diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/dropdown_icon_button.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/dropdown_icon_button.jsx
index 58a9e633fb..0ced5a04ad 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/dropdown_icon_button.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/dropdown_icon_button.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { IconButton } from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon_button';
 
 import DropdownMenu from './dropdown_menu';
 
-export const DropdownIconButton = ({ value, icon, onChange, iconComponent, title, options }) => {
+export const DropdownIconButton = ({ value, disabled, icon, onChange, iconComponent, title, options }) => {
   const containerRef = useRef(null);
 
   const [activeElement, setActiveElement] = useState(null);
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const DropdownIconButton = ({ value, icon, onChange, iconComponent, title
   return (
     <div ref={containerRef}>
       <IconButton
+        disabled={disabled}
         icon={icon}
         onClick={handleToggle}
         iconComponent={iconComponent}
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export const DropdownIconButton = ({ value, icon, onChange, iconComponent, title
 
 DropdownIconButton.propTypes = {
   value: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  disabled: PropTypes.bool,
   icon: PropTypes.string,
   onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   iconComponent: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/federation_button.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/federation_button.jsx
index a1bb53f692..2ac0a9d3ec 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/federation_button.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/federation_button.jsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 export const FederationButton = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
 
+  const isEditing = useAppSelector((state) => state.getIn(['compose', 'id']) !== null);
   const do_not_federate = useAppSelector((state) => state.getIn(['compose', 'advanced_options', 'do_not_federate']));
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export const FederationButton = () => {
 
   return (
     <DropdownIconButton
+      disabled={isEditing}
       icon={do_not_federate ? 'link-slash' : 'link'}
       iconComponent={do_not_federate ? ShareOffIcon : ShareIcon}
       onChange={handleChange}