diff --git a/client/coral-framework/translations.json b/client/coral-framework/translations.json
index f2b0ad1cc..2e4c405b4 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/translations.json
+++ b/client/coral-framework/translations.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
       "unexpectedError": "Unexpected error while saving changes. Sorry!"
     },
     "error": {
+      "COMMENT_TOO_SHORT": "Your comment must have something in it",
       "EDIT_WINDOW_ENDED": "You can no longer edit this comment. The time window to do so has expired.",
       "emailNotVerified": "Email address {0} not verified.",
       "email": "Not a valid E-Mail",
diff --git a/errors.js b/errors.js
index 94bed0d12..c203b1d25 100644
--- a/errors.js
+++ b/errors.js
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ const ErrEditWindowHasEnded = new APIError('Edit window is over', {
   status: 403
 });
 
+// ErrCommentTooShort is returned when the comment is too short.
+const ErrCommentTooShort = new APIError('Comment was too short', {
+  translation_key: 'COMMENT_TOO_SHORT',
+  status: 400
+});
+
 module.exports = {
   ExtendableError,
   APIError,
@@ -185,4 +191,5 @@ module.exports = {
   ErrInstallLock,
   ErrLoginAttemptMaximumExceeded,
   ErrEditWindowHasEnded,
+  ErrCommentTooShort
 };
diff --git a/graph/mutators/comment.js b/graph/mutators/comment.js
index aa113e54b..fd1949e43 100644
--- a/graph/mutators/comment.js
+++ b/graph/mutators/comment.js
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ const filterNewComment = (context, {body, asset_id}) => {
  */
 const resolveNewCommentStatus = async (context, {asset_id, body}, wordlist = {}, settings = {}) => {
 
+  // Check to see if the body is too short, if it is, then complain about it!
+  if (body.length < 2) {
+    throw errors.ErrCommentTooShort;
+  }
+
   // Decide the status based on whether or not the current asset/settings
   // has pre-mod enabled or not. If the comment was rejected based on the
   // wordlist, then reject it, otherwise if the moderation setting is