diff --git a/internal/ui/replay/update.go b/internal/ui/replay/update.go
index 0f821ef..27f785f 100644
--- a/internal/ui/replay/update.go
+++ b/internal/ui/replay/update.go
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ func (m Model) updateNormalMode(msg tea.KeyPressMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 	case key.Matches(msg, r.EditExt):
 		if len(m.entries) > 0 {
+			if m.focusedPanel == panelResponse {
+				return m, util.OpenExternalEditorView(m.entries[m.cursor].ResponseRaw)
+			}
 			return m, util.OpenExternalEditor(m.entries[m.cursor].RequestRaw)
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/util/editor.go b/internal/util/editor.go
index d729d08..eee7c0d 100644
--- a/internal/util/editor.go
+++ b/internal/util/editor.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type EditorFinishedMsg struct {
 	Err     error
 }
 
-func OpenExternalEditor(content string) tea.Cmd {
+func resolveEditor() string {
 	editor := config.Global.App.ExternalEditor
 	if editor == "" {
 		editor = os.Getenv("EDITOR")
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ func OpenExternalEditor(content string) tea.Cmd {
 	if editor == "" {
 		editor = "vi"
 	}
+	return editor
+}
+
+func openWithEditor(content string, callback func(string, error) tea.Msg) tea.Cmd {
 	f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "spilltea-*.http")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -32,8 +36,14 @@ func OpenExternalEditor(content string) tea.Cmd {
 		log.Printf("editor: writing temp file: %v", err)
 	}
 	f.Close()
-	return tea.ExecProcess(exec.Command(editor, tmpPath), func(err error) tea.Msg {
+	return tea.ExecProcess(exec.Command(resolveEditor(), tmpPath), func(err error) tea.Msg {
 		defer os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		return callback(tmpPath, err)
+	})
+}
+
+func OpenExternalEditor(content string) tea.Cmd {
+	return openWithEditor(content, func(tmpPath string, err error) tea.Msg {
 		if err != nil {
 			return EditorFinishedMsg{Err: err}
 		}
@@ -44,3 +54,9 @@ func OpenExternalEditor(content string) tea.Cmd {
 		return EditorFinishedMsg{Content: string(data)}
 	})
 }
+
+func OpenExternalEditorView(content string) tea.Cmd {
+	return openWithEditor(content, func(_ string, _ error) tea.Msg {
+		return nil
+	})
+}