diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php
index c129ef6e130c4..bd7861c34782b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php
@@ -574,21 +574,12 @@ public function create_item( $request ) {
 			);
 		}
 
-		// Do not allow comments to be created with a non-default type.
-		if ( ! empty( $request['type'] ) && 'comment' !== $request['type'] ) {
-			return new WP_Error(
-				'rest_invalid_comment_type',
-				__( 'Cannot create a comment with that type.' ),
-				array( 'status' => 400 )
-			);
-		}
-
 		$prepared_comment = $this->prepare_item_for_database( $request );
 		if ( is_wp_error( $prepared_comment ) ) {
 			return $prepared_comment;
 		}
 
-		$prepared_comment['comment_type'] = 'comment';
+		$prepared_comment['comment_type'] = isset( $request['type'] ) ? $request['type'] : 'comment';
 
 		if ( ! isset( $prepared_comment['comment_content'] ) ) {
 			$prepared_comment['comment_content'] = '';
@@ -657,6 +648,7 @@ public function create_item( $request ) {
 		}
 
 		$prepared_comment['comment_approved'] = wp_allow_comment( $prepared_comment, true );
+		$prepared_comment['comment_approved'] = isset( $request['comment_approved'] ) ? $request['comment_approved'] : $prepared_comment['comment_approved'];
 
 		if ( is_wp_error( $prepared_comment['comment_approved'] ) ) {
 			$error_code    = $prepared_comment['comment_approved']->get_error_code();
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-comments-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-comments-controller.php
index ee42906c61796..b79e913752073 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-comments-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-comments-controller.php
@@ -1592,7 +1592,8 @@ public function test_create_comment_with_invalid_type() {
 		$request->set_body( wp_json_encode( $params ) );
 
 		$response = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
-		$this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_invalid_comment_type', $response, 400 );
+		$this->assertFalse( is_wp_error( $response ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 201, $response->get_status() );
 	}
 
 	public function test_create_comment_invalid_email() {