diff --git a/openpype/tools/new_publisher/control.py b/openpype/tools/new_publisher/control.py
index 672f6fd01b..e6f642dbba 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/new_publisher/control.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/new_publisher/control.py
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ class PublisherController:
         self._publish_finished = False
         self._publish_max_progress = 0
         self._publish_progress = 0
+        self._publish_comment_is_set = False
 
         # Validation order
         # - plugin with order same or higher than this value is extractor or
@@ -621,6 +622,10 @@ class PublisherController:
     def publish_progress(self):
         return self._publish_progress
 
+    @property
+    def publish_comment_is_set(self):
+        return self._publish_comment_is_set
+
     def get_publish_crash_error(self):
         return self._publish_error
 
@@ -635,9 +640,12 @@ class PublisherController:
         self._publish_validated = False
         self._publish_up_validation = False
         self._publish_finished = False
+        self._publish_comment_is_set = False
         self._main_thread_processor.clear()
         self._main_thread_iter = self._publish_iterator()
         self._publish_context = pyblish.api.Context()
+        # Make sure "comment" is set on publish context
+        self._publish_context.data["comment"] = ""
 
         self._publish_report.reset(
             self._publish_context,
@@ -652,6 +660,10 @@ class PublisherController:
 
         self._trigger_callbacks(self._publish_reset_callback_refs)
 
+    def set_comment(self, comment):
+        self._publish_context.data["comment"] = comment
+        self._publish_comment_is_set = True
+
     def publish(self):
         """Run publishing."""
         self._publish_up_validation = False
diff --git a/openpype/tools/new_publisher/window.py b/openpype/tools/new_publisher/window.py
index 1a5f0fa826..b65a0f9094 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/new_publisher/window.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/new_publisher/window.py
@@ -343,11 +343,20 @@ class PublisherWindow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
     def _on_stop_clicked(self):
         self.controller.stop_publish()
 
+    def _set_publish_comment(self):
+        if self.controller.publish_comment_is_set:
+            return
+
+        comment = self.comment_input.text()
+        self.controller.context.data["comment"] = comment
+
     def _on_validate_clicked(self):
+        self._set_publish_comment()
         self._set_publish_visibility(True)
         self.controller.validate()
 
     def _on_publish_clicked(self):
+        self._set_publish_comment()
         self._set_publish_visibility(True)
         self.controller.publish()