diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
index d63c6b142..650b33b62 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.js
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const anonymousAccess    = !me;
     const mutingConversation = status.get('muted');
     const publicStatus       = ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility'));
+    const pinnableStatus     = ['public', 'unlisted', 'private'].includes(status.get('visibility'));
     const writtenByMe        = status.getIn(['account', 'id']) === me;
 
     let menu = [];
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     menu.push(null);
 
-    if (writtenByMe && publicStatus) {
+    if (writtenByMe && pinnableStatus) {
       menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(status.get('pinned') ? messages.unpin : messages.pin), action: this.handlePinClick });
       menu.push(null);
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index 6ed5f3865..eb4583026 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     const { status, intl } = this.props;
 
     const publicStatus       = ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility'));
+    const pinnableStatus     = ['public', 'unlisted', 'private'].includes(status.get('visibility'));
     const mutingConversation = status.get('muted');
     const writtenByMe        = status.getIn(['account', 'id']) === me;
 
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     }
 
     if (writtenByMe) {
-      if (publicStatus) {
+      if (pinnableStatus) {
         menu.push({ text: intl.formatMessage(status.get('pinned') ? messages.unpin : messages.pin), action: this.handlePinClick });
         menu.push(null);
       }