diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/compose.js b/app/soapbox/actions/compose.js
index 607fe9481..1d16fe554 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/compose.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/compose.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const ensureComposeIsVisible = (getState, routerHistory) => {
   }
 };
 
-export function setComposeToStatus(status, rawText, spoilerText, contentType) {
+export function setComposeToStatus(status, rawText, spoilerText, contentType, withRedraft) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     const { instance } = getState();
     const { explicitAddressing } = getFeatures(instance);
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export function setComposeToStatus(status, rawText, spoilerText, contentType) {
       spoilerText,
       contentType,
       v: parseVersion(instance.version),
+      withRedraft,
     });
   };
 }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/statuses.js b/app/soapbox/actions/statuses.js
index a274f181d..7363f979d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/statuses.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/statuses.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const editStatus = (id) => (dispatch, getState) => {
 
   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));
+    dispatch(setComposeToStatus(status, response.data.text, response.data.spoiler_text, false));
     dispatch(openModal('COMPOSE'));
   }).catch(error => {
     dispatch({ type: STATUS_FETCH_SOURCE_FAIL, error });
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export function deleteStatus(id, routerHistory, withRedraft = false) {
       dispatch(deleteFromTimelines(id));
 
       if (withRedraft) {
-        dispatch(setComposeToStatus(status, response.data.text, response.data.spoiler_text, response.data.pleroma?.content_type));
+        dispatch(setComposeToStatus(status, response.data.text, response.data.spoiler_text, response.data.pleroma?.content_type, withRedraft));
         dispatch(openModal('COMPOSE'));
       }
     }).catch(error => {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/compose-test.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/compose-test.js
index 47565d5d6..1c4e70948 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/compose-test.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/compose-test.js
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ describe('compose reducer', () => {
       const result = reducer(undefined, action);
       expect(result.getIn(['media_attachments', 0, 'id'])).toEqual('508107650');
     });
+
+    it('sets the id when editing a post', () => {
+      const action = {
+        withRedraft: false,
+        type: actions.COMPOSE_SET_STATUS,
+        status: normalizeStatus(fromJS(require('soapbox/__fixtures__/pleroma-status-deleted.json'))),
+      };
+
+      const result = reducer(undefined, action);
+      expect(result.get('id')).toEqual('AHU2RrX0wdcwzCYjFQ');
+    });
+
+    it('does not set the id when redrafting a post', () => {
+      const action = {
+        withRedraft: true,
+        type: actions.COMPOSE_SET_STATUS,
+        status: normalizeStatus(fromJS(require('soapbox/__fixtures__/pleroma-status-deleted.json'))),
+      };
+
+      const result = reducer(undefined, action);
+      expect(result.get('id')).toEqual(null);
+    });
   });
 
   it('uses \'public\' scope as default', () => {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.js
index 537934a85..60f713657 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.js
@@ -429,7 +429,9 @@ export default function compose(state = initialState, action) {
         }));
     case COMPOSE_SET_STATUS:
       return state.withMutations(map => {
-        map.set('id', action.status.get('id'));
+        if (!action.withRedraft) {
+          map.set('id', action.status.get('id'));
+        }
         map.set('text', action.rawText || unescapeHTML(expandMentions(action.status)));
         map.set('to', action.explicitAddressing ? getExplicitMentions(action.status.get('account', 'id'), action.status) : ImmutableOrderedSet());
         map.set('in_reply_to', action.status.get('in_reply_to_id'));