diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/StatusController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/StatusController.php
index c6e38754b..35d335e58 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/StatusController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/StatusController.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Auth, Cache;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use League\Fractal;
 use App\Util\Media\Filter;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class StatusController extends Controller
 {
diff --git a/resources/views/status/compose.blade.php b/resources/views/status/compose.blade.php
index 1b8cd0698..e2447f389 100644
--- a/resources/views/status/compose.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/status/compose.blade.php
@@ -19,6 +19,25 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   new Vue({ 
     el: '#content'
   });
+
+  $('.metro-classic-compose textarea[name="caption"]').on('click', function(e) {
+  	  let el = $(this);
+  	  el.attr('rows', 4);
+  });
+  $('.metro-classic-compose textarea[name="caption"]').on('change keyup paste', function(e) {
+  	  let el = $(this);
+      let len = el.val().length;
+      let limit = el.attr('data-limit');
+
+      let res = len;
+
+      if(len > limit) {
+      	res = '<span class="text-danger">' + (limit - len) + '</span>';
+      } else {
+      	res = '<span>' + len + '</span>';
+      }
+      $('.metro-classic-compose .caption-counter').html(res);
+  })
 });
 </script>
 @endpush
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/timeline/partial/new-form.blade.php b/resources/views/timeline/partial/new-form.blade.php
index 9fdcdc862..3dfd37e79 100644
--- a/resources/views/timeline/partial/new-form.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/timeline/partial/new-form.blade.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-    <div class="card card-md-rounded-0">
+    <div class="card card-md-rounded-0 metro-classic-compose">
       <div class="card-header bg-white font-weight-bold d-inline-flex justify-content-between">
         <div>{{__('Create New Post')}}</div>
       </div>