diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js
index 5930b7a16..a3e2a24f2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ export const STATUS_FETCH_SOURCE_REQUEST = 'STATUS_FETCH_SOURCE_REQUEST';
 export const STATUS_FETCH_SOURCE_SUCCESS = 'STATUS_FETCH_SOURCE_SUCCESS';
 export const STATUS_FETCH_SOURCE_FAIL    = 'STATUS_FETCH_SOURCE_FAIL';
 
+export const STATUS_TRANSLATE_REQUEST = 'STATUS_TRANSLATE_REQUEST';
+export const STATUS_TRANSLATE_SUCCESS = 'STATUS_TRANSLATE_SUCCESS';
+export const STATUS_TRANSLATE_FAIL    = 'STATUS_TRANSLATE_FAIL';
+export const STATUS_TRANSLATE_UNDO    = 'STATUS_TRANSLATE_UNDO';
+
 export function fetchStatusRequest(id, skipLoading) {
   return {
     type: STATUS_FETCH_REQUEST,
@@ -310,4 +315,36 @@ export function toggleStatusCollapse(id, isCollapsed) {
     id,
     isCollapsed,
   };
-}
+};
+
+export const translateStatus = id => (dispatch, getState) => {
+  dispatch(translateStatusRequest(id));
+
+  api(getState).post(`/api/v1/statuses/${id}/translate`).then(response => {
+    dispatch(translateStatusSuccess(id, response.data));
+  }).catch(error => {
+    dispatch(translateStatusFail(id, error));
+  });
+};
+
+export const translateStatusRequest = id => ({
+  type: STATUS_TRANSLATE_REQUEST,
+  id,
+});
+
+export const translateStatusSuccess = (id, translation) => ({
+  type: STATUS_TRANSLATE_SUCCESS,
+  id,
+  translation,
+});
+
+export const translateStatusFail = (id, error) => ({
+  type: STATUS_TRANSLATE_FAIL,
+  id,
+  error,
+});
+
+export const undoStatusTranslation = id => ({
+  type: STATUS_TRANSLATE_UNDO,
+  id,
+});
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
index 800832dc8..4041b4819 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     onEmbed: PropTypes.func,
     onHeightChange: PropTypes.func,
     onToggleHidden: PropTypes.func,
+    onTranslate: PropTypes.func,
     onInteractionModal: PropTypes.func,
     muted: PropTypes.bool,
     hidden: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -472,6 +473,10 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.node = c;
   }
 
+  handleTranslate = () => {
+    this.props.onTranslate(this.props.status);
+  }
+
   renderLoadingMediaGallery () {
     return <div className='media-gallery' style={{ height: '110px' }} />;
   }
@@ -788,6 +793,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             mediaIcons={contentMediaIcons}
             expanded={isExpanded}
             onExpandedToggle={this.handleExpandedToggle}
+            onTranslate={this.handleTranslate}
             parseClick={parseClick}
             disabled={!router}
             tagLinks={settings.get('tag_misleading_links')}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
index c618cedca..63d017a38 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import { FormattedMessage, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import Permalink from './permalink';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import Icon from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
@@ -62,13 +62,15 @@ const isLinkMisleading = (link) => {
   return !(textMatchesTarget(text, origin, host) || textMatchesTarget(text.toLowerCase(), origin, host));
 };
 
-export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
+export default @injectIntl
+class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     status: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
     expanded: PropTypes.bool,
     collapsed: PropTypes.bool,
     onExpandedToggle: PropTypes.func,
+    onTranslate: PropTypes.func,
     media: PropTypes.node,
     extraMedia: PropTypes.node,
     mediaIcons: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     onUpdate: PropTypes.func,
     tagLinks: PropTypes.bool,
     rewriteMentions: PropTypes.string,
+    intl: PropTypes.object,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -249,6 +252,10 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  handleTranslate = () => {
+    this.props.onTranslate();
+  }
+
   setContentsRef = (c) => {
     this.contentsNode = c;
   }
@@ -263,18 +270,27 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
       disabled,
       tagLinks,
       rewriteMentions,
+      intl,
     } = this.props;
 
     const hidden = this.props.onExpandedToggle ? !this.props.expanded : this.state.hidden;
+    const renderTranslate = this.props.onTranslate && ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility')) && intl.locale !== status.get('language');
+    const languageNames = new Intl.DisplayNames([intl.locale], { type: 'language' });
 
-    const content = { __html: status.get('contentHtml') };
+    const content = { __html: status.get('translation') ? status.getIn(['translation', 'content']) : status.get('contentHtml') };
     const spoilerContent = { __html: status.get('spoilerHtml') };
-    const lang = status.get('language');
+    const lang = status.get('translation') ? intl.locale : status.get('language');
     const classNames = classnames('status__content', {
       'status__content--with-action': parseClick && !disabled,
       'status__content--with-spoiler': status.get('spoiler_text').length > 0,
     });
 
+    const translateButton = (
+      <button className='status__content__read-more-button' onClick={this.handleTranslate}>
+        {status.get('translation') ? <span><FormattedMessage id='status.translated_from' defaultMessage='Translated from {lang}' values={{ lang: languageNames.of(status.get('language')) }} /> · <FormattedMessage id='status.show_original' defaultMessage='Show original' /></span> : <FormattedMessage id='status.translate' defaultMessage='Translate' />}
+      </button>
+    );
+
     if (status.get('spoiler_text').length > 0) {
       let mentionsPlaceholder = '';
 
@@ -355,6 +371,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
 
           {extraMedia}
 
+          {!hidden && renderTranslate && translateButton}
         </div>
       );
     } else if (parseClick) {
@@ -377,6 +394,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
           />
           {media}
           {extraMedia}
+          {!hidden && renderTranslate && translateButton}
         </div>
       );
     } else {
@@ -397,6 +415,7 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
           />
           {media}
           {extraMedia}
+          {!hidden && renderTranslate && translateButton}
         </div>
       );
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/status_container.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/status_container.js
index c12b2e614..947573fc7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/status_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/status_container.js
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ import {
   deleteStatus,
   hideStatus,
   revealStatus,
-  editStatus
+  editStatus,
+  translateStatus,
+  undoStatusTranslation,
 } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/statuses';
 import {
   initAddFilter,
@@ -187,6 +189,14 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl, contextType }) => ({
     dispatch(editStatus(status.get('id'), history));
   },
 
+  onTranslate (status) {
+    if (status.get('translation')) {
+      dispatch(undoStatusTranslation(status.get('id')));
+    } else {
+      dispatch(translateStatus(status.get('id')));
+    }
+  },
+
   onDirect (account, router) {
     dispatch(directCompose(account, router));
   },
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
index 46770930f..7d2c2aace 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     onOpenMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onOpenVideo: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onToggleHidden: PropTypes.func,
+    onTranslate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     expanded: PropTypes.bool,
     measureHeight: PropTypes.bool,
     onHeightChange: PropTypes.func,
@@ -112,6 +113,11 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     window.open(href, 'mastodon-intent', 'width=445,height=600,resizable=no,menubar=no,status=no,scrollbars=yes');
   }
 
+  handleTranslate = () => {
+    const { onTranslate, status } = this.props;
+    onTranslate(status);
+  }
+
   render () {
     const status = (this.props.status && this.props.status.get('reblog')) ? this.props.status.get('reblog') : this.props.status;
     const { expanded, onToggleHidden, settings, usingPiP, intl } = this.props;
@@ -305,6 +311,7 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             expanded={expanded}
             collapsed={false}
             onExpandedToggle={onToggleHidden}
+            onTranslate={this.handleTranslate}
             parseClick={this.parseClick}
             onUpdate={this.handleChildUpdate}
             tagLinks={settings.get('tag_misleading_links')}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.js
index aaa9c7928..e190652b0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/index.js
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ import {
   deleteStatus,
   editStatus,
   hideStatus,
-  revealStatus
+  revealStatus,
+  translateStatus,
+  undoStatusTranslation,
 } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/statuses';
 import { initMuteModal } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/mutes';
 import { initBlockModal } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/blocks';
@@ -437,6 +439,16 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.setState({ isExpanded: !isExpanded, threadExpanded: !isExpanded });
   }
 
+  handleTranslate = status => {
+    const { dispatch } = this.props;
+
+    if (status.get('translation')) {
+      dispatch(undoStatusTranslation(status.get('id')));
+    } else {
+      dispatch(translateStatus(status.get('id')));
+    }
+  }
+
   handleBlockClick = (status) => {
     const { dispatch } = this.props;
     const account = status.get('account');
@@ -666,6 +678,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                   onOpenMedia={this.handleOpenMedia}
                   expanded={isExpanded}
                   onToggleHidden={this.handleToggleHidden}
+                  onTranslate={this.handleTranslate}
                   domain={domain}
                   showMedia={this.state.showMedia}
                   onToggleMediaVisibility={this.handleToggleMediaVisibility}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/statuses.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/statuses.js
index b47155c5f..f0c4c804b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/statuses.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/statuses.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import {
   STATUS_REVEAL,
   STATUS_HIDE,
   STATUS_COLLAPSE,
+  STATUS_TRANSLATE_SUCCESS,
+  STATUS_TRANSLATE_UNDO,
   STATUS_FETCH_REQUEST,
   STATUS_FETCH_FAIL,
 } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/statuses';
@@ -85,6 +87,10 @@ export default function statuses(state = initialState, action) {
     return state.setIn([action.id, 'collapsed'], action.isCollapsed);
   case TIMELINE_DELETE:
     return deleteStatus(state, action.id, action.references);
+  case STATUS_TRANSLATE_SUCCESS:
+    return state.setIn([action.id, 'translation'], fromJS(action.translation));
+  case STATUS_TRANSLATE_UNDO:
+    return state.deleteIn([action.id, 'translation']);
   default:
     return state;
   }