diff --git a/bin/svgs.js b/bin/svgs.js
index 4570348..04a78d7 100644
--- a/bin/svgs.js
+++ b/bin/svgs.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ module.exports = [
   { id: 'fa-circle-o', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/circle-o.svg' },
   { id: 'fa-angle-left', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/angle-left.svg' },
   { id: 'fa-angle-right', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/angle-right.svg' },
+  { id: 'fa-angle-down', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/angle-down.svg' },
   { id: 'fa-search-minus', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/search-minus.svg' },
   { id: 'fa-search-plus', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/search-plus.svg' },
   { id: 'fa-share-square-o', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/share-square-o.svg' },
@@ -49,5 +50,6 @@ module.exports = [
   { id: 'fa-suitcase', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/suitcase.svg' },
   { id: 'fa-bar-chart', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/bar-chart.svg' },
   { id: 'fa-clock', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/clock-o.svg' },
-  { id: 'fa-refresh', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/refresh.svg' }
+  { id: 'fa-refresh', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/refresh.svg' },
+  { id: 'fa-plus', src: 'src/thirdparty/font-awesome-svg-png/white/svg/plus.svg' }
 ]
diff --git a/src/routes/_actions/compose.js b/src/routes/_actions/compose.js
index 6074e5c..a97b874 100644
--- a/src/routes/_actions/compose.js
+++ b/src/routes/_actions/compose.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export async function insertHandleForReply (statusId) {
 
 export async function postStatus (realm, text, inReplyToId, mediaIds,
   sensitive, spoilerText, visibility,
-  mediaDescriptions, inReplyToUuid) {
+  mediaDescriptions, inReplyToUuid, poll) {
   let { currentInstance, accessToken, online } = store.get()
 
   if (!online) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function postStatus (realm, text, inReplyToId, mediaIds,
       return description && putMediaDescription(currentInstance, accessToken, mediaIds[i], description)
     }))
     let status = await postStatusToServer(currentInstance, accessToken, text,
-      inReplyToId, mediaIds, sensitive, spoilerText, visibility)
+      inReplyToId, mediaIds, sensitive, spoilerText, visibility, poll)
     addStatusOrNotification(currentInstance, 'home', status)
     store.clearComposeData(realm)
     emit('postedStatus', realm, inReplyToUuid)
diff --git a/src/routes/_actions/composePoll.js b/src/routes/_actions/composePoll.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..020fe5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/_actions/composePoll.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { store } from '../_store/store'
+
+export function enablePoll (realm) {
+  store.setComposeData(realm, {
+    poll: {
+      options: [
+        '',
+        ''
+      ]
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+export function disablePoll (realm) {
+  store.setComposeData(realm, {
+    poll: null
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/_api/statuses.js b/src/routes/_api/statuses.js
index 506ca13..13a5649 100644
--- a/src/routes/_api/statuses.js
+++ b/src/routes/_api/statuses.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { auth, basename } from './utils'
 import { DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, get, post, WRITE_TIMEOUT } from '../_utils/ajax'
 
 export async function postStatus (instanceName, accessToken, text, inReplyToId, mediaIds,
-  sensitive, spoilerText, visibility) {
+  sensitive, spoilerText, visibility, poll) {
   let url = `${basename(instanceName)}/api/v1/statuses`
 
   let body = {
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export async function postStatus (instanceName, accessToken, text, inReplyToId,
     media_ids: mediaIds,
     sensitive: sensitive,
     spoiler_text: spoilerText,
-    visibility: visibility
+    visibility: visibility,
+    poll: poll
   }
 
   for (let key of Object.keys(body)) {
diff --git a/src/routes/_components/Select.html b/src/routes/_components/Select.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14d5a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/_components/Select.html
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<div class="select-wrapper {className || ''}">
+  <select on:change>
+    {#each options as option (option.value)}
+      <option value="{option.value}" selected="{option.value === defaultValue ? 'selected' : ''}">
+        {option.label}
+      </option>
+    {/each}
+  </select>
+  <div class="select-dropdown-icon-wrapper">
+    <SvgIcon href="#fa-angle-down" className="select-dropdown-icon"/>
+  </div>
+</div>
+<style>
+  .select-wrapper {
+    position: relative;
+    display: inline-block;
+  }
+  .select-dropdown-icon-wrapper {
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 15px;
+    top: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+  :global(.select-dropdown-icon) {
+    width: 18px;
+    height: 18px;
+    min-width: 18px;
+    fill: var(--action-button-deemphasized-fill-color);
+  }
+  select {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 5px 35px 5px 15px;
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 1.3em;
+    color: var(--body-text-color);
+    line-height: 1.1;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    border: 1px solid var(--main-border);
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    -moz-appearance: none;
+    -webkit-appearance: none;
+    background-color: var(--input-bg);
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+  select:hover {
+    background-color: var(--button-bg-hover);
+  }
+  select:active {
+    background-color: var(--button-bg-active);
+  }
+  select::-ms-expand {
+    display: none;
+  }
+  select:-moz-focusring {
+    color: transparent;
+    text-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--body-text-color);
+  }
+  select option {
+    font-weight:normal;
+  }
+</style>
+<script>
+  import SvgIcon from './SvgIcon.html'
+  export default {
+    data: () => ({
+      defaultValue: '',
+      className: ''
+    }),
+    components: {
+      SvgIcon
+    }
+  }
+</script>
diff --git a/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html b/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html
index 167e0bf..b1a3c05 100644
--- a/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html
+++ b/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@
     <ComposeInput {realm} {text} {autoFocus} on:postAction="doPostStatus()" />
     <ComposeLengthGauge {length} {overLimit} />
     <ComposeAutosuggest {realm} {text} />
-    <ComposeToolbar {realm} {postPrivacy} {media} {contentWarningShown} {text} />
+    {#if poll && poll.options && poll.options.length}
+      <div class="compose-poll-wrapper"
+           transition:slide="{duration: 333}">
+        <ComposePoll {realm} {poll} />
+      </div>
+    {/if}
+    <ComposeToolbar {realm} {postPrivacy} {media} {contentWarningShown} {text} {poll} />
     <ComposeLengthIndicator {length} {overLimit} />
     <ComposeMedia {realm} {media} />
   </div>
@@ -38,6 +44,7 @@
       "avatar input       input       input"
       "avatar gauge       gauge       gauge"
       "avatar autosuggest autosuggest autosuggest"
+      "avatar poll        poll        poll"
       "avatar toolbar     toolbar     length"
       "avatar media       media       media";
     grid-template-columns: min-content minmax(0, max-content) 1fr 1fr;
@@ -62,6 +69,10 @@
     grid-area: cw;
   }
 
+  .compose-poll-wrapper {
+    grid-area: poll;
+  }
+
   @media (max-width: 767px) {
     .compose-box {
       padding: 10px 10px 0 10px;
@@ -83,12 +94,14 @@
   import ComposeContentWarning from './ComposeContentWarning.html'
   import ComposeFileDrop from './ComposeFileDrop.html'
   import ComposeAutosuggest from './ComposeAutosuggest.html'
+  import ComposePoll from './ComposePoll.html'
   import { measureText } from '../../_utils/measureText'
   import { POST_PRIVACY_OPTIONS } from '../../_static/statuses'
   import { store } from '../../_store/store'
   import { slide } from 'svelte-transitions'
   import { postStatus, insertHandleForReply, setReplySpoiler, setReplyVisibility } from '../../_actions/compose'
   import { classname } from '../../_utils/classname'
+  import { POLL_EXPIRY_DEFAULT } from '../../_static/polls'
 
   export default {
     oncreate () {
@@ -118,7 +131,8 @@
       ComposeMedia,
       ComposeContentWarning,
       ComposeFileDrop,
-      ComposeAutosuggest
+      ComposeAutosuggest,
+      ComposePoll
     },
     data: () => ({
       size: void 0,
@@ -144,6 +158,7 @@
       composeData: ({ $currentComposeData, realm }) => $currentComposeData[realm] || {},
       text: ({ composeData }) => composeData.text || '',
       media: ({ composeData }) => composeData.media || [],
+      poll: ({ composeData }) => composeData.poll,
       inReplyToId: ({ composeData }) => composeData.inReplyToId,
       postPrivacy: ({ postPrivacyKey }) => POST_PRIVACY_OPTIONS.find(_ => _.key === postPrivacyKey),
       defaultPostPrivacyKey: ({ $currentVerifyCredentials }) => (
@@ -172,7 +187,8 @@
           realm,
           overLimit,
           inReplyToUuid, // typical replies, using Pinafore-specific uuid
-          inReplyToId // delete-and-redraft replies, using standard id
+          inReplyToId, // delete-and-redraft replies, using standard id
+          poll
         } = this.get()
         let sensitive = media.length && !!contentWarning
         let mediaIds = media.map(_ => _.data.id)
@@ -183,10 +199,25 @@
           return // do nothing if invalid
         }
 
+        let hasPoll = poll && poll.options && poll.options.length
+        if (hasPoll) {
+          // validate poll
+          if (poll.options.length < 2 || !poll.options.every(Boolean)) {
+            return
+          }
+        }
+
+        // convert internal poll format to the format Mastodon's REST API uses
+        let pollToPost = hasPoll && {
+          expires_in: (poll.expiry || POLL_EXPIRY_DEFAULT).toString(),
+          multiple: !!poll.multiple,
+          options: poll.options
+        }
+
         /* no await */
         postStatus(realm, text, inReplyTo, mediaIds,
           sensitive, contentWarning, postPrivacyKey,
-          mediaDescriptions, inReplyToUuid)
+          mediaDescriptions, inReplyToUuid, pollToPost)
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposePoll.html b/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposePoll.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75f6684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposePoll.html
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+<section class="compose-poll" aria-label="Create poll">
+    {#each poll.options as option, i}
+      <input id="poll-option-{realm}-{i}"
+             type="text"
+             maxlength="25"
+             on:change="onChange(i)"
+             placeholder="Choice {i + 1}"
+             aria-labelledby="poll-option-label-{realm}-{i}"
+
+      >
+      <IconButton
+        label="Remove choice {i + 1}"
+        href="#fa-times"
+        muted={true}
+        on:click="onDeleteClick(i)"
+      />
+    {/each}
+  <div>
+    <input type="checkbox"
+           id="poll-option-multiple-{realm}"
+           on:change="onMultipleChange()"
+    >
+    <label class="multiple-choice-label"
+           for="poll-option-multiple-{realm}">
+      Multiple choice
+    </label>
+    <Select className="poll-expiry-select"
+            options={pollExpiryOptions}
+            defaultValue={pollExpiryDefaultValue}
+            on:change="onExpiryChange(event)"
+    />
+  </div>
+  <IconButton
+    className="add-poll-choice-button"
+    label="Add choice"
+    href="#fa-plus"
+    muted={true}
+    disabled={poll.options.length === 4}
+    on:click="onAddClick()"
+  />
+  {#each poll.options as option, i}
+    <label id="poll-option-label-{realm}-{i}"
+           class="sr-only"
+           for="poll-option-{realm}-{i}">
+      Choice {i + 1}
+    </label>
+  {/each}
+</section>
+<style>
+  .compose-poll {
+    margin: 10px 0 10px 5px;
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, max-content) max-content;
+    grid-row-gap: 10px;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  :global(.poll-expiry-select) {
+    margin-left: 10px;
+  }
+
+  .multiple-choice-label {
+    margin-left: 5px;
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: 767px) {
+    :global(.poll-expiry-select) {
+      display: block;
+      margin-left: 0;
+      margin-top: 10px;
+    }
+    :global(.add-poll-choice-button) {
+      align-self: flex-start;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
+<script>
+  import IconButton from '../IconButton.html'
+  import Select from '../Select.html'
+  import { store } from '../../_store/store'
+  import { scheduleIdleTask } from '../../_utils/scheduleIdleTask'
+  import { POLL_EXPIRY_DEFAULT, POLL_EXPIRY_OPTIONS } from '../../_static/polls'
+
+  function flushPollOptionsToDom (poll, realm) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < poll.options.length; i++) {
+      let element = document.getElementById(`poll-option-${realm}-${i}`)
+      element.value = poll.options[i]
+    }
+  }
+
+  export default {
+    oncreate () {
+      let { realm } = this.get()
+      let poll = this.store.getComposeData(realm, 'poll')
+      flushPollOptionsToDom(poll, realm)
+      document.getElementById(`poll-option-multiple-${realm}`).checked = !!poll.multiple
+      this.set({ pollExpiryDefaultValue: poll.expiry || POLL_EXPIRY_DEFAULT })
+    },
+    data: () => ({
+      pollExpiryOptions: POLL_EXPIRY_OPTIONS,
+      pollExpiryDefaultValue: POLL_EXPIRY_DEFAULT
+    }),
+    store: () => store,
+    methods: {
+      onChange (i) {
+        scheduleIdleTask(() => {
+          let { realm } = this.get()
+          let element = document.getElementById(`poll-option-${realm}-${i}`)
+          let poll = this.store.getComposeData(realm, 'poll')
+          poll.options[i] = element.value
+          this.store.setComposeData(realm, { poll })
+        })
+      },
+      onMultipleChange () {
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          let { realm } = this.get()
+          let element = document.getElementById(`poll-option-multiple-${realm}`)
+          let poll = this.store.getComposeData(realm, 'poll')
+          poll.multiple = !!element.checked
+          this.store.setComposeData(realm, { poll })
+        })
+      },
+      onDeleteClick (i) {
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          let { realm } = this.get()
+          let poll = this.store.getComposeData(realm, 'poll')
+          poll.options.splice(i, 1)
+          this.store.setComposeData(realm, { poll })
+          flushPollOptionsToDom(poll, realm)
+        })
+      },
+      onAddClick () {
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          let { realm } = this.get()
+          let poll = this.store.getComposeData(realm, 'poll')
+          if (!poll.options.length !== 4) {
+            poll.options.push('')
+          }
+          this.store.setComposeData(realm, { poll })
+        })
+      },
+      onExpiryChange (e) {
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          let { realm } = this.get()
+          let { value } = e.target
+          let poll = this.store.getComposeData(realm, 'poll')
+          poll.expiry = parseInt(value, 10)
+          this.store.setComposeData(realm, { poll })
+        })
+      }
+    },
+    components: {
+      IconButton,
+      Select
+    }
+  }
+</script>
diff --git a/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposeToolbar.html b/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposeToolbar.html
index fd0b447..aab42cb 100644
--- a/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposeToolbar.html
+++ b/src/routes/_components/compose/ComposeToolbar.html
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
       on:click="onMediaClick()"
       disabled={$uploadingMedia || (media.length === 4)}
     />
+    <IconButton
+      label="{poll && poll.options && poll.options.length ? 'Add poll' : 'Remove poll'}"
+      href="#fa-bar-chart"
+      on:click="onPollClick()"
+      pressable="true"
+      pressed={poll && poll.options && poll.options.length}
+    />
     <IconButton
       label="Adjust privacy (currently {postPrivacy.label})"
       href={postPrivacy.icon}
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@
   import { doMediaUpload } from '../../_actions/media'
   import { toggleContentWarningShown } from '../../_actions/contentWarnings'
   import { mediaAccept } from '../../_static/media'
+  import { enablePoll, disablePoll } from '../../_actions/composePoll'
 
   export default {
     components: {
@@ -79,6 +87,14 @@
       onContentWarningClick () {
         let { realm } = this.get()
         toggleContentWarningShown(realm)
+      },
+      onPollClick () {
+        let { poll, realm } = this.get()
+        if (poll && poll.options && poll.options.length) {
+          disablePoll(realm)
+        } else {
+          enablePoll(realm)
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/routes/_static/polls.js b/src/routes/_static/polls.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b5bc74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/_static/polls.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+export const POLL_EXPIRY_OPTIONS = [
+  {
+    'value': 300,
+    'label': '5 minutes'
+  },
+  {
+    'value': 1800,
+    'label': '30 minutes'
+  },
+  {
+    'value': 3600,
+    'label': '1 hour'
+  },
+  {
+    'value': 21600,
+    'label': '6 hours'
+  },
+  {
+    'value': 86400,
+    'label': '1 day'
+  },
+  {
+    'value': 259200,
+    'label': '3 days'
+  },
+  {
+    'value': 604800,
+    'label': '7 days'
+  }
+]
+
+export const POLL_EXPIRY_DEFAULT = 86400
diff --git a/tests/utils.js b/tests/utils.js
index 19f6154..43e7878 100644
--- a/tests/utils.js
+++ b/tests/utils.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export const composeButton = $('.compose-box-button')
 export const composeLengthIndicator = $('.compose-box-length')
 export const emojiButton = $('.compose-box-toolbar button:first-child')
 export const mediaButton = $('.compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(2)')
-export const postPrivacyButton = $('.compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(3)')
-export const contentWarningButton = $('.compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(4)')
+export const postPrivacyButton = $('.compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(4)')
+export const contentWarningButton = $('.compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(5)')
 export const emailInput = $('input#user_email')
 export const passwordInput = $('input#user_password')
 export const authorizeInput = $('button[type=submit]:not(.negative)')
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const composeModalInput = $('.modal-dialog .compose-box-input')
 export const composeModalComposeButton = $('.modal-dialog .compose-box-button')
 export const composeModalContentWarningInput = $('.modal-dialog .content-warning-input')
 export const composeModalEmojiButton = $('.modal-dialog .compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(1)')
-export const composeModalPostPrivacyButton = $('.modal-dialog .compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(3)')
+export const composeModalPostPrivacyButton = $('.modal-dialog .compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(4)')
 
 export const postPrivacyDialogButtonUnlisted = $('[aria-label="Post privacy dialog"] li:nth-child(2) button')
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export function getNthComposeReplyButton (n) {
 }
 
 export function getNthPostPrivacyButton (n) {
-  return $(`${getNthStatusSelector(n)} .compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(3)`)
+  return $(`${getNthStatusSelector(n)} .compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(4)`)
 }
 
 export function getNthAutosuggestionResult (n) {
@@ -301,11 +301,11 @@ export function getNthReplyContentWarningInput (n) {
 }
 
 export function getNthReplyContentWarningButton (n) {
-  return $(`${getNthStatusSelector(n)} .compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(4)`)
+  return $(`${getNthStatusSelector(n)} .compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(5)`)
 }
 
 export function getNthReplyPostPrivacyButton (n) {
-  return $(`${getNthStatusSelector(n)} .compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(3)`)
+  return $(`${getNthStatusSelector(n)} .compose-box-toolbar button:nth-child(4)`)
 }
 
 export function getNthPostPrivacyOptionInDialog (n) {