diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
index 656226fca..c40630a0a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
@@ -252,8 +252,10 @@ export default class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     if (status && ancestorsIds && ancestorsIds.size > 0) {
       const element = this.node.querySelectorAll('.focusable')[ancestorsIds.size - 1];
 
-      element.scrollIntoView(true);
-      this._scrolledIntoView = true;
+      if (element) {
+        element.scrollIntoView(true);
+        this._scrolledIntoView = true;
+      }
     }
   }