diff --git a/boards/static/js/main.js b/boards/static/js/main.js
--- a/boards/static/js/main.js
+++ b/boards/static/js/main.js
@@ -62,21 +62,18 @@ function updateFavPosts() {
                 allNewPostCount += newPostCount;
 
                 if (includePostBody) {
-                    var post = $(dict.post);
-
-                    var id = post.find('.post_id');
-                    var title = post.find('.title');
-
                     var favThreadNode = $('<div class="post"></div>');
-                    favThreadNode.append(id);
+                    favThreadNode.append($(dict.post_url));
                     favThreadNode.append(' ');
-                    favThreadNode.append(title);
+                    favThreadNode.append($('<span class="title">' + dict.title + '</span>'));
 
                     if (newPostCount > 0) {
                         favThreadNode.append(' (<a href="' + dict.newest_post_link + '">+' + newPostCount + "</a>)");
                     }
 
                     favoriteThreadPanel.append(favThreadNode);
+
+                    addRefLinkPreview(favThreadNode[0]);
                 }
             });
 
diff --git a/boards/views/api.py b/boards/views/api.py
--- a/boards/views/api.py
+++ b/boards/views/api.py
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ def api_get_new_posts(request):
         fav_thread_dict['new_post_count'] = new_post_count
 
         if include_posts:
-            fav_thread_dict['post'] = op.get_post_data(
-                format_type=DIFF_TYPE_HTML)
+            fav_thread_dict['post_url'] = op.get_link_view()
+            fav_thread_dict['title'] = op.title
             if new_post_count > 0:
                 fav_thread_dict['newest_post_link'] = new_posts.first()\
                     .get_absolute_url()