diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
index 5d5d62e1..ccc872d1 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
@@ -368,7 +368,9 @@ extension TimelineViewController: UICollectionViewDelegate {
         case .publicTimelineDescription:
             removeTimelineDescriptionCell()
         case .status(id: let id, state: let state):
-            selected(status: id, state: state.copy())
+            let status = mastodonController.persistentContainer.status(for: id)!
+            // if the status in the timeline is a reblog, show the status that it is a reblog of
+            selected(status: status.reblog?.id ?? id, state: state.copy())
         case .loadingIndicator, .confirmLoadMore:
             fatalError("unreachable")
         }