diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/compose.html b/bookwyrm/templates/compose.html
index 7c5d89338..9b0549ed7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/compose.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/compose.html
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
     </div>
     {% endif %}
     <div class="column is-two-thirds">
+        {% if draft.reply_parent %}
+        {% include 'snippets/status/status.html' with status=draft.reply_parent no_interact=True %}
+        {% endif %}
+
         {% if not draft %}
         {% include 'snippets/create_status.html' %}
         {% else %}
@@ -26,6 +30,5 @@
         {% endif %}
     </div>
 </div>
-{{ form.ap_p }}
 {% endwith %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_body.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_body.html
index a7e8e8843..4bbb4afa6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_body.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_body.html
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
             {% trans "Delete status" %}
         </button>
     </form>
-
+    {% elif no_interact %}
+    {# nothing here #}
     {% elif request.user.is_authenticated %}
     <div class="field has-addons">
         <div class="control">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/status.py b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
index 7ab88f283..d8a3605d1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
@@ -104,16 +104,20 @@ class DeleteAndRedraft(View):
         status = get_object_or_404(
             models.Status.objects.select_subclasses(), id=status_id
         )
-        if isinstance(status, (models.GeneratedNote, models.Rating)):
+        if isinstance(status, (models.GeneratedNote, models.ReviewRating)):
             return HttpResponseBadRequest()
 
         # don't let people redraft other people's statuses
         if status.user != request.user:
             return HttpResponseBadRequest()
 
+        status_type = status.status_type.lower()
+        if status.reply_parent:
+            status_type = 'reply'
+
         data = {
             "draft": status,
-            "type": status.status_type.lower(),
+            "type": status_type,
         }
         if hasattr(status, "book"):
             data["book"] = status.book