2 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils.js.es6
index 51993bb3420..e3bff2559fd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/common_utils.js.es6
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 
     w.gl.utils.getSelectedFragment = () => {
       const selection = window.getSelection();
+      if (selection.rangeCount === 0) return null;
       const documentFragment = selection.getRangeAt(0).cloneContents();
       if (documentFragment.textContent.length === 0) return null;
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/shortcuts_issuable.js b/app/assets/javascripts/shortcuts_issuable.js
index 4ef516af8c8..4dcc5ebe28f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/shortcuts_issuable.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/shortcuts_issuable.js
@@ -39,17 +39,20 @@
     }
 
     ShortcutsIssuable.prototype.replyWithSelectedText = function() {
-      var quote, replyField, documentFragment, selected, separator;
+      var quote, documentFragment, selected, separator;
+      var replyField = $('.js-main-target-form #note_note');
 
       documentFragment = window.gl.utils.getSelectedFragment();
-      if (!documentFragment) return;
+      if (!documentFragment) {
+        replyField.focus();
+        return;
+      }
 
       // If the documentFragment contains more than just Markdown, don't copy as GFM.
       if (documentFragment.querySelector('.md, .wiki')) return;
 
       selected = window.gl.CopyAsGFM.nodeToGFM(documentFragment);
 
-      replyField = $('.js-main-target-form #note_note');
       if (selected.trim() === "") {
         return;
       }