diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 549592c6b6..a1f52226fa 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     if (isIntersecting === false && isHidden) {
       return (
-        <div ref={this.handleRef} data-id={status.get('id')} style={{ height: `${this.height}px`, opacity: 0 }}>
+        <div ref={this.handleRef} data-id={status.get('id')} style={{ height: `${this.height}px`, opacity: 0, overflow: 'hidden' }}>
           {status.getIn(['account', 'display_name']) || status.getIn(['account', 'username'])}
           {status.get('content')}
         </div>