diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/status_container.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/status_container.js
index 645919ebe..9873725e4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/status_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/status_container.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   redraftMessage: { id: 'confirmations.redraft.message', defaultMessage: 'Are you sure you want to delete this status and re-draft it? You will lose all replies, boosts and favourites to it.' },
   replyConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.reply.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Reply' },
   replyMessage: { id: 'confirmations.reply.message', defaultMessage: 'Replying now will overwrite the message you are currently composing. Are you sure you want to proceed?' },
+  editConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.edit.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Edit' },
+  editMessage: { id: 'confirmations.edit.message', defaultMessage: 'Editing now will overwrite the message you are currently composing. Are you sure you want to proceed?' },
   unfilterConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.unfilter.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Show' },
   author: { id: 'confirmations.unfilter.author', defaultMessage: 'Author' },
   matchingFilters: { id: 'confirmations.unfilter.filters', defaultMessage: 'Matching {count, plural, one {filter} other {filters}}' },
@@ -183,7 +185,18 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl, contextType }) => ({
   },
 
   onEdit (status, history) {
-    dispatch(editStatus(status.get('id'), history));
+    dispatch((_, getState) => {
+      let state = getState();
+      if (state.getIn(['compose', 'text']).trim().length !== 0) {
+        dispatch(openModal('CONFIRM', {
+          message: intl.formatMessage(messages.editMessage),
+          confirm: intl.formatMessage(messages.editConfirm),
+          onConfirm: () => dispatch(editStatus(status.get('id'), history)),
+        }));
+      } else {
+        dispatch(editStatus(status.get('id'), history));
+      }
+    });
   },
 
   onTranslate (status) {