diff --git a/app/[leaflet_id]/publish/BskyPostEditorProsemirror.tsx b/app/[leaflet_id]/publish/BskyPostEditorProsemirror.tsx
index ff69b158..12af9a55 100644
--- a/app/[leaflet_id]/publish/BskyPostEditorProsemirror.tsx
+++ b/app/[leaflet_id]/publish/BskyPostEditorProsemirror.tsx
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ export function BlueskyPostEditorProsemirror(props: {
           view.updateState(newState);
           setEditorState(newState);
           props.editorStateRef.current = newState;
-          props.onCharCountChange?.(newState.doc.textContent.length);
+          props.onCharCountChange?.(
+            newState.doc.textContent.length + newState.doc.children.length - 1,
+          );
         },
       },
     );