diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index 9c1f007b..1acdfa61 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ const afterStoreSetup = async ({ store, i18n }) => {
     getInstanceConfig({ store })
   ])
 
+  await store.dispatch('loadDrafts')
+
   // Start fetching things that don't need to block the UI
   store.dispatch('fetchMutes')
   store.dispatch('startFetchingAnnouncements')
diff --git a/src/components/draft/draft.vue b/src/components/draft/draft.vue
index cc385c14..daa890d8 100644
--- a/src/components/draft/draft.vue
+++ b/src/components/draft/draft.vue
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
               class="faint-link"
               :to="{ name: 'conversation', params: { id: draft.refId } }"
             >
-              {{ refStatus.external_url }}
+              {{ refStatus ? refStatus.external_url : $t('drafts.unavailable') }}
             </router-link>
           </template>
         </i18n-t>
         <StatusContent
-          v-if="draft.refId"
+          v-if="draft.refId && refStatus"
           class="status-content"
           :status="refStatus"
           :compact="true"
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 71659589..04cc1150 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -1165,6 +1165,7 @@
     "abandon_confirm_accept_button": "Abandon",
     "abandon_confirm_cancel_button": "Keep",
     "replying": "Replying to {statusLink}",
-    "editing": "Editing {statusLink}"
+    "editing": "Editing {statusLink}",
+    "unavailable": "(unavailable)"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/persisted_state.js b/src/lib/persisted_state.js
index 6d59c595..3962adcc 100644
--- a/src/lib/persisted_state.js
+++ b/src/lib/persisted_state.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import merge from 'lodash.merge'
-import localforage from 'localforage'
 import { each, get, set, cloneDeep } from 'lodash'
+import { storage } from './storage.js'
 
 let loaded = false
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const saveImmedeatelyActions = [
 ]
 
 const defaultStorage = (() => {
-  return localforage
+  return storage
 })()
 
 export default function createPersistedState ({
diff --git a/src/lib/storage.js b/src/lib/storage.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25a49abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import localforage from 'localforage'
+
+export const storage = localforage
diff --git a/src/modules/drafts.js b/src/modules/drafts.js
index 01eb3dcf..7a38fe2d 100644
--- a/src/modules/drafts.js
+++ b/src/modules/drafts.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { storage } from 'src/lib/storage.js'
 
 export const defaultState = {
   drafts: {}
@@ -9,17 +10,55 @@ export const mutations = {
   },
   abandonDraft (state, { id }) {
     delete state.drafts[id]
+  },
+  loadDrafts (state, data) {
+    state.drafts = data
   }
 }
 
+const storageKey = 'pleroma-fe-drafts'
+
+/*
+ * Note: we do not use the persist state plugin because
+ * it is not impossible for a user to have two windows at
+ * the same time. The persist state plugin is just overriding
+ * everything with the current state. This isn't good because
+ * if a draft is created in one window and another draft is
+ * created in another, the draft in the first window will just
+ * be overriden.
+ * Here, we can't guarantee 100% atomicity unless one uses
+ * different keys, which will just pollute the whole storage.
+ * It is indeed best to have backend support for this.
+ */
+const getStorageData = async () => ((await storage.getItem(storageKey)) || {})
+
+const saveDraftToStorage = async (draft) => {
+  const currentData = await getStorageData()
+  currentData[draft.id] = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(draft))
+  await storage.setItem(storageKey, currentData)
+}
+
+const deleteDraftFromStorage = async (id) => {
+  const currentData = await getStorageData()
+  delete currentData[id]
+  await storage.setItem(storageKey, currentData)
+}
+
 export const actions = {
-  addOrSaveDraft (store, { draft }) {
+  async addOrSaveDraft (store, { draft }) {
     const id = draft.id || (new Date().getTime()).toString()
-    store.commit('addOrSaveDraft', { draft: { ...draft, id } })
+    const draftWithId = { ...draft, id }
+    store.commit('addOrSaveDraft', { draft: draftWithId })
+    await saveDraftToStorage(draftWithId)
     return id
   },
-  abandonDraft (store, { id }) {
+  async abandonDraft (store, { id }) {
     store.commit('abandonDraft', { id })
+    await deleteDraftFromStorage(id)
+  },
+  async loadDrafts (store) {
+    const currentData = await getStorageData()
+    store.commit('loadDrafts', currentData)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sw.js b/src/sw.js
index 70fed44b..409ade45 100644
--- a/src/sw.js
+++ b/src/sw.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-env serviceworker */
 
-import localForage from 'localforage'
+import { storage } from 'src/lib/storage.js'
 import { parseNotification } from './services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js'
 import { prepareNotificationObject } from './services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js'
 import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const i18n = createI18n({
 })
 
 function isEnabled () {
-  return localForage.getItem('vuex-lz')
+  return storage.getItem('vuex-lz')
     .then(data => data.config.webPushNotifications)
 }
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function getWindowClients () {
 }
 
 const setLocale = async () => {
-  const state = await localForage.getItem('vuex-lz')
+  const state = await storage.getItem('vuex-lz')
   const locale = state.config.interfaceLanguage || 'en'
   i18n.locale = locale
 }