diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/menu/index.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/menu/index.tsx
index 6295254067d..21d963aae81 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/menu/index.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/menu/index.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ interface MenuTriggerContextProps {
 }
 
 interface MenuListContextProps {
-  ref: (button: HTMLDivElement | null) => void;
+  ref: (list: HTMLDivElement | null) => void;
   role?: 'menu'; // only for menus of type === 'actions'
   tabIndex: -1;
   id: string;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function useMenuContext(): MenuState {
   return context;
 }
 
-function getAllMenuItems(menuListElement: HTMLDivElement) {
+export function getAllMenuItems(menuListElement: HTMLDivElement) {
   return Array.from(
     menuListElement.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
       ':scope [data-menu-item]:not([disabled])',
@@ -91,9 +91,14 @@ interface MenuProps {
    */
   type?: MenuType;
   children: React.ReactNode;
+  noFocus?: boolean;
 }
 
-export const Menu: React.FC<MenuProps> = ({ type = 'actions', children }) => {
+export const Menu: React.FC<MenuProps> = ({
+  type = 'actions',
+  children,
+  noFocus,
+}) => {
   const id = useId();
   const triggerId = `${id}-trigger`;
   const listId = `${id}-list`;
@@ -105,13 +110,13 @@ export const Menu: React.FC<MenuProps> = ({ type = 'actions', children }) => {
     (element: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
       setListElement(element);
 
-      if (element && type === 'actions') {
+      if (element && type === 'actions' && !noFocus) {
         const menuItems = getAllMenuItems(element);
         const elementToFocus = menuItems[0] ?? element;
         elementToFocus.focus();
       }
     },
-    [type],
+    [noFocus, type],
   );
 
   const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = useState(false);
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/attachments.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/attachments.tsx
index f262ed0f11a..72fce9bbb70 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/attachments.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/attachments.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import {
 } from './selectors';
 import { ComposeUpload } from './upload';
 
-export const ComposeAttachments: React.FC = () => {
+export const ComposeAttachments: React.FC<{ className?: string }> = ({
+  className,
+}) => {
   const { hasPoll, hasAttachments, quotedStatusId } = useAppSelector(
     selectComposeHasAttachments,
   );
@@ -20,11 +22,11 @@ export const ComposeAttachments: React.FC = () => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <div className={className}>
       {hasPoll && <ComposePoll />}
       {hasAttachments && <ComposeMediaAttachments />}
       {quotedStatusId && <ComposeQuotedStatus id={quotedStatusId} />}
-    </>
+    </div>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/hints.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/hints.tsx
index 1384e2a40fe..fe7afe2e887 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/hints.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/hints.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ export const ComposeHints = () => {
     );
   }
 
-  if (isDifferentLanguage) {
+  const { wasDismissed } = useDismissible('compose_language_hint');
+  if (isDifferentLanguage && !wasDismissed) {
     messages.push(<LanguageHint guess={guess} key='different-language' />);
   }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/hooks.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/hooks.ts
index d3c1ce14f06..e41800095ed 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/hooks.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/hooks.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ export function useLanguages() {
 }
 
 export function useLanguageGuess() {
-  const text = useAppSelector((state) => state.compose.get('text') as string);
+  const text = useAppSelector((state) =>
+    (state.compose.get('text') as string).trim(),
+  );
   const [guess, setGuess] = useState('');
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/index.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/index.tsx
index 1ebb1d51d0c..c1fc123a7bf 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/index.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 import { LockSimpleOpenIcon } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
-import { useDebouncedCallback } from 'use-debounce';
 
 import {
   changeComposeSpoilerness,
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   TextInputField,
 } from '@/mastodon/components/form_fields/redesign';
 import { Icon } from '@/mastodon/components/icon';
-import { useResizeObserver } from '@/mastodon/hooks/useObserver';
+import { useScrollSensor } from '@/mastodon/hooks/useScrollSensor';
 import {
   focusComposerTextarea,
   getComposerTextarea,
@@ -69,18 +68,17 @@ export const RedesignComposeForm: React.FC<RedesignComposeFormProps> = ({
   const type = useAppSelector(selectComposeType);
   const { sensitive, sensitiveText } = useAppSelector(selectComposeSensitive);
 
-  const {
-    onSensitiveChange,
-    onSensitiveTextChange,
-    onEmojiPick,
-    onSubmit,
-    onWrapperMount,
-    onWrapperScroll,
-  } = useComposeHandlers(redirectOnSuccess);
+  const { onSensitiveChange, onSensitiveTextChange, onEmojiPick, onSubmit } =
+    useComposeHandlers(redirectOnSuccess);
 
   const intl = useIntl();
   const titleId = useId();
 
+  const { sensor, isInViewport } = useScrollSensor({
+    placement: 'bottom',
+    tolerance: 10,
+  });
+
   return (
     <form
       role='dialog'
@@ -127,18 +125,16 @@ export const RedesignComposeForm: React.FC<RedesignComposeFormProps> = ({
         />
       )}
 
-      <div
-        ref={onWrapperMount}
-        onScroll={onWrapperScroll}
-        className={classes.editorWrapper}
-      >
+      <div data-scroll-down={!isInViewport} className={classes.editorWrapper}>
         <ComposeTextarea
           // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-autofocus
           autoFocus={autoFocus}
           onSubmit={onSubmit}
         />
 
-        <ComposeAttachments />
+        <ComposeAttachments className={classes.attachments} />
+
+        {sensor}
       </div>
 
       <ComposeHints />
@@ -209,49 +205,10 @@ function useComposeHandlers(redirectOnSuccess?: boolean) {
     [canSubmit, dispatch, redirectOnSuccess],
   );
 
-  // Handle wrapper fade to indicate scroll.
-  const onWrapperScroll = useDebouncedCallback(wrapperScroll, 20, {
-    leading: true,
-  });
-  const observer = useResizeObserver(wrapperResize);
-  const onWrapperMount: React.RefCallback<HTMLElement> = useCallback(
-    (ele) => {
-      if (ele) {
-        observer.observe(ele);
-      }
-    },
-    [observer],
-  );
-
   return {
     onSubmit,
     onEmojiPick,
     onSensitiveChange,
     onSensitiveTextChange,
-    onWrapperScroll,
-    onWrapperMount,
   };
 }
-
-function wrapperUpdate(ele: HTMLElement) {
-  const scrollMax = ele.scrollHeight - ele.offsetHeight - 5; // 5px padding to account for sub-pixel issues
-  if (scrollMax > 0 && ele.scrollTop < scrollMax) {
-    ele.dataset.scrollDown = 'true';
-  } else {
-    delete ele.dataset.scrollDown;
-  }
-}
-
-function wrapperResize(entries: ResizeObserverEntry[]) {
-  for (const entry of entries) {
-    if (entry.target instanceof HTMLElement) {
-      wrapperUpdate(entry.target);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-function wrapperScroll(event: React.UIEvent<HTMLElement>) {
-  if (event.target instanceof HTMLElement) {
-    wrapperUpdate(event.target);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/styles.module.scss b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/styles.module.scss
index c39c4d64fdd..fd31930eec3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/styles.module.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/styles.module.scss
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
   flex-grow: 1;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: var(--space-md);
   scrollbar-width: thin;
   overscroll-behavior-y: contain;
   position: relative;
@@ -102,13 +101,13 @@
     position: sticky;
     bottom: 0;
     flex-shrink: 0;
-    margin-top: calc((-1 * var(--fade-size)) - var(--space-md));
+    margin-top: calc(-1 * var(--fade-size));
     opacity: 0;
     pointer-events: none;
     transition: opacity 200ms;
   }
 
-  &[data-scroll-down]::after {
+  &[data-scroll-down='true']::after {
     opacity: 1;
   }
 }
@@ -138,6 +137,10 @@
   }
 }
 
+.attachments {
+  margin-top: var(--space-md);
+}
+
 .footer {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/textarea.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/textarea.tsx
index 3e59ebe57a2..58240fe154e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/textarea.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/redesign/textarea.tsx
@@ -119,21 +119,15 @@ export const ComposeTextarea: React.FC<ComposeTextareaProps> = ({
       },
       [onSubmit],
     );
-  const onPaste: React.ClipboardEventHandler = useCallback(
-    (event) => {
-      if (event.clipboardData.files.length === 1) {
+
+  const onPasteOrDrop = useCallback(
+    (event: React.ClipboardEvent | React.DragEvent) => {
+      const data =
+        'clipboardData' in event ? event.clipboardData : event.dataTransfer;
+      if (data.files.length === 1) {
         event.preventDefault();
       }
-      dispatch(processPasteOrDrop(event.clipboardData));
-    },
-    [dispatch],
-  );
-  const onDrop: React.DragEventHandler = useCallback(
-    (event) => {
-      if (event.dataTransfer.files.length === 1) {
-        event.preventDefault();
-      }
-      dispatch(processPasteOrDrop(event.dataTransfer));
+      dispatch(processPasteOrDrop(data));
     },
     [dispatch],
   );
@@ -178,8 +172,8 @@ export const ComposeTextarea: React.FC<ComposeTextareaProps> = ({
         onSuggestionsClearRequested={onSuggestionsClearRequested}
         onSuggestionSelected={onSuggestionSelected}
         onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
-        onDrop={onDrop}
-        onPaste={onPaste}
+        onDrop={onPasteOrDrop}
+        onPaste={onPasteOrDrop}
         onChange={onChange}
       />
     </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/hooks/useMergedRefs.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/hooks/useMergedRefs.ts
index 5fd126f8c7f..7f2de510550 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/hooks/useMergedRefs.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/hooks/useMergedRefs.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
-export function useMergedRefs<T>(...refs: React.Ref<T>[]) {
+export function useMergedRefs<T>(...refs: (React.Ref<T> | undefined)[]) {
   const setRef: React.RefCallback<T> = useCallback(
     (node: T | null) => {
       const cleanups: (() => void)[] = [];
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/utils/strings.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/utils/strings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef589ef0d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/utils/strings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * Returns the input if it is a string, otherwise returns undefined.
+ * @param input Any input.
+ * @returns The string, or undefined.
+ */
+export function stringOrUndefined(input: unknown) {
+  return typeof input === 'string' ? input : undefined;
+}