diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/new_post_view.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/new_post_view.coffee
index 6d93923424..503e6daa3c 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/new_post_view.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/new_post_view.coffee
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class @NewPostView extends Backbone.View
 
         DiscussionUtil.safeAjax
             $elem: $(event.target)
+            $loading: $(event.target) if event
             url: url
             type: "POST"
             dataType: 'json'