diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/tombstone.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/tombstone.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f99379315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/tombstone.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+import { Text } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
+
+/** Represents a deleted item. */
+const Tombstone: React.FC = () => {
+ return (
+
+
+
+
+
+ );
+};
+
+export default Tombstone;
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/status/index.tsx
index f7f1a8268..33666c56b 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/index.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { getSettings } from 'soapbox/actions/settings';
import { getSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/actions/soapbox';
import ScrollableList from 'soapbox/components/scrollable_list';
import SubNavigation from 'soapbox/components/sub_navigation';
+import Tombstone from 'soapbox/components/tombstone';
import { Column, Stack } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
import PlaceholderStatus from 'soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder_status';
import PendingStatus from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/pending_status';
@@ -560,8 +561,8 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
renderTombstone(id: string) {
return (
-