diff --git a/Tusker/Models/Draft.swift b/Tusker/Models/Draft.swift
index ac9089fc93..c35cd22c73 100644
--- a/Tusker/Models/Draft.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Models/Draft.swift
@@ -119,10 +119,13 @@ extension MastodonController {
     func createDraft(inReplyToID: String? = nil, mentioningAcct: String? = nil) -> Draft {
         var acctsToMention = [String]()
         
+        var visibility = Preferences.shared.defaultPostVisibility
+        
         if let inReplyToID = inReplyToID,
            let inReplyTo = persistentContainer.status(for: inReplyToID) {
             acctsToMention.append(inReplyTo.account.acct)
             acctsToMention.append(contentsOf: inReplyTo.mentions.map(\.acct))
+            visibility = inReplyTo.visibility
         }
         if let mentioningAcct = mentioningAcct {
             acctsToMention.append(mentioningAcct)
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ extension MastodonController {
         draft.inReplyToID = inReplyToID
         draft.text = acctsToMention.map { "@\($0) " }.joined()
         draft.initialText = draft.text
+        draft.visibility = visibility
         return draft
     }