diff --git a/components/comment.js b/components/comment.js
index 9955efe6..f370d114 100644
--- a/components/comment.js
+++ b/components/comment.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import ItemInfo from './item-info'
 import Badge from 'react-bootstrap/Badge'
 import { RootProvider, useRoot } from './root'
 import { useMe } from './me'
+import { useQuoteReply } from './use-quote-reply'
 
 function Parent ({ item, rootText }) {
   const root = useRoot()
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ export default function Comment ({
   const router = useRouter()
   const root = useRoot()
   const [pendingSats, setPendingSats] = useState(0)
+  const { ref: textRef, quote, quoteReply, cancelQuote } = useQuoteReply({ text: item.text })
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setCollapse(window.localStorage.getItem(`commentCollapse:${item.id}`) || collapse)
@@ -136,8 +138,6 @@ export default function Comment ({
       ? 'fwd'
       : null
   const bountyPaid = root.bountyPaidTo?.includes(Number(item.id))
-  const replyRef = useRef()
-  const contentContainerRef = useRef()
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export default function Comment ({
                   commentTextSingular='reply'
                   className={`${itemStyles.other} ${styles.other}`}
                   embellishUser={op && <><span> </span><Badge bg={op === 'fwd' ? 'secondary' : 'boost'} className={`${styles.op} bg-opacity-75`}>{op}</Badge></>}
-                  onQuoteReply={replyRef?.current?.quoteReply}
+                  onQuoteReply={quoteReply}
                   extraInfo={
                     <>
                       {includeParent && <Parent item={item} rootText={rootText} />}
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export default function Comment ({
               />
               )
             : (
-              <div className={styles.text} ref={contentContainerRef}>
+              <div className={styles.text} ref={textRef}>
                 {item.searchText
                   ? <SearchText text={item.searchText} />
                   : (
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export default function Comment ({
           : (
             <div className={styles.children}>
               {!noReply &&
-                <Reply depth={depth + 1} item={item} replyOpen={replyOpen} ref={replyRef} contentContainerRef={contentContainerRef}>
+                <Reply depth={depth + 1} item={item} replyOpen={replyOpen} onCancelQuote={cancelQuote} onQuoteReply={quoteReply} quote={quote}>
                   {root.bounty && !bountyPaid && <PayBounty item={item} />}
                 </Reply>}
               {children}
diff --git a/components/form.js b/components/form.js
index 8529e552..874521b1 100644
--- a/components/form.js
+++ b/components/form.js
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ function FormGroup ({ className, label, children }) {
 }
 
 function InputInner ({
-  prepend, append, hint, showValid, onChange, onBlur, overrideValue,
+  prepend, append, hint, showValid, onChange, onBlur, overrideValue, appendValue,
   innerRef, noForm, clear, onKeyDown, inputGroupClassName, debounce: debounceTime, maxLength,
   ...props
 }) {
@@ -441,6 +441,17 @@ function InputInner ({
     }
   }, [overrideValue])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (appendValue) {
+      const updatedValue = meta.value ? `${meta.value}\n${appendValue}` : appendValue
+      helpers.setValue(updatedValue)
+      if (storageKey) {
+        window.localStorage.setItem(storageKey, updatedValue)
+      }
+      innerRef?.current?.focus()
+    }
+  }, [appendValue])
+
   const invalid = (!formik || formik.submitCount > 0) && meta.touched && meta.error
 
   useEffect(debounce(() => {
diff --git a/components/item-full.js b/components/item-full.js
index 6c05f317..d554a8b8 100644
--- a/components/item-full.js
+++ b/components/item-full.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 import { TwitterTweetEmbed } from 'react-twitter-embed'
 import YouTube from 'react-youtube'
 import useDarkMode from './dark-mode'
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import Poll from './poll'
 import { commentsViewed } from '../lib/new-comments'
 import Related from './related'
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import Link from 'next/link'
 import { RootProvider } from './root'
 import { IMGPROXY_URL_REGEXP } from '../lib/url'
 import { numWithUnits } from '../lib/format'
+import { useQuoteReply } from './use-quote-reply'
 
 function BioItem ({ item, handleClick }) {
   const me = useMe()
@@ -122,14 +123,13 @@ function FwdUsers ({ forwards }) {
 
 function TopLevelItem ({ item, noReply, ...props }) {
   const ItemComponent = item.isJob ? ItemJob : Item
-  const replyRef = useRef()
-  const contentContainerRef = useRef()
+  const { ref: textRef, quote, quoteReply, cancelQuote } = useQuoteReply({ text: item.text })
 
   return (
     <ItemComponent
       item={item}
-      replyRef={replyRef}
       full
+      onQuoteReply={quoteReply}
       right={
         !noReply &&
           <>
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function TopLevelItem ({ item, noReply, ...props }) {
       belowTitle={item.forwards && item.forwards.length > 0 && <FwdUsers forwards={item.forwards} />}
       {...props}
     >
-      <div className={styles.fullItemContainer} ref={contentContainerRef}>
+      <div className={styles.fullItemContainer} ref={textRef}>
         {item.text && <ItemText item={item} />}
         {item.url && <ItemEmbed item={item} />}
         {item.poll && <Poll item={item} />}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function TopLevelItem ({ item, noReply, ...props }) {
       </div>
       {!noReply &&
         <>
-          <Reply item={item} replyOpen placeholder={item.ncomments ? undefined : 'start the conversation ...'} ref={replyRef} contentContainerRef={contentContainerRef} />
+          <Reply item={item} replyOpen placeholder={item.ncomments ? undefined : 'start the conversation ...'} onCancelQuote={cancelQuote} onQuoteReply={quoteReply} quote={quote} />
           {!item.position && !item.isJob && !item.parentId && !item.bounty > 0 && <Related title={item.title} itemId={item.id} />}
           {item.bounty > 0 && <PastBounties item={item} />}
         </>}
diff --git a/components/item.js b/components/item.js
index 49e0a8ad..ab0ce3c1 100644
--- a/components/item.js
+++ b/components/item.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function SearchTitle ({ title }) {
   })
 }
 
-export default function Item ({ item, rank, belowTitle, right, full, children, siblingComments, replyRef }) {
+export default function Item ({ item, rank, belowTitle, right, full, children, siblingComments, onQuoteReply }) {
   const titleRef = useRef()
   const router = useRouter()
   const [pendingSats, setPendingSats] = useState(0)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default function Item ({ item, rank, belowTitle, right, full, children, s
           </div>
           <ItemInfo
             full={full} item={item} pendingSats={pendingSats}
-            onQuoteReply={replyRef?.current?.quoteReply}
+            onQuoteReply={onQuoteReply}
             nofollow={nofollow}
             extraBadges={Number(item?.user?.id) === AD_USER_ID && <Badge className={styles.newComment} bg={null}>AD</Badge>}
           />
diff --git a/components/reply.js b/components/reply.js
index 97cef419..122e0dd6 100644
--- a/components/reply.js
+++ b/components/reply.js
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import { gql, useMutation } from '@apollo/client'
 import styles from './reply.module.css'
 import { COMMENTS } from '../fragments/comments'
 import { useMe } from './me'
-import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useState, useRef, useImperativeHandle } from 'react'
+import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import { FeeButtonProvider, postCommentBaseLineItems, postCommentUseRemoteLineItems } from './fee-button'
 import { commentsViewedAfterComment } from '../lib/new-comments'
 import { commentSchema } from '../lib/validate'
-import { quote } from '../lib/md'
 import { COMMENT_DEPTH_LIMIT } from '../lib/constants'
 import { useToast } from './toast'
 import { toastDeleteScheduled } from '../lib/form'
@@ -30,68 +29,18 @@ export function ReplyOnAnotherPage ({ item }) {
   )
 }
 
-export default forwardRef(function Reply ({ item, onSuccess, replyOpen, children, placeholder, contentContainerRef }, ref) {
-  const [reply, setReply] = useState(replyOpen)
+export default forwardRef(function Reply ({ item, onSuccess, replyOpen, children, placeholder, onQuoteReply, onCancelQuote, quote }, ref) {
+  const [reply, setReply] = useState(replyOpen || quote)
   const me = useMe()
   const parentId = item.id
   const replyInput = useRef(null)
-  const formInnerRef = useRef()
   const toaster = useToast()
 
-  // Start block to handle iOS Safari's weird selection clearing behavior
-  const savedRange = useRef()
-  const savedRangeNode = useRef()
-  const onTouchEnd = useCallback(() => {
-    const selection = document.getSelection()
-    if (!selection || selection.rangeCount === 0 || selection.getRangeAt(0).length === 0) {
-      return
-    }
-    const range = selection.getRangeAt(0)
-    savedRangeNode.current = range.commonAncestorContainer
-    savedRange.current = range.cloneContents()
-  }, [])
   useEffect(() => {
-    document.addEventListener('touchend', onTouchEnd)
-    return () => document.removeEventListener('touchend', onTouchEnd)
-  }, [])
-  // End block to handle iOS Safari's weird selection clearing behavior
-
-  useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
-    quoteReply: ({ selectionOnly }) => {
-      if (!reply) {
-        setReply(true)
-      }
-      const selection = window.getSelection()
-      let selectedText = selection.isCollapsed ? undefined : selection.toString()
-      let isSelectedTextInTarget = contentContainerRef?.current?.contains(selection.anchorNode)
-
-      // Start block to handle iOS Safari's weird selection clearing behavior
-      if (!selectedText && savedRange.current && savedRangeNode.current) {
-        selectedText = savedRange.current.textContent
-        isSelectedTextInTarget = contentContainerRef?.current?.contains(savedRangeNode.current)
-      }
-      // End block to handle iOS Safari's weird selection clearing behavior
-
-      if ((selection.isCollapsed || !isSelectedTextInTarget || !selectedText) && selectionOnly) return
-      const textToQuote = isSelectedTextInTarget ? selectedText : item.text
-      let updatedValue
-      if (formInnerRef.current && formInnerRef.current.values && !formInnerRef.current.values.text) {
-        updatedValue = quote(textToQuote)
-      } else if (formInnerRef.current?.values?.text) {
-        // append quote reply text if the input already has content
-        updatedValue = `${replyInput.current.value}\n${quote(textToQuote)}`
-      }
-      if (updatedValue) {
-        replyInput.current.value = updatedValue
-        formInnerRef.current.setValues({ text: updatedValue })
-        window.localStorage.setItem(`reply-${parentId}-text`, updatedValue)
-      }
+    if (replyOpen || quote || !!window.localStorage.getItem('reply-' + parentId + '-' + 'text')) {
+      setReply(true)
     }
-  }), [reply, item])
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setReply(replyOpen || !!window.localStorage.getItem('reply-' + parentId + '-' + 'text'))
-  }, [])
+  }, [replyOpen, quote, parentId])
 
   const [upsertComment] = useMutation(
     gql`
@@ -160,12 +109,17 @@ export default forwardRef(function Reply ({ item, onSuccess, replyOpen, children
         : (
           <div className={styles.replyButtons}>
             <div
-              className='pe-3' onPointerDown={e => {
-                if (!reply) {
+              className='pe-3'
+              onPointerDown={e => {
+                if (reply) {
+                  window.localStorage.removeItem('reply-' + parentId + '-' + 'text')
+                  setReply(false)
+                  onCancelQuote?.()
+                } else {
                   e.preventDefault()
-                  ref?.current?.quoteReply({ selectionOnly: true })
+                  onQuoteReply({ selectionOnly: true })
+                  setReply(true)
                 }
-                setReply(!reply)
               }}
             >
               {reply ? 'cancel' : 'reply'}
@@ -187,15 +141,14 @@ export default forwardRef(function Reply ({ item, onSuccess, replyOpen, children
               invoiceable
               onSubmit={onSubmit}
               storageKeyPrefix={`reply-${parentId}`}
-              innerRef={formInnerRef}
             >
               <MarkdownInput
                 name='text'
                 minRows={6}
                 autoFocus={!replyOpen}
                 required
+                appendValue={quote}
                 placeholder={placeholder}
-                innerRef={replyInput}
               />
               <ItemButtonBar createText='reply' hasCancel={false} />
             </Form>
diff --git a/components/use-quote-reply.js b/components/use-quote-reply.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aed0b214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/use-quote-reply.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { quote as quoteMd } from '../lib/md'
+
+export function useQuoteReply ({ text }) {
+  const ref = useRef(null)
+  const [quote, setQuote] = useState(null)
+
+  const quoteReply = useCallback(({ selectionOnly }) => {
+    const selection = window.getSelection()
+    const selectedText = selection.isCollapsed ? undefined : selection.toString()
+    const isSelectedTextInTarget = ref?.current?.contains(selection.anchorNode)
+
+    if ((selection.isCollapsed || !isSelectedTextInTarget || !selectedText) && selectionOnly) return
+
+    const textToQuote = isSelectedTextInTarget ? selectedText : text
+    setQuote(quoteMd(textToQuote))
+  }, [ref?.current, text])
+
+  const cancelQuote = useCallback(() => {
+    setQuote(null)
+  }, [])
+
+  return { ref, quote, quoteReply, cancelQuote }
+}