diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     'core.pkg.js' => '632fb8f5',
     'dark-console.pkg.js' => '187792c2',
     'differential.pkg.css' => '2d70b7b9',
-    'differential.pkg.js' => '4d375e61',
+    'differential.pkg.js' => 'e6da9e6f',
     'diffusion.pkg.css' => '42c75c37',
     'diffusion.pkg.js' => 'a98c0bf7',
     'maniphest.pkg.css' => '35995d6d',
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
     'rsrc/js/application/dashboard/behavior-dashboard-tab-panel.js' => '0116d3e8',
     'rsrc/js/application/diff/DiffChangeset.js' => 'a49dc31e',
     'rsrc/js/application/diff/DiffChangesetList.js' => '6992b85c',
-    'rsrc/js/application/diff/DiffInline.js' => 'a39fd98e',
+    'rsrc/js/application/diff/DiffInline.js' => 'e6b9b4f3',
     'rsrc/js/application/diff/DiffPathView.js' => '8207abf9',
     'rsrc/js/application/diff/DiffTreeView.js' => '5d83623b',
     'rsrc/js/application/diff/behavior-preview-link.js' => 'f51e9c17',
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
     'phabricator-dashboard-css' => '5a205b9d',
     'phabricator-diff-changeset' => 'a49dc31e',
     'phabricator-diff-changeset-list' => '6992b85c',
-    'phabricator-diff-inline' => 'a39fd98e',
+    'phabricator-diff-inline' => 'e6b9b4f3',
     'phabricator-diff-path-view' => '8207abf9',
     'phabricator-diff-tree-view' => '5d83623b',
     'phabricator-drag-and-drop-file-upload' => '4370900d',
@@ -1841,9 +1841,6 @@
       'javelin-workflow',
       'phabricator-draggable-list',
     ),
-    'a39fd98e' => array(
-      'javelin-dom',
-    ),
     'a4356cde' => array(
       'javelin-install',
       'javelin-dom',
@@ -2135,6 +2132,9 @@
       'javelin-dom',
       'phabricator-draggable-list',
     ),
+    'e6b9b4f3' => array(
+      'javelin-dom',
+    ),
     'e8240b50' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-stratcom',
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/diff/DiffInline.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/diff/DiffInline.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/diff/DiffInline.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/diff/DiffInline.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     _undoText: null,
 
     _draftRequest: null,
+    _skipFocus: false,
 
     bindToRow: function(row) {
       this._row = row;
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@
         // which we're currently editing. This flow is a little clumsy, but
         // reasonable until some future change moves away from "send down
         // the inline, then immediately click edit".
-        this.edit(this._originalText);
+        this.edit(this._originalText, true);
       } else {
         this.setInvisible(false);
       }
@@ -389,7 +390,9 @@
       return changeset.newInlineReply(this, text);
     },
 
-    edit: function(text) {
+    edit: function(text, skip_focus) {
+      this._skipFocus = !!skip_focus;
+
       // If you edit an inline ("A"), modify the text ("AB"), cancel, and then
       // edit it again: discard the undo state ("AB"). Otherwise we end up
       // with an open editor and an active "Undo" link, which is weird.
@@ -607,19 +610,24 @@
           result_row = row;
         }
 
-        // If the row has a textarea, focus it. This allows the user to start
-        // typing a comment immediately after a "new", "edit", or "reply"
-        // action.
-        var textareas = JX.DOM.scry(
-          row,
-          'textarea',
-          'differential-inline-comment-edit-textarea');
-        if (textareas.length) {
-          var area = textareas[0];
-          area.focus();
+        if (!this._skipFocus) {
+          // If the row has a textarea, focus it. This allows the user to start
+          // typing a comment immediately after a "new", "edit", or "reply"
+          // action.
+
+          // (When simulating an "edit" on page load, we don't do this.)
+
+          var textareas = JX.DOM.scry(
+            row,
+            'textarea',
+            'differential-inline-comment-edit-textarea');
+          if (textareas.length) {
+            var area = textareas[0];
+            area.focus();
 
-          var length = area.value.length;
-          JX.TextAreaUtils.setSelectionRange(area, length, length);
+            var length = area.value.length;
+            JX.TextAreaUtils.setSelectionRange(area, length, length);
+          }
         }
 
         row = next_row;