diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneVotePill.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneVotePill.cs
index 9bb29541ec..e9e826e62f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneVotePill.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneVotePill.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ 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;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
 {
@@ -16,13 +18,33 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [Cached]
         private readonly OverlayColourProvider colourProvider = new OverlayColourProvider(OverlayColourScheme.Blue);
 
-        private VotePill votePill;
+        [Cached]
+        private LoginOverlay login;
+
+        private TestPill votePill;
+        private readonly Container pillContainer;
+
+        public TestSceneVotePill()
+        {
+            AddRange(new Drawable[]
+            {
+                pillContainer = new Container
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                },
+                login = new LoginOverlay()
+            });
+        }
 
         [Test]
         public void TestUserCommentPill()
         {
+            AddStep("Hide login overlay", () => login.Hide());
             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);
         }
@@ -30,8 +52,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [Test]
         public void TestRandomCommentPill()
         {
+            AddStep("Hide login overlay", () => login.Hide());
             AddStep("Log in", logIn);
             AddStep("Random comment", () => addVotePill(getRandomComment()));
+            AddAssert("Background is visible", () => votePill.Background.Alpha == 1);
             AddStep("Click", () => votePill.Click());
             AddAssert("Loading", () => votePill.IsLoading);
         }
@@ -39,10 +63,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [Test]
         public void TestOfflineRandomCommentPill()
         {
+            AddStep("Hide login overlay", () => login.Hide());
             AddStep("Log out", API.Logout);
             AddStep("Random comment", () => addVotePill(getRandomComment()));
             AddStep("Click", () => votePill.Click());
-            AddAssert("Not loading", () => !votePill.IsLoading);
+            AddAssert("Login overlay is visible", () => login.State.Value == Visibility.Visible);
         }
 
         private void logIn() => API.Login("localUser", "password");
@@ -63,12 +88,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
 
         private void addVotePill(Comment comment)
         {
-            Clear();
-            Add(votePill = new VotePill(comment)
+            pillContainer.Clear();
+            pillContainer.Child = 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..cf3c470f96 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
@@ -33,11 +33,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
         [Resolved]
         private IAPIProvider api { get; set; }
 
+        [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+        private LoginOverlay login { get; set; }
+
         [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 +67,12 @@ 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 (!ownComment)
                 Action = onAction;
+
+            Background.Alpha = ownComment ? 0 : 1;
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -71,12 +80,18 @@ 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);
         }
 
         private void onAction()
         {
+            if (!api.IsLoggedIn)
+            {
+                login?.Show();
+                return;
+            }
+
             request = new CommentVoteRequest(comment.Id, isVoted.Value ? CommentVoteAction.UnVote : CommentVoteAction.Vote);
             request.Success += onSuccess;
             api.Queue(request);
@@ -102,7 +117,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
                     Masking = true,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        background = new Box
+                        Background = new Box
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
                         },