diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/character_counter.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/character_counter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ecfc9141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/character_counter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { length } from 'stringz';
+
+export default class CharacterCounter extends React.PureComponent {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    text: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    max: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  };
+
+  checkRemainingText (diff) {
+    if (diff < 0) {
+      return <span className='character-counter character-counter--over'>{diff}</span>;
+    }
+
+    return <span className='character-counter'>{diff}</span>;
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const diff = this.props.max - length(this.props.text);
+    return this.checkRemainingText(diff);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/publisher.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/publisher.js
index e283b32b9..21400e554 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/publisher.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/publisher.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 //  Components.
 import Button from 'flavours/glitch/components/button';
 import Icon from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
+import CharacterCounter from './character_counter';
 
 //  Utils.
 import { maxChars } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class Publisher extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div className={computedClass}>
-        <span className='count'>{diff}</span>
+        <CharacterCounter text={countText} max={maxChars} />
         {sideArm && sideArm !== 'none' ? (
           <Button
             className='side_arm'
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/upload_form.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/upload_form.js
index 35880ddcc..43039c674 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/upload_form.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/upload_form.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import UploadProgressContainer from '../containers/upload_progress_container';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import UploadContainer from '../containers/upload_container';
 import SensitiveButtonContainer from '../containers/sensitive_button_container';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 export default class UploadForm extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ export default class UploadForm extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div className='composer--upload_form'>
-        <UploadProgressContainer />
+        <UploadProgressContainer icon='upload' message={<FormattedMessage id='upload_progress.label' defaultMessage='Uploading…' />} />
 
         {mediaIds.size > 0 && (
           <div className='content'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/upload_progress.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/upload_progress.js
index 264c563f2..b00612983 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/upload_progress.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/upload_progress.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Motion from 'flavours/glitch/util/optional_motion';
 import spring from 'react-motion/lib/spring';
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import Icon from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
 
 export default class UploadProgress extends React.PureComponent {
@@ -10,10 +9,12 @@ export default class UploadProgress extends React.PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     active: PropTypes.bool,
     progress: PropTypes.number,
+    icon: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    message: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { active, progress } = this.props;
+    const { active, progress, icon, message } = this.props;
 
     if (!active) {
       return null;
@@ -21,10 +22,10 @@ export default class UploadProgress extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div className='composer--upload_form--progress'>
-        <Icon icon='upload' />
+        <Icon icon={icon} />
 
         <div className='message'>
-          <FormattedMessage id='upload_progress.label' defaultMessage='Uploading...' />
+          {message}
 
           <div className='backdrop'>
             <Motion defaultStyle={{ width: 0 }} style={{ width: spring(progress) }}>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/composer.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/composer.scss
index 1044b13c1..9152988ea 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/composer.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/composer.scss
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@
   justify-content: flex-end;
   flex: 0 0 auto;
 
-  & > .count {
+  & > .character-counter {
     display: inline-block;
     margin: 0 16px 0 8px;
     font-size: 16px;