diff --git a/src/components/embed-modal.css b/src/components/embed-modal.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..878bad57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/embed-modal.css
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.embed-modal-container {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  pointer-events: none;
+
+  .top-controls {
+    padding: 16px;
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 8px;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    pointer-events: auto;
+  }
+
+  .embed-content {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+
+    iframe {
+      pointer-events: auto;
+      max-width: 100%;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/embed-modal.jsx b/src/components/embed-modal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fe764f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/embed-modal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import './embed-modal.css';
+
+import Icon from './icon';
+
+function EmbedModal({ html, url, onClose = () => {} }) {
+  return (
+    <div class="embed-modal-container">
+      <div class="top-controls">
+        <button type="button" class="light" onClick={() => onClose()}>
+          <Icon icon="x" />
+        </button>
+        {url && (
+          <a
+            href={url}
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            class="button plain"
+          >
+            <span>Open link</span> <Icon icon="external" />
+          </a>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <div class="embed-content" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default EmbedModal;
diff --git a/src/components/modals.jsx b/src/components/modals.jsx
index c4ae37c8..7b277490 100644
--- a/src/components/modals.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import states from '../utils/states';
 import AccountSheet from './account-sheet';
 import Compose from './compose';
 import Drafts from './drafts';
+import EmbedModal from './embed-modal';
 import GenericAccounts from './generic-accounts';
 import MediaAltModal from './media-alt-modal';
 import MediaModal from './media-modal';
@@ -200,6 +201,21 @@ export default function Modals() {
           />
         </Modal>
       )}
+      {!!snapStates.showEmbedModal && (
+        <Modal
+          onClose={() => {
+            states.showEmbedModal = false;
+          }}
+        >
+          <EmbedModal
+            html={snapStates.showEmbedModal.html}
+            url={snapStates.showEmbedModal.url}
+            onClose={() => {
+              states.showEmbedModal = false;
+            }}
+          />
+        </Modal>
+      )}
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/status.jsx b/src/components/status.jsx
index 36baccda..9c4fd9cc 100644
--- a/src/components/status.jsx
+++ b/src/components/status.jsx
@@ -1984,6 +1984,20 @@ function Card({ card, selfReferential, instance }) {
 
   if (snapStates.unfurledLinks[url]) return null;
 
+  const hasIframeHTML = /<iframe/i.test(html);
+  const handleClick = useCallback(
+    (e) => {
+      if (hasIframeHTML) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        states.showEmbedModal = {
+          html,
+          url: url || embedUrl,
+        };
+      }
+    },
+    [hasIframeHTML],
+  );
+
   if (hasText && (image || (type === 'photo' && blurhash))) {
     const domain = new URL(url).hostname
       .replace(/^www\./, '')
@@ -2016,6 +2030,7 @@ function Card({ card, selfReferential, instance }) {
           '--average-color':
             rgbAverageColor && `rgb(${rgbAverageColor.join(',')})`,
         }}
+        onClick={handleClick}
       >
         <div class="card-image">
           <img
@@ -2054,6 +2069,7 @@ function Card({ card, selfReferential, instance }) {
         target="_blank"
         rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
         class="card photo"
+        onClick={handleClick}
       >
         <img
           src={embedUrl}
@@ -2068,42 +2084,46 @@ function Card({ card, selfReferential, instance }) {
         />
       </a>
     );
-  } else if (type === 'video') {
-    if (/youtube/i.test(providerName)) {
-      // Get ID from e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[VIDEO_ID]
-      const videoID = url.match(/watch\?v=([^&]+)/)?.[1];
-      if (videoID) {
-        return <lite-youtube videoid={videoID} nocookie></lite-youtube>;
+  } else {
+    if (type === 'video') {
+      if (/youtube/i.test(providerName)) {
+        // Get ID from e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[VIDEO_ID]
+        const videoID = url.match(/watch\?v=([^&]+)/)?.[1];
+        if (videoID) {
+          return <lite-youtube videoid={videoID} nocookie></lite-youtube>;
+        }
       }
+      // return (
+      //   <div
+      //     class="card video"
+      //     style={{
+      //       aspectRatio: `${width}/${height}`,
+      //     }}
+      //     dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }}
+      //   />
+      // );
+    }
+    if (hasText && !image) {
+      const domain = new URL(url).hostname.replace(/^www\./, '');
+      return (
+        <a
+          href={cardStatusURL || url}
+          target={cardStatusURL ? null : '_blank'}
+          rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
+          class={`card link no-image`}
+          lang={language}
+          onClick={handleClick}
+        >
+          <div class="meta-container">
+            <p class="meta domain">
+              <Icon icon="link" size="s" /> <span>{domain}</span>
+            </p>
+            <p class="title">{title}</p>
+            <p class="meta">{description || providerName || authorName}</p>
+          </div>
+        </a>
+      );
     }
-    return (
-      <div
-        class="card video"
-        style={{
-          aspectRatio: `${width}/${height}`,
-        }}
-        dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }}
-      />
-    );
-  } else if (hasText && !image) {
-    const domain = new URL(url).hostname.replace(/^www\./, '');
-    return (
-      <a
-        href={cardStatusURL || url}
-        target={cardStatusURL ? null : '_blank'}
-        rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
-        class={`card link no-image`}
-        lang={language}
-      >
-        <div class="meta-container">
-          <p class="meta domain">
-            <Icon icon="link" size="s" /> <span>{domain}</span>
-          </p>
-          <p class="title">{title}</p>
-          <p class="meta">{description || providerName || authorName}</p>
-        </div>
-      </a>
-    );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/states.js b/src/utils/states.js
index b52db054..233d6c7c 100644
--- a/src/utils/states.js
+++ b/src/utils/states.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const states = proxy({
   showKeyboardShortcutsHelp: false,
   showGenericAccounts: false,
   showMediaAlt: false,
+  showEmbedModal: false,
   // Shortcuts
   shortcuts: [],
   // Settings
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ export function hideAllModals() {
   states.showKeyboardShortcutsHelp = false;
   states.showGenericAccounts = false;
   states.showMediaAlt = false;
+  states.showEmbedModal = false;
 }
 
 export function statusKey(id, instance) {