diff --git a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss
index 5b5218f7..eed4d5be 100644
--- a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss
+++ b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
   .new {
     margin-right: 0.25em;
 
+    &.-firstMention {
+      display: none;
+    }
+
     &.-you {
       & .shortName,
       & .full {
@@ -115,12 +119,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  &:not(.-oldPlace) {
-    .new.-firstMention {
-      display: none;
-    }
-  }
-
   &:hover .new .full {
     opacity: 1;
     pointer-events: initial;
diff --git a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
index 0dae1f53..d2f4129d 100644
--- a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
+++ b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
         @click.prevent="onClick"
       >
         <!-- eslint-disable vue/no-v-html -->
-        <span class="shortName"><span class="userName" v-html="userName" /></span><span class="you" v-if="isYou">{{ $t('status.you')}}</span>
+        <span class="shortName"><span class="userName" v-html="userName" /></span>
+        <span class="you" v-if="isYou">{{ $t('status.you') }}</span>
         <!-- eslint-enable vue/no-v-html -->
       </button>
       <span
diff --git a/src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.js b/src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..837935ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import MentionLink from 'src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue'
+import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
+
+const MentionsLine = {
+  name: 'MentionsLine',
+  props: {
+    attentions: {
+      required: true,
+      type: Object
+    }
+  },
+  data: () => ({ expanded: false }),
+  components: {
+    MentionLink
+  },
+  computed: {
+    oldStyle () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.mentionsOldStyle
+    },
+    limit () {
+      return 1
+    },
+    mentions () {
+      return this.attentions.slice(0, this.limit)
+    },
+    extraMentions () {
+      return this.attentions.slice(this.limit)
+    },
+    manyMentions () {
+      return this.extraMentions.length > 0
+    },
+    buttonClasses () {
+      return [
+        this.oldStyle
+          ? 'button-unstyled'
+          : 'button-default -sublime',
+        this.oldStyle
+          ? '-oldStyle'
+          : '-newStyle'
+      ]
+    },
+    ...mapGetters(['mergedConfig']),
+  },
+  methods: {
+    toggleShowMore () {
+      this.expanded = !this.expanded
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default MentionsLine
diff --git a/src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.scss b/src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..735502de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+.MentionsLine {
+  .showMoreLess {
+    &.-newStyle {
+      line-height: 1.5;
+      font-size: inherit;
+      display: inline-block;
+      padding-top: 0;
+      padding-bottom: 0;
+    }
+
+    &.-oldStyle {
+      color: var(--link);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.vue b/src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d114f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<template>
+<span class="MentionsLine">
+  <MentionLink
+    v-for="mention in mentions"
+    class="mention-link"
+    :key="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
+    :content="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
+    :url="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
+    :first-mention="false"
+  /><span v-if="manyMentions" class="extraMentions">
+    <span
+      v-if="expanded"
+      class="fullExtraMentions"
+    >
+      <MentionLink
+        v-for="mention in extraMentions"
+        class="mention-link"
+        :key="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
+        :content="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
+        :url="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
+        :first-mention="false"
+      />
+    </span><button
+      v-if="!expanded"
+      class="showMoreLess"
+      :class="buttonClasses"
+      @click="toggleShowMore"
+    >
+      {{ $t('status.plus_more', { number: extraMentions.length })}}
+    </button><button
+      v-if="expanded"
+      class="showMoreLess"
+      :class="buttonClasses"
+      @click="toggleShowMore"
+    >
+      {{ $t('general.show_less')}}
+    </button>
+  </span>
+</span>
+</template>
+<script src="./mentions_line.js" ></script>
+<style lang="scss" src="./mentions_line.scss" />
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 7d2ec514..d921f625 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import RichContent from 'src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx'
 import StatusPopover from '../status_popover/status_popover.vue'
 import UserListPopover from '../user_list_popover/user_list_popover.vue'
 import EmojiReactions from '../emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue'
+import MentionsLine from 'src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.vue'
 import MentionLink from 'src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue'
 import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
 import { highlightClass, highlightStyle } from '../../services/user_highlighter/user_highlighter.js'
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ const Status = {
     EmojiReactions,
     StatusContent,
     RichContent,
-    MentionLink
+    MentionLink,
+    MentionsLine
   },
   props: [
     'statusoid',
@@ -105,9 +107,6 @@ const Status = {
     muteWords () {
       return this.mergedConfig.muteWords
     },
-    mentionsOldPlace () {
-      return this.mergedConfig.mentionsOldPlace
-    },
     showReasonMutedThread () {
       return (
         this.status.thread_muted ||
@@ -164,6 +163,9 @@ const Status = {
     muteWordHits () {
       return muteWordHits(this.status, this.muteWords)
     },
+    mentionsOldPlace () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.mentionsOldPlace
+    },
     mentions () {
       return this.statusoid.attentions.filter(attn => {
         return attn.screen_name !== this.replyToName &&
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index d0fb150d..faf67328 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -310,13 +310,9 @@
                     {{ $t('status.mentions') }}
                   </span>
                 </span>
-                <MentionLink
-                  v-for="mention in mentions"
-                  class="mention-link"
-                  :key="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
-                  :content="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
-                  :url="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
-                  :first-mention="false"
+                <MentionsLine
+                  :attentions="mentions"
+                  class="mentions-line"
                 />
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/status_body/status_body.js b/src/components/status_body/status_body.js
index 232afccb..0c1aa88e 100644
--- a/src/components/status_body/status_body.js
+++ b/src/components/status_body/status_body.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import fileType from 'src/services/file_type/file_type.service'
 import RichContent from 'src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx'
+import MentionsLine from 'src/components/mentions_line/mentions_line.vue'
 import { processHtml } from 'src/services/tiny_post_html_processor/tiny_post_html_processor.service.js'
 import { extractTagFromUrl } from 'src/services/matcher/matcher.service.js'
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
@@ -104,10 +105,17 @@ const StatusContent = {
     attachmentTypes () {
       return this.status.attachments.map(file => fileType.fileType(file.mimetype))
     },
+    mentionsOldPlace () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.mentionsOldPlace
+    },
+    mentions () {
+      return this.status.attentions
+    },
     ...mapGetters(['mergedConfig'])
   },
   components: {
-    RichContent
+    RichContent,
+    MentionsLine
   },
   mounted () {
     this.status.attentions && this.status.attentions.forEach(attn => {
diff --git a/src/components/status_body/status_body.vue b/src/components/status_body/status_body.vue
index 6f982f2e..92e47118 100644
--- a/src/components/status_body/status_body.vue
+++ b/src/components/status_body/status_body.vue
@@ -39,15 +39,24 @@
         >
           {{ $t("general.show_more") }}
         </button>
-        <RichContent
+        <span
           v-if="!hideSubjectStatus && !(singleLine && status.summary_html)"
-          :class="{ '-single-line': singleLine }"
-          class="text media-body"
-          :html="postBodyHtml"
-          :emoji="status.emojis"
-          :handle-links="true"
-          @click.prevent="linkClicked"
-        />
+        >
+          <MentionsLine
+            v-if="mentionsOldPlace"
+            :attentions="status.attentions"
+            class="mentions-line"
+            />
+          <RichContent
+            :class="{ '-single-line': singleLine }"
+            class="text media-body"
+            :html="postBodyHtml"
+            :emoji="status.emojis"
+            :handle-links="true"
+            @click.prevent="linkClicked"
+          />
+        </span>
+
         <button
           v-if="hideSubjectStatus"
           class="button-unstyled -link cw-status-hider"
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 82e1f076..ac3fc939 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@
     "status_deleted": "This post was deleted",
     "nsfw": "NSFW",
     "expand": "Expand",
-    "you": "(You)"
+    "you": "(You)",
+    "plus_more": "+{number} more"
   },
   "user_card": {
     "approve": "Approve",