diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
index 12873e2cc0..3e0613b10d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import WarningContainer from '../containers/warning_container';
 import { countableText } from '../util/counter';
 
 import { CharacterCounter } from './character_counter';
+import { ContentTypeButton } from './content_type_button';
 import { EditIndicator } from './edit_indicator';
 import { NavigationBar } from './navigation_bar';
 import { PollForm } from "./poll_form";
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ class ComposeForm extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 <UploadButtonContainer />
                 <PollButtonContainer />
                 {!this.props.spoilerAlwaysOn && <SpoilerButtonContainer />}
+                <ContentTypeButton />
                 <EmojiPickerDropdown onPickEmoji={this.handleEmojiPick} />
                 <CharacterCounter max={maxChars} text={this.getFulltextForCharacterCounting()} />
               </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/content_type_button.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/content_type_button.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ac382091e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/content_type_button.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { useCallback, useState, useRef } from 'react';
+
+import { useIntl, defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
+
+import Overlay from 'react-overlays/Overlay';
+
+import CodeIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/code.svg?react';
+import DescriptionIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/description.svg?react';
+import MarkdownIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/markdown.svg?react';
+import { changeComposeContentType } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/compose';
+import { IconButton } from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon_button';
+import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from 'flavours/glitch/store';
+
+import DropdownMenu from './dropdown_menu';
+
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  change_content_type: { id: 'compose.content-type.change', defaultMessage: 'Change advanced formatting options' },
+  plain_text_label: { id: 'compose.content-type.plain', defaultMessage: 'Plain text' },
+  plain_text_meta: { id: 'compose.content-type.plain_meta', defaultMessage: 'Write with no advanced formatting' },
+  markdown_label: { id: 'compose.content-type.markdown', defaultMessage: 'Markdown' },
+  markdown_meta: { id: 'compose.content-type.markdown_meta', defaultMessage: 'Format your posts using Markdown' },
+  html_label: { id: 'compose.content-type.html', defaultMessage: 'HTML' },
+  html_meta: { id: 'compose.content-type.html_meta', defaultMessage: 'Format your posts using HTML' },
+});
+
+export const ContentTypeButton = () => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+
+  const showButton = useAppSelector((state) => state.getIn(['local_settings', 'show_content_type_choice']));
+  const contentType = useAppSelector((state) => state.getIn(['compose', 'content_type']));
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+
+  const containerRef = useRef(null);
+
+  const [activeElement, setActiveElement] = useState(null);
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [placement, setPlacement] = useState('bottom');
+
+  const handleToggle = useCallback(() => {
+    if (open && activeElement) {
+      activeElement.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+      setActiveElement(null);
+    }
+
+    setOpen(!open);
+  }, [open, setOpen, activeElement, setActiveElement]);
+
+  const handleClose = useCallback(() => {
+    if (open && activeElement) {
+      activeElement.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+      setActiveElement(null);
+    }
+
+    setOpen(false);
+  }, [open, setOpen, activeElement, setActiveElement]);
+
+  const handleChange = useCallback((value) => {
+    dispatch(changeComposeContentType(value));
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  const handleOverlayEnter = useCallback((state) => {
+    setPlacement(state.placement);
+  }, [setPlacement]);
+
+  if (!showButton) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const options = [
+    { icon: 'file-text', iconComponent: DescriptionIcon, value: 'text/plain', text: intl.formatMessage(messages.plain_text_label), meta: intl.formatMessage(messages.plain_text_meta) },
+    { icon: 'arrow-circle-down', iconComponent: MarkdownIcon, value: 'text/markdown', text: intl.formatMessage(messages.markdown_label), meta: intl.formatMessage(messages.markdown_meta) },
+    { icon: 'code', iconComponent: CodeIcon,  value: 'text/html', text: intl.formatMessage(messages.html_label), meta: intl.formatMessage(messages.html_meta) },
+  ];
+
+  const icon = {
+    'text/plain': 'file-text',
+    'text/markdown': 'arrow-circle-down',
+    'text/html': 'code',
+  }[contentType];
+
+  const iconComponent = {
+    'text/plain': DescriptionIcon,
+    'text/markdown': MarkdownIcon,
+    'text/html': CodeIcon,
+  }[contentType];
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={containerRef}>
+      <IconButton
+        icon={icon}
+        onClick={handleToggle}
+        iconComponent={iconComponent}
+        title={intl.formatMessage(messages.change_content_type)}
+        active={open}
+        size={18}
+        inverted
+      />
+
+      <Overlay show={open} offset={[5, 5]} placement={placement} flip target={containerRef} popperConfig={{ strategy: 'fixed', onFirstUpdate: handleOverlayEnter }}>
+        {({ props, placement }) => (
+          <div {...props}>
+            <div className={`dropdown-animation privacy-dropdown__dropdown ${placement}`}>
+              <DropdownMenu
+                items={options}
+                value={contentType}
+                onClose={handleClose}
+                onChange={handleChange}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </Overlay>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/dropdown_menu.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/dropdown_menu.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f1adf2fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/dropdown_menu.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { PureComponent } from 'react';
+
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+
+import { supportsPassiveEvents } from 'detect-passive-events';
+
+import { Icon }  from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
+
+const listenerOptions = supportsPassiveEvents ? { passive: true, capture: true } : true;
+
+// copied from PrivacyDropdown; will require refactor with upstream down the line
+class DropdownMenu extends PureComponent {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    style: PropTypes.object,
+    items: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
+    value: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  };
+
+  handleDocumentClick = e => {
+    if (this.node && !this.node.contains(e.target)) {
+      this.props.onClose();
+      e.stopPropagation();
+    }
+  };
+
+  handleKeyDown = e => {
+    const { items } = this.props;
+    const value = e.currentTarget.getAttribute('data-index');
+    const index = items.findIndex(item => {
+      return (item.value === value);
+    });
+    let element = null;
+
+    switch(e.key) {
+    case 'Escape':
+      this.props.onClose();
+      break;
+    case 'Enter':
+      this.handleClick(e);
+      break;
+    case 'ArrowDown':
+      element = this.node.childNodes[index + 1] || this.node.firstChild;
+      break;
+    case 'ArrowUp':
+      element = this.node.childNodes[index - 1] || this.node.lastChild;
+      break;
+    case 'Tab':
+      if (e.shiftKey) {
+        element = this.node.childNodes[index - 1] || this.node.lastChild;
+      } else {
+        element = this.node.childNodes[index + 1] || this.node.firstChild;
+      }
+      break;
+    case 'Home':
+      element = this.node.firstChild;
+      break;
+    case 'End':
+      element = this.node.lastChild;
+      break;
+    }
+
+    if (element) {
+      element.focus();
+      this.props.onChange(element.getAttribute('data-index'));
+      e.preventDefault();
+      e.stopPropagation();
+    }
+  };
+
+  handleClick = e => {
+    const value = e.currentTarget.getAttribute('data-index');
+
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    this.props.onClose();
+    this.props.onChange(value);
+  };
+
+  componentDidMount () {
+    document.addEventListener('click', this.handleDocumentClick, { capture: true });
+    document.addEventListener('touchend', this.handleDocumentClick, listenerOptions);
+    if (this.focusedItem) this.focusedItem.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount () {
+    document.removeEventListener('click', this.handleDocumentClick, { capture: true });
+    document.removeEventListener('touchend', this.handleDocumentClick, listenerOptions);
+  }
+
+  setRef = c => {
+    this.node = c;
+  };
+
+  setFocusRef = c => {
+    this.focusedItem = c;
+  };
+
+  render () {
+    const { style, items, value } = this.props;
+
+    return (
+      <div style={{ ...style }} role='listbox' ref={this.setRef}>
+        {items.map(item => (
+          <div role='option' tabIndex={0} key={item.value} data-index={item.value} onKeyDown={this.handleKeyDown} onClick={this.handleClick} className={classNames('privacy-dropdown__option', { active: item.value === value })} aria-selected={item.value === value} ref={item.value === value ? this.setFocusRef : null}>
+            <div className='privacy-dropdown__option__icon'>
+              <Icon id={item.icon} icon={item.iconComponent} />
+            </div>
+
+            <div className='privacy-dropdown__option__content'>
+              <strong>{item.text}</strong>
+              {item.meta}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+}
+
+export default DropdownMenu;
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.json
index b513e837b9..1fd648c6e0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.json
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
   "column_subheading.lists": "Lists",
   "column_subheading.navigation": "Navigation",
   "community.column_settings.allow_local_only": "Show local-only toots",
+  "compose.content-type.change": "Change advanced formatting options",
+  "compose.content-type.html": "HTML",
+  "compose.content-type.html_meta": "Format your posts using HTML",
+  "compose.content-type.markdown": "Markdown",
+  "compose.content-type.markdown_meta": "Format your posts using Markdown",
+  "compose.content-type.plain": "Plain text",
+  "compose.content-type.plain_meta": "Write with no advanced formatting",
   "compose_form.sensitive.hide": "{count, plural, one {Mark media as sensitive} other {Mark media as sensitive}}",
   "compose_form.sensitive.marked": "{count, plural, one {Media is marked as sensitive} other {Media is marked as sensitive}}",
   "compose_form.sensitive.unmarked": "{count, plural, one {Media is not marked as sensitive} other {Media is not marked as sensitive}}",