diff --git a/src/components/status.jsx b/src/components/status.jsx
index b1b1621d..a85ad1ed 100644
--- a/src/components/status.jsx
+++ b/src/components/status.jsx
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ function Status({
       </div>
     );
   }
-  const { masto, instance, authenticated } = api({ instance: propInstance });
+  const { masto, instance } = api({ instance: propInstance });
+  const { instance: currentInstance } = api();
+  const sameInstance = instance === currentInstance;
 
   const sKey = statusKey(statusID, instance);
   const snapStates = useSnapshot(states);
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ function Status({
             <Poll
               lang={language}
               poll={poll}
-              readOnly={readOnly || !authenticated}
+              readOnly={readOnly || !sameInstance}
               onUpdate={(newPoll) => {
                 states.statuses[sKey].poll = newPoll;
               }}
@@ -509,7 +511,7 @@ function Status({
                   icon="comment"
                   count={repliesCount}
                   onClick={() => {
-                    if (!authenticated) {
+                    if (!sameInstance) {
                       return alert(unauthInteractionErrorMessage);
                     }
                     states.showCompose = {
@@ -529,7 +531,7 @@ function Status({
                     icon="rocket"
                     count={reblogsCount}
                     onClick={async () => {
-                      if (!authenticated) {
+                      if (!sameInstance) {
                         return alert(unauthInteractionErrorMessage);
                       }
                       try {
@@ -572,7 +574,7 @@ function Status({
                   icon="heart"
                   count={favouritesCount}
                   onClick={async () => {
-                    if (!authenticated) {
+                    if (!sameInstance) {
                       return alert(unauthInteractionErrorMessage);
                     }
                     try {
@@ -608,7 +610,7 @@ function Status({
                   class="bookmark-button"
                   icon="bookmark"
                   onClick={async () => {
-                    if (!authenticated) {
+                    if (!sameInstance) {
                       return alert(unauthInteractionErrorMessage);
                     }
                     try {