diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
index dc454550..2a950995 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 	const editMessageHandler = async (messageId) => {
 		// let editMessage = history.messages[messageId];
 		history.messages[messageId].edit = true;
+		history.messages[messageId].originalContent = history.messages[messageId].content;
 		history.messages[messageId].editedContent = history.messages[messageId].content;
 
 		await tick();