diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
index 669eb22cb6..cf6fe86c3d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ 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;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx
index fe485eb3ac..6b06b938de 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ 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);
     }