From dbe059b7b526f9a1cea926ec7edd31d7fa98bf41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anmol Singh Bhatia <121005188+anmolsinghbhatia@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:03:01 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: workitem description input inital load (#8617)

---
 .../editor/rich-text/description-input/root.tsx     | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/core/components/editor/rich-text/description-input/root.tsx b/apps/web/core/components/editor/rich-text/description-input/root.tsx
index 86c9741eed..fefa49f9cc 100644
--- a/apps/web/core/components/editor/rich-text/description-input/root.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/core/components/editor/rich-text/description-input/root.tsx
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ export const DescriptionInput = observer(function DescriptionInput(props: Props)
   });
   // ref to track if there are unsaved changes
   const hasUnsavedChanges = useRef(false);
+  // ref to track last saved content (to skip onChange when content hasn't actually changed)
+  const lastSavedContent = useRef(initialValue?.trim() === "" ? "<p></p>" : (initialValue ?? "<p></p>"));
   // store hooks
   const { getWorkspaceBySlug } = useWorkspace();
   const { uploadEditorAsset, duplicateEditorAsset } = useEditorAsset();
@@ -139,6 +141,8 @@ export const DescriptionInput = observer(function DescriptionInput(props: Props)
   const handleDescriptionFormSubmit = useCallback(
     async (formData: TFormData) => {
       await onSubmit(formData.description_html, formData.isMigrationUpdate);
+      // Update lastSavedContent after successful save
+      lastSavedContent.current = formData.description_html;
     },
     [onSubmit]
   );
@@ -146,14 +150,17 @@ export const DescriptionInput = observer(function DescriptionInput(props: Props)
   // reset form values
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!entityId) return;
+    const normalizedValue = initialValue?.trim() === "" ? "<p></p>" : (initialValue ?? "<p></p>");
+    // Update last saved content when entity/initialValue changes
+    lastSavedContent.current = normalizedValue;
     reset({
       id: entityId,
-      description_html: initialValue?.trim() === "" ? "<p></p>" : (initialValue ?? "<p></p>"),
+      description_html: normalizedValue,
       isMigrationUpdate: false,
     });
     setLocalDescription({
       id: entityId,
-      description_html: initialValue?.trim() === "" ? "<p></p>" : (initialValue ?? "<p></p>"),
+      description_html: normalizedValue,
       isMigrationUpdate: false,
     });
     // Reset unsaved changes flag when form is reset
@@ -219,6 +226,8 @@ export const DescriptionInput = observer(function DescriptionInput(props: Props)
               projectId={projectId}
               dragDropEnabled
               onChange={(_description, description_html, options) => {
+                // Skip if content hasn't actually changed (handles editor normalization on init)
+                if (description_html === lastSavedContent.current) return;
                 setIsSubmitting("submitting");
                 onChange(description_html);
                 setValue("isMigrationUpdate", options?.isMigrationUpdate ?? false);