diff --git a/files/assets/js/comments_v.js b/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
index cd1812b12..b5205539d 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/comments_v.js
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ function comment_edit(id){
 
 			document.getElementById('comment-edit-body-' + id).value = data["body"];
 
+			const ping_cost = document.getElementById('comment-ping-cost-' + id)
+			ping_cost.innerText = data["ping_cost"];
+			ping_cost.parentElement.classList.remove('d-none')
+
 			const input = ta.parentElement.querySelector('input[type="file"]')
 			input.previousElementSibling.innerHTML = '';
 			input.value = null;
diff --git a/files/routes/comments.py b/files/routes/comments.py
index e4c29ddf5..1ade52257 100644
--- a/files/routes/comments.py
+++ b/files/routes/comments.py
@@ -680,4 +680,4 @@ def edit_comment(cid, v):
 
 
 	g.db.flush()
-	return {"body": c.body, "comment": c.realbody(v)}
+	return {"body": c.body, "comment": c.realbody(v), "ping_cost": c.ping_cost}
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 0311a3abd..1f198599a 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@
 				{% endif %}
 				{% endif %}
 
-				{% if c.ping_cost %}
-					<em class="ml-2">spent {{c.ping_cost}} currency on pings</em>
-				{% endif %}
+				<em class="ml-2 {% if not c.ping_cost %}d-none{% endif %}">
+					spent <span id="comment-ping-cost-{{c.id}}">{{c.ping_cost}}</span> currency on pings
+				</em>
 
 				{% if c.slots_result %}
 					<em class="ml-2">{{c.slots_result}}</em>