diff --git a/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml b/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml
index c1c228ea70f948..79b1b775e94987 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/closed-issue-message.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ permissions: {}
 jobs:
   add-comment:
     name: Add closing message
+    if: github.event.issue.state_reason == 'completed'
     uses: mui/mui-public/.github/workflows/reusable/add-closing-message-to-issue.yml@04275a99fe10cee127ee417b8a872cfebc7d08e7
     permissions:
       contents: read