diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.cpp
index 57fc7031b..f9b8b1dbc 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.h"
+#include "gui/gxs/GxsCommentTreeWidget.h"
 #include "ui_GxsCommentDialog.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ GxsCommentDialog::GxsCommentDialog(QWidget *parent, RsTokenService *token_servic
 	connect(ui->idChooser, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged( int )), this, SLOT(voterSelectionChanged( int )));
     connect(ui->idChooser, SIGNAL(idsLoaded()), this, SLOT(idChooserReady()));
 	
+	connect(ui->commentButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), ui->treeWidget, SLOT(makeComment()));
 	connect(ui->sortBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(sortComments(int)));
 	
 	// default sort method "HOT".
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.ui
index 6bf6b1112..c349c6eb7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsCommentDialog.ui
@@ -40,6 +40,32 @@
    </item>
    <item row="1" column="0">
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="toolBarHLayout">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="commentButton">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Comment</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="icon">
+        <iconset resource="../icons.qrc">
+         <normaloff>:/icons/png/comment.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/comment.png</iconset>
+       </property>
+       <property name="iconSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>20</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="toolButtonStyle">
+        <enum>Qt::ToolButtonTextBesideIcon</enum>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QComboBox" name="sortBox">
        <property name="toolTip">