diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/account.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/account.jsx
index 8aaafc18b9..78cf59e345 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/account.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/account.jsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { RelativeTimestamp } from './relative_timestamp';
 const messages = defineMessages({
   follow: { id: 'account.follow', defaultMessage: 'Follow' },
   unfollow: { id: 'account.unfollow', defaultMessage: 'Unfollow' },
-  requested: { id: 'account.requested', defaultMessage: 'Awaiting approval. Click to cancel follow request' },
+  requested: { id: 'account.requested', defaultMessage: 'Awaiting approval' },
   unblock: { id: 'account.unblock', defaultMessage: 'Unblock @{name}' },
   unmute: { id: 'account.unmute', defaultMessage: 'Unmute @{name}' },
   mute_notifications: { id: 'account.mute_notifications', defaultMessage: 'Mute notifications from @{name}' },
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class Account extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     onMuteNotifications: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     hidden: PropTypes.bool,
-    small: PropTypes.bool,
     actionIcon: PropTypes.string,
     actionTitle: PropTypes.string,
     defaultAction: PropTypes.string,
@@ -74,17 +73,7 @@ class Account extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const {
-      account,
-      hidden,
-      intl,
-      small,
-      onActionClick,
-      actionIcon,
-      actionTitle,
-      defaultAction,
-      size,
-    } = this.props;
+    const { account, intl, hidden, onActionClick, actionIcon, actionTitle, defaultAction, size } = this.props;
 
     if (!account) {
       return (
@@ -114,7 +103,7 @@ class Account extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       if (actionIcon) {
         buttons = <IconButton icon={actionIcon} title={actionTitle} onClick={this.handleAction} />;
       }
-    } else if (account.get('id') !== me && !small && account.get('relationship', null) !== null) {
+    } else if (account.get('id') !== me && account.get('relationship', null) !== null) {
       const following = account.getIn(['relationship', 'following']);
       const requested = account.getIn(['relationship', 'requested']);
       const blocking  = account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocking']);
@@ -151,24 +140,7 @@ class Account extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       mute_expires_at =  <div><RelativeTimestamp timestamp={account.get('mute_expires_at')} futureDate /></div>;
     }
 
-    return small ? (
-      <Permalink
-        className='account small'
-        href={account.get('url')}
-        to={`/@${account.get('acct')}`}
-      >
-        <div className='account__avatar-wrapper'>
-          <Avatar
-            account={account}
-            size={24}
-          />
-        </div>
-        <DisplayName
-          account={account}
-          inline
-        />
-      </Permalink>
-    ) : (
+    return (
       <div className='account'>
         <div className='account__wrapper'>
           <Permalink key={account.get('id')} className='account__display-name' title={account.get('acct')} href={account.get('url')} to={`/@${account.get('acct')}`}>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/reply_indicator.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/reply_indicator.jsx
index 661dff3d54..6a8bf6e882 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/reply_indicator.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/reply_indicator.jsx
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 
 import AttachmentList from 'flavours/glitch/components/attachment_list';
+import { WithOptionalRouterPropTypes, withOptionalRouter } from 'flavours/glitch/utils/react_router';
 
+import { Avatar } from '../../../components/avatar';
+import { DisplayName } from '../../../components/display_name';
 import { IconButton } from '../../../components/icon_button';
-import AccountContainer from '../../../containers/account_container';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   cancel: { id: 'reply_indicator.cancel', defaultMessage: 'Cancel' },
@@ -18,14 +20,19 @@ class ReplyIndicator extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     status: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
-    onCancel: PropTypes.func,
+    onCancel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+    ...WithOptionalRouterPropTypes,
   };
 
   handleClick = () => {
-    const { onCancel } = this.props;
-    if (onCancel) {
-      onCancel();
+    this.props.onCancel();
+  };
+
+  handleAccountClick = (e) => {
+    if (e.button === 0 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.props.history?.push(`/@${this.props.status.getIn(['account', 'acct'])}`);
     }
   };
 
@@ -38,19 +45,15 @@ class ReplyIndicator extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     const content = { __html: status.get('contentHtml') };
 
-    const account     = status.get('account');
-
     return (
       <div className='reply-indicator'>
         <div className='reply-indicator__header'>
           <div className='reply-indicator__cancel'><IconButton title={intl.formatMessage(messages.cancel)} icon='times' onClick={this.handleClick} inverted /></div>
 
-          {account && (
-            <AccountContainer
-              id={account}
-              small
-            />
-          )}
+          <a href={status.getIn(['account', 'url'])} onClick={this.handleAccountClick} className='reply-indicator__display-name' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
+            <div className='reply-indicator__display-avatar'><Avatar account={status.get('account')} size={24} /></div>
+            <DisplayName account={status.get('account')} inline />
+          </a>
         </div>
 
         <div className='reply-indicator__content translate' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content} />
@@ -67,4 +70,4 @@ class ReplyIndicator extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
 }
 
-export default injectIntl(ReplyIndicator);
+export default withOptionalRouter(injectIntl(ReplyIndicator));
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/reply_indicator_container.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/reply_indicator_container.js
index 678124b2a8..1147e448af 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/reply_indicator_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/reply_indicator_container.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { cancelReplyCompose } from '../../../actions/compose';
+import { makeGetStatus } from '../../../selectors';
 import ReplyIndicator from '../components/reply_indicator';
 
 const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
+  const getStatus = makeGetStatus();
+
   const mapStateToProps = state => {
     let statusId = state.getIn(['compose', 'id'], null);
     let editing  = true;
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
     }
 
     return {
-      status: state.getIn(['statuses', statusId]),
+      status: getStatus(state, { id: statusId }),
       editing,
     };
   };
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/accounts.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/accounts.scss
index e68c6cac04..5d4426fbc6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/accounts.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/accounts.scss
@@ -27,21 +27,6 @@
     -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
     color: $ui-secondary-color;
   }
-
-  &.small {
-    border: 0;
-    padding: 0;
-
-    & > .account__avatar-wrapper {
-      margin: 0;
-      margin-inline-end: 8px;
-    }
-
-    & > .display-name {
-      height: 24px;
-      line-height: 24px;
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 .follow-recommendations-account {
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/compose_form.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/compose_form.scss
index 0f64c0dcc1..d84e672b8f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/compose_form.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/compose_form.scss
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@
 .reply-indicator__header {
   margin-bottom: 5px;
   overflow: hidden;
-
-  & > .account.small {
-    color: $inverted-text-color;
-  }
 }
 
 .reply-indicator__cancel {
@@ -152,6 +148,25 @@
   line-height: 24px;
 }
 
+.reply-indicator__display-name {
+  color: $inverted-text-color;
+  display: block;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  line-height: 24px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-decoration: none;
+
+  & > .display-name {
+    line-height: unset;
+    height: unset;
+  }
+}
+
+.reply-indicator__display-avatar {
+  float: left;
+  margin-inline-end: 5px;
+}
+
 .reply-indicator__content {
   position: relative;
   font-size: 14px;