diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index afd4d5c9..9f92d714 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -1423,6 +1423,10 @@ body:has(.media-modal-container + .status-deck) .media-post-link {
   display: inline-block;
   margin: 4px;
   align-self: center;
+
+  &.clickable {
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
 }
 .tag .icon {
   vertical-align: middle;
diff --git a/src/components/media-alt-modal.jsx b/src/components/media-alt-modal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95745764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/media-alt-modal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { Menu, MenuItem } from '@szhsin/react-menu';
+import { useState } from 'preact/hooks';
+
+import Icon from './icon';
+import TranslationBlock from './translation-block';
+
+export default function MediaAltModal({ alt, onClose }) {
+  const [forceTranslate, setForceTranslate] = useState(false);
+  return (
+    <div class="sheet">
+      {!!onClose && (
+        <button type="button" class="sheet-close outer" onClick={onClose}>
+          <Icon icon="x" />
+        </button>
+      )}
+      <header class="header-grid">
+        <h2>Media description</h2>
+        <div class="header-side">
+          <Menu
+            align="end"
+            menuButton={
+              <button type="button" class="plain4">
+                <Icon icon="more" alt="More" size="xl" />
+              </button>
+            }
+          >
+            <MenuItem
+              disabled={forceTranslate}
+              onClick={() => {
+                setForceTranslate(true);
+              }}
+            >
+              <Icon icon="translate" />
+              <span>Translate</span>
+            </MenuItem>
+          </Menu>
+        </div>
+      </header>
+      <main>
+        <p
+          style={{
+            whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap',
+          }}
+        >
+          {alt}
+        </p>
+        {forceTranslate && (
+          <TranslationBlock forceTranslate={forceTranslate} text={alt} />
+        )}
+      </main>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/media-modal.jsx b/src/components/media-modal.jsx
index 4290035e..7ec4769c 100644
--- a/src/components/media-modal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/media-modal.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Menu, MenuItem } from '@szhsin/react-menu';
+import { Menu } from '@szhsin/react-menu';
 import { getBlurHashAverageColor } from 'fast-blurhash';
 import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { useHotkeys } from 'react-hotkeys-hook';
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import { useHotkeys } from 'react-hotkeys-hook';
 import Icon from './icon';
 import Link from './link';
 import Media from './media';
+import MediaAltModal from './media-alt-modal';
 import MenuLink from './menu-link';
 import Modal from './modal';
-import TranslationBlock from './translation-block';
 
 function MediaModal({
   mediaAttachments,
@@ -288,52 +288,4 @@ function MediaModal({
   );
 }
 
-function MediaAltModal({ alt, onClose }) {
-  const [forceTranslate, setForceTranslate] = useState(false);
-  return (
-    <div class="sheet">
-      {!!onClose && (
-        <button type="button" class="sheet-close outer" onClick={onClose}>
-          <Icon icon="x" />
-        </button>
-      )}
-      <header class="header-grid">
-        <h2>Media description</h2>
-        <div class="header-side">
-          <Menu
-            align="end"
-            menuButton={
-              <button type="button" class="plain4">
-                <Icon icon="more" alt="More" size="xl" />
-              </button>
-            }
-          >
-            <MenuItem
-              disabled={forceTranslate}
-              onClick={() => {
-                setForceTranslate(true);
-              }}
-            >
-              <Icon icon="translate" />
-              <span>Translate</span>
-            </MenuItem>
-          </Menu>
-        </div>
-      </header>
-      <main>
-        <p
-          style={{
-            whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap',
-          }}
-        >
-          {alt}
-        </p>
-        {forceTranslate && (
-          <TranslationBlock forceTranslate={forceTranslate} text={alt} />
-        )}
-      </main>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 export default MediaModal;
diff --git a/src/components/media.jsx b/src/components/media.jsx
index c661757b..bab23396 100644
--- a/src/components/media.jsx
+++ b/src/components/media.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import {
 } from 'preact/hooks';
 import QuickPinchZoom, { make3dTransformValue } from 'react-quick-pinch-zoom';
 
+import states from '../utils/states';
+
 import Icon from './icon';
 import Link from './link';
 import { formatDuration } from './status';
@@ -25,6 +27,27 @@ video = Video clip
 audio = Audio track
 */
 
+const dataAltLabel = 'ALT';
+const AltBadge = (props) => {
+  const { alt, ...rest } = props;
+  if (!alt || !alt.trim()) return null;
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="tag collapsed clickable"
+      {...rest}
+      onClick={(e) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.preventDefault();
+        states.showMediaAlt = alt;
+      }}
+      title="Media description"
+    >
+      {dataAltLabel}
+    </button>
+  );
+};
+
 function Media({ media, to, showOriginal, autoAnimate, onClick = () => {} }) {
   const {
     blurhash,
@@ -157,6 +180,7 @@ function Media({ media, to, showOriginal, autoAnimate, onClick = () => {} }) {
         class={`media media-image`}
         onClick={onClick}
         data-orientation={orientation}
+        data-has-alt={!!description || undefined}
         style={
           showOriginal
             ? {
@@ -193,36 +217,39 @@ function Media({ media, to, showOriginal, autoAnimate, onClick = () => {} }) {
             />
           </QuickPinchZoom>
         ) : (
-          <img
-            src={mediaURL}
-            alt={description}
-            width={width}
-            height={height}
-            data-orientation={orientation}
-            loading="lazy"
-            style={{
-              backgroundColor:
-                rgbAverageColor && `rgb(${rgbAverageColor.join(',')})`,
-              backgroundPosition: focalBackgroundPosition || 'center',
-              // Duration based on width or height in pixels
-              // 100px per second (rough estimate)
-              // Clamp between 5s and 120s
-              '--anim-duration': `${Math.min(
-                Math.max(Math.max(width, height) / 100, 5),
-                120,
-              )}s`,
-            }}
-            onLoad={(e) => {
-              e.target.closest('.media-image').style.backgroundImage = '';
-              e.target.dataset.loaded = true;
-            }}
-            onError={(e) => {
-              const { src } = e.target;
-              if (src === mediaURL) {
-                e.target.src = remoteMediaURL;
-              }
-            }}
-          />
+          <>
+            <img
+              src={mediaURL}
+              alt={description}
+              width={width}
+              height={height}
+              data-orientation={orientation}
+              loading="lazy"
+              style={{
+                backgroundColor:
+                  rgbAverageColor && `rgb(${rgbAverageColor.join(',')})`,
+                backgroundPosition: focalBackgroundPosition || 'center',
+                // Duration based on width or height in pixels
+                // 100px per second (rough estimate)
+                // Clamp between 5s and 120s
+                '--anim-duration': `${Math.min(
+                  Math.max(Math.max(width, height) / 100, 5),
+                  120,
+                )}s`,
+              }}
+              onLoad={(e) => {
+                e.target.closest('.media-image').style.backgroundImage = '';
+                e.target.dataset.loaded = true;
+              }}
+              onError={(e) => {
+                const { src } = e.target;
+                if (src === mediaURL) {
+                  e.target.src = remoteMediaURL;
+                }
+              }}
+            />
+            <AltBadge alt={description} />
+          </>
         )}
       </Parent>
     );
@@ -264,6 +291,7 @@ function Media({ media, to, showOriginal, autoAnimate, onClick = () => {} }) {
           data-orientation={orientation}
           data-formatted-duration={formattedDuration}
           data-label={isGIF && !showOriginal && !autoGIFAnimate ? 'GIF' : ''}
+          data-has-alt={!!description || undefined}
           // style={{
           //   backgroundColor:
           //     rgbAverageColor && `rgb(${rgbAverageColor.join(',')})`,
@@ -339,11 +367,14 @@ function Media({ media, to, showOriginal, autoAnimate, onClick = () => {} }) {
               </div>
             </>
           )}
+          {!showOriginal && !showInlineDesc && <AltBadge alt={description} />}
         </Parent>
         {showInlineDesc && (
           <figcaption
-            onClick={() => {
-              location.hash = to;
+            onClick={(e) => {
+              e.preventDefault();
+              e.stopPropagation();
+              states.showMediaAlt = description;
             }}
           >
             {description}
@@ -357,6 +388,7 @@ function Media({ media, to, showOriginal, autoAnimate, onClick = () => {} }) {
       <Parent
         class="media media-audio"
         data-formatted-duration={formattedDuration}
+        data-has-alt={!!description || undefined}
         onClick={onClick}
         style={!showOriginal && mediaStyles}
       >
@@ -373,9 +405,12 @@ function Media({ media, to, showOriginal, autoAnimate, onClick = () => {} }) {
           />
         ) : null}
         {!showOriginal && (
-          <div class="media-play">
-            <Icon icon="play" size="xl" />
-          </div>
+          <>
+            <div class="media-play">
+              <Icon icon="play" size="xl" />
+            </div>
+            <AltBadge alt={description} />
+          </>
         )}
       </Parent>
     );
diff --git a/src/components/modals.jsx b/src/components/modals.jsx
index bab9952c..70b56eb9 100644
--- a/src/components/modals.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import AccountSheet from './account-sheet';
 import Compose from './compose';
 import Drafts from './drafts';
 import GenericAccounts from './generic-accounts';
+import MediaAltModal from './media-alt-modal';
 import MediaModal from './media-modal';
 import Modal from './modal';
 import ShortcutsSettings from './shortcuts-settings';
@@ -178,6 +179,23 @@ export default function Modals() {
           />
         </Modal>
       )}
+      {!!snapStates.showMediaAlt && (
+        <Modal
+          class="light"
+          onClick={(e) => {
+            if (e.target === e.currentTarget) {
+              states.showMediaAlt = false;
+            }
+          }}
+        >
+          <MediaAltModal
+            alt={snapStates.showMediaAlt}
+            onClose={() => {
+              states.showMediaAlt = false;
+            }}
+          />
+        </Modal>
+      )}
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/status.css b/src/components/status.css
index 911d9b0c..aa00d5fd 100644
--- a/src/components/status.css
+++ b/src/components/status.css
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@
       -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
       line-clamp: 2;
       line-height: 1.2;
+      cursor: pointer;
     }
   }
 
@@ -833,7 +834,7 @@
 .status .media:is(:hover, :focus) {
   border-color: var(--outline-hover-color);
 }
-.status .media:active {
+.status .media:active:not(:has(button:active)) {
   filter: brightness(0.8);
   transform: scale(0.99);
 }
@@ -845,6 +846,51 @@
 }
 .status .media {
   cursor: pointer;
+
+  &[data-has-alt] {
+    position: relative;
+
+    .tag {
+      position: absolute;
+      bottom: 8px;
+      left: 8px;
+      font-size: 12px;
+      font-weight: bold;
+      border: var(--hairline-width) solid var(--media-outline-color);
+      mix-blend-mode: luminosity;
+
+      &:before {
+        content: '';
+        position: absolute;
+        inset: -12px;
+      }
+
+      &:is(:hover, :focus):not(:active) {
+        transition: transform 0.15s ease-out;
+        transform: scale(1.15);
+      }
+    }
+
+    &:before {
+      font-size: 12px;
+      font-weight: bold;
+      pointer-events: none;
+      content: attr(data-alt-label);
+      position: absolute;
+      bottom: 8px;
+      left: 8px;
+      color: var(--media-fg-color);
+      background-color: var(--media-bg-color);
+      border: var(--hairline-width) solid var(--media-outline-color);
+      border-radius: 4px;
+      padding: 0 4px;
+      transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
+    }
+
+    &:hover:before {
+      opacity: 0.2;
+    }
+  }
 }
 .status .media img:is(:hover, :focus),
 a:focus-visible .status .media img {
@@ -874,9 +920,9 @@ body:has(#modal-container .carousel) .status .media img:hover {
   left: 50%;
   top: 50%;
   transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-  color: var(--video-fg-color);
-  background-color: var(--video-bg-color);
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--video-outline-color);
+  color: var(--media-fg-color);
+  background-color: var(--media-bg-color);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--media-outline-color);
   display: flex;
   place-content: center;
   place-items: center;
@@ -893,9 +939,9 @@ body:has(#modal-container .carousel) .status .media img:hover {
   position: absolute;
   bottom: 8px;
   right: 8px;
-  color: var(--video-fg-color);
-  background-color: var(--video-bg-color);
-  border: var(--hairline-width) solid var(--video-outline-color);
+  color: var(--media-fg-color);
+  background-color: var(--media-bg-color);
+  border: var(--hairline-width) solid var(--media-outline-color);
   border-radius: 4px;
   padding: 0 4px;
 }
@@ -910,9 +956,9 @@ body:has(#modal-container .carousel) .status .media img:hover {
   position: absolute;
   bottom: 8px;
   right: 8px;
-  color: var(--bg-faded-color);
-  background-color: var(--text-insignificant-color);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(6px) saturate(3) invert(0.2);
+  color: var(--media-fg-color);
+  background-color: var(--media-bg-color);
+  border: var(--hairline-width) solid var(--media-outline-color);
   border-radius: 4px;
   padding: 0 4px;
 }
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 4ff57833..dd6d8767 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
   --close-button-hover-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
 
   /* Video colors won't change based on color scheme */
-  --video-fg-color: #f0f2f5;
-  --video-bg-color: #242526;
-  --video-outline-color: color-mix(in lch, var(--video-fg-color), transparent);
+  --media-fg-color: #f0f2f5;
+  --media-bg-color: #242526;
+  --media-outline-color: color-mix(in lch, var(--media-fg-color), transparent);
 
   --timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.3, 0.5, 0, 1);
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/states.js b/src/utils/states.js
index 55a6e618..042b3d5f 100644
--- a/src/utils/states.js
+++ b/src/utils/states.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const states = proxy({
   showShortcutsSettings: false,
   showKeyboardShortcutsHelp: false,
   showGenericAccounts: false,
+  showMediaAlt: false,
   // Shortcuts
   shortcuts: store.account.get('shortcuts') ?? [],
   // Settings
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ export function hideAllModals() {
   states.showShortcutsSettings = false;
   states.showKeyboardShortcutsHelp = false;
   states.showGenericAccounts = false;
+  states.showMediaAlt = false;
 }
 
 export function statusKey(id, instance) {