diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index d5d7e043c7..d0ba5f4c7a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -782,10 +782,10 @@ function rich_edit_exists() {
 }
 
 function user_can_richedit() {
-	global $wp_rich_edit;
-	
+	global $wp_rich_edit, $pagenow;
+
 	if ( !isset($wp_rich_edit) )
-		$wp_rich_edit = ( 'true' == get_user_option('rich_editing') && !preg_match('!opera[ /][2-8]|konqueror|safari!i', $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) && rich_edit_exists() ) ? true : false;
+		$wp_rich_edit = ( 'true' == get_user_option('rich_editing') && !preg_match('!opera[ /][2-8]|konqueror|safari!i', $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) && 'comment.php' != $pagenow && rich_edit_exists() ) ? true : false;
 
 	return apply_filters('user_can_richedit', $wp_rich_edit);
 }