diff --git a/files/assets/js/comments_v.js b/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
index afeede7a5..dc0b2f0f9 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
@@ -240,12 +240,24 @@ function post_comment(fullname){
 		try {data = JSON.parse(xhr.response)}
 		catch(e) {console.log(e)}
 		if (data && data["comment"]) {
-			commentForm=document.getElementById('comment-form-space-'+fullname);
-			commentForm.innerHTML = data["comment"].replace(/data-src/g, 'src').replace(/data-cfsrc/g, 'src').replace(/style="display:none;visibility:hidden;"/g, '');
+			let id = fullname.split('_')[1];
+			let name = 'comment-form-space-' + fullname;
+			commentForm = document.getElementById(name);
+
+			// dynamically insert comment into the comments section of the current comment/post
+			let comments = document.getElementById('replies-of-' + id);
+			let comment = data["comment"].replace(/data-src/g, 'src').replace(/data-cfsrc/g, 'src').replace(/style="display:none;visibility:hidden;"/g, '');
+
+			comments.innerHTML = comment + comments.innerHTML;
+
 			bs_trigger(commentForm);
 
+			// remove the placeholder if it exists
 			let placeholder = document.getElementById("placeholder-comment");
 			if(placeholder){
+				// clear out the text-center classes etc.
+				comments.classList.remove('text-center');
+				comments.classList.remove('py-7');
 				placeholder.parentNode.removeChild(placeholder);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index f1228ea72..0682d11be 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -603,6 +603,8 @@
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		{% endif %}
+	{% else %}
+	<div id="replies-of-{{c.id}}"></div>
 	{% endif %}
 	</div>
 
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 86573c79b..9b473cbb8 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
 	{% endif %}
 
 	{% if p.replies %}
-	<div class="comment-section">
+	<div class="comment-section" id="replies-of-{{p.id}}">
 	{% with comments=p.replies %}
 		{% include "comments.html" %}
 	{% endwith %}
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% elif not p.replies and p.deleted_utc == 0 %}
-	<div class="comment-section text-center py-7">
+	<div class="comment-section text-center py-7" id="replies-of-{{p.id}}">
 		<div class="row no-gutters" id="placeholder-comment">	
 			<div class="col">			
 				<span class="fa-stack fa-2x text-muted mb-4">