diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js b/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
index 7276d3d1..fbeab91a 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 				size: buffer.length ?? buffer.byteLength,
 			};
 			let edit = self.renderRoot.getElementById('edit');
+			self.notify(draft);
 			edit.value += `\n![${name}](${id})`;
 			self.change();
 			self.input();