diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/stories/StoriesActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/stories/StoriesActivity.kt
index 8a6e90d6..3a85dfac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/stories/StoriesActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/stories/StoriesActivity.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.activity.viewModels
+import androidx.core.view.isVisible
+import androidx.core.widget.doAfterTextChanged
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle
@@ -13,7 +15,9 @@ import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.GlideException
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestListener
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestOptions
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.target.Target
+import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import org.pixeldroid.app.R
 import org.pixeldroid.app.databinding.ActivityStoriesBinding
 import org.pixeldroid.app.posts.setTextViewFromISO8601
 import org.pixeldroid.app.utils.BaseThemedWithoutBarActivity
@@ -43,6 +47,23 @@ class StoriesActivity: BaseThemedWithoutBarActivity() {
 
                     uiState.age?.let { setTextViewFromISO8601(it, binding.storyAge, false) }
 
+                    if (uiState.errorMessage != null) {
+                        binding.storyErrorText.text = uiState.errorMessage
+                        binding.storyErrorCard.isVisible = true
+                    } else binding.storyErrorCard.isVisible = false
+
+                    if (uiState.snackBar != null) {
+                        Snackbar.make(
+                            binding.root, uiState.snackBar,
+                            Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT
+                        ).setAnchorView(binding.storyReplyField).show()
+                        model.shownSnackbar()
+                    }
+
+                    if (uiState.username != null) {
+                        binding.storyReplyField.hint = getString(R.string.replyToStory).format(uiState.username)
+                    } else binding.storyReplyField.hint = null
+
                     uiState.profilePicture?.let {
                         Glide.with(binding.storyAuthorProfilePicture)
                             .load(it)
@@ -79,6 +100,22 @@ class StoriesActivity: BaseThemedWithoutBarActivity() {
                 }
             }
         }
+        binding.storyReplyField.editText?.doAfterTextChanged {
+            it?.let { text ->
+                val string = text.toString()
+                if(string != model.uiState.value.reply) model.replyChanged(string)
+            }
+        }
+
+        binding.storyReplyField.setEndIconOnClickListener {
+            binding.storyReplyField.editText?.text?.let { text ->
+                model.sendReply(text)
+            }
+        }
+
+        binding.storyErrorCard.setOnClickListener{
+            model.dismissError()
+        }
 
         model.count.observe(this) { state ->
             // Render state in UI
@@ -96,11 +133,7 @@ class StoriesActivity: BaseThemedWithoutBarActivity() {
         binding.pause.setOnClickListener {
                 //Set the button's appearance
                 it.isSelected = !it.isSelected
-                if (it.isSelected) {
-                    //Handle selected state change
-                } else {
-                    //Handle de-select state change
-                }
+                model.pause()
             }
 
         binding.storyImage.setOnClickListener {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/stories/StoriesViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/stories/StoriesViewModel.kt
index 18382e18..bf81567c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/stories/StoriesViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/stories/StoriesViewModel.kt
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ package org.pixeldroid.app.stories
 
 import android.app.Application
 import android.os.CountDownTimer
+import android.text.Editable
 import android.util.Log
 import androidx.lifecycle.AndroidViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.update
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import org.pixeldroid.app.R
 import org.pixeldroid.app.utils.PixelDroidApplication
 import org.pixeldroid.app.utils.api.objects.StoryCarousel
 import org.pixeldroid.app.utils.di.PixelfedAPIHolder
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@ data class StoriesUiState(
     val durationList: List<Int> = emptyList(),
     val paused: Boolean = false,
     val errorMessage: String? = null,
+    val snackBar: String? = null,
+    val reply: String = ""
 )
 
 class StoriesViewModel(
@@ -134,6 +139,44 @@ class StoriesViewModel(
             currentUiState.copy(paused = !currentUiState.paused)
         }
     }
+
+    fun sendReply(text: Editable) {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                val api = apiHolder.api ?: apiHolder.setToCurrentUser()
+                //TODO don't just take the first here, choose from activity input somehow?
+                val id = carousel?.nodes?.firstOrNull()?.nodes?.getOrNull(uiState.value.currentImage)?.id
+                id?.let { api.storyComment(it, text.toString()) }
+
+                _uiState.update { currentUiState ->
+                    currentUiState.copy(snackBar = "Sent reply")
+                }
+            } catch (exception: Exception){
+                _uiState.update { currentUiState ->
+                    currentUiState.copy(errorMessage = "Something went wrong sending reply")
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun replyChanged(text: String) {
+        _uiState.update { currentUiState ->
+            currentUiState.copy(reply = text)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun dismissError() {
+        _uiState.update { currentUiState ->
+            currentUiState.copy(errorMessage = null)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun shownSnackbar() {
+        _uiState.update { currentUiState ->
+            currentUiState.copy(snackBar = null)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 class StoriesViewModelFactory(val application: Application) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/utils/api/PixelfedAPI.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/utils/api/PixelfedAPI.kt
index f008e992..6750dfef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/utils/api/PixelfedAPI.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/pixeldroid/app/utils/api/PixelfedAPI.kt
@@ -236,10 +236,16 @@ interface PixelfedAPI {
     ): StoryCarousel
 
     @POST("/api/v1.1/stories/seen")
-    suspend fun carouselSeen(
+    suspend fun storySeen(
         @Query("id") id: String //TODO figure out if this is the id of post or of user?
     )
 
+    @POST("/api/v1.1/stories/comment")
+    suspend fun storyComment(
+        @Query("sid") sid: String,
+        @Query("caption") caption: String
+    )
+
     @POST("/api/v1.1/stories/self-expire/{id}")
     suspend fun deleteCarousel(
         @Path("id") storyId: String
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_stories.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_stories.xml
index b61152df..8f733c90 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_stories.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_stories.xml
@@ -6,16 +6,59 @@
     android:background="@color/black"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
+    <com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
+        android:id="@+id/storyErrorCard"
+        style="?attr/materialCardViewElevatedStyle"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_margin="20dp"
+        android:visibility="invisible"
+        app:cardBackgroundColor="?attr/colorSecondaryContainer"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/storyAuthorProfilePicture"
+        tools:visibility="visible">
+
+        <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:minHeight="48dp"
+            android:layout_marginEnd="8dp">
+
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/storyErrorIcon"
+                android:layout_width="50dp"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:importantForAccessibility="no"
+                android:src="@drawable/error"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+                app:tint="?attr/colorOnSecondaryContainer" />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/storyErrorText"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/storyErrorIcon"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/storyErrorIcon"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/storyErrorIcon"
+                tools:text="Something is wrong with stories" />
+        </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
+    </com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
 
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/storyImage"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="0dp"
         android:contentDescription="@string/story_image"
+        tools:scaleType="centerCrop"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/progressBarStory"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/progressBarStory"
         tools:srcCompat="@tools:sample/backgrounds/scenic[10]" />
 
     <ImageButton
@@ -72,8 +115,23 @@
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/storyAuthorProfilePicture"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/storyAuthor"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/storyAuthorProfilePicture"
-        app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.517"
         tools:text="48m" />
 
+    <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
+        android:id="@+id/storyReplyField"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        tools:hint="Reply to PixelDroid"
+        app:endIconMode="custom"
+        app:endIconDrawable="@drawable/ic_send_blue"
+        app:endIconContentDescription="TODO">
+
+        <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+    </com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
+
 
 </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e47bf398..acabe04e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -331,4 +331,5 @@ For more info about Pixelfed, you can check here: https://pixelfed.org"</string>
     <string name="switch_accounts">Switch accounts</string>
     <string name="summary_always_show_nsfw">NSFW/CW posts will not be blurred, and will be shown by default.</string>
     <string name="story_image">Story image</string>
+    <string name="replyToStory">Reply to %1$s</string>
 </resources>