diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/hooks.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/hooks.ts
index d6e32bf44c5..6ed0e66ab7d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/hooks.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/hooks.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export function useStatusHandlers({
       const target = event.target;
       if (
         !(target instanceof HTMLElement) ||
-        target.closest('a, button') ||
+        target.closest('a, button, dialog') ||
         contextType === 'detailed' ||
         window.getSelection()?.type === 'Range'
       ) {