diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index d7607bf1b341046041cff1147c37cca6572554ca..7fa8a7b24fa72453cf13be130d9e5b5d4f90de71 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { reduce, map, slice, last, intersectionBy, sortBy, unionBy, toInteger, groupBy, differenceBy, each, find, flatten, maxBy } from 'lodash'
+import { reduce, map, slice, last, intersectionBy, sortBy, unionBy, toInteger, groupBy, differenceBy, each, find, flatten, maxBy, merge } from 'lodash'
 import moment from 'moment'
 import apiService from '../services/api/api.service.js'
 // import parse from '../services/status_parser/status_parser.js'
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ export const prepareStatus = (status) => {
   return status
 }
 
+// Merges old and new status collections.
+const mergeStatuses = (oldStatuses, newStatuses) => {
+  each(newStatuses, (status) => {
+    let oldStatus = find(oldStatuses, { id: status.id })
+    if (oldStatus) {
+      merge(oldStatus, status)
+    } else {
+      oldStatuses.push(status)
+    }
+  })
+  return oldStatuses
+}
+
 const addStatusesToTimeline = (addedStatuses, showImmediately, { statuses, visibleStatuses, newStatusCount, faves, loading, maxId }) => {
   const statusesAndFaves = groupBy(addedStatuses, statusType)
   const addedFaves = statusesAndFaves['fave'] || []
@@ -150,7 +163,7 @@ export const mutations = {
     // const statusesByType = groupStatusesByType(statuses)
 
     state.timelines[timeline] = addStatusesToTimeline(statuses, showImmediately, state.timelines[timeline])
-    state.allStatuses = unionBy(state.timelines[timeline].statuses, state.allStatuses, 'id')
+    mergeStatuses(state.allStatuses, state.timelines[timeline].statuses)
 
     // Set up retweets with most current status
     const getRetweets = (result, status) => {
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
index 28ecbdfbf276f2ebe6040164e1eb42db877ed0f3..0201303991bf311710be276d44638b1d5973f57a 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
 
     // It refers to the modified status.
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [modStatus], timeline: 'public' })
-    expect(state.allStatuses).to.eql([retweet, modStatus])
+    expect(state.allStatuses).to.eql([modStatus, retweet])
     expect(retweet.retweeted_status).to.eql(modStatus)
   })
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [modStatus], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public' })
     expect(state.timelines.public.visibleStatuses).to.have.length(1)
     expect(state.allStatuses).to.have.length(1)
-    expect(state.allStatuses[0]).to.equal(modStatus)
+    expect(state.allStatuses[0]).to.eql(modStatus)
   })
 
   it('replaces existing statuses with the same id, coming from a retweet', () => {