diff --git a/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts
index 762b8763b74d..52512d1ee34c 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts
@@ -156,11 +156,12 @@ function isDeletedAction(reportAction: OnyxInputOrEntry<ReportAction | Optimisti
     if (!Array.isArray(message)) {
         return message?.html === '' || !!message?.deleted;
     }
+    const originalMessage = getOriginalMessage(reportAction);
 
     // A legacy deleted comment has either an empty array or an object with html field with empty string as value
     const isLegacyDeletedComment = message.length === 0 || message.at(0)?.html === '';
 
-    return isLegacyDeletedComment || !!message.at(0)?.deleted;
+    return isLegacyDeletedComment || !!message.at(0)?.deleted || (!!originalMessage && 'deleted' in originalMessage && !!originalMessage?.deleted);
 }
 
 /**