diff --git a/src/components/conversation-page/conversation-page.vue b/src/components/conversation-page/conversation-page.vue
index b03eea28..9e322cf5 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation-page/conversation-page.vue
+++ b/src/components/conversation-page/conversation-page.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <template>
-  <conversation :collapsable="false" :statusoid="statusoid"></conversation>
+  <conversation
+    :collapsable="false"
+    isPage="true"
+    :statusoid="statusoid"
+  ></conversation>
 </template>
 
 <script src="./conversation-page.js"></script>
diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
index a2fef3f8..69058bf6 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import { reduce, filter } from 'lodash'
+import { reduce, filter, findIndex } from 'lodash'
 import { set } from 'vue'
 import Status from '../status/status.vue'
 
 const sortById = (a, b) => {
-  const seqA = Number(a.id)
-  const seqB = Number(b.id)
+  const idA = a.type === 'retweet' ? a.retweeted_status.id : a.id
+  const idB = b.type === 'retweet' ? b.retweeted_status.id : b.id
+  const seqA = Number(idA)
+  const seqB = Number(idB)
   const isSeqA = !Number.isNaN(seqA)
   const isSeqB = !Number.isNaN(seqB)
   if (isSeqA && isSeqB) {
@@ -14,12 +16,19 @@ const sortById = (a, b) => {
   } else if (!isSeqA && isSeqB) {
     return 1
   } else {
-    return a.id < b.id ? -1 : 1
+    return idA < idB ? -1 : 1
   }
 }
 
-const sortAndFilterConversation = (conversation) => {
-  conversation = filter(conversation, (status) => status.type !== 'retweet')
+const sortAndFilterConversation = (conversation, statusoid) => {
+  if (statusoid.type === 'retweet') {
+    conversation = filter(
+      conversation,
+      (status) => (status.type === 'retweet' || status.id !== statusoid.retweeted_status.id)
+    )
+  } else {
+    conversation = filter(conversation, (status) => status.type !== 'retweet')
+  }
   return conversation.filter(_ => _).sort(sortById)
 }
 
@@ -27,13 +36,20 @@ const conversation = {
   data () {
     return {
       highlight: null,
+      expanded: false,
       converationStatusIds: []
     }
   },
   props: [
     'statusoid',
-    'collapsable'
+    'collapsable',
+    'isPage'
   ],
+  created () {
+    if (this.isPage) {
+      this.fetchConversation()
+    }
+  },
   computed: {
     status () {
       return this.statusoid
@@ -59,12 +75,22 @@ const conversation = {
         return []
       }
 
+      if (!this.isExpanded) {
+        return [this.status]
+      }
+
       const statusesObject = this.$store.state.statuses.allStatusesObject
       const conversation = this.idsToShow.reduce((acc, id) => {
         acc.push(statusesObject[id])
         return acc
       }, [])
-      return sortAndFilterConversation(conversation)
+
+      const statusIndex = findIndex(conversation, { id: this.statusId })
+      if (statusIndex !== -1) {
+        conversation[statusIndex] = this.status
+      }
+
+      return sortAndFilterConversation(conversation, this.status)
     },
     replies () {
       let i = 1
@@ -82,16 +108,21 @@ const conversation = {
         i++
         return result
       }, {})
+    },
+    isExpanded () {
+      return this.expanded || this.isPage
     }
   },
   components: {
     Status
   },
-  created () {
-    this.fetchConversation()
-  },
   watch: {
-    '$route': 'fetchConversation'
+    '$route': 'fetchConversation',
+    expanded (value) {
+      if (value) {
+        this.fetchConversation()
+      }
+    }
   },
   methods: {
     fetchConversation () {
@@ -117,10 +148,19 @@ const conversation = {
       return this.replies[id] || []
     },
     focused (id) {
-      return id === this.statusId
+      return (this.isExpanded) && id === this.status.id
     },
     setHighlight (id) {
       this.highlight = id
+    },
+    getHighlight () {
+      return this.isExpanded ? this.highlight : null
+    },
+    toggleExpanded () {
+      this.expanded = !this.expanded
+      if (!this.expanded) {
+        this.setHighlight(null)
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue b/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
index 5528fef6..c39a3ed9 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
@@ -1,26 +1,42 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="timeline panel panel-default">
-    <div class="panel-heading conversation-heading">
+  <div class="timeline panel-default" :class="[isExpanded ? 'panel' : 'panel-disabled']">
+    <div v-if="isExpanded" class="panel-heading conversation-heading">
       <span class="title"> {{ $t('timeline.conversation') }} </span>
       <span v-if="collapsable">
-        <a href="#" @click.prevent="$emit('toggleExpanded')">{{ $t('timeline.collapse') }}</a>
+        <a href="#" @click.prevent="toggleExpanded">{{ $t('timeline.collapse') }}</a>
       </span>
     </div>
-    <div class="panel-body">
-      <div class="timeline">
-        <status
-          v-for="status in conversation"
-          @goto="setHighlight" :key="status.id"
-          :inlineExpanded="collapsable" :statusoid="status"
-          :expandable='false' :focused="focused(status.id)"
-          :inConversation='true'
-          :highlight="highlight"
-          :replies="getReplies(status.id)"
-          class="status-fadein">
-        </status>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    <status
+      v-for="status in conversation"
+      @goto="setHighlight"
+      @toggleExpanded="toggleExpanded"
+      :key="status.id"
+      :inlineExpanded="collapsable"
+      :statusoid="status"
+      :expandable='!expanded'
+      :focused="focused(status.id)"
+      :inConversation="isExpanded"
+      :highlight="getHighlight()"
+      :replies="getReplies(status.id)"
+      class="status-fadein panel-body"
+    />
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script src="./conversation.js"></script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
+
+.timeline {
+  .panel-disabled {
+    .status-el {
+      border-left: none;
+      border-bottom-width: 1px;
+      border-bottom-style: solid;
+      border-color: var(--border, $fallback--border);
+      border-radius: 0;
+    }
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index c90da6d4..550fe76f 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ const Status = {
       this.replying = !this.replying
     },
     gotoOriginal (id) {
-      // only handled by conversation, not status_or_conversation
       if (this.inConversation) {
         this.$emit('goto', id)
       }
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 1f6d0325..da329deb 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       </div>
     </template>
     <template v-else>
-      <div v-if="retweet && !noHeading" :class="[repeaterClass, { highlighted: repeaterStyle }]" :style="[repeaterStyle]" class="media container retweet-info">
+      <div v-if="retweet && !noHeading && !inConversation" :class="[repeaterClass, { highlighted: repeaterStyle }]" :style="[repeaterStyle]" class="media container retweet-info">
         <UserAvatar class="media-left" v-if="retweet" :betterShadow="betterShadow" :src="statusoid.user.profile_image_url_original"/>
         <div class="media-body faint">
           <span class="user-name">
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div :class="[userClass, { highlighted: userStyle, 'is-retweet': retweet }]" :style="[ userStyle ]" class="media status">
+      <div :class="[userClass, { highlighted: userStyle, 'is-retweet': retweet && !inConversation }]" :style="[ userStyle ]" class="media status">
         <div v-if="!noHeading" class="media-left">
           <router-link :to="userProfileLink" @click.stop.prevent.capture.native="toggleUserExpanded">
             <UserAvatar :compact="compact" :betterShadow="betterShadow" :src="status.user.profile_image_url_original"/>
diff --git a/src/components/status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.js b/src/components/status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 441552ca..00000000
--- a/src/components/status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import Status from '../status/status.vue'
-import Conversation from '../conversation/conversation.vue'
-
-const statusOrConversation = {
-  props: ['statusoid'],
-  data () {
-    return {
-      expanded: false
-    }
-  },
-  components: {
-    Status,
-    Conversation
-  },
-  methods: {
-    toggleExpanded () {
-      this.expanded = !this.expanded
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-export default statusOrConversation
diff --git a/src/components/status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.vue b/src/components/status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 9647d5eb..00000000
--- a/src/components/status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div>
-    <conversation v-if="expanded" @toggleExpanded="toggleExpanded" :collapsable="true" :statusoid="statusoid"></conversation>
-    <status v-if="!expanded" @toggleExpanded="toggleExpanded" :expandable="true" :inConversation="false" :focused="false" :statusoid="statusoid"></status>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script src="./status_or_conversation.js"></script>
-
-<style lang="scss">
- .spacer {
-   height: 1em
- }
-</style>
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
index c45f8947..1da7d5cc 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Status from '../status/status.vue'
 import timelineFetcher from '../../services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js'
-import StatusOrConversation from '../status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.vue'
+import Conversation from '../conversation/conversation.vue'
 import { throttle } from 'lodash'
 
 const Timeline = {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const Timeline = {
   },
   components: {
     Status,
-    StatusOrConversation
+    Conversation
   },
   created () {
     const store = this.$store
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
index 8f28d65c..e0a34bd1 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
     </div>
     <div :class="classes.body">
       <div class="timeline">
-        <status-or-conversation v-for="status in timeline.visibleStatuses" :key="status.id" v-bind:statusoid="status" class="status-fadein"></status-or-conversation>
+        <conversation 
+          v-for="status in timeline.visibleStatuses"
+          class="status-fadein"
+          :key="status.id"
+          :statusoid="status"
+          :collapsable="true"
+        />
       </div>
     </div>
     <div :class="classes.footer">