diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.jsx
index 81ba9eb1012672..7485d81558cdf1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.jsx
@@ -277,11 +277,11 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   handleMouseUp = e => {
     // Only handle clicks on the empty space above the content
-     
-    if (e.target !== e.currentTarget) {
+
+    if (e.target !== e.currentTarget && e.detail >= 1) {
       return;
     }
-     
+
     this.handleClick(e);
   };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
index c8219cc4ffe374..307828efc291ae 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class StatusContent extends PureComponent {
       element = element.parentNode;
     }
 
-    if (deltaX + deltaY < 5 && (e.button === 0 || e.button === 1) && this.props.onClick) {
+    if (deltaX + deltaY < 5 && (e.button === 0 || e.button === 1) && e.detail >= 1 && this.props.onClick) {
       this.props.onClick(e);
     }