diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/options.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/options.js
index 9e332aabd..f9212bbae 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/options.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/options.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import spring from 'react-motion/lib/spring';
 import IconButton from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon_button';
 import TextIconButton from './text_icon_button';
 import Dropdown from './dropdown';
+import PrivacyDropdown from './privacy_dropdown';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 
 //  Utils.
@@ -25,22 +26,10 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Attach...',
     id: 'compose.attach',
   },
-  change_privacy: {
-    defaultMessage: 'Adjust status privacy',
-    id: 'privacy.change',
-  },
   content_type: {
     defaultMessage: 'Content type',
     id: 'content-type.change',
   },
-  direct_long: {
-    defaultMessage: 'Visible for mentioned users only',
-    id: 'privacy.direct.long',
-  },
-  direct_short: {
-    defaultMessage: 'Direct',
-    id: 'privacy.direct.short',
-  },
   doodle: {
     defaultMessage: 'Draw something',
     id: 'compose.attach.doodle',
@@ -65,22 +54,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Plain text',
     id: 'compose.content-type.plain',
   },
-  private_long: {
-    defaultMessage: 'Visible for followers only',
-    id: 'privacy.private.long',
-  },
-  private_short: {
-    defaultMessage: 'Followers-only',
-    id: 'privacy.private.short',
-  },
-  public_long: {
-    defaultMessage: 'Visible for all, shown in public timelines',
-    id: 'privacy.public.long',
-  },
-  public_short: {
-    defaultMessage: 'Public',
-    id: 'privacy.public.short',
-  },
   spoiler: {
     defaultMessage: 'Hide text behind warning',
     id: 'compose_form.spoiler',
@@ -93,14 +66,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Threaded mode',
     id: 'advanced_options.threaded_mode.short',
   },
-  unlisted_long: {
-    defaultMessage: 'Visible for all, but not in public timelines',
-    id: 'privacy.unlisted.long',
-  },
-  unlisted_short: {
-    defaultMessage: 'Unlisted',
-    id: 'privacy.unlisted.short',
-  },
   upload: {
     defaultMessage: 'Upload a file',
     id: 'compose.attach.upload',
@@ -201,35 +166,6 @@ class ComposerOptions extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       showContentTypeChoice,
     } = this.props;
 
-    //  We predefine our privacy items so that we can easily pick the
-    //  dropdown icon later.
-    const privacyItems = {
-      direct: {
-        icon: 'envelope',
-        meta: <FormattedMessage {...messages.direct_long} />,
-        name: 'direct',
-        text: <FormattedMessage {...messages.direct_short} />,
-      },
-      private: {
-        icon: 'lock',
-        meta: <FormattedMessage {...messages.private_long} />,
-        name: 'private',
-        text: <FormattedMessage {...messages.private_short} />,
-      },
-      public: {
-        icon: 'globe',
-        meta: <FormattedMessage {...messages.public_long} />,
-        name: 'public',
-        text: <FormattedMessage {...messages.public_short} />,
-      },
-      unlisted: {
-        icon: 'unlock',
-        meta: <FormattedMessage {...messages.unlisted_long} />,
-        name: 'unlisted',
-        text: <FormattedMessage {...messages.unlisted_short} />,
-      },
-    };
-
     const contentTypeItems = {
       plain: {
         icon: 'file-text',
@@ -297,19 +233,11 @@ class ComposerOptions extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           />
         )}
         <hr />
-        <Dropdown
+        <PrivacyDropdown
           disabled={disabled}
-          icon={(privacyItems[privacy] || {}).icon}
-          items={[
-            privacyItems.public,
-            privacyItems.unlisted,
-            privacyItems.private,
-            privacyItems.direct,
-          ]}
           onChange={onChangeVisibility}
           onModalClose={onModalClose}
           onModalOpen={onModalOpen}
-          title={intl.formatMessage(messages.change_privacy)}
           value={privacy}
         />
         {showContentTypeChoice && (
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/privacy_dropdown.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/privacy_dropdown.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec8d1378e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/privacy_dropdown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React from 'react';
+import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
+import { FormattedMessage, defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import Dropdown from './dropdown';
+
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  change_privacy: {
+    defaultMessage: 'Adjust status privacy',
+    id: 'privacy.change',
+  },
+  direct_long: {
+    defaultMessage: 'Visible for mentioned users only',
+    id: 'privacy.direct.long',
+  },
+  direct_short: {
+    defaultMessage: 'Direct',
+    id: 'privacy.direct.short',
+  },
+  private_long: {
+    defaultMessage: 'Visible for followers only',
+    id: 'privacy.private.long',
+  },
+  private_short: {
+    defaultMessage: 'Followers-only',
+    id: 'privacy.private.short',
+  },
+  public_long: {
+    defaultMessage: 'Visible for all, shown in public timelines',
+    id: 'privacy.public.long',
+  },
+  public_short: {
+    defaultMessage: 'Public',
+    id: 'privacy.public.short',
+  },
+  unlisted_long: {
+    defaultMessage: 'Visible for all, but not in public timelines',
+    id: 'privacy.unlisted.long',
+  },
+  unlisted_short: {
+    defaultMessage: 'Unlisted',
+    id: 'privacy.unlisted.short',
+  },
+});
+
+export default @injectIntl
+class PrivacyDropdown extends React.PureComponent {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    isUserTouching: PropTypes.func,
+    onModalOpen: PropTypes.func,
+    onModalClose: PropTypes.func,
+    value: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    noDirect: PropTypes.bool,
+    container: PropTypes.func,
+    intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  };
+
+  render () {
+    const { value, onChange, onModalOpen, onModalClose, disabled, intl } = this.props;
+
+    //  We predefine our privacy items so that we can easily pick the
+    //  dropdown icon later.
+    const privacyItems = {
+      direct: {
+        icon: 'envelope',
+        meta: <FormattedMessage {...messages.direct_long} />,
+        name: 'direct',
+        text: <FormattedMessage {...messages.direct_short} />,
+      },
+      private: {
+        icon: 'lock',
+        meta: <FormattedMessage {...messages.private_long} />,
+        name: 'private',
+        text: <FormattedMessage {...messages.private_short} />,
+      },
+      public: {
+        icon: 'globe',
+        meta: <FormattedMessage {...messages.public_long} />,
+        name: 'public',
+        text: <FormattedMessage {...messages.public_short} />,
+      },
+      unlisted: {
+        icon: 'unlock',
+        meta: <FormattedMessage {...messages.unlisted_long} />,
+        name: 'unlisted',
+        text: <FormattedMessage {...messages.unlisted_short} />,
+      },
+    };
+
+    const items = [privacyItems.public, privacyItems.unlisted, privacyItems.private, privacyItems.direct];
+
+    return (
+      <Dropdown
+        disabled={disabled}
+        icon={(privacyItems[value] || {}).icon}
+        items={items}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        onModalClose={onModalClose}
+        onModalOpen={onModalOpen}
+        title={intl.formatMessage(messages.change_privacy)}
+        value={value}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+}