diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index 9da8b9b9a8e496e38a64b26eb1d63041d233806f..c2c7a8eb93302343b71639ce7a8462bc9a76ac27 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends XmppFragment
                         message = message.mergeable(message.next()) ? message.next() : null;
                     } while (message != null);
                     return null;
-                }, R.string.moderate_reason, false, false, true);
+                }, R.string.moderate_reason, false, false, true, true);
                 return true;
             case R.id.copy_message:
                 ShareUtil.copyToClipboard(activity, selectedMessage);
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
index 812167ced768c60f8622512a4064bdbc8baa2275..1c09a74fbb1ba8170b3a03fc7bdcf45c3ff19d50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
@@ -797,13 +797,18 @@ public abstract class XmppActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
         quickEdit(previousValue, callback, hint, password, permitEmpty, false);
     }
 
+    protected void quickEdit(final String previousValue, final OnValueEdited callback, final @StringRes int hint, boolean password, boolean permitEmpty, boolean alwaysCallback) {
+        quickEdit(previousValue, callback, hint, password, permitEmpty, alwaysCallback, false);
+    }
+
     @SuppressLint("InflateParams")
     protected void quickEdit(final String previousValue,
                            final OnValueEdited callback,
                            final @StringRes int hint,
                            boolean password,
                            boolean permitEmpty,
-                           boolean alwaysCallback) {
+                           boolean alwaysCallback,
+                           boolean startSelected) {
         final MaterialAlertDialogBuilder builder = new MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(this);
         final DialogQuickeditBinding binding = DataBindingUtil.inflate(getLayoutInflater(), R.layout.dialog_quickedit, null, false);
         if (password) {
@@ -822,6 +827,9 @@ public abstract class XmppActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
         final AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
         dialog.setOnShowListener(d -> SoftKeyboardUtils.showKeyboard(binding.inputEditText));
         dialog.show();
+        if (startSelected) {
+            binding.inputEditText.selectAll();
+        }
         View.OnClickListener clickListener = v -> {
             String value = binding.inputEditText.getText().toString();
             if ((alwaysCallback || !value.equals(previousValue)) && (!value.trim().isEmpty() || permitEmpty)) {