diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index affce16d5..ee7828e0c 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
-	"emoji": "🐌",
-	"previous": "&q/1uGp0jMvsYGW7Gj8E33kf6UFo/uNYDXg3zo1sVKQg=.sha256"
+	"emoji": "🦀",
+	"previous": "&wH32i/aBIOkc9RfRTQOfpulnPoLSepbHcZlDEHB9V1Y=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js b/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
index 7449f26b8..c7d807d47 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 			drafts: {type: Object},
 			author: {type: String},
 			channel: {type: String},
+			new_thread: {type: Boolean},
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 		this.apps = undefined;
 		this.drafts = {};
 		this.author = undefined;
+		this.new_thread = false;
 	}
 
 	process_text(text) {
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 			channel: this.channel,
 		};
 		if (this.root || this.branch) {
-			message.root = this.root;
+			message.root = this.new_thread ? this.branch ?? this.root : this.root;
 			message.branch = this.branch;
 		}
 		if (Object.values(draft.mentions || {}).length) {
@@ -469,6 +471,16 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 		}
 	}
 
+	render_new_thread() {
+		let self = this;
+		if (this.root !== undefined && this.branch !== undefined && this.root != this.branch) {
+			return html`
+				<input type="checkbox" class="w3-check w3-theme-d1" id="new_thread" @change=${() => self.new_thread = !self.new_thread} ?checked=${self.new_thread}></input>
+				<label for="new_thread">New Thread</label>
+			`;
+		}
+	}
+
 	get_draft() {
 		return this.drafts[this.branch || ''] || {};
 	}
@@ -562,7 +574,9 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 				${Object.values(draft.mentions || {}).map((x) =>
 					self.render_mention(x)
 				)}
-				${this.render_attach_app()} ${this.render_content_warning()}
+				${this.render_attach_app()}
+				${this.render_content_warning()}
+				${this.render_new_thread()}
 				<button class="w3-button w3-theme-d1" id="submit" @click=${this.submit}>
 					Submit
 				</button>