diff --git a/routes/_actions/emoji.js b/routes/_actions/emoji.js
index 89da860..2ced1a9 100644
--- a/routes/_actions/emoji.js
+++ b/routes/_actions/emoji.js
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ export async function updateCustomEmojiForInstance (instanceName) {
   )
 }
 
-export function insertEmoji (emoji) {
+export function insertEmoji (realm, emoji) {
   let idx = store.get('composeSelectionStart') || 0
-  let oldText = store.get('rawComposeText') || ''
+  let oldText = store.getComposeData(realm, 'text')
   let pre = oldText ? substring(oldText, 0, idx) : ''
   let post = oldText ? substring(oldText, idx) : ''
   let newText = `${pre}:${emoji.shortcode}: ${post}`
-  store.set({
-    rawComposeText: newText
-  })
+  store.setComposeData(realm, {text: newText})
 }
diff --git a/routes/_actions/instances.js b/routes/_actions/instances.js
index 76eebf5..30574a8 100644
--- a/routes/_actions/instances.js
+++ b/routes/_actions/instances.js
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ export function switchToInstance (instanceName) {
   store.set({
     currentInstance: instanceName,
     searchResults: null,
-    queryInSearch: '',
-    rawComposeText: ''
+    queryInSearch: ''
   })
   store.save()
   switchToTheme(instanceThemes[instanceName])
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ export async function logOutOfInstance (instanceName) {
     currentInstance: newInstance,
     searchResults: null,
     queryInSearch: '',
-    rawComposeText: '',
     composeData: composeData
   })
   store.save()
diff --git a/routes/_actions/media.js b/routes/_actions/media.js
index 4068d42..14bc322 100644
--- a/routes/_actions/media.js
+++ b/routes/_actions/media.js
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ export async function doMediaUpload (realm, file) {
       data: response,
       file: { name: file.name }
     })
-    let rawComposeText = store.get('rawComposeText') || ''
-    rawComposeText += ' ' + response.text_url
-    store.setComposeData(realm, 'media', composeMedia)
-    store.set({rawComposeText})
+    let composeText = store.getComposeData(realm, 'text') || ''
+    composeText += ' ' + response.text_url
+    store.setComposeData(realm, {
+      media: composeMedia,
+      text: composeText
+    })
     scheduleIdleTask(() => store.save())
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(e)
@@ -31,11 +33,12 @@ export function deleteMedia (realm, i) {
   let composeMedia = store.getComposeData(realm, 'media')
   let deletedMedia = composeMedia.splice(i, 1)[0]
 
-  let rawComposeText = store.get('rawComposeText') || ''
+  let composeText = store.getComposeData(realm, 'text') || ''
+  composeText = composeText.replace(' ' + deletedMedia.data.text_url, '')
 
-  rawComposeText = rawComposeText.replace(' ' + deletedMedia.data.text_url, '')
-
-  store.setComposeData(realm, 'media', composeMedia)
-  store.set({rawComposeText})
+  store.setComposeData(realm, {
+    media: composeMedia,
+    text: composeText
+  })
   scheduleIdleTask(() => store.save())
 }
diff --git a/routes/_actions/postPrivacy.js b/routes/_actions/postPrivacy.js
index 753b226..054bea6 100644
--- a/routes/_actions/postPrivacy.js
+++ b/routes/_actions/postPrivacy.js
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 import { store } from '../_store/store'
 
 export function setPostPrivacy (realm, postPrivacyKey) {
-  store.setComposeData(realm, 'postPrivacy', postPrivacyKey)
+  store.setComposeData(realm, {postPrivacy: postPrivacyKey})
 }
diff --git a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html
index da45ecf..3b6825c 100644
--- a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html
+++ b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <div class="compose-box {{overLimit ? 'over-char-limit' : ''}}">
   <ComposeAuthor />
-  <ComposeInput :realm />
-  <ComposeLengthGauge />
-  <ComposeToolbar :realm />
-  <ComposeLengthIndicator />
-  <ComposeMedia :realm />
-  <ComposeButton />
+  <ComposeInput :realm :text />
+  <ComposeLengthGauge :textLength :textOverLimit />
+  <ComposeToolbar :realm :postPrivacy :media />
+  <ComposeLengthIndicator :textLength :textOverLimit />
+  <ComposeMedia :realm :media />
+  <ComposeButton :textLength :textOverLimit />
 </div>
 <style>
   .compose-box {
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
   import ComposeInput from './ComposeInput.html'
   import ComposeButton from './ComposeButton.html'
   import ComposeMedia from './ComposeMedia.html'
+  import { measureText } from '../../_utils/measureText'
+  import { CHAR_LIMIT, POST_PRIVACY_OPTIONS } from '../../_static/statuses'
+  import { store } from '../../_store/store'
 
   export default {
     components: {
@@ -52,6 +55,17 @@
       ComposeInput,
       ComposeButton,
       ComposeMedia
+    },
+    store: () => store,
+    computed: {
+      composeData: ($currentComposeData, realm) => $currentComposeData[realm] || {},
+      text: (composeData) => composeData.text || '',
+      media: (composeData) => composeData.media || [],
+      postPrivacy: (postPrivacyKey) => POST_PRIVACY_OPTIONS.find(_ => _.key === postPrivacyKey),
+      defaultPostPrivacyKey: ($currentVerifyCredentials) => $currentVerifyCredentials.source.privacy,
+      postPrivacyKey: (composeData, defaultPostPrivacyKey) => composeData.postPrivacy || defaultPostPrivacyKey,
+      textLength: (text) => measureText(text),
+      textOverLimit: (textLength) => textLength > CHAR_LIMIT
     }
   }
 </script>
diff --git a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeButton.html b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeButton.html
index 4c0d26b..90e4c8c 100644
--- a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeButton.html
+++ b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeButton.html
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
   export default {
     store: () => store,
     computed: {
-      disabled: ($rawComposeTextOverLimit, $rawComposeTextLength) => {
-        return $rawComposeTextOverLimit || $rawComposeTextLength === 0
+      disabled: (textOverLimit, textLength) => {
+        return textOverLimit || textLength === 0
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeInput.html b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeInput.html
index 35ca2bf..48f6ce0 100644
--- a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeInput.html
+++ b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeInput.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   class="compose-box-input"
   placeholder="What's on your mind?"
   ref:textarea
-  bind:value=$rawComposeText
+  bind:value=rawText
   on:blur="onBlur()"
 ></textarea>
 <style>
@@ -41,17 +41,16 @@
     },
     methods: {
       setupSyncFromStore() {
-        let composeText = this.get('composeText')
-        this.store.set({
-          rawComposeText: composeText
+        this.observe('text', text => {
+          this.set({rawText: text})
         })
       },
       setupSyncToStore() {
         const saveText = debounce(() => scheduleIdleTask(() => this.store.save()), 1000)
 
-        this.observe('rawComposeText', rawComposeText => {
+        this.observe('rawText', rawText => {
           let realm = this.get('realm')
-          this.store.setComposeData(realm, 'text', rawComposeText)
+          this.store.setComposeData(realm, {text: rawText})
           saveText()
         }, {init: false})
       },
@@ -72,10 +71,8 @@
       }
     },
     store: () => store,
-    computed: {
-      rawComposeText: ($rawComposeText) => $rawComposeText,
-      composeData: ($currentComposeData, realm) => $currentComposeData[realm] || {},
-      composeText: (composeData) => composeData.text || ''
-    }
+    data: () => ({
+      rawText: ''
+    })
   }
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeLengthGauge.html b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeLengthGauge.html
index e6c7710..af5da70 100644
--- a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeLengthGauge.html
+++ b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeLengthGauge.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="compose-box-length-gauge {{shouldAnimate ? 'should-animate' : ''}}  {{$rawComposeTextOverLimit ? 'over-char-limit' : ''}}"
+<div class="compose-box-length-gauge {{shouldAnimate ? 'should-animate' : ''}}  {{textOverLimit ? 'over-char-limit' : ''}}"
      style="transform: scaleX({{inputLengthAsFractionRoundedAfterRaf || 0}});"
      aria-hidden="true"
 ></div>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
     },
     store: () => store,
     computed: {
-      inputLengthAsFraction: ($rawComposeTextLength) => {
-        return Math.min(CHAR_LIMIT, $rawComposeTextLength) / CHAR_LIMIT
+      lengthAsFraction: (textLength) => {
+        return Math.min(CHAR_LIMIT, textLength) / CHAR_LIMIT
       },
-      inputLengthAsFractionRounded: (inputLengthAsFraction) => {
+      lengthAsFractionRounded: (lengthAsFraction) => {
         // We don't need to update the gauge for every decimal point, so round it to the nearest 0.02
-        let int = Math.round(inputLengthAsFraction * 100)
+        let int = Math.round(lengthAsFraction * 100)
         int -= (int % 2)
         return int / 100
       }
diff --git a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeLengthIndicator.html b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeLengthIndicator.html
index accf92f..27ea186 100644
--- a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeLengthIndicator.html
+++ b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeLengthIndicator.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<span class="compose-box-length {{$rawComposeTextOverLimit ? 'over-char-limit' : ''}}"
-      aria-label="{{inputLengthLabel}}">
-      {{inputLengthToDisplayAfterRaf || '0'}}
+<span class="compose-box-length {{textOverLimit ? 'over-char-limit' : ''}}"
+      aria-label="{{lengthLabel}}">
+      {{lengthToDisplayAfterRaf || '0'}}
     </span>
 <style>
   .compose-box-length {
@@ -23,24 +23,24 @@
   export default {
     oncreate() {
       // perf improvement for keyboard input latency
-      this.observe('inputLengthToDisplay', inputLengthToDisplay => {
+      this.observe('lengthToDisplay', lengthToDisplay => {
         requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-          mark('set inputLengthToDisplayAfterRaf')
-          this.set({inputLengthToDisplayAfterRaf: inputLengthToDisplay})
-          stop('set inputLengthToDisplayAfterRaf')
+          mark('set lengthToDisplayAfterRaf')
+          this.set({lengthToDisplayAfterRaf: lengthToDisplay})
+          stop('set lengthToDisplayAfterRaf')
         })
       })
     },
     store: () => store,
     computed: {
-      inputLengthToDisplay: ($rawComposeTextLength) => {
-        return CHAR_LIMIT - $rawComposeTextLength
+      lengthToDisplay: (textLength) => {
+        return CHAR_LIMIT - textLength
       },
-      inputLengthLabel: ($rawComposeTextOverLimit, inputLengthToDisplay) => {
-        if ($rawComposeTextOverLimit) {
-          return `${inputLengthToDisplay} characters over limit`
+      lengthLabel: (textOverLimit, lengthToDisplay) => {
+        if (textOverLimit) {
+          return `${lengthToDisplay} characters over limit`
         } else {
-          return `${inputLengthToDisplay} characters remaining`
+          return `${lengthToDisplay} characters remaining`
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeMedia.html b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeMedia.html
index fb762fe..2b7b15b 100644
--- a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeMedia.html
+++ b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeMedia.html
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-{{#if composeMedia.length}}
-  <div class="compose-media-container" style="grid-template-columns: repeat({{composeMedia.length}}, 1fr);">
-    {{#each composeMedia as media, i}}
+{{#if media.length}}
+  <div class="compose-media-container" style="grid-template-columns: repeat({{media.length}}, 1fr);">
+    {{#each media as mediaItem, i}}
       <div class="compose-media">
-        <img src="{{media.data.preview_url}}" alt="{{media.file.name}}"/>
+        <img src="{{mediaItem.data.preview_url}}" alt="{{mediaItem.file.name}}"/>
         <div class="compose-media-delete">
           <button class="compose-media-delete-button"
-                  data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label="Delete {{media.file.name}}"
-                  on:click="onDeleteMedia(i)"
-          >
+                  data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label="Delete {{mediaItem.file.name}}"
+                  on:click="onDeleteMedia(i)" >
             <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
           </button>
         </div>
         <div class="compose-media-alt">
           <input type="text"
                  placeholder="Description"
-                 aria-label="Describe {{media.file.name}} for the visually impaired">
+                 aria-label="Describe {{mediaItem.file.name}} for the visually impaired">
         </div>
       </div>
     {{/each}}
@@ -98,10 +97,6 @@
       onDeleteMedia(i) {
         deleteMedia(this.get('realm'), i)
       }
-    },
-    computed: {
-      composeData: ($currentComposeData, realm) => $currentComposeData[realm] || {},
-      composeMedia: (composeData) => composeData.media || []
     }
   }
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeToolbar.html b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeToolbar.html
index 36531e3..1e669a5 100644
--- a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeToolbar.html
+++ b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeToolbar.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     label="Add media"
     href="{{$uploadingMedia ? '#fa-spinner' : '#fa-camera'}}"
     on:click="onMediaClick()"
-    disabled="{{$uploadingMedia || (composeMedia.length === 4)}}"
+    disabled="{{$uploadingMedia || (media.length === 4)}}"
   />
   <IconButton
     label="Adjust privacy (currently {{postPrivacy.label}})"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       async onEmojiClick() {
         /* no await */ updateCustomEmojiForInstance(this.store.get('currentInstance'))
         let dialogs = await importDialogs()
-        dialogs.showEmojiDialog()
+        dialogs.showEmojiDialog(this.get('realm'))
       },
       onMediaClick() {
         this.refs.input.click()
@@ -76,16 +76,6 @@
         let dialogs = await importDialogs()
         dialogs.showPostPrivacyDialog(this.get('realm'))
       }
-    },
-    computed: {
-      composeData: ($currentComposeData, realm) => $currentComposeData[realm] || {},
-      composeMedia: (composeData) => composeData.media || [],
-      postPrivacy: (postPrivacyKey) => {
-        return POST_PRIVACY_OPTIONS.find(_ => _.key === postPrivacyKey)
-      },
-      postPrivacyKey: (composeData, $currentVerifyCredentials) => {
-        return composeData.postPrivacy || $currentVerifyCredentials.source.privacy
-      }
     }
   }
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/_components/dialog/EmojiDialog.html b/routes/_components/dialog/EmojiDialog.html
index 761b0e9..92d9e33 100644
--- a/routes/_components/dialog/EmojiDialog.html
+++ b/routes/_components/dialog/EmojiDialog.html
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         this.set({shown: true})
       },
       onClickEmoji(emoji) {
-        insertEmoji(emoji)
+        insertEmoji(this.get('realm'), emoji)
         this.set({closed: true})
       }
     }
diff --git a/routes/_components/dialog/showEmojiDialog.js b/routes/_components/dialog/showEmojiDialog.js
index c5c353e..c282f3d 100644
--- a/routes/_components/dialog/showEmojiDialog.js
+++ b/routes/_components/dialog/showEmojiDialog.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import EmojiDialog from './EmojiDialog.html'
 
-export function showEmojiDialog () {
+export function showEmojiDialog (realm) {
   let emojiDialog = new EmojiDialog({
     target: document.getElementById('modal-dialog'),
     data: {
       label: 'Emoji dialog',
-      title: 'Custom emoji'
+      title: 'Custom emoji',
+      realm
     }
   })
   emojiDialog.show()
diff --git a/routes/_store/computations/computations.js b/routes/_store/computations/computations.js
index 1f78b56..a322ac6 100644
--- a/routes/_store/computations/computations.js
+++ b/routes/_store/computations/computations.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { instanceComputations } from './instanceComputations'
 import { timelineComputations } from './timelineComputations'
-import { statusComputations } from './statusComputations'
 
 export function computations (store) {
   instanceComputations(store)
   timelineComputations(store)
-  statusComputations(store)
 }
diff --git a/routes/_store/computations/statusComputations.js b/routes/_store/computations/statusComputations.js
deleted file mode 100644
index edc9301..0000000
--- a/routes/_store/computations/statusComputations.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import { CHAR_LIMIT } from '../../_static/statuses'
-import { measureText } from '../../_utils/measureText'
-
-export function statusComputations (store) {
-  store.compute('rawComposeTextLength',
-    ['rawComposeText'],
-    (rawComposeText) => measureText(rawComposeText)
-  )
-
-  store.compute('rawComposeTextOverLimit',
-    ['rawComposeTextLength'],
-    (rawComposeTextLength) => rawComposeTextLength > CHAR_LIMIT
-  )
-}
diff --git a/routes/_store/mixins/instanceMixins.js b/routes/_store/mixins/instanceMixins.js
index b70ead4..f74eac1 100644
--- a/routes/_store/mixins/instanceMixins.js
+++ b/routes/_store/mixins/instanceMixins.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 export function instanceMixins (Store) {
-  Store.prototype.setComposeData = function (realm, key, value) {
+  Store.prototype.setComposeData = function (realm, obj) {
     let composeData = this.get('composeData')
     let instanceName = this.get('currentInstance')
-    composeData[instanceName] = composeData[instanceName] || {}
-    composeData[instanceName][realm] = composeData[instanceName][realm] || {}
-    composeData[instanceName][realm][key] = value
+    let instanceNameData = composeData[instanceName] = composeData[instanceName] || {}
+    instanceNameData[realm] = Object.assign(instanceNameData[realm] || {}, obj)
     this.set({composeData})
   }
 
diff --git a/routes/_store/store.js b/routes/_store/store.js
index 13cd16e..c83324c 100644
--- a/routes/_store/store.js
+++ b/routes/_store/store.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ export const store = new PinaforeStore({
   pinnedStatuses: {},
   instanceInfos: {},
   statusModifications: {},
-  rawComposeText: '',
   customEmoji: {},
   composeData: {},
   verifyCredentials: {}