diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/thread_status.js b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/thread_status.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3df38013a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/thread_status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import StatusContainer from 'soapbox/containers/status_container';
+import { OrderedSet as ImmutableOrderedSet } from 'immutable';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state, { id }) => {
+  return {
+    replyToId: state.getIn(['statuses', id, 'in_reply_to_id']),
+    replyCount: state.getIn(['contexts', 'replies', id], ImmutableOrderedSet()).size,
+  };
+};
+
+export default @connect(mapStateToProps)
+class ThreadStatus extends React.Component {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    focusedStatusId: PropTypes.string,
+    replyToId: PropTypes.string,
+    replyCount: PropTypes.number,
+  }
+
+  renderConnector() {
+    const { focusedStatusId, replyToId, replyCount } = this.props;
+
+    const isConnectedTop = replyToId && replyToId !== focusedStatusId;
+    const isConnectedBottom = replyCount > 0;
+    const isConnected = isConnectedTop || isConnectedBottom;
+
+    if (!isConnected) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div
+        className={classNames('thread__connector', {
+          'thread__connector--top': isConnectedTop,
+          'thread__connector--bottom': isConnectedBottom,
+        })}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <div className='thread__status'>
+        {this.renderConnector()}
+        <StatusContainer {...this.props} />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js b/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js
index ae2901f30..7c8e2f999 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import { initMuteModal } from '../../actions/mutes';
 import { initReport } from '../../actions/reports';
 import { makeGetStatus } from '../../selectors';
 // import ColumnHeader from '../../components/column_header';
-import StatusContainer from '../../containers/status_container';
 import { openModal } from '../../actions/modal';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ import { textForScreenReader, defaultMediaVisibility } from '../../components/st
 import { getSettings } from 'soapbox/actions/settings';
 import { getSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/actions/soapbox';
 import { deactivateUserModal, deleteUserModal, deleteStatusModal, toggleStatusSensitivityModal } from 'soapbox/actions/moderation';
+import ThreadStatus from './components/thread_status';
 import SubNavigation from 'soapbox/components/sub_navigation';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
@@ -471,10 +471,13 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   renderStatus(id) {
+    const { status } = this.props;
+
     return (
-      <StatusContainer
+      <ThreadStatus
         key={id}
         id={id}
+        focusedStatusId={status && status.get('id')}
         onMoveUp={this.handleMoveUp}
         onMoveDown={this.handleMoveDown}
         contextType='thread'
@@ -600,7 +603,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             <div className='thread__ancestors'>{ancestors}</div>
           )}
 
-          <div className='thread__status'>
+          <div className='thread__status thread__status--focused'>
             <HotKeys handlers={handlers}>
               <div ref={this.setStatusRef} className={classNames('focusable', 'detailed-status__wrapper')} tabIndex='0' aria-label={textForScreenReader(intl, status, false)}>
                 <DetailedStatus
diff --git a/app/styles/components/detailed-status.scss b/app/styles/components/detailed-status.scss
index a800b98df..c83c359e7 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/detailed-status.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/detailed-status.scss
@@ -157,3 +157,32 @@
   float: left;
   margin-right: 5px;
 }
+
+.thread {
+  &__status {
+    position: relative;
+  }
+
+  &__connector {
+    background: hsla(var(--primary-text-color_hsl), 0.2);
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 2px;
+    left: 33px;
+    display: none;
+
+    &--bottom {
+      height: calc(100% - 8px - 48px - 14px);
+      top: calc(8px + 48px + 13px);
+      display: block;
+    }
+
+    @media screen and (min-width: 630px) {
+      left: 38px;
+
+      &--bottom {
+        height: calc(100% - 15px - 48px);
+        top: calc(15px + 48px + 9px);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}