diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js.coffee
index 3142afccd6e..eff8beb97e9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js.coffee
@@ -470,6 +470,11 @@ class @Notes
     form.find("#note_line_code").val dataHolder.data("lineCode")
     form.find("#note_noteable_type").val dataHolder.data("noteableType")
     form.find("#note_noteable_id").val dataHolder.data("noteableId")
+    form.find('.js-note-discard')
+        .show()
+        .removeClass('js-note-discard')
+        .addClass('js-close-discussion-note-form')
+        .text(form.find('.js-close-discussion-note-form').data('cancel-text'))
     @setupNoteForm form
     form.find(".js-note-text").focus()
     form.addClass "js-discussion-note-form"
diff --git a/app/views/projects/notes/_form.html.haml b/app/views/projects/notes/_form.html.haml
index 2b293e4770d..f675f092da1 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/notes/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/notes/_form.html.haml
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
   .note-form-actions.clearfix
     = f.submit 'Comment', class: "btn btn-nr btn-create comment-btn btn-grouped js-comment-button"
     = yield(:note_actions)
-    %a.btn.btn-cancel.js-note-discard{role: "button"}
+    %a.btn.btn-cancel.js-note-discard{role: "button", data: {cancel_text: "Cancel"}}
       Discard draft
diff --git a/features/steps/project/snippets.rb b/features/steps/project/snippets.rb
index 504654f90dd..786a0cad975 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/snippets.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/snippets.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectSnippets < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   step 'I leave a comment like "Good snippet!"' do
     page.within('.js-main-target-form') do
       fill_in "note_note", with: "Good snippet!"
-      click_button "Add Comment"
+      click_button "Comment"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb b/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb
index 1a360cd1ebc..d9a8058efd9 100644
--- a/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/notes_on_merge_requests_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe 'Comments', feature: true do
       it 'should be valid' do
         is_expected.to have_css('.js-main-target-form', visible: true, count: 1)
         expect(find('.js-main-target-form input[type=submit]').value).
-          to eq('Add Comment')
+          to eq('Comment')
         page.within('.js-main-target-form') do
           expect(page).not_to have_link('Cancel')
         end
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe 'Comments', feature: true do
         page.within('.js-main-target-form') do
           fill_in 'note[note]', with: 'This is awsome!'
           find('.js-md-preview-button').click
-          click_button 'Add Comment'
+          click_button 'Comment'
         end
       end
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe 'Comments', feature: true do
         before do
           page.within("tr[id='#{line_code_2}'] + .js-temp-notes-holder") do
             fill_in 'note[note]', with: 'Another comment on line 10'
-            click_button('Add Comment')
+            click_button('Comment')
           end
         end