diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js
index 4fc8bb5e62d..4163fb120e5 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js
@@ -418,6 +418,22 @@ function assignMenuAttributes(menu) {
   return id;
 }
 
+export async function handleReply($el) {
+  hideElem($el);
+  const form = $el.closest('.comment-code-cloud').find('.comment-form');
+  form.removeClass('gt-hidden');
+  const $textarea = form.find('textarea');
+  let easyMDE = getAttachedEasyMDE($textarea);
+  if (!easyMDE) {
+    await attachTribute($textarea.get(), {mentions: true, emoji: true});
+    easyMDE = await createCommentEasyMDE($textarea);
+  }
+  $textarea.focus();
+  easyMDE.codemirror.focus();
+  assignMenuAttributes(form.find('.menu'));
+  return easyMDE;
+}
+
 export function initRepoPullRequestReview() {
   if (window.location.hash && window.location.hash.startsWith('#issuecomment-')) {
     const commentDiv = $(window.location.hash);
@@ -455,19 +471,7 @@ export function initRepoPullRequestReview() {
 
   $(document).on('click', 'button.comment-form-reply', async function (e) {
     e.preventDefault();
-
-    hideElem($(this));
-    const form = $(this).closest('.comment-code-cloud').find('.comment-form');
-    form.removeClass('gt-hidden');
-    const $textarea = form.find('textarea');
-    let easyMDE = getAttachedEasyMDE($textarea);
-    if (!easyMDE) {
-      await attachTribute($textarea.get(), {mentions: true, emoji: true});
-      easyMDE = await createCommentEasyMDE($textarea);
-    }
-    $textarea.focus();
-    easyMDE.codemirror.focus();
-    assignMenuAttributes(form.find('.menu'));
+    await handleReply($(this));
   });
 
   const $reviewBox = $('.review-box-panel');
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js
index 8c2a0207cb0..22113af169e 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   initRepoIssueBranchSelect, initRepoIssueCodeCommentCancel, initRepoIssueCommentDelete,
   initRepoIssueComments, initRepoIssueDependencyDelete, initRepoIssueReferenceIssue,
   initRepoIssueStatusButton, initRepoIssueTitleEdit, initRepoIssueWipToggle,
-  initRepoPullRequestUpdate, updateIssuesMeta,
+  initRepoPullRequestUpdate, updateIssuesMeta, handleReply
 } from './repo-issue.js';
 import {initUnicodeEscapeButton} from './repo-unicode-escape.js';
 import {svg} from '../svg.js';
@@ -613,15 +613,15 @@ function initRepoIssueCommentEdit() {
   $(document).on('click', '.edit-content', onEditContent);
 
   // Quote reply
-  $(document).on('click', '.quote-reply', function (event) {
+  $(document).on('click', '.quote-reply', async function (event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
     const target = $(this).data('target');
     const quote = $(`#${target}`).text().replace(/\n/g, '\n> ');
     const content = `> ${quote}\n\n`;
     let easyMDE;
     if ($(this).hasClass('quote-reply-diff')) {
-      const $parent = $(this).closest('.comment-code-cloud');
-      $parent.find('button.comment-form-reply').trigger('click');
-      easyMDE = getAttachedEasyMDE($parent.find('[name="content"]'));
+      const $replyBtn = $(this).closest('.comment-code-cloud').find('button.comment-form-reply');
+      easyMDE = await handleReply($replyBtn);
     } else {
       // for normal issue/comment page
       easyMDE = getAttachedEasyMDE($('#comment-form .edit_area'));
@@ -637,6 +637,5 @@ function initRepoIssueCommentEdit() {
         easyMDE.codemirror.setCursor(easyMDE.codemirror.lineCount(), 0);
       });
     }
-    event.preventDefault();
   });
 }