diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
index b0143b12cfefd568a2d1806960bda3ab293b0ee8..978be3b20c105b91ec21db69718b80d00564a279 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ const normalizeNewlines = function(str) {
       var targetId = $originalContentEl.data('target-id');
       var targetType = $originalContentEl.data('target-type');
 
-      new gl.GLForm($editForm.find('form'));
+      new gl.GLForm($editForm.find('form'), this.enableGFM);
 
       $editForm.find('form')
         .attr('action', postUrl)
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notes_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/notes_spec.js
index bfd8b8648a626f699a18a17a3368696b19ed70ca..665c32d3f23d44c56c8ec8dce05b3b7c9cb86db1 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/notes_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/notes_spec.js
@@ -378,6 +378,23 @@ import '~/notes';
       });
     });
 
+    describe('putEditFormInPlace', () => {
+      it('should call gl.GLForm with GFM parameter passed through', () => {
+        spyOn(gl, 'GLForm');
+
+        const $el = jasmine.createSpyObj('$form', ['find', 'closest']);
+        $el.find.and.returnValue($('<div>'));
+        $el.closest.and.returnValue($('<div>'));
+
+        Notes.prototype.putEditFormInPlace.call({
+          getEditFormSelector: () => '',
+          enableGFM: true
+        }, $el);
+
+        expect(gl.GLForm).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.any(Object), true);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('postComment & updateComment', () => {
       const sampleComment = 'foo';
       const updatedComment = 'bar';