diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index faefb80e..f87a2413 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -323,10 +323,8 @@ const Status = {
     },
     linkClicked (event) {
       let { target } = event
-      if (target.tagName === 'SPAN') {
-        target = target.parentNode
-      }
-      if (target.tagName === 'A') {
+      target = target.tagName === 'A' ? target : target.closest('a')
+      if (target) {
         if (target.className.match(/mention/)) {
           const href = target.href
           const attn = this.status.attentions.find(attn => mentionMatchesUrl(attn, href))