diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.html
index a71108d1e..5dd7e7e0e 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
             <ng-container *ngIf="showExtras">
                 <ng-container *ngIf="!hiddenReason">
-                    <div [class.required]="!someSkipped" class="iqser-input-group w-450">
+                    <div [class.required]="!form.controls.reason.disabled" class="iqser-input-group w-450">
                         <label [translate]="'edit-redaction.dialog.content.reason'"></label>
                         <mat-form-field>
                             <mat-select
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.ts
index ad7b9d730..e956eef9a 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/dialogs/edit-redaction-dialog/edit-redaction-dialog.component.ts
@@ -63,14 +63,10 @@ export class EditRedactionDialogComponent
     get disabled() {
         return (
             this.form.invalid ||
-            (!this.isImage && this.showExtras && (!this.allSkipped || this.isRedactBasedType) ? !this.form.controls.reason.value : false)
+            (!this.isImage && this.showExtras && !this.form.controls.reason.disabled ? !this.form.controls.reason.value : false)
         );
     }
 
-    get allSkipped() {
-        return this.data.annotations.every(annotation => annotation.isSkipped);
-    }
-
     get someSkipped() {
         return this.data.annotations.some(annotation => annotation.isSkipped);
     }