diff --git a/activities/views/compose.py b/activities/views/compose.py
index 583d6d3..3c2e3a8 100644
--- a/activities/views/compose.py
+++ b/activities/views/compose.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class Compose(FormView):
         text = forms.CharField(
             widget=forms.Textarea(
                 attrs={
+                    "autofocus": "autofocus",
+                    "maxlength": Config.lazy_system_value("post_length"),
                     "placeholder": "What's on your mind?",
                 },
             )