diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 36455f2a..d3b39175 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import Gallery from '../gallery/gallery.vue'
 import LinkPreview from '../link-preview/link-preview.vue'
 import AvatarList from '../avatar_list/avatar_list.vue'
 import Timeago from '../timeago/timeago.vue'
+import StatusPopover from '../status_popover/status_popover.vue'
 import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
 import fileType from 'src/services/file_type/file_type.service'
 import { highlightClass, highlightStyle } from '../../services/user_highlighter/user_highlighter.js'
 import { mentionMatchesUrl, extractTagFromUrl } from 'src/services/matcher/matcher.service.js'
-import { filter, find, unescape, uniqBy } from 'lodash'
+import { filter, unescape, uniqBy } from 'lodash'
 
 const Status = {
   name: 'Status',
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ const Status = {
       replying: false,
       unmuted: false,
       userExpanded: false,
-      preview: null,
       showingTall: this.inConversation && this.focused,
       showingLongSubject: false,
       error: null,
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ const Status = {
     Gallery,
     LinkPreview,
     AvatarList,
-    Timeago
+    Timeago,
+    StatusPopover
   },
   methods: {
     visibilityIcon (visibility) {
@@ -375,24 +376,6 @@ const Status = {
         this.expandingSubject = true
       }
     },
-    replyEnter (id, event) {
-      const targetId = id
-      const statuses = this.$store.state.statuses.allStatuses
-
-      if (!this.preview) {
-        // if we have the status somewhere already
-        this.preview = find(statuses, { 'id': targetId })
-        // or if we have to fetch it
-        if (!this.preview) {
-          this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.fetchStatus({ id }).then((status) => {
-            this.preview = status
-            this.$nextTick(this.$refs.statusPreviewPopper.updatePopper)
-          })
-        }
-      } else if (this.preview.id !== targetId) {
-        this.preview = find(statuses, { 'id': targetId })
-      }
-    },
     generateUserProfileLink (id, name) {
       return generateProfileLink(id, name, this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames)
     },
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 3edee25a..e91dfd28 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -174,33 +174,10 @@
                 v-if="isReply"
                 class="reply-to-and-accountname"
               >
-                <v-popover
+                <StatusPopover
                   v-if="!isPreview"
-                  ref="statusPreviewPopper"
-                  popover-class="status-popover"
-                  placement="top-start"
-                  :popper-options="{
-                    modifiers: {
-                      preventOverflow: { padding: { top: 50 }, boundariesElement: 'viewport' },
-                    }
-                  }"
-                  @show="replyEnter(status.in_reply_to_status_id)"
+                  :status-id="status.in_reply_to_status_id"
                 >
-                  <div slot="popover">
-                    <status
-                      v-if="preview"
-                      :is-preview="true"
-                      :statusoid="preview"
-                      :compact="true"
-                    />
-                    <div
-                      v-else
-                      class="status-preview-loading"
-                    >
-                      <i class="icon-spin4 animate-spin" />
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
-
                   <a
                     class="reply-to"
                     href="#"
@@ -210,7 +187,7 @@
                     <i class="button-icon icon-reply" />
                     <span class="faint-link reply-to-text">{{ $t('status.reply_to') }}</span>
                   </a>
-                </v-popover>
+                </StatusPopover>
                 <span
                   v-else
                   class="reply-to"
@@ -863,59 +840,6 @@ a.unmute {
   }
 }
 
-.tooltip.popover.status-popover {
-  font-size: 1rem;
-  min-width: 15em;
-  max-width: 95%;
-  margin-left: 0.5em;
-
-  .popover-inner {
-    border-color: $fallback--border;
-    border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
-    border-style: solid;
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-radius: $fallback--tooltipRadius;
-    border-radius: var(--tooltipRadius, $fallback--tooltipRadius);
-    box-shadow: 2px 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-    box-shadow: var(--popupShadow);
-  }
-
-  .popover-arrow::before {
-    position: absolute;
-    content: '';
-    left: -7px;
-    border: solid 7px transparent;
-    z-index: -1;
-  }
-
-  &[x-placement^="bottom-start"] .popover-arrow::before {
-    top: -2px;
-    border-top-width: 0;
-    border-bottom-color: $fallback--border;
-    border-bottom-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
-  }
-
-  &[x-placement^="top-start"] .popover-arrow::before {
-    bottom: -2px;
-    border-bottom-width: 0;
-    border-top-color: $fallback--border;
-    border-top-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
-  }
-
-  .status-el.status-el {
-    border: none;
-  }
-
-  .status-preview-loading {
-    padding: 1em;
-    text-align: center;
-
-    i {
-      font-size: 2em;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 .favs-repeated-users {
   margin-top: $status-margin;
 
diff --git a/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.js b/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91b64f72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { find } from 'lodash'
+
+const StatusPopover = {
+  name: 'StatusPopover',
+  props: [
+    'statusId'
+  ],
+  data () {
+    return {
+      preview: null,
+      popperOptions: {
+        modifiers: {
+          preventOverflow: { padding: { top: 50 }, boundariesElement: 'viewport' }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  components: {
+    Status: () => import('../status/status.vue')
+  },
+  methods: {
+    enter () {
+      const id = this.statusId
+      const statuses = this.$store.state.statuses.allStatuses
+
+      if (!this.preview) {
+        // if we have the status somewhere already
+        this.preview = find(statuses, { id })
+        // or if we have to fetch it
+        if (!this.preview) {
+          this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.fetchStatus({ id }).then((status) => {
+            this.preview = status
+            this.$nextTick(this.$refs.popper.updatePopper)
+          })
+        }
+      } else if (this.preview.id !== id) {
+        this.preview = find(statuses, 'id')
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default StatusPopover
diff --git a/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.vue b/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0975afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/status_popover/status_popover.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<template>
+  <v-popover
+    ref="popper"
+    popover-class="status-popover"
+    placement="top-start"
+    :popper-options="popperOptions"
+    @show="enter()"
+  >
+    <div slot="popover">
+      <Status
+        v-if="preview"
+        :is-preview="true"
+        :statusoid="preview"
+        :compact="true"
+      />
+      <div
+        v-else
+        class="status-preview-loading"
+      >
+        <i class="icon-spin4 animate-spin" />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <slot />
+  </v-popover>
+</template>
+
+<script src="./status_popover.js" ></script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
+
+.tooltip.popover.status-popover {
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  min-width: 15em;
+  max-width: 95%;
+  margin-left: 0.5em;
+
+  .popover-inner {
+    border-color: $fallback--border;
+    border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-width: 1px;
+    border-radius: $fallback--tooltipRadius;
+    border-radius: var(--tooltipRadius, $fallback--tooltipRadius);
+    box-shadow: 2px 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    box-shadow: var(--popupShadow);
+  }
+
+  .popover-arrow::before {
+    position: absolute;
+    content: '';
+    left: -7px;
+    border: solid 7px transparent;
+    z-index: -1;
+  }
+
+  &[x-placement^="bottom-start"] .popover-arrow::before {
+    top: -2px;
+    border-top-width: 0;
+    border-bottom-color: $fallback--border;
+    border-bottom-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
+  }
+
+  &[x-placement^="top-start"] .popover-arrow::before {
+    bottom: -2px;
+    border-bottom-width: 0;
+    border-top-color: $fallback--border;
+    border-top-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
+  }
+
+  .status-el.status-el {
+    border: none;
+  }
+
+  .status-preview-loading {
+    padding: 1em;
+    text-align: center;
+
+    i {
+      font-size: 2em;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+</style>