diff --git a/src/components/Compose/DraftList.tsx b/src/components/Compose/DraftList.tsx
index ab9b4d57a..c6926518c 100644
--- a/src/components/Compose/DraftList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Compose/DraftList.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ const DraftListItem = memo<DraftListItemProps>(function DraftListItem({ draft, h
 export const DraftList = memo(function DraftList() {
     const currentProfileAll = useCurrentProfileAll();
     const { drafts, removeDraft } = useComposeDraftStateStore();
-    const { updateChars, apply, currentDraftId, clear } = useComposeStateStore();
+    const { updateChars, apply, focused, currentDraftId, clear } = useComposeStateStore();
     const { updateScheduleTime } = useComposeScheduleStateStore();
     const setEditorContent = useSetEditorContent();
 
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ export const DraftList = memo(function DraftList() {
             );
             apply({
                 ...draft,
+                focused,
                 posts: draft.posts.map((x) => ({
                     ...x,
                     ...(full
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ export const DraftList = memo(function DraftList() {
             if (draft.scheduleTime) updateScheduleTime(draft.scheduleTime);
             router.history.push('/');
         },
-        [apply, router, setEditorContent, updateChars, updateScheduleTime, currentProfileAll],
+        [apply, router, setEditorContent, updateChars, updateScheduleTime, currentProfileAll, focused],
     );
 
     if (!drafts.length) {
diff --git a/src/components/Compose/Editor.tsx b/src/components/Compose/Editor.tsx
index 5edafefaf..d4c64452d 100644
--- a/src/components/Compose/Editor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Compose/Editor.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ interface EditorProps {
 }
 
 export const Editor = memo(function Editor({ post, replying }: EditorProps) {
-    const { type, posts, updateChars, loadComponentsFromChars } = useComposeStateStore();
+    const { type, posts, updateChars, updateFocused, loadComponentsFromChars } = useComposeStateStore();
     const [, startTransition] = useTransition();
 
     const { chars } = post;
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ export const Editor = memo(function Editor({ post, replying }: EditorProps) {
                 contentEditable={
                     <ContentEditable
                         key="editable"
+                        onFocus={() => updateFocused(true)}
+                        onBlur={() => updateFocused(false)}
                         className="flex-1 flex-shrink-0 cursor-text resize-none appearance-none border-none bg-transparent p-0 pb-2 text-left text-[16px] leading-6 text-main outline-none outline-0 focus:ring-0"
                     />
                 }
diff --git a/src/components/Posts/PostBodyContent.tsx b/src/components/Posts/PostBodyContent.tsx
index 680185963..5557ea257 100644
--- a/src/components/Posts/PostBodyContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Posts/PostBodyContent.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { t } from '@lingui/core/macro';
-import { Select, Trans } from '@lingui/react/macro';
+import { Trans } from '@lingui/react/macro';
 import { useForkRef } from '@mui/material';
 import { compact } from 'lodash-es';
 import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation.js';
-import { forwardRef, type HTMLProps, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { forwardRef, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
 
 import { TwitterArticleBody } from '@/components/Article/TwitterArticleBody.js';
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import { PollCard } from '@/components/Poll/PollCard.js';
 import { Attachments } from '@/components/Posts/Attachment.js';
 import { CollapsedContent } from '@/components/Posts/CollapsedContent.js';
 import { ContentTranslator } from '@/components/Posts/ContentTranslator.js';
+import { PostBodyReplyContent } from '@/components/Posts/PostBodyReplyContent.js';
 import { PostLinks } from '@/components/Posts/PostLinks.js';
 import { Quote } from '@/components/Posts/Quote.js';
 import { RedPacketInspector } from '@/components/RedPacket/RedPacketInspector.js';
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ import { IS_APPLE, IS_SAFARI } from '@/constants/bowser.js';
 import { PageRoute, Source } from '@/constants/enum.js';
 import { EMPTY_LIST, RP_HASH_TAG } from '@/constants/index.js';
 import { classNames } from '@/helpers/classNames.js';
-import { formatUrl } from '@/helpers/formatUrl.js';
 import { getEncryptedPayloadFromImageAttachment, getEncryptedPayloadFromText } from '@/helpers/getEncryptedPayload.js';
 import { getPostUrl } from '@/helpers/getPostUrl.js';
 import { isRoutePathname } from '@/helpers/isRoutePathname.js';
-import { isValidUrl } from '@/helpers/isValidUrl.js';
 import { resolveOembedUrl } from '@/helpers/resolveOembedUrl.js';
 import { resolvePostArticleUrl } from '@/helpers/resolvePostArticleUrl.js';
 import { trimify } from '@/helpers/trimify.js';
@@ -50,12 +48,6 @@ export interface PostBodyContentProps {
     showTranslate?: boolean;
 }
 
-const overrideComponents = {
-    a: function Anchor({ title }: HTMLProps<HTMLAnchorElement>) {
-        return <span>{title && isValidUrl(title) ? formatUrl(title, 30) : title}</span>;
-    },
-};
-
 function canSkipWaitingForPayload(post: Post) {
     const content = post.metadata.content?.content;
 
@@ -181,37 +173,7 @@ export const PostBodyContent = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, PostBodyContentProps>(
         );
     }
 
-    if (isReply) {
-        return (
-            <div>
-                <NakedMarkup
-                    post={post}
-                    className={classNames(
-                        'single-post line-clamp-3 w-full self-stretch break-words text-base text-main',
-                        {
-                            'max-h-[7.8rem]': IS_SAFARI && IS_APPLE,
-                        },
-                    )}
-                    components={overrideComponents}
-                >
-                    {liteRawContent}
-                </NakedMarkup>
-                <div className="flex flex-col text-base text-main">
-                    {post.metadata.content?.asset?.type ? (
-                        <Select
-                            value={post.metadata.content.asset.type}
-                            _Image="[Image]"
-                            _Video="[Video]"
-                            _Audio="[Audio]"
-                            _Poll="[Poll]"
-                            other=""
-                        />
-                    ) : null}
-                    {post.quoteOn ? <span>{t`[Quote]`}</span> : null}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
+    if (isReply) return <PostBodyReplyContent post={post} />;
 
     return (
         <article
diff --git a/src/components/Posts/PostBodyReplyContent.tsx b/src/components/Posts/PostBodyReplyContent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84aa24d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Posts/PostBodyReplyContent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { t } from '@lingui/core/macro';
+import { Select, Trans } from '@lingui/react/macro';
+import { type HTMLProps, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { ClickableButton } from '@/components/ClickableButton.js';
+import { NakedMarkup } from '@/components/Markup/NakedMarkup.js';
+import { IS_APPLE, IS_SAFARI } from '@/constants/bowser.js';
+import { classNames } from '@/helpers/classNames.js';
+import { formatUrl } from '@/helpers/formatUrl.js';
+import { isValidUrl } from '@/helpers/isValidUrl.js';
+import { useDetectOverflow } from '@/hooks/useDetectOverflow.js';
+import type { Post } from '@/providers/types/SocialMedia.js';
+import { useComposeStateStore } from '@/store/useComposeStore.js';
+
+interface PostBodyReplyContentProps {
+    post: Post;
+}
+
+const overrideComponents = {
+    a: function Anchor({ title }: HTMLProps<HTMLAnchorElement>) {
+        return <span>{title && isValidUrl(title) ? formatUrl(title, 30) : title}</span>;
+    },
+};
+
+export const PostBodyReplyContent = memo<PostBodyReplyContentProps>(function PostBodyReplyContent({ post }) {
+    const liteRawContent = post.metadata.content?.content;
+    const [overflow, ref] = useDetectOverflow<HTMLDivElement>();
+    const [multiple, setMultiple] = useState(1);
+    const { focused } = useComposeStateStore();
+
+    const toggleShowMore = useCallback(() => {
+        setMultiple((prev) => (overflow ? prev + 1 : 1));
+    }, [overflow]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (focused) {
+            setMultiple(1);
+        }
+    }, [focused]);
+
+    return (
+        <div>
+            <div
+                ref={ref}
+                className={classNames('single-post line-clamp-3 w-full self-stretch break-words text-base text-main', {
+                    'max-h-[7.8rem]': IS_SAFARI && IS_APPLE,
+                })}
+                style={{ WebkitLineClamp: multiple * 3 }}
+            >
+                <NakedMarkup post={post} components={overrideComponents}>
+                    {liteRawContent}
+                </NakedMarkup>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex flex-col text-base text-main">
+                {overflow || multiple > 1 ? (
+                    <ClickableButton className="inline-flex text-highlight" onClick={toggleShowMore}>
+                        {overflow ? <Trans>Show more</Trans> : <Trans>Show less</Trans>}
+                    </ClickableButton>
+                ) : null}
+                {post.metadata.content?.asset?.type ? (
+                    <Select
+                        value={post.metadata.content.asset.type}
+                        _Image="[Image]"
+                        _Video="[Video]"
+                        _Audio="[Audio]"
+                        _Poll="[Poll]"
+                        other=""
+                    />
+                ) : null}
+                {post.quoteOn ? <span>{t`[Quote]`}</span> : null}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+});
diff --git a/src/store/useComposeStore.ts b/src/store/useComposeStore.ts
index 27b634bb6..07a024b0b 100644
--- a/src/store/useComposeStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/useComposeStore.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ export interface ComposeBaseState {
     cursor: Cursor;
     // tracking the current applied draft id
     currentDraftId?: string;
+
+    // editor focus state
+    focused: boolean;
 }
 
 interface ComposeState extends ComposeBaseState {
@@ -134,6 +137,8 @@ interface ComposeState extends ComposeBaseState {
     // reset the editor
     apply: (state: ComposeBaseState) => void;
     clear: () => void;
+
+    updateFocused: (focused: boolean) => void;
 }
 
 export function createInitPostState(): Record<SocialSource, null> {
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@ const useComposeStateBase = create<ComposeState, [['zustand/immer', unknown]]>(
     immer((set, get) => ({
         type: 'compose',
         cursor: initialPostCursor,
+        focused: false,
         posts: [createInitSinglePostState(initialPostCursor)],
         computed: {
             get nextAvailablePost() {
@@ -623,11 +629,16 @@ const useComposeStateBase = create<ComposeState, [['zustand/immer', unknown]]>(
                     type: state.type,
                     cursor: id,
                     currentDraftId: undefined,
+                    focused: false,
                     posts: [createInitSinglePostState(id)],
                 } satisfies ComposeBaseState;
 
                 Object.assign(state, nextState);
             }),
+        updateFocused: (focused) =>
+            set((state) => {
+                state.focused = focused;
+            }),
     })),
 );