diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
index ecc76e71..524737fd 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ const conversation = {
           .then((status) => this.$store.dispatch('addNewStatuses', { statuses: [status] }))
           .then(() => this.fetchConversation())
       }
+    },
+    focused: function(id) {
+      return (id == this.statusoid.id)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue b/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
index 9675e69f..8803dd57 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="panel-body">
       <div class="timeline">
-        <status v-for="status in conversation" :key="status.id" v-bind:statusoid="status":expandable='false'></status>
+        <status v-for="status in conversation" :key="status.id" v-bind:statusoid="status":expandable='false':focused="focused(status.id)"></status>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 9550c19f..f1682e68 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import { toInteger } from 'lodash'
 const Status = {
   props: [
     'statusoid',
-    'expandable'
+    'expandable',
+    'focused'
   ],
   data: () => ({
     replying: false,
@@ -32,10 +33,6 @@ const Status = {
       return !!this.$store.state.users.currentUser
     },
     muted () { return !this.unmuted && this.status.user.muted },
-    focused () {
-      const id = toInteger(this.$route.params.id)
-      return (this.statusoid.id == id)
-    },
     isReply () { return !!this.statusoid.in_reply_to_status_id }
   },
   components: {
diff --git a/src/components/status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.vue b/src/components/status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.vue
index 4fabfab2..4aaaf2ff 100644
--- a/src/components/status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.vue
+++ b/src/components/status_or_conversation/status_or_conversation.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div>
     <conversation v-if="expanded" @toggleExpanded="toggleExpanded" :collapsable="true" :statusoid="statusoid"></conversation>
-    <status v-if="!expanded" @toggleExpanded="toggleExpanded" :expandable="true" :statusoid="statusoid"></status>
+    <status v-if="!expanded" @toggleExpanded="toggleExpanded" :expandable="true" :statusoid="statusoid" :focused="false"></status>
   </div>
 </template>