diff --git a/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx b/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx
index ffb36f50..4144d895 100644
--- a/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx
+++ b/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { convertHtmlToTree } from 'src/services/html_converter/html_tree_convert
 import { convertHtmlToLines } from 'src/services/html_converter/html_line_converter.service.js'
 import StillImage from 'src/components/still-image/still-image.vue'
 import MentionLink from 'src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue'
+import MentionsLine from 'src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.vue'
 
 import './rich_content.scss'
 
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ export default Vue.component('RichContent', {
       required: false,
       type: Boolean,
       default: false
+    },
+    hideMentions: {
+      required: false,
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false
     }
   },
   // NEVER EVER TOUCH DATA INSIDE RENDER
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@ export default Vue.component('RichContent', {
     // unique index for vue "tag" property
     let mentionIndex = 0
     let tagsIndex = 0
+    let firstMentionReplaced = false
 
     const renderImage = (tag) => {
       return <StillImage
@@ -90,7 +97,12 @@ export default Vue.component('RichContent', {
       writtenMentions.push(linkData)
       if (!encounteredText) {
         firstMentions.push(linkData)
-        return ''
+        if (!firstMentionReplaced && !this.hideMentions) {
+          firstMentionReplaced = true
+          return <MentionsLine mentions={ firstMentions } />
+        } else {
+          return ''
+        }
       } else {
         return <MentionLink
           url={attrs.href}
@@ -143,7 +155,7 @@ export default Vue.component('RichContent', {
               if (firstMentions.length > 1 && lastMentions.length > 1) {
                 break
               } else {
-                return ''
+                return !this.hideMentions ? <MentionsLine mentions={lastMentions} /> : ''
               }
             } else {
               break
diff --git a/src/components/status_body/status_body.js b/src/components/status_body/status_body.js
index 26491e1b..9ee7a109 100644
--- a/src/components/status_body/status_body.js
+++ b/src/components/status_body/status_body.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import fileType from 'src/services/file_type/file_type.service'
 import RichContent from 'src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx'
-import MentionsLine from 'src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.vue'
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
 import { set } from 'vue'
@@ -36,9 +35,6 @@ const StatusContent = {
       showingLongSubject: false,
       // not as computed because it sets the initial state which will be changed later
       expandingSubject: !this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.collapseMessageWithSubject,
-      headTailLinks: null,
-      firstMentions: [],
-      lastMentions: []
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -81,8 +77,7 @@ const StatusContent = {
     ...mapGetters(['mergedConfig'])
   },
   components: {
-    RichContent,
-    MentionsLine
+    RichContent
   },
   mounted () {
     this.status.attentions && this.status.attentions.forEach(attn => {
@@ -98,11 +93,6 @@ const StatusContent = {
         this.expandingSubject = !this.expandingSubject
       }
     },
-    setHeadTailLinks (headTailLinks) {
-      set(this, 'headTailLinks', headTailLinks)
-      set(this, 'firstMentions', headTailLinks.firstMentions)
-      set(this, 'lastMentions', headTailLinks.lastMentions)
-    },
     generateTagLink (tag) {
       return `/tag/${tag}`
     }
diff --git a/src/components/status_body/status_body.scss b/src/components/status_body/status_body.scss
index 81a687f1..c7732bfe 100644
--- a/src/components/status_body/status_body.scss
+++ b/src/components/status_body/status_body.scss
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       overflow-y: hidden;
       z-index: 1;
 
-      .rich-content-wrapper {
+      .media-body {
         min-height: 0;
         mask:
           linear-gradient(to top, white, transparent) bottom/100% 70px no-repeat,
diff --git a/src/components/status_body/status_body.vue b/src/components/status_body/status_body.vue
index 3dc4916c..2be46303 100644
--- a/src/components/status_body/status_body.vue
+++ b/src/components/status_body/status_body.vue
@@ -38,28 +38,17 @@
         >
           {{ $t("general.show_more") }}
         </button>
-        <span
+        <RichContent
           v-if="!hideSubjectStatus && !(singleLine && status.summary_raw_html)"
-          class="rich-content-wrapper"
-        >
-          <MentionsLine
-            v-if="!hideMentions && firstMentions && firstMentions.length > 0"
-            :mentions="firstMentions"
-          />
-          <RichContent
-            :class="{ '-single-line': singleLine }"
-            class="text media-body"
-            :html="status.raw_html"
-            :emoji="status.emojis"
-            :handle-links="true"
-            :greentext="mergedConfig.greentext"
-            @parseReady="setHeadTailLinks"
-          />
-          <MentionsLine
-            v-if="!hideMentions && lastMentions.length > 1 && firstMentions.length <= 1"
-            :mentions="lastMentions"
-          />
-        </span>
+          :class="{ '-single-line': singleLine }"
+          class="text media-body"
+          :html="status.raw_html"
+          :emoji="status.emojis"
+          :handle-links="true"
+          :hide-mentions="hideMentions"
+          :greentext="mergedConfig.greentext"
+          @parseReady="$emit('parseReady', $event)"
+        />
 
         <button
           v-if="hideSubjectStatus"
diff --git a/src/components/status_content/status_content.js b/src/components/status_content/status_content.js
index 11a4974b..51895ef6 100644
--- a/src/components/status_content/status_content.js
+++ b/src/components/status_content/status_content.js
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ const StatusContent = {
     StatusBody
   },
   methods: {
-    setHeadTailLinks (headTailLinks) {
-      this.$emit('parseReady', headTailLinks)
-    },
     setMedia () {
       const attachments = this.attachmentSize === 'hide' ? this.status.attachments : this.galleryAttachments
       return () => this.$store.dispatch('setMedia', attachments)
diff --git a/src/components/status_content/status_content.vue b/src/components/status_content/status_content.vue
index feb34d2c..2e71757d 100644
--- a/src/components/status_content/status_content.vue
+++ b/src/components/status_content/status_content.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       :status="status"
       :single-line="singleLine"
       :hide-mentions="hideMentions"
-      @parseReady="setHeadTailLinks"
+      @parseReady="$emit('parseReady', $event)"
     >
       <div v-if="status.poll && status.poll.options">
         <poll :base-poll="status.poll" />
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/components/rich_content.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/components/rich_content.spec.js
index 835fbea2..c6ec4315 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/components/rich_content.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/components/rich_content.spec.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -38,6 +39,34 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
+        handleLinks: true,
+        greentext: true,
+        emoji: [],
+        html
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(wrapper.html()).to.eql(compwrap(expected))
+  })
+
+  it('replaces first mention with mentionsline if hideMentions=false', () => {
+    const html = p(
+      makeMention('John'),
+      ' how are you doing thoday?'
+    )
+    const expected = p(
+      '<span class="h-card">',
+      '<mentionsline-stub mentions="',
+      '[object Object]',
+      '"></mentionsline-stub>',
+      '</span>',
+      'how are you doing thoday?'
+    )
+    const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
+      localVue,
+      propsData: {
+        hideMentions: false,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -68,6 +97,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -78,6 +108,44 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     expect(wrapper.html()).to.eql(compwrap(expected))
   })
 
+  it('replaces mentions at the end of the hellpost if hideMentions=false (<p>)', () => {
+    const html = [
+      p('How are you doing today, fine gentlemen?'),
+      p(
+        makeMention('John'),
+        makeMention('Josh'),
+        makeMention('Jeremy')
+      )
+    ].join('')
+    const expected = [
+      p(
+        'How are you doing today, fine gentlemen?'
+      ),
+      // TODO fix this extra line somehow?
+      p(
+        '<mentionsline-stub mentions="',
+        '[object Object],',
+        '[object Object],',
+        '[object Object]',
+        '"></mentionsline-stub>'
+      )
+    ].join('')
+
+    const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
+      localVue,
+      propsData: {
+        hideMentions: false,
+        handleLinks: true,
+        greentext: true,
+        emoji: [],
+        html
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(wrapper.html()).to.eql(compwrap(expected))
+  })
+
+
   it('removes mentions from the end of the hellpost (<br>)', () => {
     const html = [
       'How are you doing today, fine gentlemen?',
@@ -96,6 +164,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -124,6 +193,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -165,6 +235,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -199,6 +270,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -240,6 +312,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -267,6 +340,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: false,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -290,6 +364,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: false,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -309,6 +384,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: false,
         greentext: false,
         emoji: [],
@@ -329,6 +405,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: false,
         greentext: false,
         emoji: [{ url: 'about:blank', shortcode: 'spurdo' }],
@@ -345,6 +422,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: false,
         greentext: false,
         emoji: [],
@@ -407,6 +485,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -425,10 +504,18 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
       makeMention('bar'),
       makeMention('baz')
     ].join('<br>')
+    const expected = [
+      'Bruh',
+      'Bruh',
+      stubMention('foo'),
+      stubMention('bar'),
+      stubMention('baz')
+    ].join('<br>')
 
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -436,7 +523,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
       }
     })
 
-    expect(wrapper.html()).to.eql(compwrap(html))
+    expect(wrapper.html()).to.eql(compwrap(expected))
   })
 
   it('Don\'t remove last mentions if there are more than one first mention - remove first instead', () => {
@@ -471,6 +558,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
@@ -506,6 +594,7 @@ describe('RichContent', () => {
     const wrapper = shallowMount(RichContent, {
       localVue,
       propsData: {
+        hideMentions: true,
         handleLinks: true,
         greentext: true,
         emoji: [],
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/services/html_converter/html_line_converter.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/services/html_converter/html_line_converter.spec.js
index c8c89700..de7c7fc2 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/services/html_converter/html_line_converter.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/services/html_converter/html_line_converter.spec.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const mapOnlyText = (processor) => (input) => {
   }
 }
 
-describe.only('html_line_converter', () => {
+describe('html_line_converter', () => {
   describe('with processor that keeps original line should not make any changes to HTML when', () => {
     const processorKeep = (line) => line
     it('fed with regular HTML with newlines', () => {