diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 44645d7d1e..5866616497 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ class StatusUnextended extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   handleExpandedToggle = () => {
-    if (!this.state.isCollapsed) this.setState({ isExpanded: !this.state.isExpanded });
+    this.setState({ isExpanded: !this.state.isExpanded, isCollapsed: false });
   };
 
   handleCollapsedClick = () => {
-    this.setState({ isCollapsed: !this.state.isCollapsed });
+    this.setState({ isCollapsed: !this.state.isCollapsed, isExpanded: false });
   }
 
   render () {
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
index 15bae3deed..0418ffd899 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
@@ -525,16 +525,13 @@
   text-transform: uppercase;
   line-height: 18px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  transition: background-color .3s, color .3s;
 
     &:hover {
       background: lighten($ui-base-color, 33%);
       text-decoration: none;
     }
 
-  .status-collapsed &, .status-collapsed &:hover {
-    background: transparent;
-    color: lighten($ui-base-color, 30%);
+  .status-collapsed & {
     vertical-align: bottom;
   }
 }