diff --git a/kudos-services/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/kudos/listener/KudosActivityListener.java b/kudos-services/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/kudos/listener/KudosActivityListener.java
index bb775e164..35aecc582 100644
--- a/kudos-services/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/kudos/listener/KudosActivityListener.java
+++ b/kudos-services/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/kudos/listener/KudosActivityListener.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import static org.exoplatform.kudos.service.utils.Utils.KUDOS_ACTIVITY_COMMENT_TYPE;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+
 import org.exoplatform.commons.exception.ObjectNotFoundException;
 import org.exoplatform.kudos.model.Kudos;
 import org.exoplatform.kudos.service.KudosService;
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ public void saveActivity(ActivityLifeCycleEvent activityLifeCycleEvent) {
   @Override
   public void updateActivity(ActivityLifeCycleEvent activityLifeCycleEvent) {
     ExoSocialActivity activity = activityLifeCycleEvent.getSource();
-    if (activity.getType().equals(KUDOS_ACTIVITY_COMMENT_TYPE)) {
+    if (activity != null && StringUtils.equals(activity.getType(), KUDOS_ACTIVITY_COMMENT_TYPE)) {
       long activityId = org.exoplatform.kudos.service.utils.Utils.getActivityId(activity.getId());
       Kudos kudos = kudosService.getKudosByActivityId(activityId);
       if (kudos != null) {
diff --git a/kudos-services/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/kudos/service/KudosService.java b/kudos-services/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/kudos/service/KudosService.java
index 6c99aa6ab..7b38185b8 100644
--- a/kudos-services/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/kudos/service/KudosService.java
+++ b/kudos-services/src/main/java/org/exoplatform/kudos/service/KudosService.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public Kudos createKudos(Kudos kudos, String currentUser) throws Exception {
 
     listenerService.broadcast(KUDOS_SENT_EVENT, this, createdKudos);
 
-    return createdKudos;
+    return kudosStorage.getKudoById(createdKudos.getTechnicalId());
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/kudos-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gatein-resources.xml b/kudos-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gatein-resources.xml
index 9ba78ded7..d042c8ae1 100644
--- a/kudos-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gatein-resources.xml
+++ b/kudos-webapps/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gatein-resources.xml
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@
     <depends>
       <module>extensionRegistry</module>
     </depends>
+    <depends>
+      <module>attachImage</module>
+    </depends>
   </module>
 
   <module>
diff --git a/kudos-webapps/src/main/webapp/vue-app/kudos/components/KudosApp.vue b/kudos-webapps/src/main/webapp/vue-app/kudos/components/KudosApp.vue
index 06e1a1185..4a6937821 100644
--- a/kudos-webapps/src/main/webapp/vue-app/kudos/components/KudosApp.vue
+++ b/kudos-webapps/src/main/webapp/vue-app/kudos/components/KudosApp.vue
@@ -72,15 +72,18 @@
               <span class="text-header-title">{{ $t('exoplatform.kudos.title.message') }} </span>
             </div>
             <div class="d-flex flex-row pt-3">
-              <exo-activity-rich-editor
+              <rich-editor
                 :ref="ckEditorId"
                 :key="spaceURL"
                 v-model="kudosMessage"
                 :max-length="MESSAGE_MAX_LENGTH"
-                :ck-editor-type="ckEditorId"
+                :ck-editor-type="ckEditorType"
+                :ck-editor-id="ckEditorId"
                 :placeholder="$t('exoplatform.kudos.label.kudosMessagePlaceholder')"
                 :suggestor-type-of-relation="typeOfRelation"
                 :suggester-space-u-r-l="spaceURL"
+                :object-id="metadataObjectId"
+                object-type="activity"
                 class="flex"
                 autofocus />
             </div>
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@ export default {
       entityOwner: '',
       receiverType: null,
       receiverId: null,
+      metadataObjectId: null,
       error: null,
       drawer: false,
       MESSAGE_MAX_LENGTH: 1300,
@@ -275,7 +279,10 @@ export default {
     },
     typeOfRelation() {
       return this.isLinkedKudos ? 'mention_comment' : 'mention_activity_stream';
-    }
+    },
+    ckEditorType() {
+      return this.isLinkedKudos ? 'activityComment' : 'activityContent';
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     init() {
@@ -304,7 +311,7 @@ export default {
     resetEditor() {
       this.$refs[this.ckEditorId].destroyCKEditor();
     },
-    initDrawer () {
+    initDrawer() {
       this.kudosMessage = '';
       this.kudosToSend = null;
       this.error = null;
@@ -401,18 +408,20 @@ export default {
             
             this.entityType = event && event.detail && event.detail.type;
             this.entityId = event && event.detail && event.detail.id;
+            this.metadataObjectId = null;
             this.entityOwner = event && event.detail && event.detail.owner;
             this.parentEntityId = event && event.detail && event.detail.parentId;
             this.ignoreRefresh = event && event.detail && event.detail.ignoreRefresh;
             this.spaceURL = event && event.detail && event.detail.spaceURL || null;
             this.$refs.activityKudosDrawer.open();
             this.$refs.activityKudosDrawer.startLoading();
-            this.initDrawer().then(() => {
-              this.$refs[this.ckEditorId].initCKEditor();
-            }).finally( () => {
-              this.loading = false;
-              this.$refs.activityKudosDrawer.endLoading();
-            });
+            this.initDrawer()
+              .then(() => this.$nextTick())
+              .then(() => this.$refs[this.ckEditorId].initCKEditor())
+              .finally( () => {
+                this.loading = false;
+                this.$refs.activityKudosDrawer.endLoading();
+              });
           });
         }
         else {
@@ -441,7 +450,12 @@ export default {
           if (!kudosSent) {
             throw new Error(this.$t('exoplatform.kudos.error.errorSendingKudos'));
           }
+          this.metadataObjectId = this.isLinkedKudos && `comment${kudosSent.activityId}` || `${kudosSent.activityId}`;
           document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('exo-kudos-sent', {detail: kudosSent}));
+          return this.$nextTick();
+        })
+        .then(() => this.$refs[this.ckEditorId].saveAttachments())
+        .then(() => {
           return this.init()
             .catch(e => {
               console.error('Error refreshing allowed number of kudos for current user', e);