diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/ComposerReplyTo.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/ComposerReplyTo.tsx
index cfd2b90659..f86ccd11f8 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/ComposerReplyTo.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/ComposerReplyTo.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export function ComposerReplyTo({replyTo}: {replyTo: ComposerOptsPostRef}) {
               type="post-text"
               style={t.atoms.text}
               numberOfLines={!showFull ? 6 : undefined}
+              selectable={true}
               emoji>
               {replyTo.text}
             </Text>