diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/blurhash.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/blurhash.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5adcc3e7702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/blurhash.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+const DIGIT_CHARACTERS = [
+  '0',
+  '1',
+  '2',
+  '3',
+  '4',
+  '5',
+  '6',
+  '7',
+  '8',
+  '9',
+  'A',
+  'B',
+  'C',
+  'D',
+  'E',
+  'F',
+  'G',
+  'H',
+  'I',
+  'J',
+  'K',
+  'L',
+  'M',
+  'N',
+  'O',
+  'P',
+  'Q',
+  'R',
+  'S',
+  'T',
+  'U',
+  'V',
+  'W',
+  'X',
+  'Y',
+  'Z',
+  'a',
+  'b',
+  'c',
+  'd',
+  'e',
+  'f',
+  'g',
+  'h',
+  'i',
+  'j',
+  'k',
+  'l',
+  'm',
+  'n',
+  'o',
+  'p',
+  'q',
+  'r',
+  's',
+  't',
+  'u',
+  'v',
+  'w',
+  'x',
+  'y',
+  'z',
+  '#',
+  '$',
+  '%',
+  '*',
+  '+',
+  ',',
+  '-',
+  '.',
+  ':',
+  ';',
+  '=',
+  '?',
+  '@',
+  '[',
+  ']',
+  '^',
+  '_',
+  '{',
+  '|',
+  '}',
+  '~',
+];
+
+export const decode83 = (str) => {
+  let value = 0;
+  let c, digit;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+    c = str[i];
+    digit = DIGIT_CHARACTERS.indexOf(c);
+    value = value * 83 + digit;
+  }
+
+  return value;
+};
+
+export const intToRGB = int => ({
+  r: Math.max(0, (int >> 16)),
+  g: Math.max(0, (int >> 8) & 255),
+  b: Math.max(0, (int & 255)),
+});
+
+export const getAverageFromBlurhash = blurhash => {
+  if (!blurhash) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return intToRGB(decode83(blurhash.slice(2, 6)));
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 27d96e588d5..22098d57ed0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -192,8 +192,9 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     return <div className='audio-player' style={{ height: '110px' }} />;
   }
 
-  handleOpenVideo = (media, options) => {
-    this.props.onOpenVideo(this._properStatus().get('id'), media, options);
+  handleOpenVideo = (options) => {
+    const status = this._properStatus();
+    this.props.onOpenVideo(status.get('id'), status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0]), options);
   }
 
   handleOpenMedia = (media, index) => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
index cd29b548950..e20557eb335 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     e.stopPropagation();
   }
 
-  handleOpenVideo = (media, options) => {
-    this.props.onOpenVideo(media, options);
+  handleOpenVideo = (options) => {
+    this.props.onOpenVideo(this.props.status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0]), options);
   }
 
   handleExpandedToggle = () => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.js
index a80776b2232..0676bd9cf1c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/audio_modal.js
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Audio from 'mastodon/features/audio';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { previewState } from './video_modal';
-import classNames from 'classnames';
-import Icon from 'mastodon/components/icon';
+import Footer from 'mastodon/features/picture_in_picture/components/footer';
 
-const mapStateToProps = (state, { status }) => ({
-  account: state.getIn(['accounts', status.get('account')]),
+const mapStateToProps = (state, { statusId }) => ({
+  accountStaticAvatar: state.getIn(['accounts', state.getIn(['statuses', statusId, 'account']), 'avatar_static']),
 });
 
 export default @connect(mapStateToProps)
@@ -18,12 +16,13 @@ class AudioModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
-    status: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
+    statusId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    accountStaticAvatar: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     options: PropTypes.shape({
       autoPlay: PropTypes.bool,
     }),
-    account: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onChangeBackgroundColor: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
 
   static contextTypes = {
@@ -52,15 +51,8 @@ class AudioModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
   }
 
-  handleStatusClick = e => {
-    if (e.button === 0 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      this.context.router.history.push(`/statuses/${this.props.status.get('id')}`);
-    }
-  }
-
   render () {
-    const { media, status, account } = this.props;
+    const { media, accountStaticAvatar, statusId, onClose } = this.props;
     const options = this.props.options || {};
 
     return (
@@ -71,7 +63,7 @@ class AudioModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             alt={media.get('description')}
             duration={media.getIn(['meta', 'original', 'duration'], 0)}
             height={150}
-            poster={media.get('preview_url') || account.get('avatar_static')}
+            poster={media.get('preview_url') || accountStaticAvatar}
             backgroundColor={media.getIn(['meta', 'colors', 'background'])}
             foregroundColor={media.getIn(['meta', 'colors', 'foreground'])}
             accentColor={media.getIn(['meta', 'colors', 'accent'])}
@@ -79,11 +71,9 @@ class AudioModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           />
         </div>
 
-        {status && (
-          <div className={classNames('media-modal__meta')}>
-            <a href={status.get('url')} onClick={this.handleStatusClick}><Icon id='comments' /> <FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' /></a>
-          </div>
-        )}
+        <div className='media-modal__overlay'>
+          {statusId && <Footer statusId={statusId} withOpenButton onClose={onClose} />}
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
index 58cef1e9da5..7fe7ed09473 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/media_modal.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Icon from 'mastodon/components/icon';
 import GIFV from 'mastodon/components/gifv';
 import { disableSwiping } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
 import Footer from 'mastodon/features/picture_in_picture/components/footer';
+import { getAverageFromBlurhash } from 'mastodon/blurhash';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   close: { id: 'lightbox.close', defaultMessage: 'Close' },
@@ -21,111 +22,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 
 export const previewState = 'previewMediaModal';
 
-const digitCharacters = [
-  '0',
-  '1',
-  '2',
-  '3',
-  '4',
-  '5',
-  '6',
-  '7',
-  '8',
-  '9',
-  'A',
-  'B',
-  'C',
-  'D',
-  'E',
-  'F',
-  'G',
-  'H',
-  'I',
-  'J',
-  'K',
-  'L',
-  'M',
-  'N',
-  'O',
-  'P',
-  'Q',
-  'R',
-  'S',
-  'T',
-  'U',
-  'V',
-  'W',
-  'X',
-  'Y',
-  'Z',
-  'a',
-  'b',
-  'c',
-  'd',
-  'e',
-  'f',
-  'g',
-  'h',
-  'i',
-  'j',
-  'k',
-  'l',
-  'm',
-  'n',
-  'o',
-  'p',
-  'q',
-  'r',
-  's',
-  't',
-  'u',
-  'v',
-  'w',
-  'x',
-  'y',
-  'z',
-  '#',
-  '$',
-  '%',
-  '*',
-  '+',
-  ',',
-  '-',
-  '.',
-  ':',
-  ';',
-  '=',
-  '?',
-  '@',
-  '[',
-  ']',
-  '^',
-  '_',
-  '{',
-  '|',
-  '}',
-  '~',
-];
-
-const decode83 = (str) => {
-  let value = 0;
-  let c, digit;
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
-    c = str[i];
-    digit = digitCharacters.indexOf(c);
-    value = value * 83 + digit;
-  }
-
-  return value;
-};
-
-const decodeRGB = int => ({
-  r: Math.max(0, (int >> 16)),
-  g: Math.max(0, (int >> 8) & 255),
-  b: Math.max(0, (int & 255)),
-});
-
 export default @injectIntl
 class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
@@ -224,7 +120,7 @@ class MediaModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const blurhash = media.getIn([index, 'blurhash']);
 
     if (blurhash) {
-      const backgroundColor = decodeRGB(decode83(blurhash.slice(2, 6)));
+      const backgroundColor = getAverageFromBlurhash(blurhash);
       onChangeBackgroundColor(backgroundColor);
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
index 2c3c026c8f5..2f13a175a1d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/video_modal.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Video from 'mastodon/features/video';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
+import Footer from 'mastodon/features/picture_in_picture/components/footer';
+import { getAverageFromBlurhash } from 'mastodon/blurhash';
 
 export const previewState = 'previewVideoModal';
 
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       defaultVolume: PropTypes.number,
     }),
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onChangeBackgroundColor: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
 
   static contextTypes = {
@@ -24,29 +27,35 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   componentDidMount () {
-    if (this.context.router) {
-      const history = this.context.router.history;
+    const { router } = this.context;
+    const { media, onChangeBackgroundColor, onClose } = this.props;
 
-      history.push(history.location.pathname, previewState);
+    if (router) {
+      router.history.push(router.history.location.pathname, previewState);
+      this.unlistenHistory = router.history.listen(() => onClose());
+    }
 
-      this.unlistenHistory = history.listen(() => {
-        this.props.onClose();
-      });
+    const backgroundColor = getAverageFromBlurhash(media.get('blurhash'));
+
+    if (backgroundColor) {
+      onChangeBackgroundColor(backgroundColor);
     }
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount () {
-    if (this.context.router) {
+    const { router } = this.context;
+
+    if (router) {
       this.unlistenHistory();
 
-      if (this.context.router.history.location.state === previewState) {
-        this.context.router.history.goBack();
+      if (router.history.location.state === previewState) {
+        router.history.goBack();
       }
     }
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { media, onClose } = this.props;
+    const { media, statusId, onClose } = this.props;
     const options = this.props.options || {};
 
     return (
@@ -65,6 +74,10 @@ export default class VideoModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             alt={media.get('description')}
           />
         </div>
+
+        <div className='media-modal__overlay'>
+          {statusId && <Footer statusId={statusId} withOpenButton onClose={onClose} />}
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
index 46eaebd9b9d..a2dccdfc043 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
-import { fromJS, is } from 'immutable';
+import { is } from 'immutable';
 import { throttle, debounce } from 'lodash';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { isFullscreen, requestFullscreen, exitFullscreen } from '../ui/util/fullscreen';
@@ -495,25 +495,13 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   handleOpenVideo = () => {
-    const { src, preview, width, height, alt } = this.props;
+    this.video.pause();
 
-    const media = fromJS({
-      type: 'video',
-      url: src,
-      preview_url: preview,
-      description: alt,
-      width,
-      height,
-    });
-
-    const options = {
+    this.props.onOpenVideo({
       startTime: this.video.currentTime,
       autoPlay: !this.state.paused,
       defaultVolume: this.state.volume,
-    };
-
-    this.video.pause();
-    this.props.onOpenVideo(media, options);
+    });
   }
 
   handleCloseVideo = () => {