diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
index 57ebd37cf9..65285c780c 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
@@ -292,6 +292,10 @@ class TimelineViewController: UIViewController, TimelineLikeCollectionViewContro
             return false
         }
         activityToRestore = nil
+        let existingStatuses = statusIDs.filter { mastodonController.persistentContainer.status(for: $0) != nil }
+        guard !existingStatuses.isEmpty else {
+            return false
+        }
         loadViewIfNeeded()
         controller.restoreInitial {
             var snapshot = dataSource.snapshot()