diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js
index 064a49f5c8..e038dac88b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/compose.js
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ export function directCompose(account) {
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {null | string} overridePrivacy
+ */
 export function submitCompose(overridePrivacy = null) {
   return function (dispatch, getState) {
     let status     = getState().getIn(['compose', 'text'], '');
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 b423c61e5f..957141cd78 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 
 import { length } from 'stringz';
 
+import { missingAltTextModal } from 'flavours/glitch/initial_state';
+
 import AutosuggestInput from '../../../components/autosuggest_input';
 import AutosuggestTextarea from '../../../components/autosuggest_textarea';
 import { Button } from '../../../components/button';
@@ -72,9 +74,8 @@ class ComposeForm extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     autoFocus: PropTypes.bool,
     withoutNavigation: PropTypes.bool,
     anyMedia: PropTypes.bool,
+    missingAltText: PropTypes.bool,
     media: ImmutablePropTypes.list,
-    mediaDescriptionConfirmation: PropTypes.bool,
-    onMediaDescriptionConfirm: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     isInReply: PropTypes.bool,
     singleColumn: PropTypes.bool,
     lang: PropTypes.string,
@@ -131,17 +132,11 @@ class ComposeForm extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       return;
     }
 
+    this.props.onSubmit(missingAltTextModal && this.props.missingAltText, overridePrivacy);
+
     if (e) {
       e.preventDefault();
     }
-
-    // Submit unless there are media with missing descriptions
-    if (this.props.mediaDescriptionConfirmation && this.props.media && this.props.media.some(item => !item.get('description'))) {
-      const firstWithoutDescription = this.props.media.find(item => !item.get('description'));
-      this.props.onMediaDescriptionConfirm(firstWithoutDescription.get('id'), overridePrivacy);
-    } else {
-      this.props.onSubmit(overridePrivacy);
-    }
   };
 
   handleSecondarySubmit = (e) => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/compose_form_container.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/compose_form_container.js
index 227e793869..4a2f247900 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/compose_form_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/containers/compose_form_container.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
-import { privacyPreference } from 'flavours/glitch/utils/privacy_preference';
-
 import {
   changeCompose,
   submitCompose,
@@ -13,27 +11,11 @@ import {
   changeComposeSpoilerText,
   insertEmojiCompose,
   uploadCompose,
-} from '../../../actions/compose';
-import { changeLocalSetting } from '../../../actions/local_settings';
-import {
-  openModal,
-} from '../../../actions/modal';
-import ComposeForm from '../components/compose_form';
+} from 'flavours/glitch/actions/compose';
+import { openModal } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/modal';
+import { privacyPreference } from 'flavours/glitch/utils/privacy_preference';
 
-const messages = defineMessages({
-  missingDescriptionMessage: {
-    id: 'confirmations.missing_media_description.message',
-    defaultMessage: 'At least one media attachment is lacking a description. Consider describing all media attachments for the visually impaired before sending your toot.',
-  },
-  missingDescriptionConfirm: {
-    id: 'confirmations.missing_media_description.confirm',
-    defaultMessage: 'Send anyway',
-  },
-  missingDescriptionEdit: {
-    id: 'confirmations.missing_media_description.edit',
-    defaultMessage: 'Edit media',
-  },
-});
+import ComposeForm from '../components/compose_form';
 
 const sideArmPrivacy = state => {
   const inReplyTo = state.getIn(['compose', 'in_reply_to']);
@@ -68,22 +50,29 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   isChangingUpload: state.getIn(['compose', 'is_changing_upload']),
   isUploading: state.getIn(['compose', 'is_uploading']),
   anyMedia: state.getIn(['compose', 'media_attachments']).size > 0,
+  missingAltText: state.getIn(['compose', 'media_attachments']).some(media => ['image', 'gifv'].includes(media.get('type')) && (media.get('description') ?? '').length === 0),
   isInReply: state.getIn(['compose', 'in_reply_to']) !== null,
   lang: state.getIn(['compose', 'language']),
   sideArm: sideArmPrivacy(state),
   media: state.getIn(['compose', 'media_attachments']),
-  mediaDescriptionConfirmation: state.getIn(['local_settings', 'confirm_missing_media_description']),
   maxChars: state.getIn(['server', 'server', 'configuration', 'statuses', 'max_characters'], 500),
 });
 
-const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
 
   onChange (text) {
     dispatch(changeCompose(text));
   },
 
-  onSubmit (overridePrivacy = null) {
-    dispatch(submitCompose(overridePrivacy));
+  onSubmit (missingAltText, overridePrivacy = null) {
+    if (missingAltText) {
+      dispatch(openModal({
+        modalType: 'CONFIRM_MISSING_ALT_TEXT',
+        modalProps: { overridePrivacy },
+      }));
+    } else {
+      dispatch(submitCompose(overridePrivacy));
+    }
   },
 
   onClearSuggestions () {
@@ -110,25 +99,6 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
     dispatch(insertEmojiCompose(position, data, needsSpace));
   },
 
-  onMediaDescriptionConfirm (mediaId, overridePrivacy = null) {
-    dispatch(openModal({
-      modalType: 'CONFIRM',
-      modalProps: {
-        message: intl.formatMessage(messages.missingDescriptionMessage),
-        confirm: intl.formatMessage(messages.missingDescriptionConfirm),
-        onConfirm: () => {
-          dispatch(submitCompose(overridePrivacy));
-        },
-        secondary: intl.formatMessage(messages.missingDescriptionEdit),
-        onSecondary: () => dispatch(openModal({
-          modalType: 'FOCAL_POINT',
-          modalProps: { id: mediaId },
-        })),
-        onDoNotAsk: () => dispatch(changeLocalSetting(['confirm_missing_media_description'], false)),
-      },
-    }));
-  },
-
 });
 
 export default injectIntl(connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(ComposeForm));
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.jsx
index 05c2599b4d..c2a6dcc1a7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/local_settings/page/index.jsx
@@ -200,14 +200,6 @@ class LocalSettingsPage extends PureComponent {
           <FormattedMessage id='settings.preselect_on_reply' defaultMessage='Pre-select usernames on reply' />
           <span className='hint'><FormattedMessage id='settings.preselect_on_reply_hint' defaultMessage='When replying to a conversation with multiple participants, pre-select usernames past the first' /></span>
         </LocalSettingsPageItem>
-        <LocalSettingsPageItem
-          settings={settings}
-          item={['confirm_missing_media_description']}
-          id='mastodon-settings--confirm_missing_media_description'
-          onChange={onChange}
-        >
-          <FormattedMessage id='settings.confirm_missing_media_description' defaultMessage='Show confirmation dialog before sending toots lacking media descriptions' />
-        </LocalSettingsPageItem>
         <LocalSettingsPageItem
           settings={settings}
           item={['confirm_before_clearing_draft']}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/confirmation_modal.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/confirmation_modal.tsx
index 6b5b5ca3ca..70c3548bb4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/confirmation_modal.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/confirmation_modal.tsx
@@ -64,14 +64,6 @@ export const ConfirmationModal: React.FC<
 
       <div className='safety-action-modal__bottom'>
         <div className='safety-action-modal__actions'>
-          {secondary && (
-            <>
-              <Button onClick={handleSecondary}>{secondary}</Button>
-
-              <div className='spacer' />
-            </>
-          )}
-
           <button onClick={handleCancel} className='link-button'>
             <FormattedMessage
               id='confirmation_modal.cancel'
@@ -79,6 +71,15 @@ export const ConfirmationModal: React.FC<
             />
           </button>
 
+          {secondary && (
+            <>
+              <div className='spacer' />
+              <button onClick={handleSecondary} className='link-button'>
+                {secondary}
+              </button>
+            </>
+          )}
+
           {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-autofocus -- we are in a modal and thus autofocusing is justified */}
           <Button onClick={handleClick} autoFocus>
             {confirm}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/index.ts b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/index.ts
index 16478d0d11..4893fb096a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/index.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/index.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ export { ConfirmUnfollowModal } from './unfollow';
 export { ConfirmClearNotificationsModal } from './clear_notifications';
 export { ConfirmLogOutModal } from './log_out';
 export { ConfirmFollowToListModal } from './follow_to_list';
+export { ConfirmMissingAltTextModal } from './missing_alt_text';
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/missing_alt_text.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/missing_alt_text.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f044678e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/confirmation_modals/missing_alt_text.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+
+import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+
+import type { Map as ImmutableMap, List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
+
+import { submitCompose } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/compose';
+import { openModal } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/modal';
+import type { MediaAttachment } from 'flavours/glitch/models/media_attachment';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'flavours/glitch/store';
+
+import type { BaseConfirmationModalProps } from './confirmation_modal';
+import { ConfirmationModal } from './confirmation_modal';
+
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  title: {
+    id: 'confirmations.missing_alt_text.title',
+    defaultMessage: 'Add alt text?',
+  },
+  confirm: {
+    id: 'confirmations.missing_alt_text.confirm',
+    defaultMessage: 'Add alt text',
+  },
+  message: {
+    id: 'confirmations.missing_alt_text.message',
+    defaultMessage:
+      'Your post contains media without alt text. Adding descriptions helps make your content accessible to more people.',
+  },
+  secondary: {
+    id: 'confirmations.missing_alt_text.secondary',
+    defaultMessage: 'Post anyway',
+  },
+});
+
+export const ConfirmMissingAltTextModal: React.FC<
+  {
+    overridePrivacy: null | string;
+  } & BaseConfirmationModalProps
+> = ({ onClose, overridePrivacy }) => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const mediaId = useAppSelector(
+    (state) =>
+      (
+        (state.compose as ImmutableMap<string, unknown>).get(
+          'media_attachments',
+        ) as ImmutableList<MediaAttachment>
+      )
+        .find(
+          (media) =>
+            ['image', 'gifv'].includes(media.get('type') as string) &&
+            ((media.get('description') ?? '') as string).length === 0,
+        )
+        ?.get('id') as string,
+  );
+
+  const handleConfirm = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch(
+      openModal({
+        modalType: 'FOCAL_POINT',
+        modalProps: {
+          mediaId,
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+  }, [dispatch, mediaId]);
+
+  const handleSecondary = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch(submitCompose(overridePrivacy));
+  }, [dispatch, overridePrivacy]);
+
+  return (
+    <ConfirmationModal
+      title={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}
+      message={intl.formatMessage(messages.message)}
+      confirm={intl.formatMessage(messages.confirm)}
+      secondary={intl.formatMessage(messages.secondary)}
+      onConfirm={handleConfirm}
+      onSecondary={handleSecondary}
+      onClose={onClose}
+    />
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/modal_root.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/modal_root.jsx
index 89bf73a19d..89d92e4842 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/modal_root.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/modal_root.jsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import {
   ConfirmClearNotificationsModal,
   ConfirmLogOutModal,
   ConfirmFollowToListModal,
+  ConfirmMissingAltTextModal,
 } from './confirmation_modals';
 import DeprecatedSettingsModal from './deprecated_settings_modal';
 import DoodleModal from './doodle_modal';
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export const MODAL_COMPONENTS = {
   'CONFIRM_CLEAR_NOTIFICATIONS': () => Promise.resolve({ default: ConfirmClearNotificationsModal }),
   'CONFIRM_LOG_OUT': () => Promise.resolve({ default: ConfirmLogOutModal }),
   'CONFIRM_FOLLOW_TO_LIST': () => Promise.resolve({ default: ConfirmFollowToListModal }),
+  'CONFIRM_MISSING_ALT_TEXT': () => Promise.resolve({ default: ConfirmMissingAltTextModal }),
   'MUTE': MuteModal,
   'BLOCK': BlockModal,
   'DOMAIN_BLOCK': DomainBlockModal,
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
index 7fb25697ae..9332b7ebc6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/initial_state.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * @property {boolean=} favourite_modal
  * @property {boolean} crop_images
  * @property {boolean=} delete_modal
+ * @property {boolean=} missing_alt_text_modal
  * @property {boolean=} disable_swiping
  * @property {boolean=} disable_hover_cards
  * @property {string=} disabled_account_id
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ export const autoPlayGif = getMeta('auto_play_gif');
 export const boostModal = getMeta('boost_modal');
 export const cropImages = getMeta('crop_images');
 export const deleteModal = getMeta('delete_modal');
+export const missingAltTextModal = getMeta('missing_alt_text_modal');
 export const disableSwiping = getMeta('disable_swiping');
 export const disableHoverCards = getMeta('disable_hover_cards');
 export const disabledAccountId = getMeta('disabled_account_id');
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.json
index 567bd72459..d4a7481395 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/locales/en.json
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
   "confirmation_modal.do_not_ask_again": "Do not ask for confirmation again",
   "confirmations.deprecated_settings.confirm": "Use Mastodon preferences",
   "confirmations.deprecated_settings.message": "Some of the glitch-soc device-specific {app_settings} you are using have been replaced by Mastodon {preferences} and will be overriden:",
-  "confirmations.missing_media_description.confirm": "Send anyway",
-  "confirmations.missing_media_description.edit": "Edit media",
-  "confirmations.missing_media_description.message": "At least one media attachment is lacking a description. Consider describing all media attachments for the visually impaired before sending your toot.",
   "direct.group_by_conversations": "Group by conversation",
   "favourite_modal.favourite": "Favourite post?",
   "federation.federated.long": "Allow this post to reach other servers",
@@ -57,7 +54,6 @@
   "settings.compose_box_opts": "Compose box",
   "settings.confirm_before_clearing_draft": "Show confirmation dialog before overwriting the message being composed",
   "settings.confirm_boost_missing_media_description": "Show confirmation dialog before boosting toots lacking media descriptions",
-  "settings.confirm_missing_media_description": "Show confirmation dialog before sending toots lacking media descriptions",
   "settings.content_warnings": "Content Warnings",
   "settings.content_warnings.regexp": "Regular expression",
   "settings.content_warnings_filter": "Content warnings to not automatically unfold:",
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
index ef3fdb38bf..225938ca22 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ const initialState = ImmutableMap({
   side_arm_reply_mode : 'keep',
   show_reply_count : false,
   always_show_spoilers_field: false,
-  confirm_missing_media_description: false,
   confirm_boost_missing_media_description: false,
   confirm_before_clearing_draft: true,
   prepend_cw_re: true,