diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.js
index bebbbcb5ab..a4aa270883 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_action_bar.js
@@ -237,9 +237,6 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const account            = status.get('account');
 
     let menu = [];
-    let reblogIcon = 'retweet';
-    let replyIcon;
-    let replyTitle;
 
     menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.open), action: this.handleOpen });
 
@@ -259,10 +256,6 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     if (status.getIn(['account', 'id']) === me) {
       if (publicStatus) {
         menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(status.get('pinned') ? messages.unpin : messages.pin), action: this.handlePinClick });
-      } else {
-        if (status.get('visibility') === 'private') {
-          menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(status.get('reblogged') ? messages.cancel_reblog_private : messages.reblog_private), action: this.handleReblogClick });
-        }
       }
 
       menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(messages.delete), action: this.handleDeleteClick });
@@ -305,12 +298,8 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       }
     }
 
-    if (status.get('visibility') === 'direct') {
-      reblogIcon = 'envelope';
-    } else if (status.get('visibility') === 'private') {
-      reblogIcon = 'lock';
-    }
-
+    let replyIcon;
+    let replyTitle;
     if (status.get('in_reply_to_id', null) === null) {
       replyIcon = 'reply';
       replyTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.reply);
@@ -319,6 +308,19 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       replyTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.replyAll);
     }
 
+    const reblogPrivate = status.getIn(['account', 'id']) === me && status.get('visibility') === 'private';
+
+    let reblogTitle = '';
+    if (status.get('reblogged')) {
+      reblogTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.cancel_reblog_private);
+    } else if (publicStatus) {
+      reblogTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog);
+    } else if (reblogPrivate) {
+      reblogTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog_private);
+    } else {
+      reblogTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog);
+    }
+
     const shareButton = ('share' in navigator) && publicStatus && (
       <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.share)} icon='share-alt' onClick={this.handleShareClick} />
     );
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     return (
       <div className='status__action-bar'>
         <div className='status__action-bar__counter'><IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' title={replyTitle} icon={status.get('in_reply_to_account_id') === status.getIn(['account', 'id']) ? 'reply' : replyIcon} onClick={this.handleReplyClick} /><span className='status__action-bar__counter__label' >{obfuscatedCount(status.get('replies_count'))}</span></div>
-        <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' disabled={!publicStatus} active={status.get('reblogged')} pressed={status.get('reblogged')} title={!publicStatus ? intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog) : intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog)} icon={reblogIcon} onClick={this.handleReblogClick} />
+        <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' disabled={!publicStatus && !reblogPrivate} active={status.get('reblogged')} pressed={status.get('reblogged')} title={reblogTitle} icon='retweet' onClick={this.handleReblogClick} />
         <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button star-icon' animate active={status.get('favourited')} pressed={status.get('favourited')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourite)} icon='star' onClick={this.handleFavouriteClick} />
         {shareButton}
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index ba62d7b10c..1c5d5ca0ca 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -201,10 +201,6 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     if (me === status.getIn(['account', 'id'])) {
       if (publicStatus) {
         menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(status.get('pinned') ? messages.unpin : messages.pin), action: this.handlePinClick });
-      } else {
-        if (status.get('visibility') === 'private') {
-          menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(status.get('reblogged') ? messages.cancel_reblog_private : messages.reblog_private), action: this.handleReblogClick });
-        }
       }
 
       menu.push(null);
@@ -261,14 +257,23 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
       replyIcon = 'reply-all';
     }
 
-    let reblogIcon = 'retweet';
-    if (status.get('visibility') === 'direct') reblogIcon = 'envelope';
-    else if (status.get('visibility') === 'private') reblogIcon = 'lock';
+    const reblogPrivate = status.getIn(['account', 'id']) === me && status.get('visibility') === 'private';
+
+    let reblogTitle;
+    if (status.get('reblogged')) {
+      reblogTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.cancel_reblog_private);
+    } else if (publicStatus) {
+      reblogTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog);
+    } else if (reblogPrivate) {
+      reblogTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog_private);
+    } else {
+      reblogTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog);
+    }
 
     return (
       <div className='detailed-status__action-bar'>
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton title={intl.formatMessage(messages.reply)} icon={status.get('in_reply_to_account_id') === status.getIn(['account', 'id']) ? 'reply' : replyIcon} onClick={this.handleReplyClick} /></div>
-        <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton disabled={!publicStatus} active={status.get('reblogged')} title={!publicStatus ? intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog) : intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog)} icon={reblogIcon} onClick={this.handleReblogClick} /></div>
+        <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton disabled={!publicStatus && !reblogPrivate} active={status.get('reblogged')} title={reblogTitle} icon='retweet' onClick={this.handleReblogClick} /></div>
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton className='star-icon' animate active={status.get('favourited')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourite)} icon='star' onClick={this.handleFavouriteClick} /></div>
         {shareButton}
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton className='bookmark-icon' active={status.get('bookmarked')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.bookmark)} icon='bookmark' onClick={this.handleBookmarkClick} /></div>