diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
index a3d2a24a9..61e5ab1b9 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from 'coral-framework/translations';
 const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
-import {TabBar, Tab, TabContent, Spinner} from 'coral-ui';
+import {TabBar, Tab, TabContent, Spinner, Button} from 'coral-ui';
 
 const {logout, showSignInDialog, requestConfirmEmail} = authActions;
 const {addNotification, clearNotification} = notificationActions;
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const {fetchAssetSuccess} = assetActions;
 import {queryStream} from 'coral-framework/graphql/queries';
 import {postComment, postFlag, postLike, postDontAgree, deleteAction, addCommentTag, removeCommentTag} from 'coral-framework/graphql/mutations';
 import {editName} from 'coral-framework/actions/user';
-import {updateCountCache} from 'coral-framework/actions/asset';
+import {updateCountCache, viewAllComments} from 'coral-framework/actions/asset';
 import {notificationActions, authActions, assetActions, pym} from 'coral-framework';
 
 import Stream from './Stream';
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Embed extends Component {
     if(!isEqual(prevProps.data.comment, this.props.data.comment)) {
 
       // Scroll to a permalinked comment if one is in the URL once the page is done rendering.
-      setTimeout(()=>pym.scrollParentToChildEl(`c_${this.props.data.comment.id}`), 0);
+      setTimeout(() => pym.scrollParentToChildEl('coralStream'), 0);
     }
   }
 
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@ class Embed extends Component {
             <Tab>{lang.t('MY_COMMENTS')}</Tab>
             <Tab restricted={!isAdmin}>Configure Stream</Tab>
           </TabBar>
+          {
+            highlightedComment &&
+            <Button
+              cStyle='darkGrey'
+              style={{float: 'right'}}
+              onClick={() => {
+                this.props.viewAllComments();
+                this.props.data.refetch();
+              }}>Show all comments</Button>
+          }
           {loggedIn && <UserBox user={user} logout={() => this.props.logout().then(refetch)}  changeTab={this.changeTab}/>}
           <TabContent show={activeTab === 0}>
             {
@@ -170,9 +180,11 @@ class Embed extends Component {
               offset={signInOffset}/>}
             {loggedIn &&  user && <ChangeUsernameContainer loggedIn={loggedIn} offset={signInOffset} user={user} />}
             {loggedIn && <ModerationLink assetId={asset.id} isAdmin={isAdmin} />}
+
+            {/* the highlightedComment is isolated after the user followed a permalink */}
             {
-              highlightedComment &&
-              <Comment
+              highlightedComment
+              ? <Comment
                 refetch={refetch}
                 setActiveReplyBox={this.setActiveReplyBox}
                 activeReplyBox={this.state.activeReplyBox}
@@ -191,42 +203,44 @@ class Embed extends Component {
                 key={highlightedComment.id}
                 reactKey={highlightedComment.id}
                 comment={highlightedComment} />
+              : <div>
+                <NewCount
+                  commentCount={asset.commentCount}
+                  countCache={countCache[asset.id]}
+                  loadMore={this.props.loadMore}
+                  firstCommentDate={firstCommentDate}
+                  assetId={asset.id}
+                  updateCountCache={this.props.updateCountCache}
+                  />
+                <div className="embed__stream">
+                  <Stream
+                    open={openStream}
+                    addNotification={this.props.addNotification}
+                    postItem={this.props.postItem}
+                    setActiveReplyBox={this.setActiveReplyBox}
+                    activeReplyBox={this.state.activeReplyBox}
+                    asset={asset}
+                    currentUser={user}
+                    postLike={this.props.postLike}
+                    postFlag={this.props.postFlag}
+                    postDontAgree={this.props.postDontAgree}
+                    getCounts={this.props.getCounts}
+                    addCommentTag={this.props.addCommentTag}
+                    removeCommentTag={this.props.removeCommentTag}
+                    updateCountCache={this.props.updateCountCache}
+                    loadMore={this.props.loadMore}
+                    deleteAction={this.props.deleteAction}
+                    showSignInDialog={this.props.showSignInDialog}
+                    comments={asset.comments} />
+                </div>
+                <LoadMore
+                  topLevel={true}
+                  assetId={asset.id}
+                  comments={asset.comments}
+                  moreComments={countCache[asset.id] > asset.comments.length}
+                  loadMore={this.props.loadMore} />
+              </div>
             }
-            <NewCount
-              commentCount={asset.commentCount}
-              countCache={countCache[asset.id]}
-              loadMore={this.props.loadMore}
-              firstCommentDate={firstCommentDate}
-              assetId={asset.id}
-              updateCountCache={this.props.updateCountCache}
-              />
-            <div className="embed__stream">
-              <Stream
-                open={openStream}
-                addNotification={this.props.addNotification}
-                postItem={this.props.postItem}
-                setActiveReplyBox={this.setActiveReplyBox}
-                activeReplyBox={this.state.activeReplyBox}
-                asset={asset}
-                currentUser={user}
-                postLike={this.props.postLike}
-                postFlag={this.props.postFlag}
-                postDontAgree={this.props.postDontAgree}
-                getCounts={this.props.getCounts}
-                addCommentTag={this.props.addCommentTag}
-                removeCommentTag={this.props.removeCommentTag}
-                updateCountCache={this.props.updateCountCache}
-                loadMore={this.props.loadMore}
-                deleteAction={this.props.deleteAction}
-                showSignInDialog={this.props.showSignInDialog}
-                comments={asset.comments} />
-            </div>
-          <LoadMore
-            topLevel={true}
-            assetId={asset.id}
-            comments={asset.comments}
-            moreComments={countCache[asset.id] > asset.comments.length}
-            loadMore={this.props.loadMore}/>
         </TabContent>
          <TabContent show={activeTab === 1}>
            <ProfileContainer
@@ -263,6 +277,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
   editName: (username) => dispatch(editName(username)),
   showSignInDialog: (offset) => dispatch(showSignInDialog(offset)),
   updateCountCache: (id, count) => dispatch(updateCountCache(id, count)),
+  viewAllComments: () => dispatch(viewAllComments()),
   logout: () => dispatch(logout()),
   dispatch: d => dispatch(d)
 });
diff --git a/client/coral-embed/src/index.js b/client/coral-embed/src/index.js
index 8ebd403b8..e3350e0d3 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed/src/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed/src/index.js
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ function configurePymParent(pymParent, asset_url) {
     snackbar.style.opacity = 0;
   });
 
+  // remove the permalink comment id from the hash
+  pymParent.onMessage('coral-view-all-comments', function () {
+    window.history.replaceState(
+      {},
+      document.title,
+      location.origin + location.pathname + location.search
+    );
+  });
+
   pymParent.onMessage('coral-alert', function (message) {
     const [type, text] = message.split('|');
     snackbar.style.transform = 'translate(-50%, 20px)';
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/asset.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/asset.js
index 609525986..fa927e58a 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/asset.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/asset.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as actions from '../constants/asset';
 import coralApi from '../helpers/response';
 import {addNotification} from '../actions/notification';
+import {pym} from 'coral-framework';
 
 import I18n from '../../coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from './../translations';
@@ -49,3 +50,37 @@ export const updateOpenStatus = status => dispatch => {
     dispatch(updateOpenStream({closedAt: new Date().getTime()}));
   }
 };
+
+function removeParam(key, sourceURL) {
+  let rtn = sourceURL.split('?')[0];
+  let param;
+  let params_arr = [];
+  let queryString = (sourceURL.indexOf('?') !== -1) ? sourceURL.split('?')[1] : '';
+  if (queryString !== '') {
+    params_arr = queryString.split('&');
+    for (let i = params_arr.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+      param = params_arr[i].split('=')[0];
+      if (param === key) {
+        params_arr.splice(i, 1);
+      }
+    }
+    rtn = `${rtn}?${params_arr.join('&')}`;
+  }
+  return rtn;
+}
+
+export const viewAllComments = () => {
+
+  // remove the comment_id url param
+  const modifiedUrl = removeParam('comment_id', location.href);
+  try {
+
+    // "window" here refers to the embedded iframe
+    window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, modifiedUrl);
+
+    // also change the parent url
+    pym.sendMessage('coral-view-all-comments');
+  } catch (e) { /* not sure if we're worried about old browsers */ }
+
+  return {type: actions.VIEW_ALL_COMMENTS};
+};
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/constants/asset.js b/client/coral-framework/constants/asset.js
index 234095d9d..5547c5284 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/constants/asset.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/constants/asset.js
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ export const UPDATE_ASSET_SETTINGS_FAILURE = 'UPDATE_ASSET_SETTINGS_FAILURE';
 export const OPEN_COMMENTS = 'OPEN_COMMENTS';
 export const CLOSE_COMMENTS = 'CLOSE_COMMENTS';
 export const UPDATE_COUNT_CACHE = 'UPDATE_COUNT_CACHE';
+
+export const VIEW_ALL_COMMENTS = 'VIEW_ALL_COMMENTS';
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/graphql/queries/index.js b/client/coral-framework/graphql/queries/index.js
index cdf2356d8..a6c8aa17b 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/graphql/queries/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/graphql/queries/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function getQueryVariable(variable) {
   return null;
 }
 
+// get the counts of the top-level comments
 export const getCounts = (data) => ({asset_id, limit, sort}) => {
   return data.fetchMore({
     query: GET_COUNTS,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export const getCounts = (data) => ({asset_id, limit, sort}) => {
   });
 };
 
+// handle paginated requests for more Comments pertaining to the Asset
 export const loadMore = (data) => ({limit, cursor, parent_id = null, asset_id, sort}, newComments) => {
   return data.fetchMore({
     query: LOAD_MORE,
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ export const loadMore = (data) => ({limit, cursor, parent_id = null, asset_id, s
   });
 };
 
+// load the comment stream.
 export const queryStream = graphql(STREAM_QUERY, {
   options: () => {
     let comment_id = getQueryVariable('comment_id');