diff --git a/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js b/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
index 351986ce2..0b23098bb 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ export const updateItem = (id, property, value) => {
   }
 }
 
-export const appendItemArray = (id, property, value) => {
+export const appendItemArray = (id, property, value, addToFront) => {
   return {
     type: APPEND_ITEM_ARRAY,
     id,
     property,
-    value
+    value,
+    addToFront
   }
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export function getStream (assetId) {
 
         const keys = Object.keys(childComments)
         for (var i=0; i < keys.length; i++ ) {
-          dispatch(updateItem(keys[i], 'children', childComments[keys[i]]))
+          dispatch(updateItem(keys[i], 'children', childComments[keys[i]].reverse()))
         }
 
         return (json)
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/store/reducers/items.js b/client/coral-framework/store/reducers/items.js
index 8242ddcb3..d3eb4d3af 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/store/reducers/items.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/store/reducers/items.js
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ export default (state = initialState, action) => {
       )
     case actions.APPEND_ITEM_ARRAY:
       return state.updateIn([action.id, action.property], (prop) => {
-        return prop ? prop.unshift(action.value) : fromJS([action.value])
+        if (action.addToFront) {
+          return prop ? prop.unshift(action.value) : fromJS([action.value])
+        } else {
+          return prop ? prop.push(action.value) : fromJS([action.value])
+        }
+
       }
     )
     default:
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
index b7d282f10..c763cb82a 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class CommentBox extends Component {
     updateItem(parent_id, 'showReply', false)
     postItem(comment, 'comments')
     .then((comment_id) => {
-      appendItemArray(parent_id || id, related, comment_id)
+      appendItemArray(parent_id || id, related, comment_id, parent_id ? true : false)
       addNotification('success', 'Your comment has been posted.')
     }).catch((err) => console.error(err))
     this.setState({body: ''})