diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js
index cd3c7f4f9c..bb64745ea5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js
@@ -102,13 +102,18 @@ export const ensureComposeIsVisible = (getState) => {
 };
 
 export function setComposeToStatus(status, text, spoiler_text, content_type) {
-  return{
-    type: COMPOSE_SET_STATUS,
-    status,
-    text,
-    spoiler_text,
-    content_type,
-  };
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    const maxOptions = getState().server.getIn(['server', 'configuration', 'polls', 'max_options']);
+
+    dispatch({
+      type: COMPOSE_SET_STATUS,
+      status,
+      text,
+      spoiler_text,
+      content_type,
+      maxOptions,
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 export function changeCompose(text) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js
index fe4a12ed74..e0fae65e6d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js
@@ -89,11 +89,16 @@ export function fetchStatusFail(id, error, skipLoading) {
 }
 
 export function redraft(status, raw_text, content_type) {
-  return {
-    type: REDRAFT,
-    status,
-    raw_text,
-    content_type,
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    const maxOptions = getState().server.getIn(['server', 'configuration', 'polls', 'max_options']);
+
+    dispatch({
+      type: REDRAFT,
+      status,
+      raw_text,
+      content_type,
+      maxOptions,
+    });
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
index daa2444b47..570a9613f1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
@@ -644,8 +644,13 @@ export const composeReducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
       }
 
       if (action.status.get('poll')) {
+        let options = ImmutableList(action.status.get('poll').options.map(x => x.title));
+        if (options.size < action.maxOptions) {
+          options = options.push('');
+        }
+
         map.set('poll', ImmutableMap({
-          options: ImmutableList(action.status.get('poll').options.map(x => x.title)),
+          options: options,
           multiple: action.status.get('poll').multiple,
           expires_in: expiresInFromExpiresAt(action.status.get('poll').expires_at),
         }));
@@ -678,8 +683,13 @@ export const composeReducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
       }
 
       if (action.status.get('poll')) {
+        let options = ImmutableList(action.status.get('poll').options.map(x => x.title));
+        if (options.size < action.maxOptions) {
+          options = options.push('');
+        }
+
         map.set('poll', ImmutableMap({
-          options: ImmutableList(action.status.get('poll').options.map(x => x.title)),
+          options: options,
           multiple: action.status.get('poll').multiple,
           expires_in: expiresInFromExpiresAt(action.status.get('poll').expires_at),
         }));