diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/advanced_text_editor/use_submit.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/advanced_text_editor/use_submit.tsx
index b56f8539b0f..3f4c0e1c8fe 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/advanced_text_editor/use_submit.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/advanced_text_editor/use_submit.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const useSubmit = (
             return false;
         }
         const post = getPost(state, postId);
-        if (!post || post.delete_at) {
+        if (!post || post.delete_at || post.state === 'DELETED') {
             return true;
         }