diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/status-hover-card.ts b/app/soapbox/actions/status-hover-card.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ce24a745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/status-hover-card.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN = 'STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN';
+const STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE = 'STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE';
+const STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE = 'STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE';
+
+const openStatusHoverCard = (ref: React.MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement>, statusId: string) => ({
+  type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN,
+  ref,
+  statusId,
+});
+
+const updateStatusHoverCard = () => ({
+  type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE,
+});
+
+const closeStatusHoverCard = (force = false) => ({
+  type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE,
+  force,
+});
+
+export {
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN,
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE,
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE,
+  openStatusHoverCard,
+  updateStatusHoverCard,
+  closeStatusHoverCard,
+};
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/hover-status-wrapper.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/hover-status-wrapper.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6860762e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/hover-status-wrapper.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { debounce } from 'lodash';
+import React, { useRef } from 'react';
+import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
+
+import {
+  openStatusHoverCard,
+  closeStatusHoverCard,
+} from 'soapbox/actions/status-hover-card';
+import { isMobile } from 'soapbox/is_mobile';
+
+const showStatusHoverCard = debounce((dispatch, ref, statusId) => {
+  dispatch(openStatusHoverCard(ref, statusId));
+}, 300);
+
+interface IHoverStatusWrapper {
+  statusId: any,
+  inline: boolean,
+  className?: string,
+}
+
+/** Makes a status hover card appear when the wrapped element is hovered. */
+export const HoverStatusWrapper: React.FC<IHoverStatusWrapper> = ({ statusId, children, inline = false, className }) => {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const Elem: keyof JSX.IntrinsicElements = inline ? 'span' : 'div';
+
+  const handleMouseEnter = () => {
+    if (!isMobile(window.innerWidth)) {
+      showStatusHoverCard(dispatch, ref, statusId);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleMouseLeave = () => {
+    showStatusHoverCard.cancel();
+    setTimeout(() => dispatch(closeStatusHoverCard()), 200);
+  };
+
+  const handleClick = () => {
+    showStatusHoverCard.cancel();
+    dispatch(closeStatusHoverCard(true));
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Elem
+      ref={ref}
+      className={classNames('hover-status-wrapper', className)}
+      onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter}
+      onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
+      onClick={handleClick}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </Elem>
+  );
+};
+
+export { HoverStatusWrapper as default, showStatusHoverCard };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status-hover-card.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status-hover-card.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc02af3f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status-hover-card.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import React, { useEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { usePopper } from 'react-popper';
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import {
+  closeStatusHoverCard,
+  updateStatusHoverCard,
+} from 'soapbox/actions/status-hover-card';
+import { fetchStatus } from 'soapbox/actions/statuses';
+import StatusContainer from 'soapbox/containers/status_container';
+import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+
+import { showStatusHoverCard } from './hover-status-wrapper';
+import { Card, CardBody } from './ui';
+
+interface IStatusHoverCard {
+  visible: boolean,
+}
+
+/** Popup status preview that appears when hovering reply to */
+export const StatusHoverCard: React.FC<IStatusHoverCard> = ({ visible = true }) => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const history = useHistory();
+
+  const [popperElement, setPopperElement] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+
+  const statusId: string | undefined = useAppSelector(state => state.status_hover_card.statusId || undefined);
+  const status = useAppSelector(state => state.statuses.get(statusId!));
+  const targetRef = useAppSelector(state => state.status_hover_card.ref?.current);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (statusId && !status) {
+      dispatch(fetchStatus(statusId));
+    }
+  }, [statusId, status]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const unlisten = history.listen(() => {
+      showStatusHoverCard.cancel();
+      dispatch(closeStatusHoverCard());
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      unlisten();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const { styles, attributes } = usePopper(targetRef, popperElement, {
+    placement: 'top',
+  });
+
+  const handleMouseEnter = useCallback((): React.MouseEventHandler => {
+    return () => {
+      dispatch(updateStatusHoverCard());
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleMouseLeave = useCallback((): React.MouseEventHandler => {
+    return () => {
+      dispatch(closeStatusHoverCard(true));
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!statusId) return null;
+
+  const renderStatus = (statusId: string) => {
+    return (
+      // @ts-ignore
+      <StatusContainer
+        key={statusId}
+        id={statusId}
+        hoverable={false}
+        hideActionBar
+        muted
+      />
+    );
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={classNames({
+        'absolute transition-opacity w-[500px] z-50 top-0 left-0': true,
+        'opacity-100': visible,
+        'opacity-0 pointer-events-none': !visible,
+      })}
+      ref={setPopperElement}
+      style={styles.popper}
+      {...attributes.popper}
+      onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter()}
+      onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave()}
+    >
+      <Card className='relative'>
+        <CardBody>
+          {renderStatus(statusId)}
+        </CardBody>
+      </Card>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default StatusHoverCard;
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status-reply-mentions.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status-reply-mentions.tsx
index 9f8d890ae..ce0451fda 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status-reply-mentions.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status-reply-mentions.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { FormattedList, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { openModal } from 'soapbox/actions/modals';
+import HoverStatusWrapper from 'soapbox/components/hover-status-wrapper';
 import HoverRefWrapper from 'soapbox/components/hover_ref_wrapper';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
@@ -10,9 +11,10 @@ import type { Account, Status } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
 interface IStatusReplyMentions {
   status: Status,
+  hoverable?: boolean,
 }
 
-const StatusReplyMentions: React.FC<IStatusReplyMentions> = ({ status }) => {
+const StatusReplyMentions: React.FC<IStatusReplyMentions> = ({ status, hoverable = true }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
   const handleOpenMentionsModal: React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLSpanElement> = (e) => {
@@ -46,11 +48,21 @@ const StatusReplyMentions: React.FC<IStatusReplyMentions> = ({ status }) => {
   }
 
   // The typical case with a reply-to and a list of mentions.
-  const accounts = to.slice(0, 2).map(account => (
-    <HoverRefWrapper key={account.id} accountId={account.id} inline>
+  const accounts = to.slice(0, 2).map(account => {
+    const link = (
       <Link to={`/@${account.acct}`} className='reply-mentions__account'>@{account.username}</Link>
-    </HoverRefWrapper>
-  )).toArray();
+    );
+
+    if (hoverable) {
+      return (
+        <HoverRefWrapper key={account.id} accountId={account.id} inline>
+          {link}
+        </HoverRefWrapper>
+      );
+    } else {
+      return link;
+    }
+  }).toArray();
 
   if (to.size > 2) {
     accounts.push(
@@ -64,9 +76,26 @@ const StatusReplyMentions: React.FC<IStatusReplyMentions> = ({ status }) => {
     <div className='reply-mentions'>
       <FormattedMessage
         id='reply_mentions.reply'
-        defaultMessage='Replying to {accounts}'
+        defaultMessage='<hover>Replying to</hover> {accounts}'
         values={{
           accounts: <FormattedList type='conjunction' value={accounts} />,
+          hover: (children: React.ReactNode) => {
+            if (hoverable) {
+              return (
+                <HoverStatusWrapper statusId={status.in_reply_to_id} inline>
+                  <span
+                    key='hoverstatus'
+                    className='hover:underline cursor-pointer'
+                    role='presentation'
+                  >
+                    {children}
+                  </span>
+                </HoverStatusWrapper>
+              );
+            } else {
+              return children;
+            }
+          },
         }}
       />
     </div>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
index 4389b1fc1..f4bd15495 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ interface IStatus extends RouteComponentProps {
   history: History,
   featured?: boolean,
   withDismiss?: boolean,
+  hideActionBar?: boolean,
+  hoverable?: boolean,
 }
 
 interface IStatusState {
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
 
   static defaultProps = {
     focusable: true,
+    hoverable: true,
   };
 
   didShowCard = false;
@@ -480,6 +483,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
                   action={reblogElement}
                   hideActions={!reblogElement}
                   showEdit={!!status.edited_at}
+                  showProfileHoverCard={this.props.hoverable}
                 />
               </HStack>
             </div>
@@ -491,7 +495,10 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
                 </div>
               )}
 
-              <StatusReplyMentions status={this._properStatus()} />
+              <StatusReplyMentions
+                status={this._properStatus()}
+                hoverable={this.props.hoverable}
+              />
 
               <StatusContent
                 status={status}
@@ -512,14 +519,16 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent<IStatus, IStatusState> {
               {poll}
               {quote}
 
-              <StatusActionBar
-                status={status}
-                // @ts-ignore what?
-                account={account}
-                emojiSelectorFocused={this.state.emojiSelectorFocused}
-                handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus={this.handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus}
-                {...other}
-              />
+              {!this.props.hideActionBar && (
+                <StatusActionBar
+                  status={status}
+                  // @ts-ignore what?
+                  account={account}
+                  emojiSelectorFocused={this.state.emojiSelectorFocused}
+                  handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus={this.handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus}
+                  {...other}
+                />
+              )}
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
index 9f5bfe503..e6c9f19db 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ import {
   SidebarMenu,
   UploadArea,
   ProfileHoverCard,
+  StatusHoverCard,
   Share,
   NewStatus,
   IntentionalError,
@@ -698,6 +699,10 @@ const UI: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
           <BundleContainer fetchComponent={ProfileHoverCard}>
             {Component => <Component />}
           </BundleContainer>
+
+          <BundleContainer fetchComponent={StatusHoverCard}>
+            {Component => <Component />}
+          </BundleContainer>
         </div>
       </div>
     </HotKeys>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components.ts b/app/soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components.ts
index 3038de8b7..a6379b130 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components.ts
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@ export function ProfileHoverCard() {
   return import(/* webpackChunkName: "features/ui" */'soapbox/components/profile-hover-card');
 }
 
+export function StatusHoverCard() {
+  return import(/* webpackChunkName: "features/ui" */'soapbox/components/status-hover-card');
+}
+
 export function CryptoDonate() {
   return import(/* webpackChunkName: "features/crypto_donate" */'../../crypto_donate');
 }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/de.json b/app/soapbox/locales/de.json
index c7527aa36..366373390 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/de.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/de.json
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
   "reply_mentions.account.add": "Add to mentions",
   "reply_mentions.account.remove": "Remove from mentions",
   "reply_mentions.more": "{count, plural, one {einen weiteren Nutzer} other {# weitere Nutzer}}",
-  "reply_mentions.reply": "Antwort an {accounts}",
+  "reply_mentions.reply": "<hover>Antwort an</hover> {accounts}",
   "reply_mentions.reply_empty": "Antwort auf einen Beitrag",
   "report.block": "{target} blockieren.",
   "report.block_hint": "Soll dieses Konto zusammen mit der Meldung auch gleich blockiert werden?",
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/defaultMessages.json b/app/soapbox/locales/defaultMessages.json
index cc961bb29..1d554d379 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/defaultMessages.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/defaultMessages.json
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@
         "id": "reply_mentions.reply_empty"
       },
       {
-        "defaultMessage": "Replying to {accounts}{more}",
+        "defaultMessage": "<hover>Replying to</hover> {accounts}{more}",
         "id": "reply_mentions.reply"
       },
       {
@@ -2470,7 +2470,7 @@
         "id": "reply_mentions.reply_empty"
       },
       {
-        "defaultMessage": "Replying to {accounts}{more}",
+        "defaultMessage": "<hover>Replying to</hover> {accounts}{more}",
         "id": "reply_mentions.reply"
       },
       {
@@ -5609,7 +5609,7 @@
         "id": "reply_indicator.cancel"
       },
       {
-        "defaultMessage": "Replying to {accounts}{more}",
+        "defaultMessage": "<hover>Replying to</hover> {accounts}{more}",
         "id": "reply_mentions.reply"
       },
       {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/en-Shaw.json b/app/soapbox/locales/en-Shaw.json
index a0c457f11..027855309 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/en-Shaw.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/en-Shaw.json
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
   "reply_mentions.account.add": "𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟",
   "reply_mentions.account.remove": "𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑵𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟",
   "reply_mentions.more": "{count} 𐑥𐑹",
-  "reply_mentions.reply": "𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑑 {accounts}",
+  "reply_mentions.reply": "<hover>𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑑</hover> {accounts}",
   "reply_mentions.reply_empty": "𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑐𐑴𐑕𐑑",
   "report.block": "𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑒 {target}",
   "report.block_hint": "𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑩𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑?",
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/he.json b/app/soapbox/locales/he.json
index 21717e89f..66d636c1d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/he.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/he.json
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
   "reply_mentions.account.add": "הוסף לאזכורים",
   "reply_mentions.account.remove": "הסר מהאזכורים",
   "reply_mentions.more": "{count} עוד",
-  "reply_mentions.reply": "משיב ל-{accounts}",
+  "reply_mentions.reply": "<hover>משיב ל-</hover>{accounts}",
   "reply_mentions.reply_empty": "משיב לפוסט",
   "report.block": "חסום {target}",
   "report.block_hint": "האם גם אתה רוצה לחסום את החשבון הזה?",
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/is.json b/app/soapbox/locales/is.json
index 49e906eb5..50e1f1b0f 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/is.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/is.json
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@
   "reply_mentions.account.add": "Bæta við í tilvísanirnar",
   "reply_mentions.account.remove": "Fjarlægja úr tilvísunum",
   "reply_mentions.more": "{count} fleirum",
-  "reply_mentions.reply": "Að svara {accounts}",
+  "reply_mentions.reply": "<hover>Að svara</hover> {accounts}",
   "reply_mentions.reply_empty": "Að svara færslu",
   "report.block": "Loka á {target}",
   "report.block_hint": "Viltu líka loka á þennan reikning?",
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/it.json b/app/soapbox/locales/it.json
index e565fb5d6..6972de6c1 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/it.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/it.json
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
   "reply_mentions.account.add": "Add to mentions",
   "reply_mentions.account.remove": "Remove from mentions",
   "reply_mentions.more": "ancora {count}",
-  "reply_mentions.reply": "Risponde a {accounts}",
+  "reply_mentions.reply": "<hover>Risponde a</hover> {accounts}",
   "reply_mentions.reply_empty": "Rispondendo al contenuto",
   "report.block": "Blocca {target}",
   "report.block_hint": "Vuoi anche bloccare questa persona?",
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/pl.json b/app/soapbox/locales/pl.json
index 7740949f5..1184a91f6 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/pl.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/pl.json
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
   "reply_mentions.account.add": "Dodaj do wspomnianych",
   "reply_mentions.account.remove": "Usuń z wspomnianych",
   "reply_mentions.more": "{count} więcej",
-  "reply_mentions.reply": "W odpowiedzi do {accounts}",
+  "reply_mentions.reply": "<hover>W odpowiedzi do</hover> {accounts}",
   "reply_mentions.reply_empty": "W odpowiedzi na wpis",
   "report.block": "Zablokuj {target}",
   "report.block_hint": "Czy chcesz też zablokować to konto?",
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/status-hover-card.test.tsx b/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/status-hover-card.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9983b5b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/status-hover-card.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import {
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN,
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE,
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE,
+} from 'soapbox/actions/status-hover-card';
+
+import reducer, { ReducerRecord } from '../status-hover-card';
+
+describe(STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN, () => {
+  it('sets the ref and statusId', () => {
+    const ref = { current: document.createElement('div') };
+
+    const action = {
+      type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN,
+      ref,
+      statusId: '1234',
+    };
+
+    const result = reducer(undefined, action);
+    expect(result.ref).toBe(ref);
+    expect(result.statusId).toBe('1234');
+  });
+});
+
+describe(STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE, () => {
+  it('flushes the state', () => {
+    const state = ReducerRecord({
+      ref: { current: document.createElement('div') },
+      statusId: '1234',
+    });
+
+    const action = { type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE };
+
+    const result = reducer(state, action);
+    expect(result.ref).toBe(null);
+    expect(result.statusId).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves the state alone if hovered', () => {
+    const state = ReducerRecord({
+      ref: { current: document.createElement('div') },
+      statusId: '1234',
+      hovered: true,
+    });
+
+    const action = { type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE };
+    const result = reducer(state, action);
+    expect(result).toEqual(state);
+  });
+
+  it('action.force flushes the state even if hovered', () => {
+    const state = ReducerRecord({
+      ref: { current: document.createElement('div') },
+      statusId: '1234',
+      hovered: true,
+    });
+
+    const action = { type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE, force: true };
+    const result = reducer(state, action);
+    expect(result.ref).toBe(null);
+    expect(result.statusId).toBe('');
+  });
+});
+
+describe(STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE, () => {
+  it('sets hovered', () => {
+    const state = ReducerRecord();
+    const action = { type: STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE };
+    const result = reducer(state, action);
+    expect(result.hovered).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/index.ts b/app/soapbox/reducers/index.ts
index a05ef47c4..b0d3ee03f 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/index.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/index.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import security from './security';
 import settings from './settings';
 import sidebar from './sidebar';
 import soapbox from './soapbox';
+import status_hover_card from './status-hover-card';
 import status_lists from './status_lists';
 import statuses from './statuses';
 import suggestions from './suggestions';
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ const reducers = {
   chat_messages,
   chat_message_lists,
   profile_hover_card,
+  status_hover_card,
   backups,
   admin_log,
   security,
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/status-hover-card.ts b/app/soapbox/reducers/status-hover-card.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d3d1da8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/status-hover-card.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { Record as ImmutableRecord } from 'immutable';
+
+import {
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN,
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE,
+  STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE,
+} from 'soapbox/actions/status-hover-card';
+
+import type { AnyAction } from 'redux';
+
+export const ReducerRecord = ImmutableRecord({
+  ref: null as React.MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement> | null,
+  statusId: '',
+  hovered: false,
+});
+
+type State = ReturnType<typeof ReducerRecord>;
+
+export default function statusHoverCard(state: State = ReducerRecord(), action: AnyAction) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case STATUS_HOVER_CARD_OPEN:
+      return state.withMutations((state) => {
+        state.set('ref', action.ref);
+        state.set('statusId', action.statusId);
+      });
+    case STATUS_HOVER_CARD_UPDATE:
+      return state.set('hovered', true);
+    case STATUS_HOVER_CARD_CLOSE:
+      if (state.hovered === true && !action.force)
+        return state;
+      else
+        return ReducerRecord();
+    default:
+      return state;
+  }
+}