diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/datatypes/Utils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/datatypes/Utils.kt
index bc3a00771..0d4bca8e6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/datatypes/Utils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/datatypes/Utils.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 package com.jerboa.datatypes
 
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import com.jerboa.R
+import it.vercruysse.lemmyapi.v0x19.datatypes.Comment
 import it.vercruysse.lemmyapi.v0x19.datatypes.Person
 
 fun Person.getDisplayName(): String = this.display_name ?: this.name
+
+@Composable
+fun Comment.getContent(): String =
+    if (this.removed) {
+        stringResource(R.string.comment_body_removed)
+    } else if (this.deleted) {
+        stringResource(R.string.comment_body_deleted)
+    } else {
+        this.content
+    }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/CommentNode.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/CommentNode.kt
index 69815d699..f815fdf29 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/CommentNode.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/CommentNode.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import com.jerboa.border
 import com.jerboa.buildCommentsTree
 import com.jerboa.calculateCommentOffset
 import com.jerboa.datatypes.BanFromCommunityData
+import com.jerboa.datatypes.getContent
 import com.jerboa.datatypes.sampleCommentView
 import com.jerboa.datatypes.sampleCommunity
 import com.jerboa.datatypes.samplePost
@@ -151,25 +152,16 @@ fun CommentBody(
     onClick: () -> Unit,
     onLongClick: ((View) -> Boolean),
 ) {
-    val content =
-        if (comment.removed) {
-            stringResource(R.string.comment_body_removed)
-        } else if (comment.deleted) {
-            stringResource(R.string.comment_body_deleted)
-        } else {
-            comment.content
-        }
-
     if (viewSource) {
         SelectionContainer {
             Text(
-                text = comment.content,
+                text = comment.getContent(),
                 fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
             )
         }
     } else {
         MyMarkdownText(
-            markdown = content,
+            markdown = comment.getContent(),
             onClick = onClick,
             onLongClick = onLongClick,
             modifier = Modifier.padding(0.dp, 0.dp, 0.dp, MEDIUM_PADDING),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/CommentOptionsDropdown.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/CommentOptionsDropdown.kt
index 91229a748..0e9c7fd5e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/CommentOptionsDropdown.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/CommentOptionsDropdown.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.jerboa.R
 import com.jerboa.api.API
 import com.jerboa.copyToClipboard
 import com.jerboa.datatypes.BanFromCommunityData
+import com.jerboa.datatypes.getContent
 import com.jerboa.ui.components.common.BanFromCommunityPopupMenuItem
 import com.jerboa.ui.components.common.BanPersonPopupMenuItem
 import com.jerboa.ui.components.common.PopupMenuItem
@@ -102,12 +103,13 @@ fun CommentOptionsDropdown(
                     ).show()
                 },
             )
+            val content = commentView.comment.getContent()
             PopupMenuItem(
                 text = stringResource(R.string.comment_node_copy_comment),
                 icon = Icons.Outlined.ContentCopy,
                 onClick = {
                     onDismissRequest()
-                    if (copyToClipboard(ctx, commentView.comment.content, "comment")) {
+                    if (copyToClipboard(ctx, content, "comment")) {
                         Toast.makeText(
                             ctx,
                             ctx.getString(R.string.comment_node_comment_copied),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/mentionnode/CommentMentionOptionsDropdown.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/mentionnode/CommentMentionOptionsDropdown.kt
index b74967a16..41d3a9a4b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/mentionnode/CommentMentionOptionsDropdown.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/mentionnode/CommentMentionOptionsDropdown.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.AnnotatedString
 import com.jerboa.R
 import com.jerboa.copyToClipboard
+import com.jerboa.datatypes.getContent
 import com.jerboa.ui.components.common.PopupMenuItem
 import com.jerboa.util.cascade.CascadeCenteredDropdownMenu
 import it.vercruysse.lemmyapi.v0x19.datatypes.Person
@@ -83,12 +84,13 @@ fun CommentMentionsOptionsDropdown(
                     ).show()
                 },
             )
+            val content = personMentionView.comment.getContent()
             PopupMenuItem(
                 text = stringResource(R.string.comment_node_copy_comment),
                 icon = Icons.Outlined.ContentCopy,
                 onClick = {
                     onDismissRequest()
-                    if (copyToClipboard(ctx, personMentionView.comment.content, "comment")) {
+                    if (copyToClipboard(ctx, content, "comment")) {
                         Toast.makeText(ctx, ctx.getString(R.string.comment_node_comment_copied), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
                     } else {
                         Toast.makeText(ctx, ctx.getString(R.string.generic_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/reply/CommentReply.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/reply/CommentReply.kt
index a01b771f8..d94736850 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/reply/CommentReply.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/reply/CommentReply.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.TextFieldValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import com.jerboa.R
+import com.jerboa.datatypes.getContent
 import com.jerboa.datatypes.sampleCommentView
 import com.jerboa.db.entity.Account
 import com.jerboa.ui.components.comment.CommentNodeHeader
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ fun RepliedComment(
             showScores = showScores,
         )
         SelectionContainer {
-            Text(text = commentView.comment.content)
+            Text(text = commentView.comment.getContent())
         }
     }
 }
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ fun RepliedCommentReply(
             showScores = showScores,
         )
         SelectionContainer {
-            Text(text = commentReplyView.comment.content)
+            Text(text = commentReplyView.comment.getContent())
         }
     }
 }
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ fun RepliedMentionReply(
             showScores = showScores,
         )
         SelectionContainer {
-            Text(text = personMentionView.comment.content)
+            Text(text = personMentionView.comment.getContent())
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/replynode/CommentReplyOptionsDropdown.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/replynode/CommentReplyOptionsDropdown.kt
index 3b18bf0b9..b3d8363d9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/replynode/CommentReplyOptionsDropdown.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/comment/replynode/CommentReplyOptionsDropdown.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.AnnotatedString
 import com.jerboa.R
 import com.jerboa.copyToClipboard
+import com.jerboa.datatypes.getContent
 import com.jerboa.ui.components.common.PopupMenuItem
 import com.jerboa.util.cascade.CascadeCenteredDropdownMenu
 import it.vercruysse.lemmyapi.v0x19.datatypes.CommentReplyView
@@ -79,12 +80,13 @@ fun CommentReplyOptionsDropdown(
                     ).show()
                 },
             )
+            val content = commentReplyView.comment.getContent()
             PopupMenuItem(
                 text = stringResource(R.string.comment_node_copy_comment),
                 icon = Icons.Outlined.ContentCopy,
                 onClick = {
                     onDismissRequest()
-                    if (copyToClipboard(ctx, commentReplyView.comment.content, "comment")) {
+                    if (copyToClipboard(ctx, content, "comment")) {
                         Toast.makeText(ctx, ctx.getString(R.string.comment_node_comment_copied), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
                     } else {
                         Toast.makeText(ctx, ctx.getString(R.string.generic_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()