diff --git a/web/react/components/edit_post_modal.jsx b/web/react/components/edit_post_modal.jsx
index 064d3fa944..2d865a45df 100644
--- a/web/react/components/edit_post_modal.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/edit_post_modal.jsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         );
 
         $("#edit_post").modal('hide');
+        $(this.state.refocusId).focus();
     },
     handleEditInput: function(editText) {
         this.setState({ editText: editText });
@@ -52,12 +53,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var self = this;
 
         $(this.refs.modal.getDOMNode()).on('hidden.bs.modal', function(e) {
-            self.setState({ editText: "", title: "", channel_id: "", post_id: "", comments: 0 });
+            self.setState({ editText: "", title: "", channel_id: "", post_id: "", comments: 0, refocusId: "" });
         });
 
         $(this.refs.modal.getDOMNode()).on('show.bs.modal', function(e) {
             var button = e.relatedTarget;
-            self.setState({ editText: $(button).attr('data-message'), title: $(button).attr('data-title'), channel_id: $(button).attr('data-channelid'), post_id: $(button).attr('data-postid'), comments: $(button).attr('data-comments') });
+            self.setState({ editText: $(button).attr('data-message'), title: $(button).attr('data-title'), channel_id: $(button).attr('data-channelid'), post_id: $(button).attr('data-postid'), comments: $(button).attr('data-comments'), refocusId: $(button).attr('data-refoucsid') });
         });
 
         $(this.refs.modal.getDOMNode()).on('shown.bs.modal', function(e) {
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         });
     },
     getInitialState: function() {
-        return { editText: "", title: "", post_id: "", channel_id: "", comments: 0 };
+        return { editText: "", title: "", post_id: "", channel_id: "", comments: 0, refocusId: "" };
     },
     render: function() {
         var error = this.state.error ? <div className='form-group has-error'><label className='control-label'>{ this.state.error }</label></div> : null;
diff --git a/web/react/components/post_info.jsx b/web/react/components/post_info.jsx
index c96a04c7c8..73e897f625 100644
--- a/web/react/components/post_info.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/post_info.jsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export default class PostInfo extends React.Component {
                         role='menuitem'
                         data-toggle='modal'
                         data-target='#edit_post'
+                        data-refoucsid="#post_textbox"
                         data-title={type}
                         data-message={post.message}
                         data-postid={post.id}
diff --git a/web/react/components/post_right.jsx b/web/react/components/post_right.jsx
index c8c51b0c39..ac4c8a6d7e 100644
--- a/web/react/components/post_right.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/post_right.jsx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ RootPost = React.createClass({
                 <div>
                     <a href='#' className='dropdown-toggle theme' type='button' data-toggle='dropdown' aria-expanded='false' />
                     <ul className='dropdown-menu' role='menu'>
-                        <li role='presentation'><a href='#' role='menuitem' data-toggle='modal' data-target='#edit_post' data-title={type} data-message={post.message} data-postid={post.id} data-channelid={post.channel_id}>Edit</a></li>
+                        <li role='presentation'><a href='#' role='menuitem' data-toggle='modal' data-target='#edit_post' data-refoucsid='#reply_textbox' data-title={type} data-message={post.message} data-postid={post.id} data-channelid={post.channel_id}>Edit</a></li>
                         <li role='presentation'><a href='#' role='menuitem' data-toggle='modal' data-target='#delete_post' data-title={type} data-postid={post.id} data-channelid={post.channel_id} data-comments={this.props.commentCount}>Delete</a></li>
                     </ul>
                 </div>
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ CommentPost = React.createClass({
                 <div className='dropdown' onClick={function(e){$('.post-list-holder-by-time').scrollTop($('.post-list-holder-by-time').scrollTop() + 50);}}>
                     <a href='#' className='dropdown-toggle theme' type='button' data-toggle='dropdown' aria-expanded='false' />
                     <ul className='dropdown-menu' role='menu'>
-                        <li role='presentation'><a href='#' role='menuitem' data-toggle='modal' data-target='#edit_post' data-title={type} data-message={post.message} data-postid={post.id} data-channelid={post.channel_id}>Edit</a></li>
+                        <li role='presentation'><a href='#' role='menuitem' data-toggle='modal' data-target='#edit_post' data-refoucsid='#reply_textbox' data-title={type} data-message={post.message} data-postid={post.id} data-channelid={post.channel_id}>Edit</a></li>
                         <li role='presentation'><a href='#' role='menuitem' data-toggle='modal' data-target='#delete_post' data-title={type} data-postid={post.id} data-channelid={post.channel_id} data-comments={0}>Delete</a></li>
                     </ul>
                 </div>