diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index edcabba7f..9f83f0b74 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetControllers() {
 	setCommitMessage := gui.getSetTextareaTextFn(func() *gocui.View { return gui.Views.CommitMessage })
 
 	onCommitAttempt := func(message string) {
+		gui.State.savedCommitMessage = message
 		gui.Views.CommitMessage.ClearTextArea()
 	}