diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue
index e4e2eab2acd..cd569eb3045 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import descriptionComponent from './description.vue';
 import editedComponent from './edited.vue';
 import formComponent from './form.vue';
 import recaptchaModalImplementor from '../../vue_shared/mixins/recaptcha_modal_implementor';
+import { __ } from '~/locale';
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -201,8 +202,8 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     handleBeforeUnloadEvent(e) {
       const event = e;
-      if (this.showForm && this.issueChanged) {
-        event.returnValue = 'Are you sure you want to lose your issue information?';
+      if (this.showForm && this.issueChanged && !this.showRecaptcha) {
+        event.returnValue = __('Are you sure you want to lose your issue information?');
       }
       return undefined;
     },
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/44698-recaptcha.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/44698-recaptcha.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1760a6c635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/44698-recaptcha.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Prevent unload when Recaptcha is open
+merge_request: 24625
+author:
+type: fixed
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 0ff03e7fb2b..b4e28f4bb8f 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -714,6 +714,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Are you sure you want to lose unsaved changes?"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Are you sure you want to lose your issue information?"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Are you sure you want to regenerate the public key? You will have to update the public key on the remote server before mirroring will work again."
 msgstr ""