diff --git a/assets/js/comments.js b/assets/js/comments.js
index 35ffa96e..abe423ce 100644
--- a/assets/js/comments.js
+++ b/assets/js/comments.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 var video_data = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('video_data').textContent);
 
+// Arabic, Persian, Hebrew
+var isRTL = ["ar", "fa", "he"].includes(video_data.preferences.locale);
+
 var spinnerHTML = '<h3 style="text-align:center"><div class="loading"><i class="icon ion-ios-refresh"></i></div></h3>';
 var spinnerHTMLwithHR = spinnerHTML + '<hr>';
 
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ function show_youtube_replies(event) {
 function get_youtube_comments() {
     var comments = document.getElementById('comments');
 
-    var fallback = comments.innerHTML;
+    var originalHTML = comments.innerHTML;
     comments.innerHTML = spinnerHTML;
 
     var baseUrl = video_data.base_url || '/api/v1/comments/'+ video_data.id
@@ -65,10 +68,10 @@ function get_youtube_comments() {
         '&thin_mode=' + video_data.preferences.thin_mode;
 
     if (video_data.ucid) {
-        url += '&ucid=' + video_data.ucid
+        url += '&ucid=' + video_data.ucid;
     }
 
-    var onNon200 = function (xhr) { comments.innerHTML = fallback; };
+    var onNon200 = function (xhr) { comments.innerHTML = originalHTML; };
     if (video_data.params.comments[1] === 'youtube')
         onNon200 = function (xhr) {};
 
@@ -119,13 +122,45 @@ function get_youtube_comments() {
     });
 }
 
+function format_count_load_more(content, current_count, total_count) {
+  var load_more_end_str = content.split('data-load-more');
+  if (load_more_end_str.length === 1)
+      return [content, false];  // no Load More button, return false for has_more_replies
+  load_more_end_str = load_more_end_str[1].split('\n')[0];  // ' >("Load more" translated string)</a>'
+  var slice_index = content.indexOf(load_more_end_str) + load_more_end_str.length - 4;  // backtrace </a>
+  var num_remaining = total_count - current_count;
+  return [
+      // More replies may have been added since initally loading parent comment
+      content.slice(0, slice_index) + ' (+' + (num_remaining > 0 ? num_remaining : '?') + ')' + content.slice(slice_index),
+      true  // Load More button present, return true for has_more_replies
+  ];
+}
+
+function format_count_toggle_replies_button(toggle_reply_button, current_count, total_count, has_more_replies) {
+    if (!has_more_replies) {
+        // Accept the final current count as the total (comments may have been added or removed since loading)
+        total_count = current_count;
+    } else if (current_count >= total_count) {
+        total_count = '?';
+    }
+
+    if (isRTL) [current_count, total_count] = [total_count, current_count];
+    ['data-sub-text', 'data-inner-text'].forEach(attr => {
+        toggle_reply_button.setAttribute(attr, 
+            toggle_reply_button.getAttribute(attr)
+                .replace(/\(\d+\/\d+\)/, ' (' + current_count + '/' + total_count + ')')
+        );
+    });
+    toggle_reply_button.textContent = toggle_reply_button.getAttribute('data-sub-text');
+}
+
 function get_youtube_replies(target, load_more, load_replies) {
     var continuation = target.getAttribute('data-continuation');
 
     var body = target.parentNode.parentNode;
-    var fallback = body.innerHTML;
+    var originalHTML = body.innerHTML;
     body.innerHTML = spinnerHTML;
-    var baseUrl = video_data.base_url || '/api/v1/comments/'+ video_data.id
+    var baseUrl = video_data.base_url || '/api/v1/comments/' + video_data.id
     var url = baseUrl +
         '?format=html' +
         '&hl=' + video_data.preferences.locale +
@@ -133,18 +168,35 @@ function get_youtube_replies(target, load_more, load_replies) {
         '&continuation=' + continuation;
 
     if (video_data.ucid) {
-        url += '&ucid=' + video_data.ucid
+        url += '&ucid=' + video_data.ucid;
     }
     if (load_replies) url += '&action=action_get_comment_replies';
 
     helpers.xhr('GET', url, {}, {
         on200: function (response) {
+            var num_incoming_replies = response.contentHtml.split('channel-profile').length - 1;
             if (load_more) {
                 body = body.parentNode.parentNode;
-                body.removeChild(body.lastElementChild);
-                body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', response.contentHtml);
+                body.removeChild(body.lastElementChild);  // Remove spinner
+                
+                var toggle_replies_button = body.parentNode.firstChild.firstChild;
+                if (!toggle_replies_button) {
+                    body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', response.contentHtml); 
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                var [prev_num_replies, num_total_replies] = toggle_replies_button.textContent.match(/\d+/g);
+                if (isRTL) [prev_num_replies, num_total_replies] = [num_total_replies, prev_num_replies];
+                prev_num_replies -= 0; num_total_replies -= 0;  // convert to integers
+                var num_current_replies = prev_num_replies + num_incoming_replies;
+
+                var [newHTML, has_more_replies] = format_count_load_more(response.contentHtml, num_current_replies, num_total_replies);
+                format_count_toggle_replies_button(toggle_replies_button, num_current_replies, num_total_replies, has_more_replies);
+
+                body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', newHTML);
             } else {
-                body.removeChild(body.lastElementChild);
+                // loads only once for each comment when first opening their replies
+                body.removeChild(body.lastElementChild);  // Remove spinner
 
                 var p = document.createElement('p');
                 var a = document.createElement('a');
@@ -152,23 +204,30 @@ function get_youtube_replies(target, load_more, load_replies) {
 
                 a.href = 'javascript:void(0)';
                 a.onclick = hide_youtube_replies;
-                a.setAttribute('data-sub-text', video_data.hide_replies_text);
-                a.setAttribute('data-inner-text', video_data.show_replies_text);
-                a.textContent = video_data.hide_replies_text;
+
+                var num_total_replies = originalHTML.split('data-load-replies')[1].match(/\d+/)[0] - 0;
+                var num_replies_text = ' (0/0)';  // replace later
+                var hide_replies_text = video_data.hide_replies_text + num_replies_text;
+                a.setAttribute('data-sub-text', hide_replies_text);
+                a.setAttribute('data-inner-text', video_data.show_replies_text + num_replies_text);
+                a.textContent = hide_replies_text;
 
                 var div = document.createElement('div');
-                div.innerHTML = response.contentHtml;
+                var [newHTML, has_more_replies] = format_count_load_more(response.contentHtml, num_incoming_replies, num_total_replies);
+                format_count_toggle_replies_button(a, num_incoming_replies, num_total_replies, has_more_replies);
+
+                div.innerHTML = newHTML;
 
                 body.appendChild(p);
                 body.appendChild(div);
             }
         },
         onNon200: function (xhr) {
-            body.innerHTML = fallback;
+            body.innerHTML = originalHTML;
         },
         onTimeout: function (xhr) {
             console.warn('Pulling comments failed');
-            body.innerHTML = fallback;
+            body.innerHTML = originalHTML;
         }
     });
 }
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