diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_answerbox.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_answerbox.scss
index e0e3936f3..ed550dc6e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_answerbox.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_answerbox.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @use "sass:map";
 
 .answerbox {
-  &__question-text,
-  &__question-user,
   &__answer-user,
   &__answer-date {
     margin-bottom: 0;
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@
     margin-bottom: map.get($spacers, 3);
   }
 
-  &__question-user-avatar,
   &__answer-user-avatar {
     margin-right: map.get($spacers, 2);
     border-radius: $avatar-border-radius;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_collapse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_collapse.scss
index 0f8afd606..a54dfca02 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_collapse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_collapse.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  &.answerbox__question-text {
+  &.question__text {
     max-height: 15rem;
 
     @include media-breakpoint-up('sm') {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_question.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_question.scss
index 7d03e06bb..1a32ded72 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_question.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_question.scss
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
+@use "sass:map";
+
 .question {
-  &--fixed {
-    position: absolute;
+
+  &__avatar {
+    margin-right: map.get($spacers, 2);
+    border-radius: $avatar-border-radius;
+  }
+
+  &__text,
+  &__user {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    word-break: break-word;
+  }
+
+  &--sticky {
+    border-radius: 0;
     width: 100%;
-    z-index: 999;
 
     @include media-breakpoint-up('sm') {
-      position: fixed;
+      position: sticky;
+      top: $navbar-height;
     }
   }
-
-  &--hidden {
-    visibility: hidden;
-    position: relative;
-    box-shadow: none;
-    z-index: -1;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/app/components/application_component.rb b/app/components/application_component.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0be055fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/application_component.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class ApplicationComponent < ViewComponent::Base
+  include ApplicationHelper
+  delegate :current_user, to: :helpers
+  delegate :user_signed_in?, to: :helpers
+end
diff --git a/app/components/question_component.rb b/app/components/question_component.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f14a1de36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/question_component.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class QuestionComponent < ApplicationComponent
+  include ApplicationHelper
+  include BootstrapHelper
+  include UserHelper
+
+  def initialize(question:, context_user: nil, collapse: true, hide_avatar: false, profile_question: false)
+    @question = question
+    @context_user = context_user
+    @collapse = collapse
+    @hide_avatar = hide_avatar
+    @profile_question = profile_question
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def author_identifier = @question.author_is_anonymous ? @question.author_identifier : nil
+
+  def follower_question? = !@question.author_is_anonymous && !@question.direct && @question.answer_count.positive?
+
+  def hide_avatar? = @hide_avatar || @question.author_is_anonymous
+end
diff --git a/app/components/question_component/question_component.en.yml b/app/components/question_component/question_component.en.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3978ea983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/question_component/question_component.en.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+en:
+  answers:
+    zero: "0 answers"
+    one: "1 answer"
+    other: "%{count} answers"
+  asked_html: "%{user} asked %{time} ago"
+  visible_to_you: "Only visible to you as it was asked directly"
+  visible_mod_mode: "You can see this because you are in moderation view"
diff --git a/app/components/question_component/question_component.html.haml b/app/components/question_component/question_component.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5716b279a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/question_component/question_component.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+.d-flex
+  - unless hide_avatar?
+    .flex-shrink-0
+      %a{ href: user_path(@question.user) }
+        = render AvatarComponent.new(user: @question.user, size: "md", classes: ["question__avatar"])
+  .flex-grow-1
+    %h6.text-muted.question__user
+      - if @question.author_is_anonymous
+        %i.fas.fa-user-secret{ title: t(".anon_hint") }
+      - if @profile_question && @question.direct
+        - if user_signed_in? && @question.user == current_user
+          %i.fa.fa-eye-slash{ data: { bs_toggle: "tooltip", bs_title: t(".visible_to_you") } }
+        - elsif moderation_view?
+          %i.fa.fa-eye-slash{ data: { bs_toggle: "tooltip", bs_title: t(".visible_mod_mode") } }
+      = t(".asked_html", user: user_screen_name(@question.user, context_user: @context_user, author_identifier: author_identifier), time: time_tooltip(@question))
+      - if follower_question?
+        ·
+        %a{ href: question_path(@question.user.screen_name, @question.id), data: { selection_hotkey: "a" } }
+          = t(".answers", count: @question.answer_count)
+    .question__body{ data: { controller: @question.long? ? "collapse" : nil } }
+      .question__text{ class: @question.long? && @collapse ? "collapsed" : "", data: { collapse_target: "content" } }
+        = question_markdown @question.content
+      - if @question.long? && @collapse
+        = render "shared/collapse", type: "question"
+  - if user_signed_in?
+    .flex-shrink-0.ms-auto
+      .btn-group
+        %button.btn.btn-link.btn-sm.dropdown-toggle{ data: { bs_toggle: :dropdown }, aria: { expanded: false } }
+          %span.caret
+        = render "actions/question", question: @question
diff --git a/app/javascript/retrospring/features/memes/index.ts b/app/javascript/retrospring/features/memes/index.ts
index fe509ce72..9f74598fd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/retrospring/features/memes/index.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/retrospring/features/memes/index.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ export default (): void => {
   cheet('up up down down left right left right b a', () => {
     document.body.classList.add('fa-spin');
 
-    Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.answerbox__question-text')).forEach((element: HTMLElement) => {
+    Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.question__text')).forEach((element: HTMLElement) => {
       element.innerText = ':^)';
     });
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/views/answerbox/_header.html.haml b/app/views/answerbox/_header.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index 37f5b4064..000000000
--- a/app/views/answerbox/_header.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-.card-header
-  .d-flex
-    - unless a.question.author_is_anonymous
-      .flex-shrink-0
-        %a{ href: user_path(a.question.user) }
-          = render AvatarComponent.new(user: a.question.user, size: "md", classes: ["answerbox__question-user-avatar"])
-    .flex-grow-1
-      %h6.text-muted.answerbox__question-user
-        - if a.question.author_is_anonymous
-          %i.fas.fa-user-secret{ title: t(".anon_hint") }
-        = t(".asked_html", user: user_screen_name(a.question.user, context_user: a.user, author_identifier: a.question.author_is_anonymous ? a.question.author_identifier: nil), time: time_tooltip(a.question))
-        - if !a.question.author_is_anonymous && !a.question.direct
-          ·
-          %a{ href: question_path(a.question.user.screen_name, a.question.id), data: { selection_hotkey: "a" } }
-            = t(".answers", count: a.question.answer_count)
-      .answerbox__question-body{ data: { controller: a.question.long? ? "collapse" : nil } }
-        .answerbox__question-text{ class: a.question.long? && !display_all ? "collapsed" : "", data: { collapse_target: "content" } }
-          = question_markdown a.question.content
-        - if a.question.long? && !display_all
-          = render "shared/collapse", type: "question"
-    - if user_signed_in?
-      .flex-shrink-0.ms-auto
-        .btn-group
-          %button.btn.btn-link.btn-sm.dropdown-toggle{ data: { bs_toggle: :dropdown }, aria: { expanded: false } }
-            %span.caret
-          = render "actions/question", question: a.question
diff --git a/app/views/application/_answerbox.html.haml b/app/views/application/_answerbox.html.haml
index 470101057..de1349f1f 100644
--- a/app/views/application/_answerbox.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/application/_answerbox.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 - display_all ||= nil
 .card.answerbox{ data: { id: a.id, q_id: a.question.id, navigation_target: "traversable" } }
   - if @question.nil?
-    = render "answerbox/header", a: a, display_all: display_all
+    .card-header
+      = render QuestionComponent.new(question: a.question, context_user: a.user, collapse: !display_all)
   .card-body
     .answerbox__answer-body{ data: { controller: a.long? ? "collapse" : nil } }
       .answerbox__answer-text{ class: a.long? && !display_all ? "collapsed" : "", data: { collapse_target: "content" } }
diff --git a/app/views/discover/_userbox.html.haml b/app/views/discover/_userbox.html.haml
index 165ccc51a..8293104bc 100644
--- a/app/views/discover/_userbox.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/discover/_userbox.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         %a{ href: user_path(u) }
           = render AvatarComponent.new(user: u, size: "md", classes: ["me-2"])
       .flex-grow-1
-        %h6.answerbox__question-user
+        %h6.question__user
           - if u.profile.display_name.blank?
             %a{ href: user_path(u) }
               = u.screen_name
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
             %a{ href: user_path(u) }
               = u.profile.display_name
             %span.text-muted= u.screen_name
-        %p.answerbox__question-text= t(".#{type}", value: value, count: value)
+        %p.question__text= t(".#{type}", value: value, count: value)
diff --git a/app/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml b/app/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml
index 873d37954..4c9bd37b8 100644
--- a/app/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml
@@ -1,30 +1,6 @@
 .card.inbox-entry{ id: "inbox_#{i.id}", class: i.new? ? "inbox-entry--new" : "", data: { id: i.id } }
   .card-header
-    .d-flex
-      - unless i.question.author_is_anonymous
-        .flex-shrink-0
-          %a.pull-left{ href: user_path(i.question.user) }
-            = render AvatarComponent.new(user: i.question.user, size: "md", classes: ["answerbox__question-user-avatar"])
-      .flex-grow-1
-        %h6.text-muted.answerbox__question-user
-          - if i.question.author_is_anonymous
-            %i.fas.fa-user-secret{ title: t('.anon_hint') }
-          = t(".asked_html", user: user_screen_name(i.question.user, context_user: i.user, author_identifier: i.question.author_is_anonymous ? i.question.author_identifier : nil), time: time_tooltip(i.question))
-          - if !i.question.author_is_anonymous && i.question.answer_count.positive?
-            ·
-            %a{ href: question_path(i.question.user.screen_name, i.question.id) }
-              = t(".answers", count: i.question.answer_count)
-        .answerbox__question-body{ data: { controller: i.question.long? ? "collapse" : nil } }
-          .answerbox__question-text{ class: i.question.long? ? "collapsed" : "", data: { collapse_target: "content" } }
-            = question_markdown i.question.content
-          - if i.question.long?
-            = render "shared/collapse", type: "question"
-      - if i.question.user_id != current_user.id || current_user.has_cached_role?(:administrator)
-        .flex-shrink-0.ms-auto
-          .btn-group
-            %button.btn.btn-default.btn-sm.dropdown-toggle{ data: { bs_toggle: :dropdown }, aria: { expanded: false } }
-              %span.caret
-            = render "actions/question", question: i.question
+    = render QuestionComponent.new(question: i.question, context_user: i.user)
   - if current_user == i.user
     .card-body
       %textarea.form-control.mb-3{ name: "ib-answer", placeholder: t(".placeholder"), data: { id: i.id } }
diff --git a/app/views/moderation/inbox/_header.html.haml b/app/views/moderation/inbox/_header.html.haml
index cd57e8d8c..14d9f868d 100644
--- a/app/views/moderation/inbox/_header.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/moderation/inbox/_header.html.haml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
       .d-flex
         .flex-shrink-0
           %a{ href: user_path(user) }
-            = render AvatarComponent.new(user:, size: "md", classes: ["answerbox__question-user-avatar"])
+            = render AvatarComponent.new(user:, size: "md", classes: ["question__avatar"])
         .flex-grow-1
           = t(".title_html", screen_name: user.screen_name, user_id: user.id)
diff --git a/app/views/question/_question.html.haml b/app/views/question/_question.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index c25594f04..000000000
--- a/app/views/question/_question.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-.card.question--fixed{ class: hidden ? 'question--hidden' : '', tabindex: hidden ? -1 : '', aria: { hidden: hidden } }
-  .container
-    .card-body
-      .d-flex
-        - unless question.author_is_anonymous
-          .flex-shrink-0
-            %a{ href: unless hidden then user_path(question.user) end }
-              = render AvatarComponent.new(user: question.user, size: "md", classes: ["answerbox__question-user-avatar"])
-        .flex-grow-1
-          %h6.text-muted.answerbox__question-user
-            - identifier = question.author_is_anonymous ? question.author_identifier : nil
-            - if hidden
-              = user_screen_name question.user, author_identifier: identifier, url: false
-            - else
-              = t("answerbox.header.asked_html", user: user_screen_name(question.user, author_identifier: identifier), time: time_tooltip(question))
-          .answerbox__question-body{ data: { controller: question.long? ? "collapse" : nil } }
-            .answerbox__question-text{ class: question.long? ? "collapsed" : "", data: { collapse_target: "content" } }
-              = question_markdown question.content
-            - if question.long?
-              = render "shared/collapse", type: "question"
-        - if user_signed_in?
-          .flex-shrink-0.ms-auto
-            .btn-group
-              %button.btn.btn-link.btn-sm.dropdown-toggle{ data: { bs_toggle: :dropdown }, aria: { expanded: false } }
-                %span.caret
-              - unless hidden
-                = render "actions/question", question: question
diff --git a/app/views/question/show.html.haml b/app/views/question/show.html.haml
index e1d0b2381..966517909 100644
--- a/app/views/question/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/question/show.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 - provide(:title, question_title(@question))
-= render "question", question: @question, hidden: false
-= render "question", question: @question, hidden: true
+.card.question--sticky
+  .container
+    .card-body
+      = render QuestionComponent.new(question: @question)
 .container.question-page
   #answers{ data: { controller: "navigation" } }
     %button.d-none{ data: { hotkey: "j", action: "navigation#down" } }
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_question.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_question.html.haml
index 6ebd7d933..022cc71ad 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_question.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_question.html.haml
@@ -1,30 +1,4 @@
 - type ||= nil
 .card.questionbox{ data: { id: q.id } }
   .card-body{ data: { controller: q.long? ? "collapse" : nil } }
-    .d-flex
-      - if type == "discover"
-        .flex-shrink-0
-          %a{ href: user_screen_name(q.user, link_only: true) }
-            = render AvatarComponent.new(user: q.user, size: "md", classes: ["me-2"])
-      .flex-grow-1
-        %h6.text-muted.answerbox__question-user
-          - if type.nil? && q.direct
-            - if user_signed_in? && q.user == current_user
-              %i.fa.fa-eye-slash{ data: { bs_toggle: "tooltip", bs_title: t(".visible_to_you") } }
-            - elsif moderation_view?
-              %i.fa.fa-eye-slash{ data: { bs_toggle: "tooltip", bs_title: t(".visible_mod_mode") } }
-          = t("answerbox.header.asked_html", user: user_screen_name(q.user), time: time_tooltip(q))
-          - if q.answer_count > 1
-            ·
-            %a{ href: question_path(q.user.screen_name, q.id) }
-              = pluralize(q.answer_count, t("voc.answer"))
-        .answerbox__question-text{ class: q.long? ? "collapsed" : "", data: { collapse_target: "content" } }
-          = question_markdown q.content
-        - if q.long?
-          = render "shared/collapse", type: "question"
-      - if user_signed_in?
-        .flex-shrink-0.ms-auto
-          .btn-group
-            %button.btn.btn-link.btn-sm.dropdown-toggle{ data: { bs_toggle: :dropdown }, aria: { expanded: false } }
-              %span.caret
-            = render "actions/question", question: q
+    = render QuestionComponent.new(question: q, hide_avatar: type == "discover" ? false : true, profile_question: true)
diff --git a/config/locales/views.en.yml b/config/locales/views.en.yml
index 8613ff57b..1af7cb01f 100644
--- a/config/locales/views.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/views.en.yml
@@ -584,9 +584,6 @@ en:
     anonymous_block:
       deleted_question: "Deleted question"
       blocked: "blocked %{time} ago"
-    question:
-      visible_to_you: "Only visible to you as it was asked directly"
-      visible_mod_mode: "You can see this because you are in moderation view"
     hotkeys:
       navigation:
         title: "Navigation"
diff --git a/spec/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml_spec.rb
index a94c2c1c3..c8df132f8 100644
--- a/spec/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   let(:user)                { FactoryBot.create(:user, sharing_enabled:, sharing_custom_url:) }
   let(:sharing_enabled)     { true }
   let(:sharing_custom_url)  { nil }
-  let(:question)            { FactoryBot.create(:question, content: "owo what's this?", author_is_anonymous:, user: question_user, answer_count:) }
+  let(:question)            { FactoryBot.create(:question, content: "owo what's this?", author_is_anonymous:, user: question_user, answer_count:, direct: false) }
   let(:author_is_anonymous) { true }
   let(:question_user)       { nil }
   let(:answer_count)        { 0 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     let(:author_is_anonymous) { false }
 
     it "has an avatar" do
-      expect(rendered).to have_css(%(img.answerbox__question-user-avatar))
+      expect(rendered).to have_css(%(img.question__avatar))
     end
 
     it "does not have an icon indicating the author is anonymous" do