diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.css b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.css
index 713655914..32a034f51 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.css
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.css
@@ -169,5 +169,5 @@
 }
 
 .footer {
-
+  min-height: 10px;
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
index 54bbfea50..8bece5dc5 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ export default class Comment extends React.Component {
     } = this.props;
 
     const view = this.getVisibileReplies();
+    const isActive = ['NONE', 'ACCEPTED'].indexOf(comment.status) >= 0;
     const {loadingState} = this.state;
     const isPending = comment.id.indexOf('pending') >= 0;
     const isHighlighted = highlighted === comment.id;
@@ -422,7 +423,7 @@ export default class Comment extends React.Component {
                 {...slotProps}
               />
 
-              { (currentUser && (comment.user.id === currentUser.id)) &&
+              { isActive && (currentUser && (comment.user.id === currentUser.id)) &&
 
                 /* User can edit/delete their own comment for a short window after posting */
                 <span className={cn(styles.topRight)}>
@@ -467,44 +468,48 @@ export default class Comment extends React.Component {
                   </div>
               }
             </div>
-            <div className={styles.footer}>
-              <div className="commentActionsLeft comment__action-container">
-                <Slot
-                  fill="commentReactions"
-                  {...slotProps}
-                  inline
-                />
-                {!disableReply &&
-                  <ActionButton>
-                    <ReplyButton
-                      onClick={this.showReplyBox}
-                      parentCommentId={parentId || comment.id}
-                      currentUserId={currentUser && currentUser.id}
+            <div className={cn(styles.footer, 'talk-stream-comment-footer')}>
+              {isActive &&
+                <div className={'talk-stream-comment-actions-container'}>
+                  <div className="commentActionsLeft comment__action-container">
+                    <Slot
+                      fill="commentReactions"
+                      {...slotProps}
+                      inline
                     />
-                  </ActionButton>}
-              </div>
-              <div className="commentActionsRight comment__action-container">
-                <Slot
-                  fill="commentActions"
-                  wrapperComponent={ActionButton}
-                  {...slotProps}
-                  inline
-                />
-                <ActionButton>
-                  <FlagComment
-                    flaggedByCurrentUser={!!myFlag}
-                    flag={myFlag}
-                    id={comment.id}
-                    author_id={comment.user.id}
-                    postFlag={postFlag}
-                    addNotification={addNotification}
-                    postDontAgree={postDontAgree}
-                    deleteAction={deleteAction}
-                    showSignInDialog={showSignInDialog}
-                    currentUser={currentUser}
-                  />
-                </ActionButton>
-              </div>
+                    {!disableReply &&
+                      <ActionButton>
+                        <ReplyButton
+                          onClick={this.showReplyBox}
+                          parentCommentId={parentId || comment.id}
+                          currentUserId={currentUser && currentUser.id}
+                        />
+                      </ActionButton>}
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="commentActionsRight comment__action-container">
+                    <Slot
+                      fill="commentActions"
+                      wrapperComponent={ActionButton}
+                      {...slotProps}
+                      inline
+                    />
+                    <ActionButton>
+                      <FlagComment
+                        flaggedByCurrentUser={!!myFlag}
+                        flag={myFlag}
+                        id={comment.id}
+                        author_id={comment.user.id}
+                        postFlag={postFlag}
+                        addNotification={addNotification}
+                        postDontAgree={postDontAgree}
+                        deleteAction={deleteAction}
+                        showSignInDialog={showSignInDialog}
+                        currentUser={currentUser}
+                      />
+                    </ActionButton>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              }
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
index 8e4e81274..66ffc0fc8 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import QuestionBox from 'talk-plugin-questionbox/QuestionBox';
 import {Button, TabBar, Tab, TabCount, TabContent, TabPane} from 'coral-ui';
 import cn from 'classnames';
 
-import {getTopLevelParent} from '../graphql/utils';
+import {getTopLevelParent, attachCommentToParent} from '../graphql/utils';
 import AllCommentsPane from './AllCommentsPane';
 
 import styles from './Stream.css';
@@ -103,7 +103,16 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
     const open = asset.closedAt === null;
 
     // even though the permalinked comment is the highlighted one, we're displaying its parent + replies
-    const highlightedComment = comment && getTopLevelParent(comment);
+    let highlightedComment = comment && getTopLevelParent(comment);
+    if (highlightedComment) {
+      const isInactive = ['NONE', 'ACCEPTED'].indexOf(comment.status) === -1;
+      if (comment.parent && isInactive) {
+
+        // the highlighted comment is not active and as such not in the replies, so we
+        // attach it to the right parent.
+        highlightedComment = attachCommentToParent(highlightedComment, comment);
+      }
+    }
 
     const banned = user && user.status === 'BANNED';
     const temporarilySuspended =
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/utils.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/utils.js
index 1030a3547..ac6298616 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/utils.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/utils.js
@@ -185,6 +185,32 @@ export function insertFetchedCommentsIntoEmbedQuery(root, comments, parent_id) {
   return applyToCommentsOrigin(root, (origin) => findAndInsertFetchedComments(origin, comments, parent_id));
 }
 
+/**
+ * attachCommentToParent recurses through the comment tree starting at `topLevelComment`
+ * to find the parent of `comment` and attach it to the replies.
+ */
+export function attachCommentToParent(topLevelComment, comment) {
+  if (topLevelComment.id === comment.parent.id) {
+    return update(topLevelComment, {
+      replies: {
+        nodes: {
+          $apply: (nodes) => insertCommentsSorted(nodes, comment),
+        },
+      },
+      replyCount: {
+        $set: (count) => count + 1,
+      }
+    });
+  }
+  return update(topLevelComment, {
+    replies: {
+      nodes: {
+        $apply: (nodes) => nodes.map((node) => attachCommentToParent(node, comment)),
+      },
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * Nest a string in itself repeatly until `level` has been reached.
  *
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/asset.js b/graph/resolvers/asset.js
index da9114c6a..fb2f6cac5 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/asset.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/asset.js
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 const {decorateWithTags} = require('./util');
+const {
+  SEARCH_NON_NULL_OR_ACCEPTED_COMMENTS,
+} = require('../../perms/constants');
 
 const Asset = {
   recentComments({id}, _, {loaders: {Comments}}) {
     return Comments.genRecentComments.load(id);
   },
-  async comment({id}, {id: commentId}, {loaders: {Comments}}) {
+  async comment({id}, {id: commentId}, {loaders: {Comments}, user}) {
+    const statuses = user && user.can(SEARCH_NON_NULL_OR_ACCEPTED_COMMENTS)
+      ? ['NONE', 'ACCEPTED', 'PREMOD', 'REJECTED']
+      : ['NONE', 'ACCEPTED'];
+
     const comments = await Comments.getByQuery({
       asset_id: id,
-      ids: commentId
+      ids: commentId,
+      statuses,
     });
 
     return comments.nodes[0];