diff --git a/src/components/LHNOptionsList/LHNOptionsList.tsx b/src/components/LHNOptionsList/LHNOptionsList.tsx
index 620d5d452674..eb89b18aa085 100644
--- a/src/components/LHNOptionsList/LHNOptionsList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LHNOptionsList/LHNOptionsList.tsx
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ function LHNOptionsList({style, contentContainerStyles, data, onSelectRow, optio
                 ? (getOriginalMessage(itemParentReportAction)?.IOUTransactionID ?? CONST.DEFAULT_NUMBER_ID)
                 : CONST.DEFAULT_NUMBER_ID;
             const itemTransaction = transactions?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION}${transactionID}`];
-            const hasDraftComment = !!draftComments?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_DRAFT_COMMENT}${reportID}`];
+            const hasDraftComment =
+                !!draftComments?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_DRAFT_COMMENT}${reportID}`] &&
+                !draftComments?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_DRAFT_COMMENT}${reportID}`]?.match(CONST.REGEX.EMPTY_COMMENT);
 
             const isReportArchived = !!itemReportNameValuePairs?.private_isArchived;
             const canUserPerformWrite = canUserPerformWriteActionUtil(item, isReportArchived);