diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/index.js
index 63cff836c4f..8ca37867287 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/index.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => ({
   elefriend: state.getIn(['compose', 'elefriend']),
-  showSearch: ownProps.multiColumn ? state.getIn(['search', 'submitted']) && !state.getIn(['search', 'hidden']) : ownProps.isSearchPage,
+  showSearch: ownProps.multiColumn ? state.getIn(['search', 'submitted']) && !state.getIn(['search', 'hidden']) : false,
 });
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class Compose extends React.PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     multiColumn: PropTypes.bool,
     showSearch: PropTypes.bool,
-    isSearchPage: PropTypes.bool,
     elefriend: PropTypes.number,
     onClickElefriend: PropTypes.func,
     onMount: PropTypes.func,
@@ -55,19 +54,11 @@ class Compose extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   componentDidMount () {
-    const { isSearchPage } = this.props;
-
-    if (!isSearchPage) {
-      this.props.onMount();
-    }
+    this.props.onMount();
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount () {
-    const { isSearchPage } = this.props;
-
-    if (!isSearchPage) {
-      this.props.onUnmount();
-    }
+    this.props.onUnmount();
   }
 
   render () {
@@ -76,7 +67,6 @@ class Compose extends React.PureComponent {
       intl,
       multiColumn,
       onClickElefriend,
-      isSearchPage,
       showSearch,
     } = this.props;
     const computedClass = classNames('drawer', `mbstobon-${elefriend}`);
@@ -86,10 +76,10 @@ class Compose extends React.PureComponent {
         <div className={computedClass} role='region' aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.compose)}>
           <HeaderContainer />
 
-          {(multiColumn || isSearchPage) && <SearchContainer />}
+          {multiColumn && <SearchContainer />}
 
           <div className='drawer__pager'>
-            {!isSearchPage && <div className='drawer__inner'>
+            <div className='drawer__inner'>
               <NavigationContainer />
 
               <ComposeFormContainer />
@@ -97,9 +87,9 @@ class Compose extends React.PureComponent {
               <div className='drawer__inner__mastodon'>
                 {mascot ? <img alt='' draggable='false' src={mascot} /> : <button className='mastodon' onClick={onClickElefriend} />}
               </div>
-            </div>}
+            </div>
 
-            <Motion defaultStyle={{ x: isSearchPage ? 0 : -100 }} style={{ x: spring(showSearch || isSearchPage ? 0 : -100, { stiffness: 210, damping: 20 }) }}>
+            <Motion defaultStyle={{ x: -100 }} style={{ x: spring(showSearch ? 0 : -100, { stiffness: 210, damping: 20 }) }}>
               {({ x }) => (
                 <div className='drawer__inner darker' style={{ transform: `translateX(${x}%)`, visibility: x === -100 ? 'hidden' : 'visible' }}>
                   <SearchResultsContainer />
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/compose_panel.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/compose_panel.js
index 894a00747c8..dde252a61e3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/compose_panel.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/compose_panel.js
@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import SearchContainer from 'flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/search_container';
 import ComposeFormContainer from 'flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/compose_form_container';
 import NavigationContainer from 'flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/navigation_container';
 import LinkFooter from './link_footer';
 import ServerBanner from 'flavours/glitch/components/server_banner';
+import { mountCompose, unmountCompose } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/compose';
 
-export default
+export default @connect()
 class ComposePanel extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static contextTypes = {
     identity: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   };
 
+  static propTypes = {
+    dispatch: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  };
+
+  componentDidMount () {
+    const { dispatch } = this.props;
+    dispatch(mountCompose());
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount () {
+    const { dispatch } = this.props;
+    dispatch(unmountCompose());
+  }
+
   render() {
     const { signedIn } = this.context.identity;