diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/ReplyPlaceholder.js b/js/src/forum/components/ReplyPlaceholder.js
index ce7107a2b..23729799e 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/ReplyPlaceholder.js
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/ReplyPlaceholder.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Component from '../../common/Component';
 import avatar from '../../common/helpers/avatar';
 import username from '../../common/helpers/username';
 import DiscussionControls from '../utils/DiscussionControls';
-import ReplyPlaceholderPreview from './ReplyPlaceholderPreview';
+import ComposerPostPreview from './ComposerPostPreview';
 
 /**
  * The `ReplyPlaceholder` component displays a placeholder for a reply, which,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default class ReplyPlaceholder extends Component {
               </h3>
             </div>
           </header>
-          <ReplyPlaceholderPreview />
+          <ComposerPostPreview className="Post-body" composer={app.composer} surround={this.anchorPreview.bind(this)} />
         </article>
       );
     }
@@ -44,4 +44,14 @@ export default class ReplyPlaceholder extends Component {
       </article>
     );
   }
+
+  anchorPreview(preview) {
+    const anchorToBottom = $(window).scrollTop() + $(window).height() >= $(document).height();
+
+    preview();
+
+    if (anchorToBottom) {
+      $(window).scrollTop($(document).height());
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/ReplyPlaceholderPreview.js b/js/src/forum/components/ReplyPlaceholderPreview.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cc99a71a2..000000000
--- a/js/src/forum/components/ReplyPlaceholderPreview.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*global s9e*/
-
-import Component from '../../common/Component';
-
-export default class ReplyPlaceholderPreview extends Component {
-  view() {
-    return <div className="Post-body" />;
-  }
-
-  oncreate(vnode) {
-    super.oncreate(vnode);
-
-    // Every 50ms, if the composer content has changed, then update the post's
-    // body with a preview.
-    let preview;
-    this.updateInterval = setInterval(() => {
-      // Since we're polling, the composer may have been closed in the meantime,
-      // so we bail in that case.
-      if (!app.composer.isVisible()) return;
-
-      const content = app.composer.fields.content();
-
-      if (preview === content) return;
-
-      preview = content;
-
-      const anchorToBottom = $(window).scrollTop() + $(window).height() >= $(document).height();
-
-      s9e.TextFormatter.preview(preview || '', vnode.dom);
-
-      if (anchorToBottom) {
-        $(window).scrollTop($(document).height());
-      }
-    }, 50);
-  }
-
-  onremove() {
-    clearInterval(this.updateInterval);
-  }
-}