diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/edit-comments.js b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/edit-comments.js
index 1d56e7c843522..e7a9282d4bb6d 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/edit-comments.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/edit-comments.js
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ window.commentReply = {
 	discardCommentChanges: function() {
 		var editRow = $( '#replyrow' );
 
-		if  ( this.originalContent === $( '#replycontent', editRow ).val() ) {
+		if  ( '' === $( '#replycontent', editRow ).val() || this.originalContent === $( '#replycontent', editRow ).val() ) {
 			return true;
 		}