diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 17dcb06a4..2f54cc65c 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@
 				{% for c in p.comments %}
 					{% if not (v and v.id==c.author_id) and not c.voted %}
 						if ({{c.created_utc*1000}} > lastCount.t) 
-						try {document.getElementById("comment-{{c.id}}-only").classList.add('unread')}
+						try {
+							document.getElementById("comment-{{c.id}}-only").classList.add('unread')
+							document.getElementById("comment-{{c.id}}").querySelector(".comment-user-info").innerHTML += "<span>~new~</span>";
+						}
 						catch(e) {}
 					{% endif %}
 				{% endfor %}
@@ -253,7 +256,10 @@
 							{% for c in p.comments %}
 								{% if not (v and v.id==c.author_id) and not c.voted %}
 									if ({{c.created_utc*1000}} > lastCount.t) 
-									try {document.getElementById("comment-{{c.id}}-only").classList.add('unread')}
+									try {
+										document.getElementById("comment-{{c.id}}-only").classList.add('unread')
+										document.getElementById("comment-{{c.id}}").querySelector(".comment-user-info").innerHTML += "<span>~new~</span>";
+									}
 									catch(e) {}
 								{% endif %}
 							{% endfor %}
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 83aaf8474..1f790652f 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -494,7 +494,10 @@
 						{% for c in p.comments %}
 							{% if not (v and v.id==c.author_id) and not c.voted %}
 								if ({{c.created_utc*1000}} > lastCount.t) 
-								try {document.getElementById("comment-{{c.id}}-only").classList.add('unread')}
+								try {
+									document.getElementById("comment-{{c.id}}-only").classList.add('unread')
+									document.getElementById("comment-{{c.id}}").querySelector(".comment-user-info").innerHTML += "<span>~new~</span>";
+								}
 								catch(e) {}
 							{% endif %}
 						{% endfor %}