diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/compose/ComposeViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/compose/ComposeViewModel.kt
index 652ba1cda..f9fabfd72 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/compose/ComposeViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/compose/ComposeViewModel.kt
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ class ComposeViewModel @Inject constructor(
         scheduledTootId = composeOptions?.scheduledTootId
         originalStatusId = composeOptions?.statusId
         startingText = composeOptions?.content
+        currentContent = composeOptions?.content
         postLanguage = composeOptions?.language
 
         val tootVisibility = composeOptions?.visibility ?: Status.Visibility.UNKNOWN