diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/embedded-status/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/embedded-status/index.tsx
index 3ba482b34..52a4a7b90 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/embedded-status/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/embedded-status/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { fetchStatus } from 'soapbox/actions/statuses';
 import MissingIndicator from 'soapbox/components/missing_indicator';
@@ -18,10 +19,15 @@ const getStatus = makeGetStatus();
 /** Status to be presented in an iframe for embeds on external websites. */
 const EmbeddedStatus: React.FC<IEmbeddedStatus> = ({ params }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const history = useHistory();
   const status = useAppSelector(state => getStatus(state, { id: params.statusId }));
 
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
 
+  // Prevent navigation for UX and security.
+  // https://stackoverflow.com/a/71531211
+  history.block();
+
   useEffect(() => {
     dispatch(fetchStatus(params.statusId))
       .then(() => setLoading(false))