diff --git a/assets/NewPostSheet.qml b/assets/NewPostSheet.qml
index 4011aa9..df12784 100644
--- a/assets/NewPostSheet.qml
+++ b/assets/NewPostSheet.qml
@@ -57,7 +57,14 @@ Sheet {
                 TextArea {
                     id: postText
                     preferredHeight: 350.0
-                    onTextChanging: postChanging(text)
+                    onTextChanging: {
+                        postChanging(text)
+                        if (count > 0) {
+                            sendAction.enabled = true
+                        } else {
+                            sendAction.enabled = false
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             Container {
diff --git a/assets/PostItem.qml b/assets/PostItem.qml
index 55227d0..4583fa7 100644
--- a/assets/PostItem.qml
+++ b/assets/PostItem.qml
@@ -377,6 +377,14 @@ Container {
             onSendPost: {
                 postitem.ListItem.view.sendReply(text, ListItemData.id);
             }
+            onPostChanging: {
+                replySheet.count = 256 - postitem.ListItem.view.postLength(text)
+                if (replySheet.count < 0) {
+                    replySheet.counttext = "longpost"
+                } else {
+                    replySheet.counttext = replySheet.count.toString()
+                }
+            }
         }
     ]
     function parseMentions(mentions) {
diff --git a/assets/StreamTab.qml b/assets/StreamTab.qml
index f926ec7..04a6e94 100644
--- a/assets/StreamTab.qml
+++ b/assets/StreamTab.qml
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ NavigationPane {
                 function getPost(pid) {
                     pnut.getPost(pid)
                 }
+                function postLength(text) {
+                    return pnut.postLength(text)
+                }
                 function ccOnReply() {
                     if (_app.setting("cc") === "true") {
                         return true
diff --git a/src/Pnut.cpp b/src/Pnut.cpp
index 67589e3..6f11790 100644
--- a/src/Pnut.cpp
+++ b/src/Pnut.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void Pnut::sendPost(QString text, int pid=0)
     QVariantMap map;
     QVariantList raw;
 
-    if (postLength(text) > 254)
+    if (postLength(text) > 256)
     {
         QVariantMap longpost;
         QVariantMap rawobj;
diff --git a/translations/Goober.ts b/translations/Goober.ts
index b26b215..740b27d 100644
--- a/translations/Goober.ts
+++ b/translations/Goober.ts
@@ -233,22 +233,22 @@
 <context>
     <name>StreamTab</name>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../assets/StreamTab.qml" line="182"/>
+        <location filename="../assets/StreamTab.qml" line="185"/>
         <source>New Post</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../assets/StreamTab.qml" line="196"/>
+        <location filename="../assets/StreamTab.qml" line="199"/>
         <source>To Top</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../assets/StreamTab.qml" line="224"/>
+        <location filename="../assets/StreamTab.qml" line="227"/>
         <source>To Bottom</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../assets/StreamTab.qml" line="211"/>
+        <location filename="../assets/StreamTab.qml" line="214"/>
         <source>Reload</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>