diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/account_gallery/index.js b/app/soapbox/features/account_gallery/index.js
index 70552a642..c127e0d9b 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/account_gallery/index.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/account_gallery/index.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class AccountGallery extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   handleOpenMedia = attachment => {
     if (attachment.get('type') === 'video') {
-      this.props.dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media: attachment, status: attachment.get('status') }));
+      this.props.dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media: attachment, status: attachment.get('status'), account: attachment.get('account') }));
     } else {
       const media = attachment.getIn(['status', 'media_attachments']);
       const index = media.findIndex(x => x.get('id') === attachment.get('id'));
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/media_modal.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
index d0e4a2f9e..9ae762586 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { media, status, intl, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, status, account, intl, onClose } = this.props;
     const { navigationHidden } = this.state;
 
     const index = this.getIndex();
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const content = media.map((image) => {
       const width  = image.getIn(['meta', 'original', 'width']) || null;
       const height = image.getIn(['meta', 'original', 'height']) || null;
-      const link = (status && <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>);
+      const link = (status && account && <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>);
 
       if (image.get('type') === 'image') {
         return (
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/video_modal.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
index e0aecb669..20bedb48a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
     status: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
+    account: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     time: PropTypes.number,
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
@@ -43,16 +44,17 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   handleStatusClick = e => {
+    const { status, account } = this.props;
     if (e.button === 0 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
       e.preventDefault();
-      this.context.router.history.push(`/@${this.props.status.getIn(['account', 'acct'])}/posts/${this.props.status.get('id')}`);
+      this.context.router.history.push(`/@${account.get('acct')}/posts/${status.get('id')}`);
     }
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { media, status, time, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, status, account, time, onClose } = this.props;
 
-    const link = status && <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>;
+    const link = status && account && <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>;
 
     return (
       <div className='modal-root__modal video-modal'>