diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/components/media_item.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/components/media_item.js
index d1b3c3bd49..b6eec22439 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/components/media_item.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/components/media_item.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export default class MediaItem extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       );
     } else if (['gifv', 'video'].indexOf(attachment.get('type')) !== -1) {
       const autoPlay = !isIOS() && autoPlayGif;
+      const label    = attachment.get('type') === 'video' ? <Icon id='play' /> : 'GIF';
 
       thumbnail = (
         <div className={classNames('media-gallery__gifv', { autoplay: autoPlay })}>
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export default class MediaItem extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             muted
           />
 
-          <span className='media-gallery__gifv__label'>GIF</span>
+          <span className='media-gallery__gifv__label'>{label}</span>
         </div>
       );
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/index.js
index f3bf7a2bd6..de481075c3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_gallery/index.js
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ class AccountGallery extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   handleOpenMedia = attachment => {
-    if (['video', 'audio'].includes(attachment.get('type'))) {
+    if (attachment.get('type') === 'video') {
       this.props.dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media: attachment, status: attachment.get('status') }));
+    } else if (attachment.get('type') === 'audio') {
+      this.props.dispatch(openModal('AUDIO', { media: attachment, status: attachment.get('status') }));
     } else {
       const media = attachment.getIn(['status', 'media_attachments']);
       const index = media.findIndex(x => x.get('id') === attachment.get('id'));
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2300453d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import Audio from 'mastodon/features/audio';
+import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import { previewState } from './video_modal';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import Icon from 'mastodon/components/icon';
+
+export default class AudioModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    media: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
+    status: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
+    onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  };
+
+  static contextTypes = {
+    router: PropTypes.object,
+  };
+
+  componentDidMount () {
+    if (this.context.router) {
+      const history = this.context.router.history;
+
+      history.push(history.location.pathname, previewState);
+
+      this.unlistenHistory = history.listen(() => {
+        this.props.onClose();
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount () {
+    if (this.context.router) {
+      this.unlistenHistory();
+
+      if (this.context.router.history.location.state === previewState) {
+        this.context.router.history.goBack();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleStatusClick = e => {
+    if (e.button === 0 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.context.router.history.push(`/statuses/${this.props.status.get('id')}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const { media, status } = this.props;
+
+    return (
+      <div className='modal-root__modal audio-modal'>
+        <div className='audio-modal__container'>
+          <Audio
+            src={media.get('url')}
+            alt={media.get('description')}
+            duration={media.getIn(['meta', 'original', 'duration'], 0)}
+            height={135}
+            preload
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        {status && (
+          <div className={classNames('media-modal__meta')}>
+            <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><Icon id='comments' /> <FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
index da2ac5f26d..98ebd4b413 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
           {status && (
             <div className={classNames('media-modal__meta', { 'media-modal__meta--shifted': media.size > 1 })}>
-              <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>
+              <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><Icon id='comments' /> <FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>
             </div>
           )}
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/modal_root.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/modal_root.js
index 58d3ba8db1..5cf70a0cc2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/modal_root.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/modal_root.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import ActionsModal from './actions_modal';
 import MediaModal from './media_modal';
 import VideoModal from './video_modal';
 import BoostModal from './boost_modal';
+import AudioModal from './audio_modal';
 import ConfirmationModal from './confirmation_modal';
 import FocalPointModal from './focal_point_modal';
 import {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 const MODAL_COMPONENTS = {
   'MEDIA': () => Promise.resolve({ default: MediaModal }),
   'VIDEO': () => Promise.resolve({ default: VideoModal }),
+  'AUDIO': () => Promise.resolve({ default: AudioModal }),
   'BOOST': () => Promise.resolve({ default: BoostModal }),
   'CONFIRM': () => Promise.resolve({ default: ConfirmationModal }),
   'MUTE': MuteModal,
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
index 213d31316c..f37fc796f8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Video from 'mastodon/features/video';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import Icon from 'mastodon/components/icon';
 
 export const previewState = 'previewVideoModal';
 
@@ -52,22 +54,25 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   render () {
     const { media, status, time, onClose } = this.props;
 
-    const link = status && <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>;
-
     return (
       <div className='modal-root__modal video-modal'>
-        <div>
+        <div className='video-modal__container'>
           <Video
             preview={media.get('preview_url')}
             blurhash={media.get('blurhash')}
             src={media.get('url')}
             startTime={time}
             onCloseVideo={onClose}
-            link={link}
             detailed
             alt={media.get('description')}
           />
         </div>
+
+        {status && (
+          <div className={classNames('media-modal__meta')}>
+            <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><Icon id='comments' /> <FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index e6972d5abf..a6675b8edb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -4271,10 +4271,13 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
   z-index: 9999;
 }
 
-.video-modal {
+.video-modal__container {
   max-width: 100vw;
   max-height: 100vh;
-  position: relative;
+}
+
+.audio-modal__container {
+  width: 50vw;
 }
 
 .media-modal {
@@ -4374,6 +4377,7 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
   }
 
   a {
+    pointer-events: auto;
     text-decoration: none;
     font-weight: 500;
     color: $ui-secondary-color;