diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index ae8e23f53..c8cfe46a8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -5226,6 +5226,7 @@ a.status-card {
 
 .modal-root__modal {
   pointer-events: auto;
+  user-select: text;
   display: flex;
 }