diff --git a/app/Jobs/CommentPipeline/CommentPipeline.php b/app/Jobs/CommentPipeline/CommentPipeline.php
index b8139afbf..e8ed821da 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/CommentPipeline/CommentPipeline.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/CommentPipeline/CommentPipeline.php
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ class CommentPipeline implements ShouldQueue
         $actor = $comment->profile;
 
         if(config('database.default') === 'mysql') {
+            $count = DB::select(DB::raw("select id, in_reply_to_id from statuses, (select @pv := :kid) initialisation where id > @pv and find_in_set(in_reply_to_id, @pv) > 0 and @pv := concat(@pv, ',', id)"), [ 'kid' => $status->id]);
+            $status->reply_count = count($count);
+            $status->save();
+        } else {
             $status->reply_count = $status->reply_count + 1;
             $status->save();
         }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusReplyPipeline.php b/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusReplyPipeline.php
index b5a542003..c515ffed0 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusReplyPipeline.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusReplyPipeline.php
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class StatusReplyPipeline implements ShouldQueue
         }
 
         if(config('database.default') === 'mysql') {
+            $count = DB::select(DB::raw("select id, in_reply_to_id from statuses, (select @pv := :kid) initialisation where id > @pv and find_in_set(in_reply_to_id, @pv) > 0 and @pv := concat(@pv, ',', id)"), [ 'kid' => $reply->id]);
+            $reply->reply_count = count($count);
+            $reply->save();
+        } else {
             $reply->reply_count = $reply->reply_count + 1;
             $reply->save();
         }