diff --git a/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx b/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx
index 1ce9ce08..7a96cb40 100644
--- a/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ function Comment({
                     threadId: comment.threadId,
                     parentId: comment.id,
                   }}
+                  edit={false}
                   onCloseEditor={() => setReplying(false)}
                 />
               )
diff --git a/src/discussions/comments/comment/CommentEditor.jsx b/src/discussions/comments/comment/CommentEditor.jsx
index 8e1da6f4..eba1ed01 100644
--- a/src/discussions/comments/comment/CommentEditor.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/comments/comment/CommentEditor.jsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function CommentEditor({
   intl,
   comment,
   onCloseEditor,
+  edit,
 }) {
   const { authenticatedUser } = useContext(AppContext);
   const userIsPrivileged = useSelector(selectUserIsPrivileged);
@@ -65,7 +66,9 @@ function CommentEditor({
         <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
           {(reasonCodesEnabled
             && userIsPrivileged
-            && comment.author !== authenticatedUser.username) && (
+            && comment.author !== authenticatedUser.username
+            && edit
+          ) && (
             <Form.Group>
               <Form.Control
                 name="editReasonCode"
@@ -142,6 +145,11 @@ CommentEditor.propTypes = {
   }).isRequired,
   onCloseEditor: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   intl: intlShape.isRequired,
+  edit: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
+CommentEditor.defaultProps = {
+  edit: true,
 };
 
 export default injectIntl(CommentEditor);
diff --git a/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx b/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx
index 243fea29..1651ac8f 100644
--- a/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ function ResponseEditor({
   const [addingResponse, setAddingResponse] = useState(false);
   return addingResponse
     ? (
-      <CommentEditor comment={{ threadId: postId }} onCloseEditor={() => setAddingResponse(false)} />
+      <CommentEditor
+        comment={{ threadId: postId }}
+        edit={false}
+        onCloseEditor={() => setAddingResponse(false)}
+      />
     ) : (
       <div className="actions d-flex">
         <Button variant="primary" onClick={() => setAddingResponse(true)}>