diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
index 616e1e63..53ccc5ca 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         {% endif %}
 
         {% if status.content and status.status_type != 'GeneratedNote' and status.status_type != 'Announce' %}
-        {% include 'snippets/trimmed_text.html' with full=status.content|safe %}
+        {% include 'snippets/trimmed_text.html' with full=status.content|safe no_trim=status.content_warning %}
         {% endif %}
         {% if status.attachments.exists %}
         <div class="block">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
index cac6e41b..f91fe19b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/trimmed_text.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {% with full|to_markdown|safe as full %}
 
 {% with full|to_markdown|safe|truncatewords_html:60 as trimmed %}
-{% if trimmed != full %}
+{% if not no_trim and trimmed != full %}
 <div id="hide-full-{{ uuid }}">
     <div class="content" id="trimmed-{{ uuid }}">
         <div dir="auto">{{ trimmed }}</div>