diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneVotePill.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneVotePill.cs
index 9bb29541ec..420f6b1ab6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneVotePill.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneVotePill.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Game.Overlays.Comments;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
 {
@@ -16,13 +17,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [Cached]
         private readonly OverlayColourProvider colourProvider = new OverlayColourProvider(OverlayColourScheme.Blue);
 
-        private VotePill votePill;
+        private TestPill votePill;
 
         [Test]
         public void TestUserCommentPill()
         {
             AddStep("Log in", logIn);
             AddStep("User comment", () => addVotePill(getUserComment()));
+            AddAssert("Background is transparent", () => votePill.Background.Alpha == 0);
             AddStep("Click", () => votePill.Click());
             AddAssert("Not loading", () => !votePill.IsLoading);
         }
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         {
             AddStep("Log in", logIn);
             AddStep("Random comment", () => addVotePill(getRandomComment()));
+            AddAssert("Background is not transparent", () => votePill.Background.Alpha == 1);
             AddStep("Click", () => votePill.Click());
             AddAssert("Loading", () => votePill.IsLoading);
         }
@@ -64,11 +67,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         private void addVotePill(Comment comment)
         {
             Clear();
-            Add(votePill = new VotePill(comment)
+            Add(votePill = new TestPill(comment)
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
             });
         }
+
+        private class TestPill : VotePill
+        {
+            public new Box Background => base.Background;
+
+            public TestPill(Comment comment)
+                : base(comment)
+            {
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
index aa9723ea85..b6e6aa82c7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
         [Resolved]
         private OverlayColourProvider colourProvider { get; set; }
 
+        protected Box Background { get; private set; }
+
         private readonly Comment comment;
-        private Box background;
+
         private Box hoverLayer;
         private CircularContainer borderContainer;
         private SpriteText sideNumber;
@@ -62,8 +64,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
             AccentColour = borderContainer.BorderColour = sideNumber.Colour = colours.GreenLight;
             hoverLayer.Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.5f);
 
-            if (api.IsLoggedIn && api.LocalUser.Value.Id != comment.UserId)
+            var ownComment = api.LocalUser.Value.Id == comment.UserId;
+
+            if (api.IsLoggedIn && !ownComment)
                 Action = onAction;
+
+            Background.Alpha = ownComment ? 0 : 1;
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
             base.LoadComplete();
             isVoted.Value = comment.IsVoted;
             votesCount.Value = comment.VotesCount;
-            isVoted.BindValueChanged(voted => background.Colour = voted.NewValue ? AccentColour : colourProvider.Background6, true);
+            isVoted.BindValueChanged(voted => Background.Colour = voted.NewValue ? AccentColour : colourProvider.Background6, true);
             votesCount.BindValueChanged(count => votesCounter.Text = $"+{count.NewValue}", true);
         }
 
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
                     Masking = true,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        background = new Box
+                        Background = new Box
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
                         },