diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index 2bfcb6712109..46c678ed2eb6 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -4138,7 +4138,13 @@ function chatIncludesChronos(report: OnyxEntry<Report> | EmptyObject): boolean {
  * - It's an ADDCOMMENT that is not an attachment
  */
 function canFlagReportAction(reportAction: OnyxEntry<ReportAction>, reportID: string | undefined): boolean {
-    const report = getReport(reportID);
+    let report = getReport(reportID);
+
+    // If the childReportID exists in reportAction and is equal to the reportID,
+    // the report action being evaluated is the parent report action in a thread, and we should get the parent report to evaluate instead.
+    if (reportAction?.childReportID?.toString() === reportID?.toString()) {
+        report = getReport(report?.parentReportID);
+    }
     const isCurrentUserAction = reportAction?.actorAccountID === currentUserAccountID;
     const isOriginalMessageHaveHtml =
         reportAction?.actionName === CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.ADDCOMMENT ||