diff --git a/src/wp-includes/default-widgets.php b/src/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
index 09d5811f1c..7c3b66a54f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Recent_Comments extends WP_Widget {
 			add_action( 'wp_head', array($this, 'recent_comments_style') );
 
 		add_action( 'comment_post', array($this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
+		add_action( 'edit_comment', array($this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
 		add_action( 'transition_comment_status', array($this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
 	}