diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/use-comment-operations/createOperation.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/use-comment-operations/createOperation.ts
index baff49833430..893f1b637b74 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/use-comment-operations/createOperation.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/hooks/use-comment-operations/createOperation.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   type CommentIntentGetter,
   type CommentPostPayload,
 } from '../../types'
+import {weakenReferencesInContentSnapshot} from '../../utils'
 
 interface CreateOperationProps {
   activeTool: Tool | undefined
@@ -109,6 +110,12 @@ export async function createOperation(props: CreateOperationProps): Promise<void
 
     const intent = getIntent?.({id: documentId, type: documentType, path: comment.fieldPath})
 
+    // If the content snapshot contains a reference, we need to weaken it.
+    // This prevents Content Lake from validating the references, which could,
+    // for example, prevent the deletion of the document that the reference
+    // in the content snapshot points to.
+    const contentSnapshot = weakenReferencesInContentSnapshot(comment.contentSnapshot)
+
     nextComment = {
       _id: commentId,
       _type: 'comment',
@@ -129,7 +136,7 @@ export async function createOperation(props: CreateOperationProps): Promise<void
         tool: activeTool?.name || '',
       },
 
-      contentSnapshot: comment.contentSnapshot,
+      contentSnapshot,
 
       target: {
         documentRevisionId: documentRevisionId || '',
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/utils/index.ts
index 20b4b14b3810..b16cbb3bbafa 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from './buildCommentBreadcrumbs'
 export * from './buildCommentThreadItems'
 export * from './inline-comments'
 export * from './mergeCommentReactions'
+export * from './weakenReferencesInContentSnapshot'
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/utils/weakenReferencesInContentSnapshot.ts b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/utils/weakenReferencesInContentSnapshot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..901679b689ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/structure/comments/src/utils/weakenReferencesInContentSnapshot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import {type CommentDocument} from '../types'
+
+function weakenReferences(
+  node: Partial<Record<string, any>>,
+): Partial<Record<string, any>> | undefined {
+  // Check if the node is directly a reference
+  if (node && typeof node === 'object' && node.hasOwnProperty('_ref')) {
+    // Return a new object with the _weak property added
+    return {...node, _weak: true}
+  } else if (Array.isArray(node)) {
+    // Check if the node is an array
+    // Process each item in the array
+    return node.map((item) => weakenReferences(item))
+  } else if (node && typeof node === 'object') {
+    // For all other objects, create a new object to accumulate the results
+    const result: Partial<Record<string, any>> = {}
+
+    Object.keys(node).forEach((key) => {
+      const value = node[key]
+      if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
+        // Recursively apply the function to object properties or array items
+        result[key] = weakenReferences(value)
+      } else {
+        // Directly copy other values
+        result[key] = value
+      }
+    })
+    return result
+  }
+
+  // Return undefined for non-objects
+  return node
+}
+
+export function weakenReferencesInContentSnapshot(
+  snapshot: CommentDocument['contentSnapshot'],
+): CommentDocument['contentSnapshot'] {
+  if (!snapshot) return snapshot
+
+  return Array.isArray(snapshot) ? snapshot.map(weakenReferences) : weakenReferences(snapshot)
+}