diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
index add2c0267..1b478cce0 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ interface IStatusActionBar {
 const StatusActionBar: React.FC<IStatusActionBar> = ({
   status,
   withLabels = false,
-  expandable = true,
+  expandable,
   space = 'sm',
   statusActionButtonTheme = 'default',
   fromBookmarks = false,
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ const StatusActionBar: React.FC<IStatusActionBar> = ({
           />
         )}
 
-        {me && expandable && (features.emojiReacts) && (
+        {me && expandable && features.emojiReacts && (
           <EmojiPickerDropdown
             onPickEmoji={handlePickEmoji}
             theme={statusActionButtonTheme}
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status.tsx
index 089080e37..916982fb8 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status.tsx
@@ -459,7 +459,12 @@ const Status: React.FC<IStatus> = (props) => {
                   'pt-4': !actualStatus.emoji_reactions.length,
                 })}
               >
-                <StatusActionBar status={actualStatus} rebloggedBy={isReblog ? status.account : undefined} fromBookmarks={fromBookmarks} />
+                <StatusActionBar
+                  status={actualStatus}
+                  rebloggedBy={isReblog ? status.account : undefined}
+                  fromBookmarks={fromBookmarks}
+                  expandable
+                />
               </div>
             )}
           </div>
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/media-modal.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/media-modal.tsx
index 481877630..4af22505c 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/media-modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/media-modal.tsx
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ const MediaModal: React.FC<MediaModalProps & BaseModalProps> = (props) => {
                 status={status}
                 space='md'
                 statusActionButtonTheme='inverse'
+                expandable
               />
             </HStack>
           )}