diff --git a/src/js/dataLayer/dataStore.js b/src/js/dataLayer/dataStore.js
index 4c5884e0..0eaefe45 100644
--- a/src/js/dataLayer/dataStore.js
+++ b/src/js/dataLayer/dataStore.js
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export class DataStore extends ReactiveStore {
 
       const normalizedQuotedPost = embedViewRecordToPostView(quotedPost);
       this.mergeProfile(normalizedQuotedPost.author);
+      this._saveStatusForProfile(normalizedQuotedPost.author);
       if (!this.$posts.has(quotedPost.uri)) {
         this.$embeddedPosts.set(quotedPost.uri, normalizedQuotedPost);
       }
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export class DataStore extends ReactiveStore {
 
     for (const post of posts) {
       this.mergeProfile(post.author);
+      this._saveStatusForProfile(post.author);
       this.$posts.set(post.uri, post);
       // Delete matching embedded post, since they're only used as previews
       this.$embeddedPosts.delete(post.uri);
diff --git a/tests/unit/specs/dataLayer/liveStatus.test.js b/tests/unit/specs/dataLayer/liveStatus.test.js
index b79299fc..5154b222 100644
--- a/tests/unit/specs/dataLayer/liveStatus.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/specs/dataLayer/liveStatus.test.js
@@ -229,15 +229,14 @@ describe("live status", () => {
 
     it("attaches isLive to hydrated profiles and post authors", () => {
       const { derived, dataStore } = makeDerived();
-      addLiveProfile(
-        dataStore,
-        createLiveStatusView({ did, expiresAt: futureExpiry() }),
-      );
+      const status = createLiveStatusView({ did, expiresAt: futureExpiry() });
+      addLiveProfile(dataStore, status);
       const post = createPost({
         uri: `at://${did}/app.bsky.feed.post/live1`,
         text: "hello",
         authorHandle: "liveuser.bsky.social",
         authorDisplayName: "Live User",
+        authorStatus: status,
       });
       dataStore.setPosts([post]);
       assert.equal(derived.$hydratedProfiles.get(did).isLive, true);