diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/BugReportDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/BugReportDialog.js
index 4f9b592691..e00104b99c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/BugReportDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/BugReportDialog.js
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ export default class BugReportDialog extends React.Component {
     }
 
     _onSubmit(ev) {
+        if ((!this.state.text || !this.state.text.trim()) && (!this.state.issueUrl || !this.state.issueUrl.trim())) {
+            this.setState({
+                err: _t("Please tell us what went wrong or, better, a github issue that describes the problem."),
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
         const userText =
             (this.state.text.length > 0 ? this.state.text + '\n\n': '') + 'Issue: ' +
             (this.state.issueUrl.length > 0 ? this.state.issueUrl : 'No issue link given');
@@ -93,7 +100,7 @@ export default class BugReportDialog extends React.Component {
         this.setState({ issueUrl: ev.target.value });
     }
 
-   _onSendLogsChange(ev) {
+    _onSendLogsChange(ev) {
         this.setState({ sendLogs: ev.target.checked });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 449c6ce6bc..4db032f665 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1108,6 +1108,7 @@
     "Unable to find profiles for the Matrix IDs listed below - would you like to invite them anyway?": "Unable to find profiles for the Matrix IDs listed below - would you like to invite them anyway?",
     "Invite anyway and never warn me again": "Invite anyway and never warn me again",
     "Invite anyway": "Invite anyway",
+    "Please tell us what went wrong or, better, a github issue that describes the problem.": "Please tell us what went wrong or, better, a github issue that describes the problem.",
     "Preparing to send logs": "Preparing to send logs",
     "Logs sent": "Logs sent",
     "Thank you!": "Thank you!",