diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/CommentsContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/CommentsContainer.cs
index 9f1d9d9488..d252083411 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/CommentsContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/CommentsContainer.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
         private readonly FillFlowContainer content;
         private readonly DeletedChildrenPlaceholder deletedChildrenPlaceholder;
         private readonly CommentsShowMoreButton moreButton;
+        private readonly TotalCommentsCounter commentCounter;
 
         public CommentsContainer()
         {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
                     Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
+                        commentCounter = new TotalCommentsCounter(),
                         new CommentsHeader
                         {
                             Sort = { BindTarget = Sort },
@@ -133,6 +135,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
             if (!IsLoaded)
                 return;
 
+            // only reset when changing ID/type. other refetch ops are generally just changing sort order.
+            commentCounter.Current.Value = 0;
+
             refetchComments();
         }
 
@@ -199,6 +204,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
                     moreButton.IsLoading = false;
                 }
 
+                commentCounter.Current.Value = response.Total;
+
                 moreButton.FadeTo(response.HasMore ? 1 : 0);
             }, loadCancellation.Token);
         }