diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
index c69be04347..0389770783 100755
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
@@ -672,10 +672,19 @@ frappe.views.CommunicationComposer = Class.extend({
 		}
 	},
 
-	setup_earlier_reply: function() {
+	get_default_outgoing_email_account_signature: function() {
+		return frappe.db.get_value('Email Account', { 'default_outgoing': 1, 'add_signature': 1 }, 'signature');
+	},
+
+	setup_earlier_reply: async function() {
 		let fields = this.dialog.fields_dict;
 		let signature = frappe.boot.user.email_signature || "";
 
+		if (!signature) {
+			const res = await this.get_default_outgoing_email_account_signature();
+			signature = res.message.signature;
+		}
+
 		if(!frappe.utils.is_html(signature)) {
 			signature = signature.replace(/\n/g, "<br>");
 		}
@@ -756,4 +765,3 @@ frappe.views.CommunicationComposer = Class.extend({
 		return text.replace(/\n{3,}/g, '\n\n');
 	}
 });
-