From 5ab31d8dbdbcfa52736e2cab2b9bf97cd82ce305 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 7w1 <noreply@sl.sable.moe>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 14:13:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] capture focus when replying to messages

---
 src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx b/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx
index 70eca4dc2..bc30145c8 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx
@@ -419,6 +419,24 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
       }
     }, [mentionInReplies, mx, replyDraft]);
 
+    const prevReplyEventId = useRef(replyDraft?.eventId);
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (replyDraft?.eventId !== prevReplyEventId.current) {
+        prevReplyEventId.current = replyDraft?.eventId;
+
+        if (replyDraft?.eventId) {
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            try {
+              ReactEditor.focus(editor);
+              moveCursor(editor);
+            } catch {
+              // Ignore focus errors
+            }
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }, [replyDraft?.eventId, editor]);
+
     const handleFileMetadata = useCallback(
       (fileItem: TUploadItem, metadata: TUploadMetadata) => {
         setSelectedFiles({

From fe09f2a2d2c0964e94c970aaca7875dc94c608b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 7w1 <noreply@sl.sable.moe>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 16:08:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] add changeset

---
 .changeset/fix-focus-capture-reply.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/fix-focus-capture-reply.md

diff --git a/.changeset/fix-focus-capture-reply.md b/.changeset/fix-focus-capture-reply.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30b559f9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-focus-capture-reply.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+default: patch
+---
+
+Fix reply button not capturing editor focus.