diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
index 45d1fa9cc..92e1ab43b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 </li>
 {% if status.status_type != 'GeneratedNote' and status.status_type != 'Rating' %}
 <li role="menuitem" class="dropdown-item p-0">
-    <form class="" name="edit-{{ status.id }}" action="{% url 'create-status' status.id %}" method="post">
+    <form class="" name="edit-{{ status.id }}" action="{% url 'edit-status' status.id %}" method="post">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <button class="button is-radiusless is-fullwidth is-small" type="submit">
             {% trans "Edit" %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index e9d48a7aa..853832d7e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(
         rf"{STATUS_PATH}/replies(.json)?/?$", views.Replies.as_view(), name="replies"
     ),
+    re_path(r"^edit/(?P<status_id>\d+)/?$", views.EditStatus.as_view(), name="edit-status"),
     re_path(
         r"^post/?$",
         views.CreateStatus.as_view(),
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index b8c53aeb4..0ac231996 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ from .search import Search
 from .shelf import Shelf
 from .shelf import create_shelf, delete_shelf
 from .shelf import shelve, unshelve
-from .status import CreateStatus, DeleteStatus, update_progress
+from .status import CreateStatus, EditStatus, DeleteStatus, update_progress
 from .status import edit_readthrough
 from .updates import get_notification_count, get_unread_status_count
 from .user import User, Followers, Following, hide_suggestions
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/status.py b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
index d84f0089b..71f8c1b7a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
@@ -21,13 +21,35 @@ from .helpers import handle_remote_webfinger, is_api_request
 from .helpers import load_date_in_user_tz_as_utc
 
 
+# pylint: disable= no-self-use
+@method_decorator(login_required, name="dispatch")
+class EditStatus(View):
+    """the view for *posting*"""
+
+    def get(self, request, status_id):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """load the edit panel"""
+        status = get_object_or_404(models.Status.select_subclasses(), id=status_id)
+        status.raise_not_editable(request.user)
+
+        data = {
+            "status": status,
+        }
+        return TemplateResponse(request, "compose.html", data)
+
+    def post(self, request, status_id):
+        """save an edited status"""
+        status = get_object_or_404(models.Status.select_subclasses(), id=status_id)
+        status.raise_not_editable(request.user)
+
+
+
 # pylint: disable= no-self-use
 @method_decorator(login_required, name="dispatch")
 class CreateStatus(View):
     """the view for *posting*"""
 
     def get(self, request, status_type):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-        """compose view (used for editing)"""
+        """compose view (...not used?)"""
         book = get_object_or_404(models.Edition, id=request.GET.get("book"))
         data = {"book": book}
         return TemplateResponse(request, "compose.html", data)