diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/53950-commit-comments-displayed-on-a-merge-request.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/53950-commit-comments-displayed-on-a-merge-request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..adaaed7f1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/53950-commit-comments-displayed-on-a-merge-request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Display "commented" only for commit discussions on merge requests
+merge_request: 24427
+author:
+type: changed
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 404cb079371..137050e1a36 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -4294,6 +4294,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "MergeRequests|View replaced file @ %{commitId}"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "MergeRequests|commented on commit "
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "MergeRequests|started a discussion"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_discussions_spec.rb b/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_discussions_spec.rb
index d2b909aee11..57be1d06708 100644
--- a/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_discussions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_discussions_spec.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe 'Merge request > User sees discussions', :js do
 
     context 'a commit non-diff discussion' do
       let(:note) { create(:discussion_note_on_commit, project: project) }
-      
+
       it 'displays correct header' do
         page.within(find("#note_#{note.id}", match: :first)) do
           refresh # Trigger a refresh of notes.