    const { media, intl, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, status, intl, onClose } = this.props;
     const { navigationHidden } = this.state;
 
     const index = this.getIndex();
@@ -207,10 +219,19 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             {content}
           </ReactSwipeableViews>
         </div>
+
         <div className={navigationClassName}>
           <IconButton className='media-modal__close' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.close)} icon='times' onClick={onClose} size={40} />
+
           {leftNav}
           {rightNav}
+
+          {status && (
+            <div className={classNames('media-modal__meta', { 'media-modal__meta--shifted': media.size > 1 })}>
+              <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
           <ul className='media-modal__pagination'>
             {pagination}
           </ul>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
index 52457a630b..213d31316c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
@@ -1,19 +1,58 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import Video from '../../video';
+import Video from 'mastodon/features/video';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+export const previewState = 'previewVideoModal';
 
 export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
+    status: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     time: PropTypes.number,
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
 
+  static contextTypes = {
+    router: PropTypes.object,
+  };
+
+  componentDidMount () {
+    if (this.context.router) {
+      const history = this.context.router.history;
+
+      history.push(history.location.pathname, previewState);
+
+      this.unlistenHistory = history.listen(() => {
+        this.props.onClose();
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount () {
+    if (this.context.router) {
+      this.unlistenHistory();
+
+      if (this.context.router.history.location.state === previewState) {
+        this.context.router.history.goBack();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleStatusClick = e => {
+    if (e.button === 0 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.context.router.history.push(`/statuses/${this.props.status.get('id')}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   render () {
-    const { media, time, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, status, time, onClose } = this.props;
+
+    const link = status && <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>;
 
     return (
       <div className='modal-root__modal video-modal'>
@@ -24,6 +63,7 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             src={media.get('url')}
             startTime={time}
             onCloseVideo={onClose}
+            link={link}
             detailed
             alt={media.get('description')}
           />
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
index 8ae26eba8f..00a63a3d9f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
     cacheWidth: PropTypes.func,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     blurhash: PropTypes.string,
+    link: PropTypes.node,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { preview, src, inline, startTime, onOpenVideo, onCloseVideo, intl, alt, detailed, sensitive } = this.props;
+    const { preview, src, inline, startTime, onOpenVideo, onCloseVideo, intl, alt, detailed, sensitive, link } = this.props;
     const { containerWidth, currentTime, duration, volume, buffer, dragging, paused, fullscreen, hovered, muted, revealed } = this.state;
     const progress = (currentTime / duration) * 100;
 
@@ -453,6 +454,7 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
             <div className='video-player__buttons left'>
               <button type='button' aria-label={intl.formatMessage(paused ? messages.play : messages.pause)} onClick={this.togglePlay}><Icon id={paused ? 'play' : 'pause'} fixedWidth /></button>
               <button type='button' aria-label={intl.formatMessage(muted ? messages.unmute : messages.mute)} onClick={this.toggleMute}><Icon id={muted ? 'volume-off' : 'volume-up'} fixedWidth /></button>
+
               <div className='video-player__volume' onMouseDown={this.handleVolumeMouseDown} ref={this.setVolumeRef}>
                 <div className='video-player__volume__current' style={{ width: `${volumeWidth}px` }} />
                 <span
@@ -462,13 +464,15 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
                 />
               </div>
 
-              {(detailed || fullscreen) &&
+              {(detailed || fullscreen) && (
                 <span>
                   <span className='video-player__time-current'>{formatTime(currentTime)}</span>
                   <span className='video-player__time-sep'>/</span>
                   <span className='video-player__time-total'>{formatTime(duration)}</span>
                 </span>
-              }
+              )}
+
+              {link && <span className='video-player__link'>{link}</span>}
             </div>
 
             <div className='video-player__buttons right'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 8aebe3432b..c1466aa88e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -3766,6 +3766,31 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+.media-modal__meta {
+  text-align: center;
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
+  bottom: 20px;
+  width: 100%;
+  pointer-events: none;
+
+  &--shifted {
+    bottom: 62px;
+  }
+
+  a {
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    color: $ui-secondary-color;
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus,
+    &:active {
+      text-decoration: underline;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 .media-modal__page-dot {
   display: inline-block;
 }
@@ -4676,6 +4701,23 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
     }
   }
 
+  &__link {
+    padding: 2px 10px;
+
+    a {
+      text-decoration: none;
+      font-size: 14px;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      color: $white;
+
+      &:hover,
+      &:active,
+      &:focus {
+        text-decoration: underline;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   &__seek {
     cursor: pointer;
     height: 24px;