diff --git a/src/ui/note/post.rs b/src/ui/note/post.rs
index 1308c17..660c5a6 100644
--- a/src/ui/note/post.rs
+++ b/src/ui/note/post.rs
@@ -208,8 +208,16 @@ impl<'a> PostView<'a> {
                             }
 
                             ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::BOTTOM), |ui| {
+                                if self.draft.buffer.is_empty() {
+                                    // Don't render button if our buffer is empty
+                                    return None;
+                                }
+
                                 if ui
-                                    .add_sized([91.0, 32.0], egui::Button::new("Post now"))
+                                    .add_sized(
+                                        [91.0, 32.0],
+                                        egui::Button::new("Post now")
+                                    )
                                     .clicked()
                                 {
                                     let new_post = NewPost::new(