diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/status_hover_card.js b/app/soapbox/actions/status_hover_card.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85a946e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/status_hover_card.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+export const STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN = 'STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN';
+export const STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE = 'STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE';
+export const STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE = 'STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE';
+
+export function openStatusHoverCard(ref, statusId) {
+  return {
+    type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN,
+    ref,
+    statusId,
+  };
+}
+
+export function updateStatusHoverCard() {
+  return {
+    type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE,
+  };
+}
+
+export function closeStatusHoverCard(force = false) {
+  return {
+    type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE,
+    force,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/hover_status_wrapper.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/hover_status_wrapper.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..580fdaaf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/hover_status_wrapper.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { debounce } from 'lodash';
+import React, { useRef } from 'react';
+import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
+
+import {
+  openStatusHoverCard,
+  closeStatusHoverCard,
+} from 'soapbox/actions/status_hover_card';
+import { isMobile } from 'soapbox/is_mobile';
+
+const showStatusHoverCard = debounce((dispatch, ref, statusId) => {
+  dispatch(openStatusHoverCard(ref, statusId));
+}, 300);
+
+interface IHoverStatusWrapper {
+  statusId: any,
+  inline: boolean,
+  className?: string,
+}
+
+/** Makes a status hover card appear when the wrapped element is hovered. */
+export const HoverStatusWrapper: React.FC<IHoverStatusWrapper> = ({ statusId, children, inline = false, className }) => {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const Elem: keyof JSX.IntrinsicElements = inline ? 'span' : 'div';
+
+  const handleMouseEnter = () => {
+    if (!isMobile(window.innerWidth)) {
+      showStatusHoverCard(dispatch, ref, statusId);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleMouseLeave = () => {
+    showStatusHoverCard.cancel();
+    setTimeout(() => dispatch(closeStatusHoverCard()), 200);
+  };
+
+  const handleClick = () => {
+    showStatusHoverCard.cancel();
+    dispatch(closeStatusHoverCard(true));
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Elem
+      ref={ref}
+      className={classNames('hover-status-wrapper', className)}
+      onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter}
+      onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
+      onClick={handleClick}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </Elem>
+  );
+};
+
+export { HoverStatusWrapper as default, showStatusHoverCard };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status-hover-card.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status-hover-card.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a68bfd9fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status-hover-card.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import { usePopper } from 'react-popper';
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { fetchRelationships } from 'soapbox/actions/accounts';
+import {
+  closeStatusHoverCard,
+  updateStatusHoverCard,
+} from 'soapbox/actions/status_hover_card';
+import ActionButton from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/action-button';
+import BundleContainer from 'soapbox/features/ui/containers/bundle_container';
+import { UserPanel } from 'soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components';
+import StatusContainer from 'soapbox/containers/status_container';
+import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { makeGetStatus } from 'soapbox/selectors';
+
+import { showStatusHoverCard } from './hover_status_wrapper';
+import { Card, CardBody, Stack, Text } from './ui';
+
+import type { AppDispatch } from 'soapbox/store';
+
+const getStatus = makeGetStatus();
+
+const handleMouseEnter = (dispatch: AppDispatch): React.MouseEventHandler => {
+  return () => {
+    dispatch(updateStatusHoverCard());
+  };
+};
+
+const handleMouseLeave = (dispatch: AppDispatch): React.MouseEventHandler => {
+  return () => {
+    dispatch(closeStatusHoverCard(true));
+  };
+};
+
+interface IStatusHoverCard {
+  visible: boolean,
+}
+
+/** Popup status preview that appears when hovering reply to */
+export const StatusHoverCard: React.FC<IStatusHoverCard> = ({ visible = true }) => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const history = useHistory();
+
+  const [popperElement, setPopperElement] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+
+  const statusId: string | undefined = useAppSelector(state => state.status_hover_card.statusId || undefined);
+  const targetRef = useAppSelector(state => state.status_hover_card.ref?.current);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const unlisten = history.listen(() => {
+      showStatusHoverCard.cancel();
+      dispatch(closeStatusHoverCard());
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      unlisten();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const { styles, attributes } = usePopper(targetRef, popperElement, {
+    placement: 'top'
+  });
+
+  if (!statusId) return null;
+
+  const renderStatus = (statusId: string) => {
+    return (
+      // @ts-ignore
+      <StatusContainer
+        key={statusId}
+        id={statusId}
+        hideActionBar
+      />
+    );
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={classNames({
+        'absolute transition-opacity w-[500px] z-50 top-0 left-0': true,
+        'opacity-100': visible,
+        'opacity-0 pointer-events-none': !visible,
+      })}
+      ref={setPopperElement}
+      style={styles.popper}
+      {...attributes.popper}
+      onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter(dispatch)}
+      onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave(dispatch)}
+    >
+      <Card className='relative'>
+        <CardBody>
+          {renderStatus(statusId)}
+        </CardBody>
+      </Card>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default StatusHoverCard;
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status-reply-mentions.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status-reply-mentions.tsx
index 9f8d890ae..f52c6c7fd 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status-reply-mentions.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status-reply-mentions.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { openModal } from 'soapbox/actions/modals';
 import HoverRefWrapper from 'soapbox/components/hover_ref_wrapper';
+import HoverStatusWrapper from 'soapbox/components/hover_status_wrapper';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
 import type { Account, Status } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
@@ -64,9 +65,18 @@ const StatusReplyMentions: React.FC<IStatusReplyMentions> = ({ status }) => {
     <div className='reply-mentions'>
       <FormattedMessage
         id='reply_mentions.reply'
-        defaultMessage='Replying to {accounts}'
+        defaultMessage='<hover>Replying to</hover> {accounts}'
         values={{
           accounts: <FormattedList type='conjunction' value={accounts} />,
+          hover: (children: any) => <HoverStatusWrapper statusId={status.in_reply_to_id} inline>
+            <span
+              key='hoverstatus'
+              className='hover:underline cursor-pointer'
+              role='presentation'
+            >
+              {children}
+            </span>
+          </HoverStatusWrapper>
         }}
       />
     </div>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
index 4389b1fc1..73a59519c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ interface IStatus extends RouteComponentProps {
   history: History,
   featured?: boolean,
   withDismiss?: boolean,
+  hideActionBar?: boolean,
 }
 
 interface IStatusState {
@@ -512,14 +513,16 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
               {poll}
               {quote}
 
-              <StatusActionBar
-                status={status}
-                // @ts-ignore what?
-                account={account}
-                emojiSelectorFocused={this.state.emojiSelectorFocused}
-                handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus={this.handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus}
-                {...other}
-              />
+              {!this.props.hideActionBar && (
+                <StatusActionBar
+                  status={status}
+                  // @ts-ignore what?
+                  account={account}
+                  emojiSelectorFocused={this.state.emojiSelectorFocused}
+                  handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus={this.handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus}
+                  {...other}
+                />
+              )}
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
index c1057950c..bcc1153cc 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ import {
   SidebarMenu,
   UploadArea,
   ProfileHoverCard,
+  StatusHoverCard,
   Share,
   NewStatus,
   IntentionalError,
@@ -693,6 +694,10 @@ const UI: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
           <BundleContainer fetchComponent={ProfileHoverCard}>
             {Component => <Component />}
           </BundleContainer>
+
+          <BundleContainer fetchComponent={StatusHoverCard}>
+            {Component => <Component />}
+          </BundleContainer>
         </div>
       </div>
     </HotKeys>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components.ts b/app/soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components.ts
index 4670a77c3..2e3c7b8be 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components.ts
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@ export function ProfileHoverCard() {
   return import(/* webpackChunkName: "features/ui" */'soapbox/components/profile-hover-card');
 }
 
+export function StatusHoverCard() {
+  return import(/* webpackChunkName: "features/ui" */'soapbox/components/status-hover-card');
+}
+
 export function CryptoDonate() {
   return import(/* webpackChunkName: "features/crypto_donate" */'../../crypto_donate');
 }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/index.ts b/app/soapbox/reducers/index.ts
index a05ef47c4..7c907de75 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/index.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/index.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import security from './security';
 import settings from './settings';
 import sidebar from './sidebar';
 import soapbox from './soapbox';
+import status_hover_card from './status_hover_card';
 import status_lists from './status_lists';
 import statuses from './statuses';
 import suggestions from './suggestions';
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ const reducers = {
   chat_messages,
   chat_message_lists,
   profile_hover_card,
+  status_hover_card,
   backups,
   admin_log,
   security,
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/status_hover_card.ts b/app/soapbox/reducers/status_hover_card.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80169ab85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/status_hover_card.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { Record as ImmutableRecord } from 'immutable';
+
+import {
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN,
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE,
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE,
+} from 'soapbox/actions/status_hover_card';
+
+import type { AnyAction } from 'redux';
+
+const ReducerRecord = ImmutableRecord({
+  ref: null as React.MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement> | null,
+  statusId: '',
+  hovered: false,
+});
+
+type State = ReturnType<typeof ReducerRecord>;
+
+export default function statusHoverCard(state: State = ReducerRecord(), action: AnyAction) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN:
+      return state.withMutations((state) => {
+        state.set('ref', action.ref);
+        state.set('statusId', action.statusId);
+      });
+    case STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE:
+      return state.set('hovered', true);
+    case STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE:
+      if (state.get('hovered') === true && !action.force)
+        return state;
+      else
+        return ReducerRecord();
+    default:
+      return state;
+  }
+}
+