diff --git a/ui/src/components/comment-form.tsx b/ui/src/components/comment-form.tsx
index 04720cbb0..00b4fe1ef 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/comment-form.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/comment-form.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ interface CommentFormProps {
   onReplyCancel?(): any;
   edit?: boolean;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  focus?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface CommentFormState {
@@ -122,7 +123,9 @@ export class CommentForm extends Component<CommentFormProps, CommentFormState> {
         setTimeout(() => autosize.update(textarea), 10);
       }
 
-      textarea.focus();
+      if (this.props.focus) {
+        textarea.focus();
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/components/comment-node.tsx b/ui/src/components/comment-node.tsx
index 8e976e7cc..82af0bbe0 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/comment-node.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/comment-node.tsx
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ export class CommentNode extends Component<CommentNodeProps, CommentNodeState> {
                 edit
                 onReplyCancel={this.handleReplyCancel}
                 disabled={this.props.locked}
+                focus
               />
             )}
             {!this.state.showEdit && !this.state.collapsed && (
@@ -697,6 +698,7 @@ export class CommentNode extends Component<CommentNodeProps, CommentNodeState> {
             node={node}
             onReplyCancel={this.handleReplyCancel}
             disabled={this.props.locked}
+            focus
           />
         )}
         {node.children && !this.state.collapsed && (