diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
index cd4f6fdd..c23c0882 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
         ]
     }
     
-    func actionsForStatus(_ status: StatusMO, sourceView: UIView?) -> [UIMenuElement] {
+    func actionsForStatus(_ status: StatusMO, sourceView: UIView?, includeReply: Bool = true) -> [UIMenuElement] {
         guard let mastodonController = mastodonController else { return [] }
         
         guard mastodonController.loggedIn else {
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
         let muted = status.muted
         
         var actionsSection = [
-            createAction(identifier: "reply", title: "Reply", systemImageName: "arrowshape.turn.up.left", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
-                guard let self = self else { return }
-                self.navigationDelegate?.compose(inReplyToID: status.id)
-            }),
             createAction(identifier: "bookmark", title: bookmarked ? "Unbookmark" : "Bookmark", systemImageName: bookmarked ? "bookmark.fill" : "bookmark", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
                 guard let self = self else { return }
                 let request = (bookmarked ? Status.unbookmark : Status.bookmark)(status.id)
@@ -174,6 +170,13 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
             })
         ]
         
+        if includeReply {
+            actionsSection.insert(createAction(identifier: "reply", title: "Reply", systemImageName: "arrowshape.turn.up.left", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
+                guard let self = self else { return }
+                self.navigationDelegate?.compose(inReplyToID: status.id)
+            }), at: 0)
+        }
+        
         if mastodonController.account != nil && mastodonController.account.id == status.account.id {
             let pinned = status.pinned ?? false
             actionsSection.append(createAction(identifier: "pin", title: pinned ? "Unpin from Profile" : "Pin to Profile", systemImageName: pinned ? "pin.slash" : "pin", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
diff --git a/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
index 2381d0bb..281d28df 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/Status/BaseStatusTableViewCell.swift
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ class BaseStatusTableViewCell: UITableViewCell, MenuPreviewProvider {
         }
         
         // keep menu in sync with changed states e.g. bookmarked, muted
-        moreButton.menu = UIMenu(title: "", image: nil, identifier: nil, options: [], children: actionsForStatus(status, sourceView: moreButton))
+        // do not include reply action here, because the cell already contains a button for it
+        moreButton.menu = UIMenu(title: "", image: nil, identifier: nil, options: [], children: actionsForStatus(status, sourceView: moreButton, includeReply: false))
         
         pollView.isHidden = status.poll == nil
         pollView.mastodonController = mastodonController