diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
index 2b8c565da..c6a3b740d 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ export default class Comment extends React.Component {
       emit,
       commentClassNames = []
     } = this.props;
-    
-    if (this.commentIsRejected(comment)) {
+
+    if (!highlighted && this.commentIsRejected(comment)) {
       return <CommentTombstone action='reject' />;
     }