diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp
index 6b2f16a30..4bf36f218 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp
@@ -686,8 +686,11 @@ void PostedListWidgetWithModel::openComments(const RsGxsMessageId& msgId)
     if(!index.isValid())
         return;
 
+    RsGxsId current_author;
+    ui->idChooser->getChosenId(current_author);
+
     RsPostedPost post = index.data(Qt::UserRole).value<RsPostedPost>() ;
-    auto *commentDialog = new GxsCommentDialog(this,rsPosted->getTokenService(),rsPosted);
+    auto *commentDialog = new GxsCommentDialog(this,current_author,rsPosted->getTokenService(),rsPosted);
 
     std::set<RsGxsMessageId> msg_versions({post.mMeta.mMsgId});
     commentDialog->commentLoad(post.mMeta.mGroupId, msg_versions, post.mMeta.mMsgId);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentContainer.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentContainer.cpp
index c1590fba4..b80539cea 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentContainer.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentContainer.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void GxsCommentContainer::commentLoad(const RsGxsGroupId &grpId, const std::set<
 		comments += "...";
 	}
 
-	GxsCommentDialog *commentDialog = new GxsCommentDialog(this, getTokenService(), getCommentService());
+    GxsCommentDialog *commentDialog = new GxsCommentDialog(this, RsGxsId(),getTokenService(), getCommentService());
 
 	QWidget *commentHeader = createHeaderWidget(grpId, msgId);
 	commentDialog->setCommentHeader(commentHeader);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.cpp
index 7797b39f1..23fc18654 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.cpp
@@ -30,24 +30,24 @@
 #include <QDateTime>
 
 /** Constructor */
-GxsCommentDialog::GxsCommentDialog(QWidget *parent, RsTokenService *token_service, RsGxsCommentService *comment_service)
+GxsCommentDialog::GxsCommentDialog(QWidget *parent, const RsGxsId &default_author, RsTokenService *token_service, RsGxsCommentService *comment_service)
 	: QWidget(parent), ui(new Ui::GxsCommentDialog)
 {
 	/* Invoke the Qt Designer generated QObject setup routine */
 	ui->setupUi(this);
 
     setTokenService(token_service,comment_service);
-    init();
+    init(default_author);
 }
 	
-void GxsCommentDialog::init()
+void GxsCommentDialog::init(const RsGxsId& default_author)
 {
 	/* Set header resize modes and initial section sizes */
 	QHeaderView * ttheader = ui->treeWidget->header () ;
 	ttheader->resizeSection (0, 440);
 
 	/* fill in the available OwnIds for signing */
-	ui->idChooser->loadIds(IDCHOOSER_ID_REQUIRED, RsGxsId());
+    ui->idChooser->loadIds(IDCHOOSER_ID_REQUIRED, default_author);
 
 	connect(ui->refreshButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(refresh()));
 	connect(ui->idChooser, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged( int )), this, SLOT(voterSelectionChanged( int )));
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ void GxsCommentDialog::setTokenService(RsTokenService *token_service, RsGxsComme
 	ui->treeWidget->setup(token_service, comment_service);
 }
 
-GxsCommentDialog::GxsCommentDialog(QWidget *parent)
+GxsCommentDialog::GxsCommentDialog(QWidget *parent,const RsGxsId &default_author)
 	: QWidget(parent), ui(new Ui::GxsCommentDialog)
 {
 	/* Invoke the Qt Designer generated QObject setup routine */
 	ui->setupUi(this);
 
-    init();
+    init(default_author);
 }
 
 GxsCommentDialog::~GxsCommentDialog()
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.h
index b07568eda..80a58ff47 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.h
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class GxsCommentDialog: public QWidget
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	GxsCommentDialog(QWidget *parent);
-	GxsCommentDialog(QWidget *parent, RsTokenService *token_service, RsGxsCommentService *comment_service);
+    GxsCommentDialog(QWidget *parent=nullptr,const RsGxsId& default_author=RsGxsId());
+    GxsCommentDialog(QWidget *parent,const RsGxsId& default_author, RsTokenService *token_service, RsGxsCommentService *comment_service);
 	virtual ~GxsCommentDialog();
 
     void setTokenService(RsTokenService *token_service, RsGxsCommentService *comment_service);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ signals:
     void commentsLoaded(int);
 
 private:
-    void init();
+    void init(const RsGxsId &default_author);
 
 	RsGxsGroupId   mGrpId;
 	RsGxsMessageId mMostRecentMsgId;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentTreeWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentTreeWidget.cpp
index 35b56ae19..fcc13e851 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentTreeWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentTreeWidget.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void GxsCommentTreeWidget::banUser()
 
 void GxsCommentTreeWidget::makeComment()
 {
-	GxsCreateCommentDialog pcc(mCommentService, std::make_pair(mGroupId,mLatestMsgId), mLatestMsgId, this);
+    GxsCreateCommentDialog pcc(mCommentService, std::make_pair(mGroupId,mLatestMsgId), mLatestMsgId, mVoterId,this);
 	pcc.exec();
 }
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void GxsCommentTreeWidget::replyToComment()
 	RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair msgId;
 	msgId.first = mGroupId;
 	msgId.second = mCurrentCommentMsgId;
-	GxsCreateCommentDialog pcc(mCommentService, msgId, mLatestMsgId, this);
+    GxsCreateCommentDialog pcc(mCommentService, msgId, mLatestMsgId, mVoterId,this);
 
 	pcc.loadComment(mCurrentCommentText, mCurrentCommentAuthor, mCurrentCommentAuthorId);
 	pcc.exec();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCreateCommentDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCreateCommentDialog.cpp
index dd3f2f97c..e084635c3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCreateCommentDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCreateCommentDialog.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <iostream>
 
-GxsCreateCommentDialog::GxsCreateCommentDialog(RsGxsCommentService *service,  const RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair &parentId, const RsGxsMessageId& threadId, QWidget *parent) :
+GxsCreateCommentDialog::GxsCreateCommentDialog(RsGxsCommentService *service,  const RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair &parentId, const RsGxsMessageId& threadId, const RsGxsId& default_author,QWidget *parent) :
 	QDialog(parent),
 	ui(new Ui::GxsCreateCommentDialog), mCommentService(service), mParentId(parentId), mThreadId(threadId)
 {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ GxsCreateCommentDialog::GxsCreateCommentDialog(RsGxsCommentService *service,  co
 	connect(ui->buttonBox, SIGNAL(rejected()), this, SLOT(close()));
 
 	/* fill in the available OwnIds for signing */
-    ui->idChooser->loadIds(IDCHOOSER_ID_REQUIRED, RsGxsId());
+    ui->idChooser->loadIds(IDCHOOSER_ID_REQUIRED, default_author);
 }
 
 void GxsCreateCommentDialog::loadComment(const QString &msgText, const QString &msgAuthor, const RsGxsId &msgAuthorId)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCreateCommentDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCreateCommentDialog.h
index 967649179..ce394bf5e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCreateCommentDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCreateCommentDialog.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class GxsCreateCommentDialog : public QDialog
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	explicit GxsCreateCommentDialog(RsGxsCommentService *service, const RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair& parentId, const RsGxsMessageId& threadId, QWidget *parent = 0);
+    explicit GxsCreateCommentDialog(RsGxsCommentService *service, const RsGxsGrpMsgIdPair& parentId, const RsGxsMessageId& threadId, const RsGxsId& default_author=RsGxsId(),QWidget *parent = 0);
 	~GxsCreateCommentDialog();
 
 	void loadComment(const QString &msgText, const QString &msgAuthor, const RsGxsId &msgAuthorId);	
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFrameDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFrameDialog.cpp
index 9cc924a33..4a5d0c859 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFrameDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFrameDialog.cpp
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ void GxsGroupFrameDialog::loadComment(const RsGxsGroupId &grpId, const QVector<R
 			comments += "...";
 		}
 
-		commentDialog = new GxsCommentDialog(this, mInterface->getTokenService(), commentService);
+        commentDialog = new GxsCommentDialog(this,RsGxsId(), mInterface->getTokenService(), commentService);
 
 		QWidget *commentHeader = createCommentHeaderWidget(grpId, most_recent_msgId);
 		if (commentHeader) {