diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
index 742d3accf..6542df65b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     const [ startX, startY ] = this.startXY;
     const [ deltaX, deltaY ] = [Math.abs(e.clientX - startX), Math.abs(e.clientY - startY)];
 
-    if (e.target.localName === 'button' || e.target.localName === 'a' || (e.target.parentNode && (e.target.parentNode.localName === 'button' || e.target.parentNode.localName === 'a'))) {
+    if (e.target.localName === 'button' || e.target.localName == 'video' || e.target.localName === 'a' || (e.target.parentNode && (e.target.parentNode.localName === 'button' || e.target.parentNode.localName === 'a'))) {
       return;
     }