diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
index e1728910ee..4a5ad54a1c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const visibilityIcon = visibilityIconInfo[status.get('visibility')];
 
     const {statusContentProps, hashtagBar} = getHashtagBarForStatus(status);
-    const expanded = !status.get('hidden')
+    const expanded = !status.get('hidden') || status.get('spoiler_text').length === 0;
 
     return (
       <HotKeys handlers={handlers}>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx
index e41a042c7c..3927aba2f5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.jsx
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
 
     const {statusContentProps, hashtagBar} = getHashtagBarForStatus(status);
-    const expanded = !status.get('hidden')
+    const expanded = !status.get('hidden') || status.get('spoiler_text').length === 0;
 
     return (
       <div style={outerStyle}>