diff --git a/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.js b/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.js
index 3030e2227fad..e94a5ba66439 100644
--- a/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.js
+++ b/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.js
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ function OptionRowLHN(props) {
                                     fill={themeColors.success}
                                 />
                             )}
-                            {optionItem.hasDraftComment && (
+                            {optionItem.hasDraftComment && optionItem.isAllowedToComment && (
                                 <View
                                     style={styles.ml2}
                                     accessibilityLabel={translate('sidebarScreen.draftedMessage')}
diff --git a/src/libs/SidebarUtils.js b/src/libs/SidebarUtils.js
index dfb1637419cb..dd55b025b55e 100644
--- a/src/libs/SidebarUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/SidebarUtils.js
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ function getOptionData(report, personalDetails, preferredLocale, policy) {
         isExpenseRequest: false,
         isWaitingOnBankAccount: false,
         isLastMessageDeletedParentAction: false,
+        isAllowedToComment: true,
     };
 
     const participantPersonalDetailList = _.values(OptionsListUtils.getPersonalDetailsForAccountIDs(report.participantAccountIDs, personalDetails));
@@ -261,6 +262,11 @@ function getOptionData(report, personalDetails, preferredLocale, policy) {
     result.parentReportID = report.parentReportID || null;
     result.isWaitingOnBankAccount = report.isWaitingOnBankAccount;
     result.notificationPreference = report.notificationPreference || null;
+
+    const {addWorkspaceRoomOrChatErrors} = ReportUtils.getReportOfflinePendingActionAndErrors(report);
+    // If the composer is hidden then the user is not allowed to comment, same can be used to hide the draft icon.
+    result.isAllowedToComment = !ReportUtils.shouldHideComposer(report, addWorkspaceRoomOrChatErrors);
+
     const hasMultipleParticipants = participantPersonalDetailList.length > 1 || result.isChatRoom || result.isPolicyExpenseChat;
     const subtitle = ReportUtils.getChatRoomSubtitle(report);