diff --git a/Classes/Issues/Comments/IssueCommentSectionController.swift b/Classes/Issues/Comments/IssueCommentSectionController.swift
index 8091adf1f..888058123 100644
--- a/Classes/Issues/Comments/IssueCommentSectionController.swift
+++ b/Classes/Issues/Comments/IssueCommentSectionController.swift
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ final class IssueCommentSectionController:
     func edit(markdown: String) {
         guard let width = collectionContext?.insetContainerSize.width else { return }
         let bodyModels = MarkdownModels(
-            markdown,
+            // strip githawk signatures on edit
+            CheckIfSentWithGitHawk(markdown: markdown).markdown,
             owner: model.owner,
             repo: model.repo,
             width: width,