diff --git a/src/GiftedChat.tsx b/src/GiftedChat.tsx
index 492007251..8fd2c8bf3 100644
--- a/src/GiftedChat.tsx
+++ b/src/GiftedChat.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import MessageContainer from './MessageContainer'
 import { Send, SendProps } from './Send'
 import { GiftedChatContext } from './GiftedChatContext'
 import { Time, TimeProps } from './Time'
+import { QuickRepliesProps } from './QuickReplies'
 import GiftedAvatar from './GiftedAvatar'
 
 import {
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ import {
   MessageVideoProps,
   MessageAudioProps,
 } from './Models'
-import QuickReplies from './QuickReplies'
 
 dayjs.extend(localizedFormat)
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export interface GiftedChatProps<TMessage extends IMessage = IMessage> {
   /* Custom parse patterns for react-native-parsed-text used to linking message content (like URLs and phone numbers) */
   parsePatterns?(linkStyle: TextStyle): any
   onQuickReply?(replies: Reply[]): void
-  renderQuickReplies?(quickReplies: QuickReplies['props']): React.ReactNode
+  renderQuickReplies?(quickReplies: QuickRepliesProps): React.ReactNode
   renderQuickReplySend?(): React.ReactNode
   /* Scroll to bottom custom component */
   scrollToBottomComponent?(): React.ReactNode
diff --git a/src/QuickReplies.tsx b/src/QuickReplies.tsx
index a6c33b35e..7f855e1c7 100644
--- a/src/QuickReplies.tsx
+++ b/src/QuickReplies.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import React, { Component } from 'react'
+import React, { useState, useMemo } from 'react'
 import {
   Text,
   StyleSheet,
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { IMessage, Reply } from './Models'
 import Color from './Color'
 import { warning, StylePropType } from './utils'
+import { useCallbackOne } from 'use-memo-one'
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   container: {
@@ -52,90 +53,26 @@ export interface QuickRepliesProps {
   renderQuickReplySend?(): React.ReactNode
 }
 
-export interface QuickRepliesState {
-  replies: Reply[]
-}
-
 const sameReply = (currentReply: Reply) => (reply: Reply) =>
   currentReply.value === reply.value
 
 const diffReply = (currentReply: Reply) => (reply: Reply) =>
   currentReply.value !== reply.value
 
-export default class QuickReplies extends Component<
-  QuickRepliesProps,
-  QuickRepliesState
-> {
-  static defaultProps = {
-    currentMessage: {
-      quickReplies: [],
-    },
-    onQuickReply: () => {},
-    color: Color.peterRiver,
-    sendText: 'Send',
-    keepReplies: false,
-    renderQuickReplySend: undefined,
-    quickReplyStyle: undefined,
-  }
-
-  static propTypes = {
-    currentMessage: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-    onQuickReply: PropTypes.func,
-    color: PropTypes.string,
-    sendText: PropTypes.string,
-    keepReplies: PropTypes.bool,
-    renderQuickReplySend: PropTypes.func,
-    quickReplyStyle: StylePropType,
-  }
-
-  state = {
-    replies: [],
-  }
-
-  handlePress = (reply: Reply) => () => {
-    const { currentMessage } = this.props
-    const { replies } = this.state
-    if (currentMessage) {
-      const { type } = currentMessage.quickReplies!
-      switch (type) {
-        case 'radio': {
-          this.handleSend([reply])()
-          return
-        }
-
-        case 'checkbox': {
-          if (replies.find(sameReply(reply))) {
-            this.setState({
-              replies: this.state.replies.filter(diffReply(reply)),
-            })
-          } else {
-            this.setState({ replies: [...this.state.replies, reply] })
-          }
-          return
-        }
-
-        default: {
-          warning(`onQuickReply unknown type: ${type}`)
-          return
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  handleSend = (replies: Reply[]) => () => {
-    const { currentMessage } = this.props
-    if (this.props.onQuickReply) {
-      this.props.onQuickReply(
-        replies.map((reply: Reply) => ({
-          ...reply,
-          messageId: currentMessage!._id,
-        })),
-      )
-    }
-  }
-
-  shouldComponentDisplay = () => {
-    const { currentMessage, nextMessage } = this.props
+export function QuickReplies(props: QuickRepliesProps) {
+  const {
+    currentMessage,
+    nextMessage,
+    color,
+    quickReplyStyle,
+    onQuickReply,
+    sendText,
+    renderQuickReplySend,
+  } = props
+  const { type } = currentMessage!.quickReplies!
+  const [replies, setReplies] = useState<Reply[]>([])
+
+  const shouldComponentDisplay = useMemo(() => {
     const hasReplies = !!currentMessage && !!currentMessage!.quickReplies
     const hasNext = !!nextMessage && !!nextMessage!._id
     const keepIt = currentMessage!.quickReplies!.keepIt
@@ -143,73 +80,117 @@ export default class QuickReplies extends Component<
     if (hasReplies && !hasNext) {
       return true
     }
+
     if (hasReplies && hasNext && keepIt) {
       return true
     }
+
     return false
+  }, [currentMessage, nextMessage])
+
+  if (!shouldComponentDisplay) {
+    return null
   }
 
-  renderQuickReplySend = () => {
-    const { replies } = this.state
-    const { sendText, renderQuickReplySend: customSend } = this.props
-
-    return (
-      <TouchableOpacity
-        style={[styles.quickReply, styles.sendLink]}
-        onPress={this.handleSend(replies)}
-      >
-        {customSend ? (
-          customSend()
-        ) : (
-          <Text style={styles.sendLinkText}>{sendText}</Text>
-        )}
-      </TouchableOpacity>
+  const handlePress = useCallbackOne(
+    (reply: Reply) => () => {
+      if (currentMessage) {
+        const { type } = currentMessage.quickReplies!
+        switch (type) {
+          case 'radio': {
+            handleSend([reply])()
+            return
+          }
+          case 'checkbox': {
+            if (replies.find(sameReply(reply))) {
+              setReplies(replies.filter(diffReply(reply)))
+            } else {
+              setReplies([...replies, reply])
+            }
+            return
+          }
+          default: {
+            warning(`onQuickReply unknown type: ${type}`)
+            return
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    [replies, currentMessage],
+  )
+
+  const handleSend = (repliesData: Reply[]) => () => {
+    onQuickReply?.(
+      repliesData.map((reply: Reply) => ({
+        ...reply,
+        messageId: currentMessage!._id,
+      })),
     )
   }
 
-  render() {
-    const { currentMessage, color, quickReplyStyle } = this.props
-    const { replies } = this.state
-
-    if (!this.shouldComponentDisplay()) {
-      return null
-    }
-
-    const { type } = currentMessage!.quickReplies!
-
-    return (
-      <View style={styles.container}>
-        {currentMessage!.quickReplies!.values.map(
-          (reply: Reply, index: number) => {
-            const selected =
-              type === 'checkbox' && replies.find(sameReply(reply))
-            return (
-              <TouchableOpacity
-                onPress={this.handlePress(reply)}
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      {currentMessage!.quickReplies!.values.map(
+        (reply: Reply, index: number) => {
+          const selected = type === 'checkbox' && replies.find(sameReply(reply))
+
+          return (
+            <TouchableOpacity
+              onPress={handlePress(reply)}
+              style={[
+                styles.quickReply,
+                quickReplyStyle,
+                { borderColor: color },
+                selected && { backgroundColor: color },
+              ]}
+              key={`${reply.value}-${index}`}
+            >
+              <Text
+                numberOfLines={10}
+                ellipsizeMode={'tail'}
                 style={[
-                  styles.quickReply,
-                  quickReplyStyle,
-                  { borderColor: color },
-                  selected && { backgroundColor: color },
+                  styles.quickReplyText,
+                  { color: selected ? Color.white : color },
                 ]}
-                key={`${reply.value}-${index}`}
               >
-                <Text
-                  numberOfLines={10}
-                  ellipsizeMode={'tail'}
-                  style={[
-                    styles.quickReplyText,
-                    { color: selected ? Color.white : color },
-                  ]}
-                >
-                  {reply.title}
-                </Text>
-              </TouchableOpacity>
-            )
-          },
-        )}
-        {replies.length > 0 && this.renderQuickReplySend()}
-      </View>
-    )
-  }
+                {reply.title}
+              </Text>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
+          )
+        },
+      )}
+      {replies.length > 0 && (
+        <TouchableOpacity
+          style={[styles.quickReply, styles.sendLink]}
+          onPress={handleSend(replies)}
+        >
+          {renderQuickReplySend?.() || (
+            <Text style={styles.sendLinkText}>{sendText}</Text>
+          )}
+        </TouchableOpacity>
+      )}
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+QuickReplies.defaultProps = {
+  currentMessage: {
+    quickReplies: [],
+  },
+  onQuickReply: () => {},
+  color: Color.peterRiver,
+  sendText: 'Send',
+  keepReplies: false,
+  renderQuickReplySend: undefined,
+  quickReplyStyle: undefined,
+}
+
+QuickReplies.propTypes = {
+  currentMessage: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  onQuickReply: PropTypes.func,
+  color: PropTypes.string,
+  sendText: PropTypes.string,
+  keepReplies: PropTypes.bool,
+  renderQuickReplySend: PropTypes.func,
+  quickReplyStyle: StylePropType,
 }