diff --git a/wp-comments-post.php b/wp-comments-post.php
index 966c5e6d25..c7b5ef33ec 100644
--- a/wp-comments-post.php
+++ b/wp-comments-post.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ if ( empty($status->comment_status) ) {
 } elseif ( in_array($status->post_status, array('draft', 'pending') ) ) {
 	do_action('comment_on_draft', $comment_post_ID);
 	exit;
+} else {
+	do_action('pre_comment_on_post', $comment_post_ID);
 }
 
 $comment_author       = ( isset($_POST['author']) )  ? trim(strip_tags($_POST['author'])) : null;