diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
index 1c38d88779..da6e4e6baf 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   more: { id: 'status.more', defaultMessage: 'More' },
   replyAll: { id: 'status.replyAll', defaultMessage: 'Reply to thread' },
   reblog: { id: 'status.reblog', defaultMessage: 'Boost' },
+  reblog_private: { id: 'status.reblog_private', defaultMessage: 'Boost to original audience' },
   cannot_reblog: { id: 'status.cannot_reblog', defaultMessage: 'This post cannot be boosted' },
   favourite: { id: 'status.favourite', defaultMessage: 'Favourite' },
   bookmark: { id: 'status.bookmark', defaultMessage: 'Bookmark' },
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ export default class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const mutingConversation = status.get('muted');
     const anonymousAccess    = !me;
     const publicStatus       = ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility'));
+    const reblogDisabled     = anonymousAccess || (status.get('visibility') === 'direct' || (status.get('visibility') === 'private' && me !== status.getIn(['account', 'id'])));
+    const reblogMessage      = status.get('visibility') === 'private' ? messages.reblog_private : messages.reblog;
 
     let menu = [];
     let reblogIcon = 'retweet';
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ export default class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     return (
       <div className='status__action-bar'>
         <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' disabled={anonymousAccess} title={replyTitle} icon={replyIcon} onClick={this.handleReplyClick} />
-        <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' disabled={anonymousAccess || !publicStatus} active={status.get('reblogged')} pressed={status.get('reblogged')} title={!publicStatus ? intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog) : intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog)} icon={reblogIcon} onClick={this.handleReblogClick} />
+        <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' disabled={reblogDisabled} active={status.get('reblogged')} pressed={status.get('reblogged')} title={reblogDisabled ? intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog) : intl.formatMessage(reblogMessage)} icon={reblogIcon} onClick={this.handleReblogClick} />
         <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button star-icon' disabled={anonymousAccess} animate active={status.get('favourited')} pressed={status.get('favourited')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourite)} icon='star' onClick={this.handleFavouriteClick} />
         {shareButton}
         <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' disabled={anonymousAccess} active={status.get('bookmarked')} pressed={status.get('bookmarked')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.bookmark)} icon='bookmark' onClick={this.handleBookmarkClick} />
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index 7928c9448e..1ea0fa4214 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   mention: { id: 'status.mention', defaultMessage: 'Mention @{name}' },
   reply: { id: 'status.reply', defaultMessage: 'Reply' },
   reblog: { id: 'status.reblog', defaultMessage: 'Boost' },
+  reblog_private: { id: 'status.reblog_private', defaultMessage: 'Boost to original audience' },
   cannot_reblog: { id: 'status.cannot_reblog', defaultMessage: 'This post cannot be boosted' },
   favourite: { id: 'status.favourite', defaultMessage: 'Favourite' },
   bookmark: { id: 'status.bookmark', defaultMessage: 'Bookmark' },
@@ -141,12 +142,13 @@ export default class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     //if (status.get('visibility') === 'direct') reblogIcon = 'envelope';
     // else if (status.get('visibility') === 'private') reblogIcon = 'lock';
 
-    let reblog_disabled = (status.get('visibility') === 'direct' || status.get('visibility') === 'private');
+    let reblog_disabled = (status.get('visibility') === 'direct' || (status.get('visibility') === 'private' && me !== status.getIn(['account', 'id'])));
+    let reblog_message  = status.get('visibility') === 'private' ? messages.reblog_private : messages.reblog;
 
     return (
       <div className='detailed-status__action-bar'>
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton title={intl.formatMessage(messages.reply)} icon={status.get('in_reply_to_id', null) === null ? 'reply' : 'reply-all'} onClick={this.handleReplyClick} /></div>
-        <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton disabled={reblog_disabled} active={status.get('reblogged')} title={reblog_disabled ? intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog) : intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog)} icon={reblogIcon} onClick={this.handleReblogClick} /></div>
+        <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton disabled={reblog_disabled} active={status.get('reblogged')} title={reblog_disabled ? intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog) : intl.formatMessage(reblog_message)} icon={reblogIcon} onClick={this.handleReblogClick} /></div>
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton animate active={status.get('favourited')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourite)} icon='star' onClick={this.handleFavouriteClick} activeStyle={{ color: '#ca8f04' }} /></div>
         {shareButton}
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton active={status.get('bookmarked')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.bookmark)} icon='bookmark' onClick={this.handleBookmarkClick} /></div>