diff --git a/internal/db/pg/statuscontext.go b/internal/db/pg/statuscontext.go
index b88ef2e..e907a2d 100644
--- a/internal/db/pg/statuscontext.go
+++ b/internal/db/pg/statuscontext.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package pg
 
 import (
+	"container/list"
+	"errors"
+
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
-	"sync"
 )
 
 func (ps *postgresService) StatusParents(status *gtsmodel.Status) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, error) {
@@ -26,25 +28,48 @@ func (ps *postgresService) statusParent(status *gtsmodel.Status, foundStatuses *
 }
 
 func (ps *postgresService) StatusChildren(status *gtsmodel.Status) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, error) {
+	foundStatuses := &list.List{}
+	foundStatuses.PushFront(status)
+	ps.statusChildren(status, foundStatuses)
+
 	children := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
-	// ps.statusChildren(status, &children)
-	
+	for e := foundStatuses.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
+		entry, ok := e.Value.(*gtsmodel.Status)
+		if !ok {
+			panic(errors.New("entry in foundStatuses was not a *gtsmodel.Status"))
+		}
+
+		// only append children, not the overall parent status
+		if entry.ID != status.ID {
+			children = append(children, entry)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return children, nil
 }
 
-func (ps *postgresService) statusChildren(status *gtsmodel.Status, foundStatuses *sync.Map) {
-	// immediateChildren := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
-	
-	// foundStatuses.Store()
+func (ps *postgresService) statusChildren(status *gtsmodel.Status, foundStatuses *list.List) {
+	immediateChildren := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
 
-	// err := ps.conn.Model(&immediateChildren).Where("in_reply_to_id = ?", status.ID).Select()
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	return
-	// }
+	err := ps.conn.Model(&immediateChildren).Where("in_reply_to_id = ?", status.ID).Select()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 
-	// for _, child := range immediateChildren {
-	// 	f[""][0] = child
-	// }
+	for _, child := range immediateChildren {
+	insertLoop:
+		for e := foundStatuses.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
+			entry, ok := e.Value.(*gtsmodel.Status)
+			if !ok {
+				panic(errors.New("entry in foundStatuses was not a *gtsmodel.Status"))
+			}
 
-	return
+			if child.InReplyToAccountID != "" && entry.ID == child.InReplyToID {
+				foundStatuses.InsertAfter(child, e)
+				break insertLoop
+			}
+		}
+
+		ps.statusChildren(child, foundStatuses)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/processing/synchronous/status/context.go b/internal/processing/synchronous/status/context.go
index 4673982..72b9b56 100644
--- a/internal/processing/synchronous/status/context.go
+++ b/internal/processing/synchronous/status/context.go
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ func (p *processor) Context(account *gtsmodel.Account, targetStatusID string) (*
 		}
 	}
 
+	sort.Slice(context.Ancestors, func(i int, j int) bool {
+		return context.Ancestors[i].ID < context.Ancestors[j].ID
+	})
+
 	children, err := p.db.StatusChildren(targetStatus)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
@@ -56,18 +60,10 @@ func (p *processor) Context(account *gtsmodel.Account, targetStatusID string) (*
 		if v, err := p.filter.StatusVisible(status, account); err == nil && v {
 			mastoStatus, err := p.tc.StatusToMasto(status, account)
 			if err == nil {
-				context.Ancestors = append(context.Ancestors, *mastoStatus)
+				context.Descendants = append(context.Descendants, *mastoStatus)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	sort.Slice(context.Ancestors, func(i int, j int) bool {
-		return context.Ancestors[i].ID < context.Ancestors[j].ID
-	})
-
-	sort.Slice(context.Descendants, func(i int, j int) bool {
-		return context.Descendants[i].ID < context.Descendants[j].ID
-	})
-
 	return context, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/visibility/statushometimelineable.go b/internal/visibility/statushometimelineable.go
index 62c0acc..f349b3a 100644
--- a/internal/visibility/statushometimelineable.go
+++ b/internal/visibility/statushometimelineable.go
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 )
 
-func (f *filter) StatusHometimelineable(targetStatus *gtsmodel.Status, requestingAccount *gtsmodel.Account) (bool, error) {
+func (f *filter) StatusHometimelineable(targetStatus *gtsmodel.Status, timelineOwnerAccount *gtsmodel.Account) (bool, error) {
 	l := f.log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":                "StatusHometimelineable",
-		"statusID":            targetStatus.ID,
+		"func":     "StatusHometimelineable",
+		"statusID": targetStatus.ID,
 	})
 
-	// status owner should always be able to see their status in their timeline so we can return early if this is the case
-	if requestingAccount != nil && targetStatus.AccountID == requestingAccount.ID {
+	// status owner should always be able to see their own status in their timeline so we can return early if this is the case
+	if timelineOwnerAccount != nil && targetStatus.AccountID == timelineOwnerAccount.ID {
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
-	v, err := f.StatusVisible(targetStatus, requestingAccount)
+	v, err := f.StatusVisible(targetStatus, timelineOwnerAccount)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("StatusHometimelineable: error checking visibility of status with id %s: %s", targetStatus.ID, err)
 	}
@@ -48,10 +48,15 @@ func (f *filter) StatusHometimelineable(targetStatus *gtsmodel.Status, requestin
 			targetStatus.GTSReplyToAccount = ra
 		}
 
-		// make sure the requesting account follows the replied-to account
-		follows, err := f.db.Follows(requestingAccount, targetStatus.GTSReplyToAccount)
+		// if it's a reply to the timelineOwnerAccount, we don't need to check if the timelineOwnerAccount follows itself, just return true, they can see it
+		if targetStatus.AccountID == timelineOwnerAccount.ID {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+
+		// the replied-to account != timelineOwnerAccount, so make sure the timelineOwnerAccount follows the replied-to account
+		follows, err := f.db.Follows(timelineOwnerAccount, targetStatus.GTSReplyToAccount)
 		if err != nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("StatusHometimelineable: error checking follow from account %s to account %s: %s", requestingAccount.ID, targetStatus.InReplyToAccountID, err)
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("StatusHometimelineable: error checking follow from account %s to account %s: %s", timelineOwnerAccount.ID, targetStatus.InReplyToAccountID, err)
 		}
 
 		if !follows {