diff --git a/src/components/Prompt.tsx b/src/components/Prompt.tsx
index 327bbbaa23..92e848e8eb 100644
--- a/src/components/Prompt.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Prompt.tsx
@@ -62,12 +62,16 @@ export function TitleText({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
   )
 }
 
-export function DescriptionText({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
+export function DescriptionText({
+  children,
+  selectable,
+}: React.PropsWithChildren<{selectable?: boolean}>) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {descriptionId} = React.useContext(Context)
   return (
     <Text
       nativeID={descriptionId}
+      selectable={selectable}
       style={[a.text_md, a.leading_snug, t.atoms.text_contrast_high, a.pb_lg]}>
       {children}
     </Text>
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/GifEmbed.tsx b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/GifEmbed.tsx
index dde6efe348..286b57992b 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/GifEmbed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/post-embeds/GifEmbed.tsx
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ function AltText({text}: {text: string}) {
         <Prompt.TitleText>
           <Trans>Alt Text</Trans>
         </Prompt.TitleText>
-        <Prompt.DescriptionText>{text}</Prompt.DescriptionText>
+        <Prompt.DescriptionText selectable>{text}</Prompt.DescriptionText>
         <Prompt.Actions>
           <Prompt.Action
             onPress={control.close}