diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 663611369d..930cd646c5 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
             require_once('object/Conversation.php');
             require_once('object/Item.php');
 
-            $conv = new Conversation($mode);
+            $conv = new Conversation($mode, $preview);
 
             // get all the topmost parents
             // this shouldn't be needed, as we should have only them in our array
diff --git a/object/Conversation.php b/object/Conversation.php
index f4f9c09720..2b65ba4681 100644
--- a/object/Conversation.php
+++ b/object/Conversation.php
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ class Conversation extends BaseObject {
 	private $mode = null;
 	private $writable = false;
 	private $profile_owner = 0;
+	private $preview = false;
 
-	public function __construct($mode) {
+	public function __construct($mode, $preview) {
 		$this->set_mode($mode);
+		$this->preview = $preview;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -67,6 +69,13 @@ class Conversation extends BaseObject {
 		return $this->writable;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if page is a preview
+	 */
+	public function is_preview() {
+		return $this->preview;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get profile owner
 	 */
diff --git a/object/Item.php b/object/Item.php
index c7b40070d9..51ad6562d1 100644
--- a/object/Item.php
+++ b/object/Item.php
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 			'like' => $like,
 			'dislike' => $dislike,
 			'comment' => $this->get_comment_box($indent),
-			'previewing' => $previewing,
+			'previewing' => ($conv->is_preview() ? ' preview ' : ''),
 			'wait' => t('Please wait'),
 			'thread_level' => $thread_level
 		);