diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index fa994c87..46dcc8a6 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
   },
   mounted () {
     this.resize(this.$refs.textarea)
+    const textLength = this.$refs.textarea.value.length
+    this.$refs.textarea.setSelectionRange(textLength, textLength)
 
     if (this.replyTo) {
       this.$refs.textarea.focus()