diff --git a/components/status/StatusBody.vue b/components/status/StatusBody.vue
index ef51dead..733f9974 100644
--- a/components/status/StatusBody.vue
+++ b/components/status/StatusBody.vue
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import type { mastodon } from 'masto'
 
 const {
   status,
+  newer,
   withAction = true,
 } = defineProps<{
   status: mastodon.v1.Status | mastodon.v1.StatusEdit
+  newer?: mastodon.v1.Status
   withAction?: boolean
 }>()
 
@@ -20,13 +22,15 @@ const vnode = $computed(() => {
     mentions: 'mentions' in status ? status.mentions : undefined,
     markdown: true,
     collapseMentionLink: !!('inReplyToId' in status && status.inReplyToId),
+    status: 'id' in status ? status : undefined,
+    inReplyToStatus: newer,
   })
   return vnode
 })
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="status-body" whitespace-pre-wrap break-words :class="{ 'with-action': withAction }">
+  <div class="status-body" whitespace-pre-wrap break-words :class="{ 'with-action': withAction }" relative>
     <span
       v-if="status.content"
       class="content-rich line-compact" dir="auto"
diff --git a/components/status/StatusCard.vue b/components/status/StatusCard.vue
index db6d5b0a..e732019b 100644
--- a/components/status/StatusCard.vue
+++ b/components/status/StatusCard.vue
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(
   }>(),
   { actions: true },
 )
+
 const userSettings = useUserSettings()
 
 const status = $computed(() => {
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ const showReplyTo = $computed(() => !replyToMain && !directReply)
         </div>
 
         <!-- Content -->
-        <StatusContent :status="status" :context="context" mb2 :class="{ 'mt-2 mb1': isDM }" />
+        <StatusContent :status="status" :newer="newer" :context="context" mb2 :class="{ 'mt-2 mb1': isDM }" />
         <StatusActions v-if="actions !== false" v-show="!userSettings.zenMode" :status="status" />
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/components/status/StatusContent.vue b/components/status/StatusContent.vue
index 1ca0d0ec..ad2492d9 100644
--- a/components/status/StatusContent.vue
+++ b/components/status/StatusContent.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { mastodon } from 'masto'
 
 const { status, context } = defineProps<{
   status: mastodon.v1.Status
+  newer?: mastodon.v1.Status
   context?: mastodon.v2.FilterContext | 'details'
 }>()
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ const isFiltered = $computed(() => filterPhrase && (context && context !== 'deta
       'ms--3.5 mt--1 ms--1': isDM && context !== 'details',
     }"
   >
-    <StatusBody v-if="!isFiltered && status.sensitive && !status.spoilerText" :status="status" :with-action="!isDetails" :class="isDetails ? 'text-xl' : ''" />
+    <StatusBody v-if="!isFiltered && status.sensitive && !status.spoilerText" :status="status" :newer="newer" :with-action="!isDetails" :class="isDetails ? 'text-xl' : ''" />
     <StatusSpoiler :enabled="status.sensitive || isFiltered" :filter="isFiltered">
       <template v-if="filterPhrase" #spoiler>
         <p>{{ `${$t('status.filter_hidden_phrase')}: ${filterPhrase}` }}</p>
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ const isFiltered = $computed(() => filterPhrase && (context && context !== 'deta
       <template v-else-if="status.spoilerText" #spoiler>
         <p>{{ status.spoilerText }}</p>
       </template>
-      <StatusBody v-if="!status.sensitive || status.spoilerText" :status="status" :with-action="!isDetails" :class="isDetails ? 'text-xl' : ''" />
+      <StatusBody v-if="!status.sensitive || status.spoilerText" :status="status" :newer="newer" :with-action="!isDetails" :class="isDetails ? 'text-xl' : ''" />
       <StatusTranslation :status="status" />
       <StatusPoll v-if="status.poll" :status="status" />
       <StatusMedia
diff --git a/components/status/StatusDetails.vue b/components/status/StatusDetails.vue
index 2dd45fd5..3e485c64 100644
--- a/components/status/StatusDetails.vue
+++ b/components/status/StatusDetails.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { mastodon } from 'masto'
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
   status: mastodon.v1.Status
+  newer?: mastodon.v1.Status
   command?: boolean
   actions?: boolean
 }>(), {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ const isDM = $computed(() => status.visibility === 'direct')
         <AccountInfo :account="status.account" />
       </AccountHoverWrapper>
     </NuxtLink>
-    <StatusContent :status="status" context="details" />
+    <StatusContent :status="status" :newer="newer" context="details" />
     <div flex="~ gap-1" items-center text-secondary text-sm>
       <div flex>
         <div>{{ createdAt }}</div>
diff --git a/composables/content-parse.ts b/composables/content-parse.ts
index 4e7c0401..4c793bbe 100644
--- a/composables/content-parse.ts
+++ b/composables/content-parse.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export interface ContentParseOptions {
   astTransforms?: Transform[]
   convertMentionLink?: boolean
   collapseMentionLink?: boolean
+  status?: mastodon.v1.Status
+  inReplyToStatus?: mastodon.v1.Status
 }
 
 const sanitizerBasicClasses = filterClasses(/^(h-\S*|p-\S*|u-\S*|dt-\S*|e-\S*|mention|hashtag|ellipsis|invisible)$/u)
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ export function parseMastodonHTML(
     convertMentionLink = false,
     collapseMentionLink = false,
     mentions,
+    status,
+    inReplyToStatus,
   } = options
 
   if (markdown) {
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ export function parseMastodonHTML(
   transforms.push(transformParagraphs)
 
   if (collapseMentionLink)
-    transforms.push(transformCollapseMentions())
+    transforms.push(transformCollapseMentions(status, inReplyToStatus))
 
   return transformSync(parse(html), transforms)
 }
@@ -443,12 +447,22 @@ function transformParagraphs(node: Node): Node | Node[] {
   return node
 }
 
-function transformCollapseMentions() {
+function isMention(node: Node) {
+  const child = node.children?.length === 1 ? node.children[0] : null
+  return Boolean(child?.name === 'a' && child.attributes.class?.includes('mention'))
+}
+
+function isSpacing(node: Node) {
+  return node.type === TEXT_NODE && !node.value.trim()
+}
+
+// Extract the username from a known mention node
+function getMentionHandle(node: Node): string | undefined {
+  return hrefToHandle(node.children?.[0].attributes.href) // node.children?.[0]?.children?.[0]?.attributes?.['data-id']
+}
+
+function transformCollapseMentions(status?: mastodon.v1.Status, inReplyToStatus?: mastodon.v1.Status): Transform {
   let processed = false
-  function isMention(node: Node) {
-    const child = node.children?.length === 1 ? node.children[0] : null
-    return Boolean(child?.name === 'a' && child.attributes.class?.includes('mention'))
-  }
 
   return (node: Node, root: Node): Node | Node[] => {
     if (processed || node.parent !== root || !node.children)
@@ -456,12 +470,12 @@ function transformCollapseMentions() {
     const mentions: (Node | undefined)[] = []
     const children = node.children as Node[]
     for (const child of children) {
-      // metion
+      // mention
       if (isMention(child)) {
         mentions.push(child)
       }
       // spaces in between
-      else if (child.type === TEXT_NODE && !child.value.trim()) {
+      else if (isSpacing(child)) {
         mentions.push(child)
       }
       // other content, stop collapsing
@@ -478,21 +492,55 @@ function transformCollapseMentions() {
     if (mentions.length === 0)
       return node
 
+    let removeNextSpacing = false
+    const contextualMentions = mentions.filter((mention) => {
+      if (!mention)
+        return false
+
+      if (removeNextSpacing && isSpacing(mention)) {
+        removeNextSpacing = false
+        return false
+      }
+
+      if (isMention(mention) && inReplyToStatus) {
+        const mentionHandle = getMentionHandle(mention)
+        if (inReplyToStatus.account.acct === mentionHandle || inReplyToStatus.mentions.some(m => m.acct === mentionHandle))
+          return false
+      }
+
+      return true
+    })
+
+    const mentionsCount = contextualMentions.filter(m => m && isMention(m)).length
+
+    // We have a special case for single mentions that are part of a reply.
+    // We already have the replying to badge in this case or the status is connected to the previous one.
+    // This is needed because the status doesn't included the in Reply to handle, only the account id.
+    // But this covers the majority of cases.
+    const showMentions = !(mentionsCount === 0 || (mentionsCount === 1 && status?.inReplyToAccountId))
+
+    const contextualChildren = children.slice(mentions.length)
     return {
       ...node,
-      children: [h('mention-group', null, ...mentions.filter(Boolean)), ...children.slice(mentions.length)],
+      children: showMentions ? [h('mention-group', null, ...contextualMentions), ...contextualChildren] : contextualChildren,
     }
   }
 }
 
+function hrefToHandle(href: string): string | undefined {
+  const matchUser = href.match(UserLinkRE)
+  if (matchUser) {
+    const [, server, username] = matchUser
+    return `${username}@${server.replace(/(.+\.)(.+\..+)/, '$2')}`
+  }
+}
+
 function transformMentionLink(node: Node): string | Node | (string | Node)[] | null {
   if (node.name === 'a' && node.attributes.class?.includes('mention')) {
     const href = node.attributes.href
     if (href) {
-      const matchUser = href.match(UserLinkRE)
-      if (matchUser) {
-        const [, server, username] = matchUser
-        const handle = `${username}@${server.replace(/(.+\.)(.+\..+)/, '$2')}`
+      const handle = hrefToHandle(href)
+      if (handle) {
         // convert to Tiptap mention node
         return h('span', { 'data-type': 'mention', 'data-id': handle }, handle)
       }
diff --git a/pages/[[server]]/@[account]/[status].vue b/pages/[[server]]/@[account]/[status].vue
index e25df22d..7d23b4ea 100644
--- a/pages/[[server]]/@[account]/[status].vue
+++ b/pages/[[server]]/@[account]/[status].vue
@@ -68,18 +68,19 @@ onReactivated(() => {
 
 <template>
   <MainContent back>
-    <template v-if="!pending">
+    <template v-if="!pending && !pendingContext">
       <div v-if="status" xl:mt-4 border="b base" mb="50vh">
-        <template v-for="comment of context?.ancestors" :key="comment.id">
+        <template v-for="comment, i of context?.ancestors" :key="comment.id">
           <StatusCard
             :status="comment" :actions="comment.visibility !== 'direct'" context="account"
-            :has-older="true" :has-newer="true"
+            :has-older="true" :newer="context?.ancestors[i - 1]"
           />
         </template>
 
         <StatusDetails
           ref="main"
           :status="status"
+          :newer="context?.ancestors.at(-1)"
           command
           style="scroll-margin-top: 60px"
         />
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ onReactivated(() => {
               :status="item"
               context="account"
               :older="context?.descendants[index + 1]"
-              :newer="context?.descendants[index - 1]"
+              :newer="index > 0 ? context?.descendants[index - 1] : status"
               :has-newer="index === 0"
               :main="status"
             />
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap
index d7f36a0d..492b2846 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/html-parse.test.ts.snap
@@ -92,6 +92,25 @@ exports[`html-parse > empty > html 1`] = `""`;
 
 exports[`html-parse > empty > text 1`] = `""`;
 
+exports[`html-parse > hide mentions in context > html 1`] = `
+"<p>
+  <mention-group
+    ><span class=\\"h-card\\"
+      ><a
+        href=\\"/@haoqun@webtoo.ls\\"
+        class=\\"u-url mention\\"
+        rel=\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\"
+        target=\\"_blank\\"
+        >@<span>haoqun</span></a
+      ></span
+    ></mention-group
+  >Great to see this happening
+</p>
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`html-parse > hide mentions in context > text 1`] = `"@haoqunGreat to see this happening"`;
+
 exports[`html-parse > html entities > html 1`] = `
 "<p>Hello &lt;World /&gt;.</p>
 "
@@ -142,3 +161,50 @@ exports[`html-parse > link + mention > html 1`] = `
 `;
 
 exports[`html-parse > link + mention > text 1`] = `"Happy 🤗 we’re now using @vitest (migrated from chai+mocha) https://github.com/ayoayco/astro-reactive-library/pull/203"`;
+
+exports[`html-parse > mentions without context > html 1`] = `
+"<p>
+  <mention-group
+    ><span class=\\"h-card\\"
+      ><a
+        href=\\"/@haoqun@webtoo.ls\\"
+        class=\\"u-url mention\\"
+        rel=\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\"
+        target=\\"_blank\\"
+        >@<span>haoqun</span></a
+      ></span
+    ></mention-group
+  >Great to see this happening
+</p>
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`html-parse > mentions without context > text 1`] = `"@haoqunGreat to see this happening"`;
+
+exports[`html-parse > show mentions in context > html 1`] = `
+"<p>
+  <mention-group
+    ><span class=\\"h-card\\"
+      ><a
+        href=\\"/@haoqun@webtoo.ls\\"
+        class=\\"u-url mention\\"
+        rel=\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\"
+        target=\\"_blank\\"
+        >@<span>haoqun</span></a
+      ></span
+    >
+    <span class=\\"h-card\\"
+      ><a
+        href=\\"/@antfu@webtoo.ls\\"
+        class=\\"u-url mention\\"
+        rel=\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\"
+        target=\\"_blank\\"
+        >@<span>antfu</span></a
+      ></span
+    ></mention-group
+  >Great to see this happening
+</p>
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`html-parse > show mentions in context > text 1`] = `"@haoqun @antfuGreat to see this happening"`;
diff --git a/tests/content-rich.test.ts b/tests/content-rich.test.ts
index 56146c7c..e56cba11 100644
--- a/tests/content-rich.test.ts
+++ b/tests/content-rich.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { renderToString } from 'vue/server-renderer'
 import { format } from 'prettier'
+import type { mastodon } from 'masto'
 import { contentToVNode } from '~/composables/content-render'
 import type { ContentParseOptions } from '~~/composables/content-parse'
 
@@ -139,6 +140,37 @@ describe('content-rich', () => {
     `)
   })
 
+  it('hides collapsed mentions', async () => {
+    const { formatted } = await render('<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://m.webtoo.ls/@elk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elk</span></a></span> content</p>', {
+      collapseMentionLink: true,
+      inReplyToStatus: { account: { acct: 'elk@webtoo.ls' }, mentions: [] as mastodon.v1.StatusMention[] } as mastodon.v1.Status,
+    })
+    expect(formatted).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "<p>content</p>
+      "
+    `)
+  })
+
+  it('shows some collapsed mentions', async () => {
+    const { formatted } = await render('<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://m.webtoo.ls/@elk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://m.webtoo.ls/@antfu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>antfu</span></a></span> content</p>', {
+      collapseMentionLink: true,
+      inReplyToStatus: { account: { acct: 'elk@webtoo.ls' }, mentions: [] as mastodon.v1.StatusMention[] } as mastodon.v1.Status,
+    })
+    expect(formatted).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "<p>
+        <mention-group>
+          <span class=\\"h-card\\"
+            ><a
+              class=\\"u-url mention\\"
+              rel=\\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\\"
+              to=\\"/m.webtoo.ls/@antfu\\"
+            ></a></span></mention-group
+        >content
+      </p>
+      "
+    `)
+  })
+
   it ('block with injected html, without language', async () => {
     const { formatted } = await render(`
       <pre>
diff --git a/tests/html-parse.test.ts b/tests/html-parse.test.ts
index 8693e6d4..d5aadce5 100644
--- a/tests/html-parse.test.ts
+++ b/tests/html-parse.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import type { mastodon } from 'masto'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { format } from 'prettier'
 import { render as renderTree } from 'ultrahtml'
+import type { ContentParseOptions } from '~~/composables/content-parse'
 
 describe('html-parse', () => {
   it('empty', async () => {
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ describe('html-parse', () => {
 
   it('custom emoji', async () => {
     const { formatted, serializedText } = await render('Daniel Roe :nuxt:', {
-      nuxt: {
-        shortcode: 'nuxt',
-        url: 'https://media.webtoo.ls/custom_emojis/images/000/000/366/original/73330dfc9dda4078.png',
-        staticUrl: 'https://media.webtoo.ls/custom_emojis/images/000/000/366/original/73330dfc9dda4078.png',
-        visibleInPicker: true,
+      emojis: {
+        nuxt: {
+          shortcode: 'nuxt',
+          url: 'https://media.webtoo.ls/custom_emojis/images/000/000/366/original/73330dfc9dda4078.png',
+          staticUrl: 'https://media.webtoo.ls/custom_emojis/images/000/000/366/original/73330dfc9dda4078.png',
+          visibleInPicker: true,
+        },
       },
     })
     expect(formatted).toMatchSnapshot('html')
@@ -62,8 +64,8 @@ describe('html-parse', () => {
   })
 })
 
-async function render(input: string, emojis?: Record<string, mastodon.v1.CustomEmoji>) {
-  const tree = parseMastodonHTML(input, { emojis })
+async function render(input: string, options?: ContentParseOptions) {
+  const tree = parseMastodonHTML(input, options)
   const html = await renderTree(tree)
   let formatted = ''
   const serializedText = treeToText(tree).trim()