diff --git a/src/components/NoteStats/LikeButton.tsx b/src/components/NoteStats/LikeButton.tsx
index 3947761d..d52ba9c8 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteStats/LikeButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteStats/LikeButton.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { createReactionDraftEvent } from '@/lib/draft-event'
+import { isProtectedEvent } from '@/lib/event'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import { useNoteStats } from '@/providers/NoteStatsProvider'
@@ -54,7 +55,13 @@ export default function LikeButton({
 
         const targetRelayList = await client.fetchRelayList(event.pubkey)
         const reaction = createReactionDraftEvent(event)
-        await publish(reaction, { additionalRelayUrls: targetRelayList.read.slice(0, 3) })
+        const isProtected = isProtectedEvent(event)
+        if (isProtected) {
+          const seenOn = client.getSeenEventRelayUrls(event.id)
+          await publish(reaction, { specifiedRelayUrls: seenOn })
+        } else {
+          await publish(reaction, { additionalRelayUrls: targetRelayList.read.slice(0, 3) })
+        }
         markNoteAsLiked(event.id)
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('like failed', error)
diff --git a/src/components/PostEditor/NormalPostContent.tsx b/src/components/PostEditor/NormalPostContent.tsx
index 52ff354a..4b2e201a 100644
--- a/src/components/PostEditor/NormalPostContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostEditor/NormalPostContent.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import TextareaWithMentions from '../TextareaWithMentions.tsx'
 import Mentions from './Mentions'
 import PostOptions from './PostOptions.tsx'
 import Preview from './Preview'
+import SendOnlyToSwitch from './SendOnlyToSwitch.tsx'
 import { TPostOptions } from './types.ts'
 import Uploader from './Uploader'
 
@@ -110,6 +111,11 @@ export default function NormalPostContent({
         placeholder={t('Write something...')}
       />
       {content && <Preview content={content} />}
+      <SendOnlyToSwitch
+        parentEvent={parentEvent}
+        postOptions={postOptions}
+        setPostOptions={setPostOptions}
+      />
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
         <div className="flex gap-2 items-center">
           <Uploader
diff --git a/src/components/PostEditor/PicturePostContent.tsx b/src/components/PostEditor/PicturePostContent.tsx
index 83be2ba1..a223308f 100644
--- a/src/components/PostEditor/PicturePostContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostEditor/PicturePostContent.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Image from '../Image'
 import TextareaWithMentions from '../TextareaWithMentions.tsx'
 import Mentions from './Mentions'
 import PostOptions from './PostOptions.tsx'
+import SendOnlyToSwitch from './SendOnlyToSwitch.tsx'
 import { TPostOptions } from './types.ts'
 import Uploader from './Uploader'
 
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export default function PicturePostContent({ close }: { close: () => void }) {
         textValue={content}
         placeholder={t('Write something...')}
       />
+      <SendOnlyToSwitch postOptions={postOptions} setPostOptions={setPostOptions} />
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
         <Button
           variant="link"
diff --git a/src/components/PostEditor/PostOptions.tsx b/src/components/PostEditor/PostOptions.tsx
index 6b7a3441..67368736 100644
--- a/src/components/PostEditor/PostOptions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostEditor/PostOptions.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label'
-import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from '@/components/ui/popover'
 import { Switch } from '@/components/ui/switch'
 import { StorageKey } from '@/constants'
-import { simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
-import { useFeed } from '@/providers/FeedProvider'
-import { Info } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Dispatch, SetStateAction, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { TPostOptions } from './types'
@@ -19,13 +15,12 @@ export default function PostOptions({
   setPostOptions: Dispatch<SetStateAction<TPostOptions>>
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { relayUrls } = useFeed()
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setPostOptions({
-      addClientTag: window.localStorage.getItem(StorageKey.ADD_CLIENT_TAG) === 'true',
-      sendOnlyToCurrentRelays: false
-    })
+    setPostOptions((prev) => ({
+      ...prev,
+      addClientTag: window.localStorage.getItem(StorageKey.ADD_CLIENT_TAG) === 'true'
+    }))
   }, [])
 
   if (!show) return null
@@ -48,35 +43,6 @@ export default function PostOptions({
       <div className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
         {t('Show others this was sent via Jumble')}
       </div>
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
-          <Label htmlFor="send-only-to-current-relays" className="truncate">
-            {relayUrls.length === 1
-              ? t('Send only to r', { r: simplifyUrl(relayUrls[0]) })
-              : t('Send only to current relays')}
-          </Label>
-          {relayUrls.length > 1 && (
-            <Popover>
-              <PopoverTrigger>
-                <Info size={14} />
-              </PopoverTrigger>
-              <PopoverContent className="w-fit text-sm">
-                {relayUrls.map((url) => (
-                  <div key={url}>{simplifyUrl(url)}</div>
-                ))}
-              </PopoverContent>
-            </Popover>
-          )}
-        </div>
-        <Switch
-          className="shrink-0"
-          id="send-only-to-current-relays"
-          checked={postOptions.sendOnlyToCurrentRelays}
-          onCheckedChange={(checked) =>
-            setPostOptions((prev) => ({ ...prev, sendOnlyToCurrentRelays: checked }))
-          }
-        />
-      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/components/PostEditor/SendOnlyToSwitch.tsx b/src/components/PostEditor/SendOnlyToSwitch.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6db868a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/PostEditor/SendOnlyToSwitch.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label'
+import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from '@/components/ui/popover'
+import { Switch } from '@/components/ui/switch'
+import { isProtectedEvent } from '@/lib/event'
+import { simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { useFeed } from '@/providers/FeedProvider'
+import { Info } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
+import { Dispatch, SetStateAction, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
+import { TPostOptions } from './types'
+
+export default function SendOnlyToSwitch({
+  parentEvent,
+  postOptions,
+  setPostOptions
+}: {
+  parentEvent?: Event
+  postOptions: TPostOptions
+  setPostOptions: Dispatch<SetStateAction<TPostOptions>>
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const { relayUrls } = useFeed()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const isProtected = parentEvent ? isProtectedEvent(parentEvent) : false
+    if (isProtected) {
+      setPostOptions((prev) => ({ ...prev, sendOnlyToCurrentRelays: true }))
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+        <Label htmlFor="send-only-to-current-relays" className="truncate">
+          {relayUrls.length === 1
+            ? t('Send only to r', { r: simplifyUrl(relayUrls[0]) })
+            : t('Send only to current relays')}
+        </Label>
+        {relayUrls.length > 1 && (
+          <Popover>
+            <PopoverTrigger>
+              <Info size={14} />
+            </PopoverTrigger>
+            <PopoverContent className="w-fit text-sm">
+              {relayUrls.map((url) => (
+                <div key={url}>{simplifyUrl(url)}</div>
+              ))}
+            </PopoverContent>
+          </Popover>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <Switch
+        className="shrink-0"
+        id="send-only-to-current-relays"
+        checked={postOptions.sendOnlyToCurrentRelays}
+        onCheckedChange={(checked) =>
+          setPostOptions((prev) => ({ ...prev, sendOnlyToCurrentRelays: checked }))
+        }
+      />
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/draft-event.ts b/src/lib/draft-event.ts
index 31baa97b..629f3c3c 100644
--- a/src/lib/draft-event.ts
+++ b/src/lib/draft-event.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   extractImagesFromContent,
   extractMentions,
   getEventCoordinate,
+  isProtectedEvent,
   isReplaceable
 } from './event'
 
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ export function createReactionDraftEvent(event: Event): TDraftEvent {
     tags.push(hint ? ['a', getEventCoordinate(event), hint] : ['a', getEventCoordinate(event)])
   }
 
+  if (isProtectedEvent(event)) {
+    tags.push(['-'])
+  }
+
   return {
     kind: kinds.Reaction,
     content: '+',