diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 8185cf68ef..ba3dc4f2a0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     return super.shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState);
   }
 
+  componentDidUpdate (prevProps, prevState) {
+    if (prevState.isCollapsed !== this.state.isCollapsed) this.saveHeight();
+  }
+
   componentDidMount () {
     const node = this.node;