diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.js
index 55e0e77d62..e8dd79af9e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/media_gallery.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Item extends React.PureComponent {
     if (attachment.get('type') === 'unknown') {
       return (
         <div className={classNames('media-gallery__item', { standalone })} key={attachment.get('id')} style={{ left: left, top: top, right: right, bottom: bottom, width: `${width}%`, height: `${height}%` }}>
-          <a className='media-gallery__item-thumbnail' href={attachment.get('remote_url')} target='_blank' style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} title={attachment.get('description')}>
+          <a className='media-gallery__item-thumbnail' href={attachment.get('remote_url') || attachment.get('url')} target='_blank' style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} title={attachment.get('description')}>
             <canvas width={32} height={32} ref={this.setCanvasRef} className='media-gallery__preview' />
           </a>
         </div>
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class MediaGallery extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div className='media-gallery' style={style} ref={this.handleRef}>
-        <div className={classNames('spoiler-button', { 'spoiler-button--minified': visible && !uncached })}>
+        <div className={classNames('spoiler-button', { 'spoiler-button--minified': visible && !uncached, 'spoiler-button--click-thru': uncached })}>
           {spoilerButton}
         </div>
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 0b569bb8f6..fde5e4c958 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -3449,6 +3449,10 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
     height: auto;
   }
 
+  &--click-thru {
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+
   &--hidden {
     display: none;
   }
@@ -3479,8 +3483,6 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
     }
 
     &:disabled {
-      cursor: not-allowed;
-
       .spoiler-button__overlay__label {
         background: rgba($base-overlay-background, 0.5);
       }