diff --git a/src/components/icons/X.tsx b/src/components/icons/X.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..101fab8157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/icons/X.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export {TimesLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as X_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded} from './Times'
diff --git a/src/lib/link-meta/bsky.ts b/src/lib/link-meta/bsky.ts
index e3b4ea0c9c..3d49f5237f 100644
--- a/src/lib/link-meta/bsky.ts
+++ b/src/lib/link-meta/bsky.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ export async function extractBskyMeta(
   return meta
 }
 
+export class EmbeddingDisabledError extends Error {
+  constructor() {
+    super('Embedding is disabled for this record')
+  }
+}
 export async function getPostAsQuote(
   getPost: ReturnType<typeof useGetPost>,
   url: string,
@@ -115,6 +120,9 @@ export async function getPostAsQuote(
   const [_0, user, _1, rkey] = url.split('/').filter(Boolean)
   const uri = makeRecordUri(user, 'app.bsky.feed.post', rkey)
   const post = await getPost({uri: uri})
+  if (post.viewer?.embeddingDisabled) {
+    throw new EmbeddingDisabledError()
+  }
   return {
     uri: post.uri,
     cid: post.cid,
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
index ef238752b4..e60d77706b 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
@@ -83,9 +83,12 @@ import {State as VideoUploadState} from 'state/queries/video/video'
 import {ComposerOpts} from 'state/shell/composer'
 import {ComposerReplyTo} from 'view/com/composer/ComposerReplyTo'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
-import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
+import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
+import {CircleInfo_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CircleInfo} from '#/components/icons/CircleInfo'
 import {EmojiArc_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as EmojiSmile} from '#/components/icons/Emoji'
+import {X_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as X} from '#/components/icons/X'
 import * as Prompt from '#/components/Prompt'
+import {Text as NewText} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {QuoteEmbed, QuoteX} from '../util/post-embeds/QuoteEmbed'
 import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
 import * as Toast from '../util/Toast'
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
   })
   const [publishOnUpload, setPublishOnUpload] = useState(false)
 
-  const {extLink, setExtLink} = useExternalLinkFetch({setQuote})
+  const {extLink, setExtLink} = useExternalLinkFetch({setQuote, setError})
   const [extGif, setExtGif] = useState<Gif>()
   const [labels, setLabels] = useState<string[]>([])
   const [threadgateAllowUISettings, onChangeThreadgateAllowUISettings] =
@@ -572,15 +575,40 @@ export const ComposePost = observer(function ComposePost({
             </View>
           )}
           {error !== '' && (
-            <View style={styles.errorLine}>
-              <View style={styles.errorIcon}>
-                <FontAwesomeIcon
-                  icon="exclamation"
-                  style={{color: colors.red4}}
-                  size={10}
-                />
+            <View style={[a.px_lg, a.pb_sm]}>
+              <View
+                style={[
+                  a.px_md,
+                  a.py_sm,
+                  a.rounded_sm,
+                  a.flex_row,
+                  a.gap_sm,
+                  t.atoms.bg_contrast_25,
+                  {
+                    paddingRight: 48,
+                  },
+                ]}>
+                <CircleInfo fill={t.palette.negative_400} />
+                <NewText style={[a.leading_snug, {paddingTop: 1}]}>
+                  {error}
+                </NewText>
+                <Button
+                  label={_(msg`Dismiss error`)}
+                  size="tiny"
+                  color="secondary"
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  shape="round"
+                  style={[
+                    a.absolute,
+                    {
+                      top: a.py_sm.paddingTop,
+                      right: a.px_md.paddingRight,
+                    },
+                  ]}
+                  onPress={() => setError('')}>
+                  <ButtonIcon icon={X} />
+                </Button>
               </View>
-              <Text style={[s.red4, a.flex_1]}>{error}</Text>
             </View>
           )}
         </Animated.View>
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/useExternalLinkFetch.ts b/src/view/com/composer/useExternalLinkFetch.ts
index 2938ea25ac..3175144372 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/useExternalLinkFetch.ts
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/useExternalLinkFetch.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import {useEffect, useState} from 'react'
+import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {useFetchDid} from '#/state/queries/handle'
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
 import * as apilib from 'lib/api/index'
 import {POST_IMG_MAX} from 'lib/constants'
 import {
+  EmbeddingDisabledError,
   getFeedAsEmbed,
   getListAsEmbed,
   getPostAsQuote,
@@ -28,9 +31,12 @@ import {ComposerOpts} from 'state/shell/composer'
 
 export function useExternalLinkFetch({
   setQuote,
+  setError,
 }: {
   setQuote: (opts: ComposerOpts['quote']) => void
+  setError: (err: string) => void
 }) {
+  const {_} = useLingui()
   const [extLink, setExtLink] = useState<apilib.ExternalEmbedDraft | undefined>(
     undefined,
   )
@@ -57,9 +63,13 @@ export function useExternalLinkFetch({
             setExtLink(undefined)
           },
           err => {
-            logger.error('Failed to fetch post for quote embedding', {
-              message: err.toString(),
-            })
+            if (err instanceof EmbeddingDisabledError) {
+              setError(_(msg`This post's author has disabled quote posts.`))
+            } else {
+              logger.error('Failed to fetch post for quote embedding', {
+                message: err.toString(),
+              })
+            }
             setExtLink(undefined)
           },
         )
@@ -170,7 +180,7 @@ export function useExternalLinkFetch({
       })
     }
     return cleanup
-  }, [extLink, setQuote, getPost, fetchDid, agent])
+  }, [_, extLink, setQuote, getPost, fetchDid, agent, setError])
 
   return {extLink, setExtLink}
 }