diff --git a/src/libs/DraftCommentUtils.ts b/src/libs/DraftCommentUtils.ts
index 325da93d235e..b3cb32498725 100644
--- a/src/libs/DraftCommentUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/DraftCommentUtils.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function getDraftComment(reportID: string): OnyxEntry<string> | null | undefined
  * A valid draft comment is a non-empty string.
  */
 function isValidDraftComment(comment?: string | null): boolean {
-    return !!comment?.trim();
+    return !!comment;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ function hasValidDraftComment(reportID: string): boolean {
 }
 
 /**
- * Prepares a draft comment by trimming it and returning null if it's empty.
+ * Prepares a draft comment by returning null if it's empty.
  */
 function prepareDraftComment(comment: string | null) {
     // logical OR is used to convert empty string to null
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
-    return comment?.trim() || null;
+    return comment || null;
 }
 
 export {getDraftComment, isValidDraftComment, hasValidDraftComment, prepareDraftComment};