diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/statuses.ts b/app/soapbox/actions/statuses.ts
index db15e7a21..b1bced1f0 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/statuses.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/statuses.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const editStatus = (id: string) => (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootS
 
   api(getState).get(`/api/v1/statuses/${id}/source`).then(response => {
     dispatch({ type: STATUS_FETCH_SOURCE_SUCCESS });
-    dispatch(setComposeToStatus(status, response.data.text, response.data.spoiler_text, false));
+    dispatch(setComposeToStatus(status, response.data.text, response.data.spoiler_text, response.data.content_type, false));
     dispatch(openModal('COMPOSE'));
   }).catch(error => {
     dispatch({ type: STATUS_FETCH_SOURCE_FAIL, error });