diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.ts b/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.ts
index 3b861fb58..5bfa8716d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.ts
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ export default function compose(state = ReducerRecord({ idempotencyKey: uuid(),
         map.set('caretPosition', null);
         map.set('idempotencyKey', uuid());
         map.set('content_type', action.contentType || 'text/plain');
+        map.set('quote', action.status.get('quote'));
 
         if (action.v?.software === PLEROMA && hasIntegerMediaIds(action.status)) {
           map.set('media_attachments', ImmutableList());