diff --git a/src/components/postView/view/postDisplayView.js b/src/components/postView/view/postDisplayView.js
index f3dc02bfd..172f1dd6a 100644
--- a/src/components/postView/view/postDisplayView.js
+++ b/src/components/postView/view/postDisplayView.js
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import styles from './postDisplayStyles';
 import { OptionsModal } from '../../atoms';
 import { QuickReplyModal } from '../..';
 import getWindowDimensions from '../../../utils/getWindowDimensions';
+import { useAppDispatch } from '../../../hooks';
+import { showReplyModal } from '../../../redux/actions/uiAction';
 
 const HEIGHT = getWindowDimensions().height;
 const WIDTH = getWindowDimensions().width;
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ const PostDisplayView = ({
   reblogs,
   activeVotesCount,
 }) => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
 
   const [postHeight, setPostHeight] = useState(0);
@@ -58,8 +61,6 @@ const PostDisplayView = ({
   const [postBodyLoading, setPostBodyLoading] = useState(false);
   const [tags, setTags] = useState([]);
 
-  const quickReplyModalRef = useRef(null);
-
   // Component Life Cycles
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isLoggedIn && get(currentAccount, 'name') && !isNewPost) {
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ const PostDisplayView = ({
   // show quick reply modal
   const _showQuickReplyModal = (post) => {
     if (isLoggedIn) {
-      quickReplyModalRef.current.show(post);
+      dispatch(showReplyModal(post));
     } else {
       console.log('Not LoggedIn');
     }
@@ -283,7 +284,6 @@ const PostDisplayView = ({
         cancelButtonIndex={1}
         onPress={(index) => (index === 0 ? handleOnRemovePress(get(post, 'permlink')) : null)}
       />
-      <QuickReplyModal ref={quickReplyModalRef} fetchPost={fetchPost} />
     </View>
   );
 };