diff --git a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js
index 465c7d00..8a93e8a3 100644
--- a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js
+++ b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.js
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ const MentionLink = {
       required: true,
       type: String
     },
-    origattrs: {
-      required: false,
-      type: Object,
-      default: {}
-    },
     firstMention: {
       required: false,
       type: Boolean,
@@ -56,6 +51,12 @@ const MentionLink = {
     highlightClass () {
       if (this.highlight) return highlightClass(this.user)
     },
+    oldPlace () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.mentionsOldPlace
+    },
+    oldStyle () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.mentionsOldStyle
+    },
     style () {
       if (this.highlight) {
         const {
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ const MentionLink = {
         {
           '-you': this.isYou,
           '-highlighted': this.highlight,
-          '-firstMention': this.firstMention
+          '-firstMention': this.firstMention,
+          '-oldStyle': this.oldStyle
         },
         this.highlightType
       ]
diff --git a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss
index dec11014..261aeaef 100644
--- a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss
+++ b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   white-space: normal;
   display: inline-block;
   color: var(--link);
+  margin-right: 0.25em;
 
   & .new,
   & .original {
@@ -33,23 +34,25 @@
   & .short,
   & .full {
     &::before {
-      color: var(--faint);
       content: '@';
     }
   }
 
   .new {
-    &.-firstMention {
-      display: none;
+    &.-you {
+      & .shortName,
+      & .full {
+        font-weight: 600;
+      }
     }
 
-    &,
-    &.-highlighted {
+    &:not(.-oldStyle) {
       .short {
         line-height: 1.5;
         font-size: inherit;
 
         &::before {
+          color: var(--faint);
           display: inline-block;
           height: 50%;
           line-height: 1;
@@ -111,12 +114,9 @@
     }
   }
 
-  .new {
-    &.-you {
-      & .shortName,
-      & .full {
-        font-weight: 600;
-      }
+  &:not(.-oldPlace) {
+    .new.-firstMention {
+      display: none;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
index 05f6fd91..0dae1f53 100644
--- a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
+++ b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <template>
-  <span class="MentionLink">
+<span
+  class="MentionLink"
+  :class="{ '-oldPlace': oldPlace }"
+>
     <!-- eslint-disable vue/no-v-html -->
     <a
       v-if="!user"
@@ -15,8 +18,8 @@
       :class="classnames"
     >
       <button
-        class="short button-default"
-        :class="{ '-sublime': !highlight }"
+        class="short"
+        :class="[{ '-sublime': !highlight }, oldStyle ? 'button-unstyled' : 'button-default']"
         @click.prevent="onClick"
       >
         <!-- eslint-disable vue/no-v-html -->
diff --git a/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx b/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx
index 86a318bd..26a64f28 100644
--- a/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx
+++ b/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export default Vue.component('RichContent', {
         url={attrs.href}
         content={flattenDeep(children).join('')}
         firstMention={!encounteredText}
-        origattrs={attrs}
       />
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
index bdb29edf..c8bab869 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@
             {{ $t('settings.collapse_subject') }}
           </BooleanSetting>
         </li>
+        <li>
+          <BooleanSetting path="mentionsOldPlace">
+            {{ $t('settings.mentions_old_place') }}
+          </BooleanSetting>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <BooleanSetting path="mentionsOldStyle">
+            {{ $t('settings.mentions_old_style') }}
+          </BooleanSetting>
+        </li>
         <li>
           <BooleanSetting path="streaming">
             {{ $t('settings.streaming') }}
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 54b54a90..7d2ec514 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ const Status = {
     muteWords () {
       return this.mergedConfig.muteWords
     },
+    mentionsOldPlace () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.mentionsOldPlace
+    },
     showReasonMutedThread () {
       return (
         this.status.thread_muted ||
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ const Status = {
       return this.generateUserProfileLink(this.status.user.id, this.status.user.screen_name)
     },
     replyProfileLink () {
-      return this.$store.getters.findUser(this.status.in_reply_to_screen_name).statusnet_profile_url
+      return this.$store.getters.findUser(this.status.in_reply_to_user_id).statusnet_profile_url
     },
     retweet () { return !!this.statusoid.retweeted_status },
     retweeterUser () { return this.statusoid.user },
@@ -163,7 +166,8 @@ const Status = {
     },
     mentions () {
       return this.statusoid.attentions.filter(attn => {
-        return attn.screen_name !== this.replyToName
+        return attn.screen_name !== this.replyToName &&
+          attn.screen_name !== this.statusoid.user.screen_name
       })
     },
     hasMentions () {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 092d3834..d0fb150d 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -221,36 +221,6 @@
                 </button>
               </span>
             </div>
-
-            <div v-if="hasMentions" class="heading-mentions-row">
-              <div
-                class="mentions"
-              >
-                <span
-                  class="button-unstyled reply-to"
-                  :aria-label="$t('tool_tip.reply')"
-                  @click.prevent="gotoOriginal(status.in_reply_to_status_id)"
-                >
-                  <FAIcon
-                    class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
-                    icon="at"
-                  />
-                  <span
-                    class="faint-link reply-to-text"
-                  >
-                    {{ $t('status.mentions') }}
-                  </span>
-                </span>
-                <MentionLink
-                  v-for="mention in mentions"
-                  class="mention-link"
-                  :key="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
-                  :content="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
-                  :url="mention.statusnet_profile_url"
-                  :first-mention="false"
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>
             <div class="heading-reply-row">
               <div
                 v-if="isReply"
@@ -320,6 +290,36 @@
                 </StatusPopover>
               </div>
             </div>
+
+            <div v-if="hasMentions && !mentionsOldPlace" class="heading-mentions-row">
+              <div
+                class="mentions"
+              >
+                <span
+                  class="button-unstyled reply-to"
+                  :aria-label="$t('tool_tip.reply')"
+                  @click.prevent="gotoOriginal(status.in_reply_to_status_id)"
+                >
+                  <FAIcon
+                    class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
+                    icon="at"
+                  />
+                  <span
+                    class="faint-link reply-to-text"
+                  >
+                    {{ $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"
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
           </div>
 
           <StatusContent
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index cd366132..da2f6ddf 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@
     "security": "Security",
     "setting_changed": "Setting is different from default",
     "enter_current_password_to_confirm": "Enter your current password to confirm your identity",
+    "mentions_old_style": "Old style mentions",
+    "mentions_old_place": "Leave mentions inside post",
     "mfa": {
       "otp": "OTP",
       "setup_otp": "Setup OTP",
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 0f596750..6e21e38b 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export const defaultState = {
   interfaceLanguage: browserLocale,
   hideScopeNotice: false,
   useStreamingApi: false,
+  mentionsOldPlace: false,
+  mentionsOldStyle: false,
   sidebarRight: undefined, // instance default
   scopeCopy: undefined, // instance default
   subjectLineBehavior: undefined, // instance default