diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest_textarea.js b/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest_textarea.js
index baaf3e8b0..ae44d3bfa 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest_textarea.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest_textarea.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export default class AutosuggestTextarea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             <span style={{ display: 'none' }}>{placeholder}</span>
 
             <Textarea
-              inputRef={this.setTextarea}
+              ref={this.setTextarea}
               className='autosuggest-textarea__textarea'
               disabled={disabled}
               placeholder={placeholder}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 516967134..dcd5c3db2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     "react-select": "^2.4.4",
     "react-sparklines": "^1.7.0",
     "react-swipeable-views": "^0.13.0",
-    "react-textarea-autosize": "^7.1.0",
+    "react-textarea-autosize": "^8.0.0",
     "react-toggle": "^4.0.1",
     "redux": "^4.0.5",
     "redux-immutable": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ff86d5681..1df8ac4c8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9815,13 +9815,14 @@ react-test-renderer@^16.13.1:
     react-is "^16.8.6"
     scheduler "^0.19.1"
 
-react-textarea-autosize@^7.1.0:
-  version "7.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-textarea-autosize/-/react-textarea-autosize-7.1.0.tgz#3132cb77e65d94417558d37c0bfe415a5afd3445"
-  integrity sha512-c2FlR/fP0qbxmlrW96SdrbgP/v0XZMTupqB90zybvmDVDutytUgPl7beU35klwcTeMepUIQEpQUn3P3bdshGPg==
+react-textarea-autosize@^8.0.0:
+  version "8.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-textarea-autosize/-/react-textarea-autosize-8.2.0.tgz#fae38653f5ec172a855fd5fffb39e466d56aebdb"
+  integrity sha512-grajUlVbkx6VdtSxCgzloUIphIZF5bKr21OYMceWPKkniy7H0mRAT/AXPrRtObAe+zUePnNlBwUc4ivVjUGIjw==
   dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.1.2"
-    prop-types "^15.6.0"
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.10.2"
+    use-composed-ref "^1.0.0"
+    use-latest "^1.0.0"
 
 react-toggle@^4.0.1:
   version "4.0.2"
@@ -11519,6 +11520,11 @@ tryer@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tryer/-/tryer-1.0.1.tgz#f2c85406800b9b0f74c9f7465b81eaad241252f8"
   integrity sha512-c3zayb8/kWWpycWYg87P71E1S1ZL6b6IJxfb5fvsUgsf0S2MVGaDhDXXjDMpdCpfWXqptc+4mXwmiy1ypXqRAA==
 
+ts-essentials@^2.0.3:
+  version "2.0.12"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-essentials/-/ts-essentials-2.0.12.tgz#c9303f3d74f75fa7528c3d49b80e089ab09d8745"
+  integrity sha512-3IVX4nI6B5cc31/GFFE+i8ey/N2eA0CZDbo6n0yrz0zDX8ZJ8djmU1p+XRz7G3is0F3bB3pu2pAroFdAWQKU3w==
+
 tsconfig-paths@^3.9.0:
   version "3.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tsconfig-paths/-/tsconfig-paths-3.9.0.tgz#098547a6c4448807e8fcb8eae081064ee9a3c90b"
@@ -11768,6 +11774,25 @@ url@^0.11.0:
     punycode "1.3.2"
     querystring "0.2.0"
 
+use-composed-ref@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-composed-ref/-/use-composed-ref-1.0.0.tgz#bb13e8f4a0b873632cde4940abeb88b92d03023a"
+  integrity sha512-RVqY3NFNjZa0xrmK3bIMWNmQ01QjKPDc7DeWR3xa/N8aliVppuutOE5bZzPkQfvL+5NRWMMp0DJ99Trd974FIw==
+  dependencies:
+    ts-essentials "^2.0.3"
+
+use-isomorphic-layout-effect@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-isomorphic-layout-effect/-/use-isomorphic-layout-effect-1.0.0.tgz#f56b4ed633e1c21cd9fc76fe249002a1c28989fb"
+  integrity sha512-JMwJ7Vd86NwAt1jH7q+OIozZSIxA4ND0fx6AsOe2q1H8ooBUp5aN6DvVCqZiIaYU6JaMRJGyR0FO7EBCIsb/Rg==
+
+use-latest@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-latest/-/use-latest-1.1.0.tgz#7bf9684555869c3f5f37e10d0884c8accf4d3aa6"
+  integrity sha512-gF04d0ZMV3AMB8Q7HtfkAWe+oq1tFXP6dZKwBHQF5nVXtGsh2oAYeeqma5ZzxtlpOcW8Ro/tLcfmEodjDeqtuw==
+  dependencies:
+    use-isomorphic-layout-effect "^1.0.0"
+
 use@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use/-/use-3.1.1.tgz#d50c8cac79a19fbc20f2911f56eb973f4e10070f"