diff --git a/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte b/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte
index 6ccf1d48..fb1473a8 100644
--- a/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/CalendarEventForm.svelte
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/core/state"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
+  import {DraftKey} from "@app/util/drafts"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/util/toast"
   import {canEnforceNip70} from "@app/core/commands"
 
@@ -28,16 +29,32 @@
     h?: string
     header: Snippet
     initialValues?: {
-      d: string
-      title: string
-      content: string
-      location: string
-      start: number
-      end: number
+      d?: string
+      title?: string
+      content?: string
+      location?: string
+      start?: number
+      end?: number
     }
   }
 
-  const {url, h, header, initialValues}: Props = $props()
+  let {url, h, header, initialValues}: Props = $props()
+
+  type CalendarDraft = {
+    editorContent?: unknown
+    d?: string
+    title?: string
+    content?: string
+    location?: string
+    start?: number
+    end?: number
+  }
+
+  const draftKey = new DraftKey<CalendarDraft>(`calendar:${url}:${h ?? ""}`)
+  const draft = draftKey.get()
+  if (!initialValues) {
+    initialValues = draft
+  }
 
   const shouldProtect = canEnforceNip70(url)
 
@@ -95,17 +112,36 @@
 
     pushToast({message: "Your event has been saved!"})
     publishThunk({event, relays: [url]})
+    draftKey.clear()
     history.back()
   }
 
-  const content = initialValues?.content || ""
-  const editor = makeEditor({url, submit, uploading, content})
+  const onChange = (json: unknown) => {
+    draftKey.set({editorContent: json, title, location, start, end})
+  }
+  const editor = makeEditor({
+    url,
+    submit,
+    uploading,
+    onChange,
+    content: draft?.editorContent ?? initialValues?.content ?? "",
+  })
 
-  let title = $state(initialValues?.title || "")
-  let location = $state(initialValues?.location || "")
+  let title = $state(initialValues?.title ?? "")
+  let location = $state(initialValues?.location ?? "")
   let start: number | undefined = $state(initialValues?.start)
   let end: number | undefined = $state(initialValues?.end)
-  let endDirty = Boolean(initialValues?.end)
+  let endDirty = $state(Boolean(initialValues?.end))
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    draftKey.set({
+      ...draftKey.get(),
+      title,
+      location,
+      start,
+      end,
+    })
+  })
 
   $effect(() => {
     if (!endDirty && start) {
diff --git a/src/app/components/Chat.svelte b/src/app/components/Chat.svelte
index 6cc312b2..47a8dd73 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/Chat.svelte
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
   import ThunkToast from "@app/components/ThunkToast.svelte"
   import {userSettingsValues, deriveChat} from "@app/core/state"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/util/modal"
+  import {DraftKey} from "@app/util/drafts"
   import {makeDelete, prependParent} from "@app/core/commands"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/util/toast"
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
   const {pubkeys, info}: Props = $props()
 
   const chat = deriveChat(pubkeys)
+  const draftKey = new DraftKey<{content?: unknown}>(`dm:${$chat?.id}`)
   const others = remove($pubkey!, pubkeys)
   const missingRelayLists = $derived(others.filter(pk => !$messagingRelayListsByPubkey.has(pk)))
 
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@
       {onEscape}
       {onEditPrevious}
       content={eventToEdit?.content}
+      draftKey={eventToEdit ? undefined : draftKey}
       disabled={Boolean(missingRelayLists.length)} />
   {/key}
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChatCompose.svelte b/src/app/components/ChatCompose.svelte
index 68b62447..b941c1a3 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChatCompose.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChatCompose.svelte
@@ -10,16 +10,20 @@
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
+  import {type DraftKey} from "@app/util/drafts"
 
   type Props = {
     content?: string
     disabled?: boolean
+    draftKey?: DraftKey<{content?: unknown}>
     onEscape?: () => void
     onEditPrevious?: () => void
     onSubmit: (event: EventContent) => void
   }
 
-  const {content, disabled = false, onEscape, onEditPrevious, onSubmit}: Props = $props()
+  const {content, disabled = false, draftKey, onEscape, onEditPrevious, onSubmit}: Props = $props()
+
+  const draft = draftKey?.get()
 
   const autofocus = !isMobile && !disabled
 
@@ -59,14 +63,20 @@
 
     onSubmit({content, tags})
 
+    draftKey?.clear()
     ed.chain().clearContent().run()
   }
 
+  const onChange = (json: unknown) => {
+    draftKey?.set({content: json})
+  }
+
   const editor = makeEditor({
-    content,
+    content: content ?? (draft?.content as string | object | undefined),
     autofocus,
     submit,
     uploading,
+    onChange,
     aggressive: true,
     encryptFiles: true,
   })
diff --git a/src/app/components/ClassifiedForm.svelte b/src/app/components/ClassifiedForm.svelte
index 4e9fcbf6..51911895 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ClassifiedForm.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ClassifiedForm.svelte
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   import {pushToast} from "@app/util/toast"
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/core/state"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
+  import {DraftKey} from "@app/util/drafts"
   import {canEnforceNip70, uploadFile} from "@app/core/commands"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -32,13 +33,31 @@
       content?: string
       price?: number
       currency?: string
-      images?: string[]
+      images?: (string | File)[]
       status?: string
       topics?: string[]
     }
   }
 
-  const {url, h, header, initialValues}: Props = $props()
+  let {url, h, header, initialValues}: Props = $props()
+
+  type ClassifiedDraft = {
+    editorContent?: unknown
+    d?: string
+    title?: string
+    content?: string
+    price?: number
+    currency?: string
+    images?: (string | File)[]
+    status?: string
+    topics?: string[]
+  }
+
+  const draftKey = new DraftKey<ClassifiedDraft>(`classified:${url}:${h ?? ""}`)
+  const draft = draftKey.get()
+  if (!initialValues) {
+    initialValues = draft
+  }
 
   const shouldProtect = canEnforceNip70(url)
 
@@ -110,22 +129,35 @@
         event: makeEvent(CLASSIFIED, {content, tags}),
       })
 
+      draftKey.clear()
       history.back()
     } finally {
       loading = false
     }
   }
 
-  const content = initialValues?.content || ""
-  const editor = makeEditor({url, submit, content})
+  const initialContent = initialValues?.content || ""
+  const onChange = (json: unknown) => {
+    draftKey.set({editorContent: json, title, price, currency, topics, status, images})
+  }
+  const editor = makeEditor({
+    url,
+    submit,
+    onChange,
+    content: draft?.editorContent ?? initialContent,
+  })
 
   let loading = $state(false)
-  let title = $state(initialValues?.title || "")
-  let status = $state(initialValues?.status || "active")
-  let price = $state(Number(initialValues?.price || 0))
-  let currency = $state(initialValues?.currency || "SAT")
-  let images = $state<(string | File)[]>(initialValues?.images || [])
-  let topics = $state(uniq(removeUndefined((initialValues?.topics || []).map(normalizeTopic))))
+  let title = $state(initialValues?.title ?? "")
+  let status = $state(initialValues?.status ?? "active")
+  let price = $state(Number(initialValues?.price ?? 0))
+  let currency = $state(initialValues?.currency ?? "SAT")
+  let images = $state<(string | File)[]>(initialValues?.images ?? [])
+  let topics = $state(uniq(removeUndefined((initialValues?.topics ?? []).map(normalizeTopic))))
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    draftKey.set({...draftKey.get(), title, price, currency, topics, status, images})
+  })
 </script>
 
 <Modal tag="form" onsubmit={preventDefault(submit)}>
diff --git a/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte b/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte
index 31b412a3..8924d12d 100644
--- a/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/EventReply.svelte
@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@
   import {publishComment, canEnforceNip70} from "@app/core/commands"
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/core/state"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
+  import {DraftKey} from "@app/util/drafts"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/util/toast"
 
   const {url, event, onClose, onSubmit} = $props()
 
+  const draftKey = new DraftKey<{content?: unknown}>(`reply:${event.id}`)
+  const draft = draftKey.get()
+
   const shouldProtect = canEnforceNip70(url)
 
   const uploading = writable(false)
@@ -38,10 +42,20 @@
       })
     }
 
+    draftKey.clear()
     onSubmit(publishComment({event, content, tags, relays: [url]}))
   }
 
-  const editor = makeEditor({url, submit, uploading, autofocus: !isMobile})
+  const onChange = (json: unknown) => draftKey.set({content: json})
+
+  const editor = makeEditor({
+    url,
+    submit,
+    uploading,
+    autofocus: !isMobile,
+    content: draft?.content as string | object | undefined,
+    onChange,
+  })
 
   let form: HTMLElement
   let spacer: HTMLElement
diff --git a/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte b/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte
index 1db8ded5..2502bc82 100644
--- a/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/GoalCreate.svelte
@@ -20,14 +20,31 @@
   import {pushToast} from "@app/util/toast"
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/core/state"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
+  import {DraftKey} from "@app/util/drafts"
   import {canEnforceNip70} from "@app/core/commands"
 
   type Props = {
     url: string
     h?: string
+    initialValues?: {
+      content?: string
+      amount?: number
+    }
   }
 
-  const {url, h}: Props = $props()
+  let {url, h, initialValues}: Props = $props()
+
+  type GoalDraft = {
+    editorContent?: unknown
+    content?: string
+    amount?: number
+  }
+
+  const draftKey = new DraftKey<GoalDraft>(`goal:${url}:${h ?? ""}`)
+  const draft = draftKey.get()
+  if (!initialValues) {
+    initialValues = draft
+  }
 
   const shouldProtect = canEnforceNip70(url)
 
@@ -77,13 +94,27 @@
       event: makeEvent(ZAP_GOAL, {content, tags}),
     })
 
+    draftKey.clear()
     history.back()
   }
 
-  const editor = makeEditor({url, submit, uploading, placeholder: "What's on your mind?"})
+  const onChange = (json: unknown) => draftKey.set({editorContent: json, content, amount})
 
-  let content = $state("")
-  let amount = $state(1000)
+  const editor = makeEditor({
+    url,
+    submit,
+    uploading,
+    onChange,
+    placeholder: "What's on your mind?",
+    content: draft?.editorContent as string | object | undefined,
+  })
+
+  let content = $state(initialValues?.content ?? "")
+  let amount = $state(initialValues?.amount ?? 1000)
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    draftKey.set({...draftKey.get(), content, amount})
+  })
 </script>
 
 <Modal tag="form" onsubmit={preventDefault(submit)}>
diff --git a/src/app/components/PollCreate.svelte b/src/app/components/PollCreate.svelte
index 33d3cc3e..c3f16f97 100644
--- a/src/app/components/PollCreate.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/PollCreate.svelte
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   import {pushToast} from "@app/util/toast"
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/core/state"
   import {canEnforceNip70} from "@app/core/commands"
+  import {DraftKey} from "@app/util/drafts"
   import type {PollType} from "@app/util/polls"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@
 
   const {url, h}: Props = $props()
 
+  const draftKey = new DraftKey<{
+    title?: string
+    pollType?: PollType
+    endsAt?: number
+    options?: DraftOption[]
+  }>(`poll:${url}:${h ?? ""}`)
+  const draft = draftKey.get()
+
   const shouldProtect = canEnforceNip70(url)
 
   type DraftOption = {
@@ -129,17 +138,24 @@
       event: makeEvent(Poll, {content: title.trim(), tags}),
     })
 
+    draftKey.clear()
     history.back()
   }
 
-  let title = $state("")
-  let pollType = $state<PollType>("singlechoice")
-  let endsAt = $state<number | undefined>()
-  let options = $state<DraftOption[]>([
-    {id: randomId(), value: "Yes"},
-    {id: randomId(), value: "No"},
-  ])
+  let title = $state(draft?.title ?? "")
+  let pollType = $state<PollType>(draft?.pollType ?? "singlechoice")
+  let endsAt = $state<number | undefined>(draft?.endsAt)
+  let options = $state<DraftOption[]>(
+    draft?.options ?? [
+      {id: randomId(), value: "Yes"},
+      {id: randomId(), value: "No"},
+    ],
+  )
   let draggedOptionId = $state<string | undefined>()
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    draftKey.set({title, pollType, endsAt, options})
+  })
 </script>
 
 <Modal tag="form" onsubmit={preventDefault(submit)}>
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte
index 28bb18ab..e5f05f1f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   import ComposeMenu from "@app/components/ComposeMenu.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
+  import {DraftKey} from "@app/util/drafts"
   import {onDestroy, onMount} from "svelte"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@
 
   const {url, h, content, onEscape, onEditPrevious, onSubmit}: Props = $props()
 
+  type ComposeDraft = {content?: unknown}
+
+  const draftKey = url || h ? new DraftKey<ComposeDraft>(`room:${url ?? ""}:${h ?? ""}`) : undefined
+  const draft = draftKey?.get()
+
   const autofocus = !isMobile
 
   const uploading = writable(false)
@@ -61,10 +67,23 @@
 
     onSubmit({content, tags})
 
+    draftKey?.clear()
     ed.chain().clearContent().run()
   }
 
-  const editor = makeEditor({url, content, autofocus, submit, uploading, aggressive: true})
+  const onChange = (json: unknown) => {
+    draftKey?.set({content: json})
+  }
+
+  const editor = makeEditor({
+    url,
+    content: content ?? (draft?.content as string | object | undefined),
+    autofocus,
+    submit,
+    uploading,
+    onChange,
+    aggressive: true,
+  })
 
   let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte b/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
index 5f947e0d..98f88cea 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   import {pushToast} from "@app/util/toast"
   import {PROTECTED} from "@app/core/state"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
+  import {DraftKey} from "@app/util/drafts"
   import {canEnforceNip70} from "@app/core/commands"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@
 
   const {url, h}: Props = $props()
 
+  const draftKey = new DraftKey<{content?: unknown; title?: string}>(`thread:${url}:${h ?? ""}`)
+  const draft = draftKey.get()
+
   const shouldProtect = canEnforceNip70(url)
 
   const uploading = writable(false)
@@ -70,12 +74,26 @@
       event: makeEvent(THREAD, {content, tags}),
     })
 
+    draftKey.clear()
     history.back()
   }
 
-  const editor = makeEditor({url, submit, uploading, placeholder: "What's on your mind?"})
+  const onChange = (json: unknown) => draftKey.set({content: json, title})
 
-  let title: string = $state("")
+  const editor = makeEditor({
+    url,
+    submit,
+    uploading,
+    onChange,
+    placeholder: "What's on your mind?",
+    content: draft?.content as string | object | undefined,
+  })
+
+  let title: string = $state(draft?.title ?? "")
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    draftKey.set({...draftKey.get(), title})
+  })
 </script>
 
 <Modal tag="form" onsubmit={preventDefault(submit)}>
diff --git a/src/app/editor/EditorContent.svelte b/src/app/editor/EditorContent.svelte
index 6b56f9c6..cdf764fe 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/EditorContent.svelte
+++ b/src/app/editor/EditorContent.svelte
@@ -11,13 +11,17 @@
   let element: HTMLElement
 
   onMount(() => {
-    editor.then(({options}) => {
-      if (options.element) {
-        element?.append(options.element)
+    editor.then(ed => {
+      if (ed.options.element) {
+        element?.append(ed.options.element)
       }
 
-      if (options.autofocus) {
-        ;(element?.querySelector("[contenteditable]") as HTMLElement)?.focus()
+      if ((ed as any)._shouldAutofocus) {
+        const hasContent = ed.getText().trim().length > 0
+
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          ed.commands.focus(hasContent ? "end" : "start")
+        })
       }
     })
   })
diff --git a/src/app/editor/index.ts b/src/app/editor/index.ts
index 8ea78606..ba9b0589 100644
--- a/src/app/editor/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/editor/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export const makeEditor = async ({
   autofocus = false,
   charCount,
   content = "",
+  onChange,
   placeholder = "",
   url,
   submit,
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ export const makeEditor = async ({
   aggressive?: boolean
   autofocus?: boolean
   charCount?: Writable<number>
-  content?: string
+  content?: string | object
+  onChange?: (json: unknown) => void
   placeholder?: string
   url?: string
   submit: () => void
@@ -82,9 +84,9 @@ export const makeEditor = async ({
     },
   )
 
-  return new Editor({
-    content: escapeHtml(content),
-    autofocus,
+  const ed = new Editor({
+    content: typeof content === "string" ? escapeHtml(content) : content,
+    autofocus: false,
     editorProps,
     element: document.createElement("div"),
     extensions: [
@@ -142,6 +144,11 @@ export const makeEditor = async ({
     onUpdate({editor}) {
       wordCount?.set(editor.storage.wordCount.words)
       charCount?.set(editor.storage.wordCount.chars)
+      onChange?.(editor.getJSON())
     },
   })
+
+  ;(ed as any)._shouldAutofocus = autofocus
+
+  return ed
 }
diff --git a/src/app/util/drafts.ts b/src/app/util/drafts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..178ce033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/util/drafts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const store = new Map<string, unknown>()
+
+export class DraftKey<T> {
+  constructor(private key: string) {}
+
+  get(): T | undefined {
+    return store.get(this.key) as T | undefined
+  }
+
+  set(value: T): void {
+    store.set(this.key, value)
+  }
+
+  clear(): void {
+    store.delete(this.key)
+  }
+}