diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.cpp
index 4d01d1f549f..4a4b806915d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -645,6 +645,11 @@ bool SubmitEditorWidget::canSubmit(QString *whyNot) const
     return res;
 }
 
+bool SubmitEditorWidget::edited() const
+{
+    return !d->m_description.trimmed().isEmpty() || checkedFilesCount() > 0;
+}
+
 void SubmitEditorWidget::setUpdateInProgress(bool value)
 {
     d->m_updateInProgress = value;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.h
index 63fd8337104..2f0a8f8a070 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
     QList<SubmitFieldWidget *> submitFieldWidgets() const;
 
     virtual bool canSubmit(QString *whyNot = nullptr) const;
+    bool edited() const;
     void setUpdateInProgress(bool value);
     bool updateInProgress() const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
index 90613a4167f..a11b9b4375c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ VcsBaseSubmitEditor::PromptSubmitResult
 
     Core::EditorManager::activateEditor(this, Core::EditorManager::IgnoreNavigationHistory);
 
-    if (!submitWidget->isEnabled())
+    if (!submitWidget->isEnabled() || !submitWidget->edited())
         return SubmitDiscarded;
 
     QString errorMessage;