diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.html
index c84ab6f15..cb11d87fd 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 									<mat-divider *ngIf="formGroup.get('id').value && (!viewOnly || (!isLocked && !viewOnly) || isLocked || (hasReversableStatus() && !isLocked))" [vertical]="true" class="ml-2 mr-2"></mat-divider>
 
-									<div *ngIf="isDirty() && !viewOnly" class="col-auto d-flex align-items-center pr-0">
+									<div *ngIf="!isPristine() && !viewOnly" class="col-auto d-flex align-items-center pr-0">
 										<button [disabled]="saving" type="button" mat-raised-button class="description-discard-btn" (click)="discardChanges()">
 											{{'DESCRIPTION-EDITOR.ACTIONS.DISCARD.DISCARD' | translate}}
 										</button>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
index 97fcf5c95..b97ba1165 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
@@ -533,6 +533,10 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 		return this.formGroup.dirty; //TODO: check if needed //&& this.hasChanges; // do we need this.formGroup.dirty
 	}
 
+	isPristine() {
+		return this.formGroup.pristine; //use for discard
+	}
+
 	hasReversableStatus(): boolean {
 		if (this.item?.dmp) {
 			return (this.item.dmp.status == DmpStatus.Draft && this.isFinalized);
@@ -768,5 +772,6 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 		this.formService.removeAllBackEndErrors(this.formGroup);
 		this.formService.validateAllFormFields(this.formGroup);
 		this.descriptionFormService.detectChanges(true);
+		this.formGroup.markAsPristine();
 	}
 }