diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
index 3ae18b8fc..d24ebd0ce 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ interface IStatus extends RouteComponentProps {
 }
 
 interface IStatusState {
+  isDragging: boolean,
   showMedia: boolean,
   statusId?: string,
   emojiSelectorFocused: boolean,
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
   ];
 
   state: IStatusState = {
+    isDragging: false,
     showMedia: defaultMediaVisibility(this.props.status, this.props.displayMedia),
     statusId: undefined,
     emojiSelectorFocused: false,
@@ -191,7 +193,9 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
     this.setState({ showMedia: !this.state.showMedia });
   }
 
-  handleClick = (): void => {
+  handleClick = (event: any): void => {
+    event.stopPropagation();
+
     if (this.props.onClick) {
       this.props.onClick();
       return;
@@ -605,7 +609,13 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
           data-featured={featured ? 'true' : null}
           aria-label={textForScreenReader(intl, status, rebloggedByText)}
           ref={this.handleRef}
-          onClick={() => this.props.history.push(statusUrl)}
+          onMouseUp={() => {
+            if (!this.state.isDragging) {
+              this.props.history.push(statusUrl);
+            }
+          }}
+          onMouseDown={() => this.setState({ isDragging: false })}
+          onMouseMove={() => this.setState({ isDragging: true })}
           role='link'
         >
           {prepend}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status_content.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status_content.tsx
index 9cbafa67f..9f4308bf2 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status_content.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status_content.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ interface IStatusContent {
   status: Status,
   expanded?: boolean,
   onExpandedToggle?: () => void,
-  onClick?: () => void,
+  onClick?: (event: React.MouseEvent) => void,
   collapsable?: boolean,
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ const StatusContent: React.FC<IStatusContent> = ({ status, expanded = false, onE
     }
 
     if (deltaX + deltaY < 5 && e.button === 0 && onClick) {
-      onClick();
+      onClick(e);
     }
 
     startXY.current = undefined;