# Replying as a linked topic creates a second draft

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-as-a-linked-topic-creates-a-second-draft/394431
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** drafts
**Created:** [January 27, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-as-a-linked-topic-creates-a-second-draft/394431 "2026-01-27T12:03:33Z")
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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-as-a-linked-topic-creates-a-second-draft/394431/2 "2026-02-11T16:56:21Z")

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This will be fixed by

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37726](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37726)

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