diff --git a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
index 51892d0d86..f70ecd1d2f 100644
--- a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
+++ b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@ const ExtraButtons = {
     pinStatus () {
       this.refreshPopper()
       this.$store.dispatch('pinStatus', this.status.id)
+        .then(() => this.$emit('onSuccess'))
         .catch(err => this.$emit('onError', err.error.error))
     },
     unpinStatus () {
       this.refreshPopper()
       this.$store.dispatch('unpinStatus', this.status.id)
+        .then(() => this.$emit('onSuccess'))
+        .catch(err => this.$emit('onError', err.error.error))
     },
     refreshPopper () {
       this.showPopper = false
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 09a2a01066..a1ffb026a6 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ const Status = {
     },
     showError (error) {
       this.error = error
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        this.error = null
-      }, 5000)
+    },
+    clearError () {
+      this.error = undefined
     },
     linkClicked (event) {
       let { target } = event
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 77949a5207..8575a95e9d 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <template>
   <div class="status-el" v-if="!hideStatus" :class="[{ 'status-el_focused': isFocused }, { 'status-conversation': inlineExpanded }]">
-    <div v-if="error" class="alert error">{{error}}</div>
+    <div v-if="error" class="alert error">
+      {{error}}
+      <i class="button-icon icon-cancel" @click="clearError"></i>
+    </div>
     <template v-if="muted && !isPreview">
       <div class="media status container muted">
         <small>
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@
             </div>
             <retweet-button :visibility='status.visibility' :loggedIn='loggedIn' :status='status'></retweet-button>
             <favorite-button :loggedIn='loggedIn' :status='status'></favorite-button>
-            <extra-buttons :status="status" @onError="showError"></extra-buttons>
+            <extra-buttons :status="status" @onError="showError" @onSuccess="clearError"></extra-buttons>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>