diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
index 71c2b7a71d..ed709040fa 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/compose.js
@@ -425,7 +425,9 @@ export const composeReducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
           return 'private';
         }
         return visibility;
-      });
+      }).update('advanced_options',
+        map => map.merge(new ImmutableMap({ do_not_federate: !!status.get('local_only') })),
+      );
   } else if (quoteComposeCancel.match(action)) {
     return state.set('quoted_status_id', null);
   } else if (setComposeQuotePolicy.match(action)) {