diff --git a/app/blueprints/packages/reviews.py b/app/blueprints/packages/reviews.py
index a5b194c7..10edf644 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/packages/reviews.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/packages/reviews.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def delete_review(package, reviewer):
 	reply.thread  = thread
 	reply.author  = current_user
 	reply.comment = "_converted review into a thread_"
+	reply.is_status_update = True
 	db.session.add(reply)
 
 	thread.review = None
diff --git a/app/models/threads.py b/app/models/threads.py
index 58f5ade4..a344aefc 100644
--- a/app/models/threads.py
+++ b/app/models/threads.py
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ class ThreadReply(db.Model):
 	author_id  = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey("user.id"), nullable=False)
 	author     = db.relationship("User", back_populates="replies", foreign_keys=[author_id])
 
+	is_status_update = db.Column(db.Boolean, server_default="0", nullable=False)
+
 	created_at = db.Column(db.DateTime, nullable=False, default=datetime.datetime.utcnow)
 
 	def get_url(self):
diff --git a/app/scss/comments.scss b/app/scss/comments.scss
index af72bf9e..5e8d5ab9 100644
--- a/app/scss/comments.scss
+++ b/app/scss/comments.scss
@@ -32,4 +32,8 @@
 		height: 60px;
 		object-fit: cover;
 	}
+
+	.status-update p {
+		margin: 0;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index 8c6eb411..7a3c5b8a 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 	<title>{% block title %}title{% endblock %} - {{ config.USER_APP_NAME }}</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/libs/bootstrap.min.css">
-	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/custom.css?v=34">
+	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/custom.css?v=35">
 	<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/static/opensearch.xml" title="ContentDB" />
 	<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon-16.png" sizes="16x16">
 	<link rel="icon" href="/favicon-128.png" sizes="128x128">
diff --git a/app/templates/macros/threads.html b/app/templates/macros/threads.html
index 3c8b11dc..518f1fa9 100644
--- a/app/templates/macros/threads.html
+++ b/app/templates/macros/threads.html
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-{% macro render_thread(thread, current_user, form=None) -%}
+{% macro render_reply(r, thread, current_user) -%}
+	{% from "macros/reviews.html" import render_review_vote %}
 
-{% from "macros/reviews.html" import render_review_vote %}
-
-<ul class="comments mt-4 mb-0">
-	{% for r in thread.replies %}
 	<li class="row my-2 mx-0">
 		<div class="col-md-1 p-1">
 			<a href="{{ url_for('users.profile', username=r.author.username) }}">
@@ -77,6 +74,43 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</li>
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro render_status_update(r, thread, current_user) -%}
+	<li class="row my-2 mx-0 align-items-center">
+		<div class="col-md-1 p-1">
+			<a href="{{ url_for('users.profile', username=r.author.username) }}">
+				<img class="img-fluid user-photo img-thumbnail img-thumbnail-1" src="{{ r.author.getProfilePicURL() }}">
+			</a>
+		</div>
+		<div class="col-auto">
+			<a class="author {{ r.author.rank.name }}"
+					href="{{ url_for('users.profile', username=r.author.username) }}">
+				{{ r.author.display_name }}
+			</a>
+		</div>
+		<div class="col pr-0 status-update">
+			{{ r.comment | markdown }}
+		</div>
+		<div class="col-auto">
+			<a name="reply-{{ r.id }}" class="text-muted float-right"
+					href="{{ r.get_url() }}">
+				{{ r.created_at | datetime }}
+			</a>
+		</div>
+	</li>
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro render_thread(thread, current_user, form=None) -%}
+<ul class="comments mt-4 mb-0">
+	{% for r in thread.replies %}
+		{% if r.is_status_update %}
+			{{ render_status_update(r, thread, current_user) }}
+		{% else %}
+			{{ render_reply(r, thread, current_user) }}
+		{% endif %}
 	{% endfor %}
 </ul>
 
@@ -115,8 +149,7 @@
 					<input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" disabled value="Comment" />
 				</div>
 			{% elif form %}
-
-{% from "macros/forms.html" import render_field, render_submit_field %}
+				{% from "macros/forms.html" import render_field, render_submit_field %}
 				<form method="post" action="{{ url_for('threads.view', id=thread.id)}}" class="card-body">
 					{{ form.hidden_tag() }}
 					{{ render_field(form.comment, fieldclass="form-control markdown", label="") }}
diff --git a/migrations/versions/8807a5279793_.py b/migrations/versions/8807a5279793_.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6bc7896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/8807a5279793_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 8807a5279793
+Revises: 01f8d5de29e1
+Create Date: 2022-04-23 19:45:00.301875
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+revision = '8807a5279793'
+down_revision = '01f8d5de29e1'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column('thread_reply', sa.Column('is_status_update', sa.Boolean(), server_default='0', nullable=False))
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column('thread_reply', 'is_status_update')