diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index e9a4fe4c8f..c585ea2b8b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ function _wp_comment_row( $comment_id, $mode, $comment_status, $checkbox = true,
 				comment_text();
 				if ( $user_can ) { ?>
 				<div id="inline-<?php echo $comment->comment_ID; ?>" class="hidden">
-				<textarea class="comment" rows="1" cols="1"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($comment->comment_content, ENT_QUOTES); ?></textarea>
+				<textarea class="comment" rows="1" cols="1"><?php echo apply_filters( 'comment_edit_pre', htmlspecialchars($comment->comment_content, ENT_QUOTES) ); ?></textarea>
 				<div class="author-email"><?php echo esc_attr( $comment->comment_author_email ); ?></div>
 				<div class="author"><?php echo esc_attr( $comment->comment_author ); ?></div>
 				<div class="author-url"><?php echo esc_attr( $comment->comment_author_url ); ?></div>