diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index e145aa5b..e27f66b0 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ body:has(.media-modal-container + .status-deck) .media-post-link {
 }
 
 .menu-post-text {
-  max-width: 250px;
+  max-width: 40em;
   overflow: hidden;
   /* ellipsis 2 lines */
   white-space: normal;
diff --git a/src/components/compose-button.jsx b/src/components/compose-button.jsx
index 23233215..9def67aa 100644
--- a/src/components/compose-button.jsx
+++ b/src/components/compose-button.jsx
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ export default function ComposeButton() {
           style: {
             zIndex: 101,
           },
+          onClick: () => {
+            menuRef.current?.closeMenu?.();
+          },
         }}
         submenuOpenDelay={600}
       >
diff --git a/src/locales/en.po b/src/locales/en.po
index b045ab25..42046245 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.po
+++ b/src/locales/en.po
@@ -570,14 +570,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Compose"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/components/compose-button.jsx:159
+#: src/components/compose-button.jsx:162
 #: src/components/nav-menu.jsx:260
 #: src/pages/scheduled-posts.jsx:31
 #: src/pages/scheduled-posts.jsx:76
 msgid "Scheduled Posts"
 msgstr "Scheduled Posts"
 
-#: src/components/compose-button.jsx:172
+#: src/components/compose-button.jsx:175
 msgid "Add to thread"
 msgstr "Add to thread"