diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js
index c463871044f..1e93868592b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ export function mentionCompose(account, router) {
 export function submitCompose() {
   return function (dispatch, getState) {
     let status = getState().getIn(['compose', 'text'], '');
+    let media  = getState().getIn(['compose', 'media_attachments']);
 
-    if (!status || !status.length) {
+    if ((!status || !status.length) && media.size === 0) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ export function submitCompose() {
     api(getState).post('/api/v1/statuses', {
       status,
       in_reply_to_id: getState().getIn(['compose', 'in_reply_to'], null),
-      media_ids: getState().getIn(['compose', 'media_attachments']).map(item => item.get('id')),
+      media_ids: media.map(item => item.get('id')),
       sensitive: getState().getIn(['compose', 'sensitive']),
       spoiler_text: getState().getIn(['compose', 'spoiler_text'], ''),
       visibility: getState().getIn(['compose', 'privacy']),
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
index 0c40e62ccae..a15bf7c5232 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.js
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   _updateStatusLinks () {
-    const node  = this.node;
+    const node = this.node;
+
+    if (!node) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const links = node.querySelectorAll('a');
 
     for (var i = 0; i < links.length; ++i) {
@@ -126,6 +131,10 @@ export default class StatusContent extends React.PureComponent {
       disabled,
     } = this.props;
 
+    if (status.get('content').length === 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     const hidden = this.props.setExpansion ? !this.props.expanded : this.state.hidden;
 
     const content = { __html: status.get('contentHtml') };
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/composer/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/composer/index.js
index e50f3ec3f2c..792ed79a311 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/composer/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/composer/index.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ function mapStateToProps (state) {
     suggestionToken: state.getIn(['compose', 'suggestion_token']),
     suggestions: state.getIn(['compose', 'suggestions']),
     text: state.getIn(['compose', 'text']),
+    anyMedia: state.getIn(['compose', 'media_attachments']).size > 0,
   };
 };
 
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ class Composer extends React.Component {
       acceptContentTypes,
       advancedOptions,
       amUnlocked,
+      anyMedia,
       intl,
       isSubmitting,
       isUploading,
@@ -305,6 +307,8 @@ class Composer extends React.Component {
       text,
     } = this.props;
 
+    let disabledButton = isSubmitting || isUploading || (!!text.length && !text.trim().length && !anyMedia);
+
     return (
       <div className='composer'>
         <ComposerSpoiler
@@ -374,7 +378,7 @@ class Composer extends React.Component {
         />
         <ComposerPublisher
           countText={`${spoilerText}${countableText(text)}${advancedOptions && advancedOptions.get('do_not_federate') ? ' 👁️' : ''}`}
-          disabled={isSubmitting || isUploading || !!text.length && !text.trim().length}
+          disabled={disabledButton}
           intl={intl}
           onSecondarySubmit={handleSecondarySubmit}
           onSubmit={handleSubmit}
@@ -436,6 +440,7 @@ Composer.propTypes = {
   onUndoUpload: PropTypes.func,
   onUnmount: PropTypes.func,
   onUpload: PropTypes.func,
+  anyMedia: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 //  Connecting and export.
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
index 722670cf14a..8973c77135a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ function appendMedia(state, media) {
     map.update('media_attachments', list => list.push(media));
     map.set('is_uploading', false);
     map.set('resetFileKey', Math.floor((Math.random() * 0x10000)));
-    map.update('text', oldText => `${oldText.trim()} ${media.get('text_url')}`);
     map.set('focusDate', new Date());
     map.set('idempotencyKey', uuid());
 
@@ -169,12 +168,10 @@ function appendMedia(state, media) {
 };
 
 function removeMedia(state, mediaId) {
-  const media    = state.get('media_attachments').find(item => item.get('id') === mediaId);
   const prevSize = state.get('media_attachments').size;
 
   return state.withMutations(map => {
     map.update('media_attachments', list => list.filterNot(item => item.get('id') === mediaId));
-    map.update('text', text => text.replace(media.get('text_url'), '').trim());
     map.set('idempotencyKey', uuid());
 
     if (prevSize === 1) {