diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/document-layout/CommentsDocumentLayout.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/document-layout/CommentsDocumentLayout.tsx
index 17b15fcc4c09..ae10da9de3f9 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/document-layout/CommentsDocumentLayout.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/document-layout/CommentsDocumentLayout.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {type DocumentLayoutProps} from 'sanity'
 import {useDocumentPane} from '../../..'
 import {COMMENTS_INSPECTOR_NAME} from '../../../panes/document/constants'
 import {
+  CommentsAuthoringPathProvider,
   CommentsEnabledProvider,
   CommentsProvider,
   CommentsSelectedPathProvider,
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ function CommentsDocumentLayoutInner(props: DocumentLayoutProps) {
       isCommentsOpen={inspector?.name === COMMENTS_INSPECTOR_NAME}
       onCommentsOpen={handleOpenCommentsInspector}
     >
-      <CommentsSelectedPathProvider>{props.renderDefault(props)}</CommentsSelectedPathProvider>
+      <CommentsSelectedPathProvider>
+        <CommentsAuthoringPathProvider>{props.renderDefault(props)}</CommentsAuthoringPathProvider>
+      </CommentsSelectedPathProvider>
     </CommentsProvider>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/field/CommentsField.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/field/CommentsField.tsx
index 5742f7aef98c..2b22642541a0 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/field/CommentsField.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/field/CommentsField.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ import styled, {css} from 'styled-components'
 import {
   applyCommentsFieldAttr,
   type CommentCreatePayload,
+  type CommentMessage,
   type CommentsUIMode,
   isTextSelectionComment,
   useComments,
+  useCommentsAuthoringPath,
   useCommentsEnabled,
   useCommentsScroll,
   useCommentsSelectedPath,
@@ -22,6 +24,14 @@ import {
 import {COMMENTS_HIGHLIGHT_HUE_KEY} from '../../src/constants'
 import {CommentsFieldButton} from './CommentsFieldButton'
 
+// When the form is temporarily set to `readOnly` while reconnecting, the form
+// will be re-rendered and any comment that is being authored will be lost.
+// To avoid this, we cache the comment message in a map and restore it when the
+// field is re-rendered.
+const messageCache = new Map<string, CommentMessage>()
+
+const EMPTY_ARRAY: [] = []
+
 const HIGHLIGHT_BLOCK_VARIANTS: Variants = {
   initial: {
     opacity: 0,
@@ -74,8 +84,6 @@ function CommentFieldInner(
   },
 ) {
   const {mode} = props
-  const [open, setOpen] = useState<boolean>(false)
-  const [value, setValue] = useState<PortableTextBlock[] | null>(null)
 
   const currentUser = useCurrentUser()
   const {element: boundaryElement} = useBoundaryElement()
@@ -94,18 +102,28 @@ function CommentFieldInner(
   } = useComments()
   const {upsellData, handleOpenDialog} = useCommentsUpsell()
   const {selectedPath, setSelectedPath} = useCommentsSelectedPath()
+  const {authoringPath, setAuthoringPath} = useCommentsAuthoringPath()
   const {scrollToGroup} = useCommentsScroll({
     boundaryElement,
   })
 
   const fieldTitle = useMemo(() => getSchemaTypeTitle(props.schemaType), [props.schemaType])
+  const stringPath = useMemo(() => PathUtils.toString(props.path), [props.path])
+
+  // Use the cached value if it exists as the initial value
+  const cachedValue = messageCache.get(stringPath) || null
+
+  const [value, setValue] = useState<PortableTextBlock[] | null>(cachedValue)
+
+  // If the path of the field matches the authoring path, the comment input should be open.
+  const isOpen = useMemo(() => authoringPath === stringPath, [authoringPath, stringPath])
 
   // Determine if the current field is selected
   const isSelected = useMemo(() => {
     if (!isCommentsOpen) return false
     if (selectedPath?.origin === 'form' || selectedPath?.origin === 'url') return false
-    return selectedPath?.fieldPath === PathUtils.toString(props.path)
-  }, [isCommentsOpen, props.path, selectedPath?.fieldPath, selectedPath?.origin])
+    return selectedPath?.fieldPath === stringPath
+  }, [isCommentsOpen, selectedPath?.fieldPath, selectedPath?.origin, stringPath])
 
   const isInlineCommentThread = useMemo(() => {
     return comments.data.open
@@ -115,17 +133,21 @@ function CommentFieldInner(
 
   // Total number of comments for the current field
   const count = useMemo(() => {
-    const stringPath = PathUtils.toString(props.path)
-
     const commentsCount = comments.data.open
       .map((c) => (c.fieldPath === stringPath ? c.commentsCount : 0))
       .reduce((acc, val) => acc + val, 0)
 
     return commentsCount || 0
-  }, [comments.data.open, props.path])
+  }, [comments.data.open, stringPath])
 
   const hasComments = Boolean(count > 0)
 
+  const resetMessageValue = useCallback(() => {
+    // Reset the value and remove the message from the cache
+    setValue(null)
+    messageCache.delete(stringPath)
+  }, [stringPath])
+
   const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
     // When clicking a comment button when the field has comments, we want to:
     if (hasComments) {
@@ -134,8 +156,9 @@ function CommentFieldInner(
         setStatus('open')
       }
 
-      // 2. Close the comment input if it's open
-      setOpen(false)
+      // 2. Ensure that the authoring path is reset when clicking
+      //    the comment button when the field has comments.
+      setAuthoringPath(null)
 
       // 3. Open the comments inspector
       onCommentsOpen?.()
@@ -171,19 +194,24 @@ function CommentFieldInner(
       return
     }
 
-    // Else, toggle the comment input open/closed
-    setOpen((v) => !v)
+    // If the field is open (i.e. the authoring path is set to the current field)
+    // we close the field by resetting the authoring path. If the field is not open,
+    // we set the authoring path to the current field so that the comment form is opened.
+    setAuthoringPath(isOpen ? null : stringPath)
   }, [
     comments.data.open,
     handleOpenDialog,
     hasComments,
+    isOpen,
     mode,
     onCommentsOpen,
     props.path,
     scrollToGroup,
+    setAuthoringPath,
     setSelectedPath,
     setStatus,
     status,
+    stringPath,
     upsellData,
   ])
 
@@ -200,7 +228,7 @@ function CommentFieldInner(
         status: 'open',
         threadId: newThreadId,
         // New comments have no reactions
-        reactions: [],
+        reactions: EMPTY_ARRAY,
       }
 
       // Execute the create mutation
@@ -216,8 +244,7 @@ function CommentFieldInner(
         setStatus('open')
       }
 
-      // Reset the value
-      setValue(null)
+      resetMessageValue()
 
       // Scroll to the thread
       setSelectedPath({
@@ -232,6 +259,7 @@ function CommentFieldInner(
     onCommentsOpen,
     operation,
     props.path,
+    resetMessageValue,
     scrollToGroup,
     setSelectedPath,
     setStatus,
@@ -239,7 +267,15 @@ function CommentFieldInner(
     value,
   ])
 
-  const handleDiscard = useCallback(() => setValue(null), [])
+  const handleClose = useCallback(() => setAuthoringPath(null), [setAuthoringPath])
+
+  const handleOnChange = useCallback(
+    (nextValue: CommentMessage) => {
+      setValue(nextValue)
+      messageCache.set(stringPath, nextValue)
+    },
+    [stringPath],
+  )
 
   const internalComments: FieldProps['__internal_comments'] = useMemo(
     () => ({
@@ -250,29 +286,31 @@ function CommentFieldInner(
           fieldTitle={fieldTitle}
           isCreatingDataset={isCreatingDataset}
           mentionOptions={mentionOptions}
-          onChange={setValue}
+          onChange={handleOnChange}
           onClick={handleClick}
+          onClose={handleClose}
           onCommentAdd={handleCommentAdd}
-          onDiscard={handleDiscard}
-          open={open}
-          setOpen={setOpen}
+          onDiscard={resetMessageValue}
+          open={isOpen}
           value={value}
         />
       ),
       hasComments,
-      isAddingComment: open,
+      isAddingComment: isOpen,
     }),
     [
       currentUser,
       count,
       fieldTitle,
+      isCreatingDataset,
       mentionOptions,
+      handleOnChange,
       handleClick,
+      handleClose,
       handleCommentAdd,
-      handleDiscard,
-      open,
+      resetMessageValue,
+      isOpen,
       value,
-      isCreatingDataset,
       hasComments,
     ],
   )
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/field/CommentsFieldButton.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/field/CommentsFieldButton.tsx
index dd2bac4bdd85..e718e61c7434 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/field/CommentsFieldButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/plugin/field/CommentsFieldButton.tsx
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ interface CommentsFieldButtonProps {
   mentionOptions: UserListWithPermissionsHookValue
   onChange: (value: PortableTextBlock[]) => void
   onClick?: () => void
+  onClose: () => void
   onCommentAdd: () => void
   onDiscard: () => void
   onInputKeyDown?: (event: React.KeyboardEvent<Element>) => void
   open: boolean
-  setOpen: (open: boolean) => void
   value: CommentMessage
 }
 
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ export function CommentsFieldButton(props: CommentsFieldButtonProps) {
     mentionOptions,
     onChange,
     onClick,
+    onClose,
     onCommentAdd,
     onDiscard,
     onInputKeyDown,
     open,
-    setOpen,
     value,
   } = props
   const {t} = useTranslation(commentsLocaleNamespace)
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ export function CommentsFieldButton(props: CommentsFieldButtonProps) {
 
   const closePopover = useCallback(() => {
     if (!open) return
-    setOpen(false)
+    onClose()
     addCommentButtonElement?.focus()
-  }, [addCommentButtonElement, open, setOpen])
+  }, [addCommentButtonElement, open, onClose])
 
   const handleSubmit = useCallback(() => {
     onCommentAdd()
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/CommentsAuthoringPathContext.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/CommentsAuthoringPathContext.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be967daf1dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/CommentsAuthoringPathContext.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import {createContext} from 'react'
+
+import {type CommentsAuthoringPathContextValue} from './types'
+
+/**
+ * @beta
+ * @hidden
+ */
+export const CommentsAuthoringPathContext = createContext<CommentsAuthoringPathContextValue | null>(
+  null,
+)
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/CommentsAuthoringPathProvider.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/CommentsAuthoringPathProvider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0136a337c364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/CommentsAuthoringPathProvider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import {type ReactNode, useCallback, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
+
+import {CommentsAuthoringPathContext} from './CommentsAuthoringPathContext'
+import {type CommentsAuthoringPathContextValue} from './types'
+
+interface CommentsAuthoringPathProviderProps {
+  children: ReactNode
+}
+
+/**
+ * @beta
+ * @hidden
+ * This provider keeps track of the path that the user is currently authoring a comment for.
+ * This is needed to make sure that we consistently keep the editor open when the user is
+ * authoring a comment. The state is kept in a context to make sure that it is preserved
+ * across re-renders. If this state was kept in a component, it would be reset every time
+ * the component re-renders, for example, when the form is temporarily set to `readOnly`
+ * while reconnecting.
+ */
+export function CommentsAuthoringPathProvider(props: CommentsAuthoringPathProviderProps) {
+  const {children} = props
+  const [authoringPath, setAuthoringPath] = useState<string | null>(null)
+
+  const handleSetAuthoringPath = useCallback((nextAuthoringPath: string | null) => {
+    setAuthoringPath(nextAuthoringPath)
+  }, [])
+
+  const value = useMemo(
+    (): CommentsAuthoringPathContextValue => ({
+      authoringPath,
+      setAuthoringPath: handleSetAuthoringPath,
+    }),
+    [authoringPath, handleSetAuthoringPath],
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <CommentsAuthoringPathContext.Provider value={value}>
+      {children}
+    </CommentsAuthoringPathContext.Provider>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/index.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9ae4e57df38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export * from './CommentsAuthoringPathContext'
+export * from './CommentsAuthoringPathProvider'
+export * from './types'
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/types.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe25cc8e391d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/authoring-path/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * @beta
+ * @hidden
+ */
+export interface CommentsAuthoringPathContextValue {
+  setAuthoringPath: (nextAuthoringPath: string | null) => void
+  authoringPath: string | null
+}
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/index.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/index.ts
index 999141977686..6bf11d1b0a87 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/context/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from './authoring-path'
 export * from './comments'
 export * from './enabled'
 export * from './intent'
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/index.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/index.ts
index df3bc2a4237b..cfbd1a70da9f 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export * from './use-comment-operations'
 export * from './useComments'
+export * from './useCommentsAuthoringPath'
 export * from './useCommentsEnabled'
 export * from './useCommentsIntent'
 export * from './useCommentsOnboarding'
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/useCommentsAuthoringPath.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/useCommentsAuthoringPath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3f6256ca974f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/useCommentsAuthoringPath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import {useContext} from 'react'
+
+import {CommentsAuthoringPathContext, type CommentsAuthoringPathContextValue} from '../context'
+
+/**
+ * @beta
+ * @hidden
+ */
+export function useCommentsAuthoringPath(): CommentsAuthoringPathContextValue {
+  const value = useContext(CommentsAuthoringPathContext)
+
+  if (!value) {
+    throw new Error('useCommentsAuthoringPath: missing context value')
+  }
+
+  return value
+}