diff --git a/components/EmailCommunication.vue b/components/EmailCommunication.vue
index e194d9e..0060bfa 100644
--- a/components/EmailCommunication.vue
+++ b/components/EmailCommunication.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         
         <!-- Email Composer -->
         <EmailComposer 
+          ref="emailComposer"
           :interest="interest"
           @sent="onEmailSent"
           @eoiGenerated="onEoiGenerated"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
         <EmailThreadView 
           ref="threadView"
           :interest="interest"
+          @reply-to-email="onReplyToEmail"
         />
       </template>
     </v-card-text>
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<Emits>();
 const isConnected = ref(false);
 const connectedEmail = ref('');
 const threadView = ref<InstanceType<typeof EmailThreadView>>();
+const emailComposer = ref<InstanceType<typeof EmailComposer>>();
 
 const checkConnection = () => {
   // Check if we have a session and connected email
@@ -100,6 +103,29 @@ const onEoiGenerated = () => {
   emit('interestUpdated');
 };
 
+const onReplyToEmail = (email: any, thread: any) => {
+  // Extract the original sender's email address
+  const replyTo = email.direction === 'received' ? email.from : email.to;
+  const cleanEmail = replyTo.match(/<(.+)>/)?.[1] || replyTo;
+  
+  // Prepare reply content with quote
+  const quotedContent = email.body
+    .split('\n')
+    .map((line: string) => `> ${line}`)
+    .join('\n');
+    
+  const replyBody = `\n\n\nOn ${new Date(email.timestamp).toLocaleString()}, ${email.from} wrote:\n${quotedContent}`;
+  
+  // Pre-fill the composer with reply data
+  if (emailComposer.value) {
+    (emailComposer.value as any).setReplyData({
+      to: cleanEmail,
+      subject: thread.subject.startsWith('Re: ') ? thread.subject : `Re: ${thread.subject}`,
+      body: replyBody
+    });
+  }
+};
+
 const disconnect = () => {
   // Clear session storage
   sessionStorage.removeItem('emailSessionId');
diff --git a/components/EmailComposer.vue b/components/EmailComposer.vue
index f81f4c3..97ea9bc 100644
--- a/components/EmailComposer.vue
+++ b/components/EmailComposer.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
           prepend-inner-icon="mdi-email-outline"
           :rules="[rules.required, rules.email]"
           :disabled="sending"
-          readonly
         />
         
         <v-text-field
@@ -329,4 +328,19 @@ onMounted(() => {
     localStorage.setItem('emailSignatureConfig', JSON.stringify(newConfig));
   }, { deep: true });
 });
+
+// Method to set reply data
+const setReplyData = (replyData: { to: string; subject: string; body: string }) => {
+  email.value.to = replyData.to;
+  email.value.subject = replyData.subject;
+  email.value.body = replyData.body;
+  
+  // Scroll to the top of the composer
+  form.value?.$el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start' });
+};
+
+// Expose the setReplyData method to parent
+defineExpose({
+  setReplyData
+});
 </script>
diff --git a/components/EmailThreadView.vue b/components/EmailThreadView.vue
index 2cde014..01bbac1 100644
--- a/components/EmailThreadView.vue
+++ b/components/EmailThreadView.vue
@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@
                       </div>
                     </div>
                   </v-card-text>
+                  <v-card-actions>
+                    <v-spacer />
+                    <v-btn
+                      size="small"
+                      variant="text"
+                      color="primary"
+                      prepend-icon="mdi-reply"
+                      @click="replyToEmail(email, thread)"
+                    >
+                      Reply
+                    </v-btn>
+                  </v-card-actions>
                 </v-card>
               </v-timeline-item>
             </v-timeline>
@@ -129,6 +141,9 @@ interface EmailThread {
 }
 
 const props = defineProps<Props>();
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  'reply-to-email': [email: EmailMessage, thread: EmailThread];
+}>();
 
 const user = useDirectusUser();
 const toast = useToast();
@@ -237,6 +252,11 @@ const loadEmails = async () => {
   }
 };
 
+// Reply to an email
+const replyToEmail = (email: EmailMessage, thread: EmailThread) => {
+  emit('reply-to-email', email, thread);
+};
+
 // Reload emails when an email is sent
 const reloadEmails = () => {
   loadEmails();