diff --git a/modules/CommentController.js b/modules/CommentController.js
index 62d6b590a..df449a2a0 100644
--- a/modules/CommentController.js
+++ b/modules/CommentController.js
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ CommentController.prototype.switchToVisual = function () {
 
 		if ( html ) {
 			doc = replyWidget.replyBodyWidget.target.parseDocument( html );
+			// Remove RESTBase IDs (T253584)
+			mw.libs.ve.stripRestbaseIds( doc );
 			bodyChildren = Array.prototype.slice.call( doc.body.childNodes );
 			// There may be multiple lists when some lines are template generated
 			bodyChildren.forEach( function ( child ) {