diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
index cf7f98084..ba801852c 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
@@ -13029,6 +13029,14 @@ bool ContactsManager::get_channel_has_linked_channel(const Channel *c) {
   return c->has_linked_channel;
 }
 
+ChannelId ContactsManager::get_channel_linked_channel_id(ChannelId channel_id) {
+  auto channel_full = get_channel_full_force(channel_id, "get_channel_linked_channel_id");
+  if (channel_full == nullptr) {
+    return ChannelId();
+  }
+  return channel_full->linked_channel_id;
+}
+
 int32 ContactsManager::get_channel_slow_mode_delay(ChannelId channel_id) {
   auto channel_full = get_channel_full_force(channel_id, "get_channel_slow_mode_delay");
   if (channel_full == nullptr) {
diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
index 3c649d881..38c169f1d 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ class ContactsManager : public Actor {
   int32 get_channel_participant_count(ChannelId channel_id) const;
   bool get_channel_sign_messages(ChannelId channel_id) const;
   bool get_channel_has_linked_channel(ChannelId channel_id) const;
+  ChannelId get_channel_linked_channel_id(ChannelId channel_id);
   int32 get_channel_slow_mode_delay(ChannelId channel_id);
 
   std::pair<int32, vector<UserId>> search_among_users(const vector<UserId> &user_ids, const string &query, int32 limit);
diff --git a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
index 690d46426..10384129f 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
@@ -6140,9 +6140,38 @@ void MessagesManager::update_message_interaction_info(FullMessageId full_message
   }
 }
 
+bool MessagesManager::is_active_message_reply_info(DialogId dialog_id, const MessageReplyInfo &info) const {
+  if (info.is_empty()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (dialog_id.get_type() != DialogType::Channel) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!info.is_comment) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (!is_broadcast_channel(dialog_id)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  auto channel_id = dialog_id.get_channel_id();
+  if (!td_->contacts_manager_->get_channel_has_linked_channel(channel_id)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  auto linked_channel_id = td_->contacts_manager_->get_channel_linked_channel_id(channel_id);
+  if (!linked_channel_id.is_valid()) {
+    // keep the comment button while linked channel is unknown
+    td_->contacts_manager_->get_channel_full(channel_id, true, Auto());
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return linked_channel_id == info.channel_id;
+}
+
 td_api::object_ptr<td_api::messageInteractionInfo> MessagesManager::get_message_interaction_info_object(
     DialogId dialog_id, const Message *m) const {
-  if (m->view_count == 0 && m->forward_count == 0 && m->reply_info.is_empty()) {
+  bool is_active_reply_info = is_active_message_reply_info(dialog_id, m->reply_info);
+  if (m->view_count == 0 && m->forward_count == 0 && !is_active_reply_info) {
     return nullptr;
   }
   if (m->message_id.is_scheduled() && (m->forward_info == nullptr || is_broadcast_channel(dialog_id))) {
@@ -6152,14 +6181,19 @@ td_api::object_ptr<td_api::messageInteractionInfo> MessagesManager::get_message_
     return nullptr;
   }
 
+  int32 reply_count = -1;
   vector<UserId> recent_replier_user_ids;
-  for (auto recent_replier_dialog_id : m->reply_info.recent_replier_dialog_ids) {
-    if (dialog_id.get_type() == DialogType::User) {
-      recent_replier_user_ids.push_back(recent_replier_dialog_id.get_user_id());
+  if (is_active_reply_info) {
+    reply_count = m->reply_info.reply_count;
+    for (auto recent_replier_dialog_id : m->reply_info.recent_replier_dialog_ids) {
+      if (dialog_id.get_type() == DialogType::User) {
+        recent_replier_user_ids.push_back(recent_replier_dialog_id.get_user_id());
+      }
     }
   }
+
   return td_api::make_object<td_api::messageInteractionInfo>(
-      m->view_count, m->forward_count, m->reply_info.reply_count,
+      m->view_count, m->forward_count, reply_count,
       td_->contacts_manager_->get_user_ids_object(recent_replier_user_ids, "get_message_interaction_info_object"));
 }
 
diff --git a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.h b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.h
index 14c67d5a3..b31df7c69 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.h
@@ -1858,6 +1858,8 @@ class MessagesManager : public Actor {
   void update_message_interaction_info(FullMessageId full_message_id, int32 view_count, int32 forward_count,
                                        bool has_reply_info, tl_object_ptr<telegram_api::messageReplies> &&reply_info);
 
+  bool is_active_message_reply_info(DialogId dialog_id, const MessageReplyInfo &info) const;
+
   td_api::object_ptr<td_api::messageInteractionInfo> get_message_interaction_info_object(DialogId dialog_id,
                                                                                          const Message *m) const;