diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.jsx
index 294105f259128f133e262dcc1e242633eff34a8c..580f409e94e729dc6b5786ab474bf5e704986b83 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/containers/status_container.jsx
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   redraftMessage: { id: 'confirmations.redraft.message', defaultMessage: 'Are you sure you want to delete this status and re-draft it? Favourites and boosts will be lost, and replies to the original post will be orphaned.' },
   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?' },
   blockDomainConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.domain_block.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Hide entire domain' },
 });
 
@@ -149,7 +151,18 @@ 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) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index ae7722635d29304695551406ab1526f01b12716d..f4d0519403298a1686dd044bc012b812a8e052db 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@
   "confirmations.discard_edit_media.message": "You have unsaved changes to the media description or preview, discard them anyway?",
   "confirmations.domain_block.confirm": "Block entire domain",
   "confirmations.domain_block.message": "Are you really, really sure you want to block the entire {domain}? In most cases a few targeted blocks or mutes are sufficient and preferable. You will not see content from that domain in any public timelines or your notifications. Your followers from that domain will be removed.",
+  "confirmations.edit.confirm": "Edit",
+  "confirmations.edit.message": "Editing now will overwrite the message you are currently composing. Are you sure you want to proceed?",
   "confirmations.logout.confirm": "Log out",
   "confirmations.logout.message": "Are you sure you want to log out?",
   "confirmations.mute.confirm": "Mute",