diff --git a/app/static/styles.css b/app/static/styles.css
index 80778e70..5d285818 100644
--- a/app/static/styles.css
+++ b/app/static/styles.css
@@ -1344,6 +1344,7 @@ time {
 .comment {
   clear: both;
   margin-left: 15px;
+  padding-left: 0px;
   padding-top: 8px;
 }
 .comment .limit_height {
diff --git a/app/static/styles.scss b/app/static/styles.scss
index 46349396..394604a7 100644
--- a/app/static/styles.scss
+++ b/app/static/styles.scss
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ time {
 .comment {
   clear: both;
   margin-left: 15px;
+  padding-left: 0px;
   padding-top: 8px;
 
   .limit_height {
diff --git a/app/templates/admin/deleted_posts.html b/app/templates/admin/deleted_posts.html
index bf4cef49..75164833 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin/deleted_posts.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin/deleted_posts.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             <h2 class="mt-4" id="comments">Deleted comments</h2>
             <div class="post_list">
                 {% for post_reply in post_replies.items %}
-                    {% with teaser=True, disable_voting=True, no_collapse=True %}
+                    {% with teaser=True, disable_voting=True, no_collapse=True, show_deleted=True %}
                         {% include 'post/_post_reply_teaser.html' %}
                     {% endwith %}
                     <hr />
diff --git a/app/templates/admin/spam_posts.html b/app/templates/admin/spam_posts.html
index 8c3c98eb..cc9f3a15 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin/spam_posts.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin/spam_posts.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
             <h2 class="mt-4" id="comments">Downvoted comments</h2>
             <div class="post_list">
                 {% for post_reply in post_replies.items %}
-                    {% with teaser=True, disable_voting=True, no_collapse=True %}
+                    {% with teaser=True, disable_voting=True, no_collapse=True, show_deleted=True %}
                         {% include 'post/_post_reply_teaser.html' %}
                     {% endwith %}
                     <hr />
diff --git a/app/templates/post/_post_reply_teaser.html b/app/templates/post/_post_reply_teaser.html
index 29ceb0f2..f0637cd7 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/_post_reply_teaser.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/_post_reply_teaser.html
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   teaser: Renders just a teaser
   disable_voting: Disable voting buttons (to prevent mass downvoting)
   no_collapse: Don't collapse for admin and moderator views
+  show_deleted: Show deleted content (for admin views)
+  children: replies to this reply
 #}
 {% if current_user.is_authenticated -%}
     {% set collapsed = ((post_reply.score <= current_user.reply_collapse_threshold) or post_reply.deleted)
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@
 {% else -%}
     {% set collapsed = (post_reply.score <= -10) and not no_collapse -%}
 {% endif -%}
-<div class="container comment{% if post_reply.score <= -10 %} low_score{% endif %}" id="comment_{{ post_reply.id }}">
+<div class="container comment{% if post_reply.score and post_reply.score <= -10 %} low_score{% endif %}{% if post_reply.author.id == post_reply.post.author.id %} original_poster{% endif %}" id="comment_{{ post_reply.id }}"{% if post_reply.language_id and post_reply.language.code != 'en' %} lang="{{ post_reply.language.code }}"{% endif %} aria-level="{{ post_reply.depth+1 }}" role="treeitem">
     {% if not post_reply.author.indexable -%}<!--googleoff: all-->{% endif -%}
     {% if teaser -%}
     <div class="row">
@@ -52,7 +54,15 @@
 
     <div class="row comment_body hidable{% if post_reply.reports and current_user.is_authenticated and post_reply.post.community.is_moderator(current_user) %} reported{% endif %}">
         <div class="col-12">
-            {{ post_reply.body_html | community_links | safe }}
+            {% if post_reply.deleted and not show_deleted -%}
+                {% if post_reply.deleted_by is none or post_reply.deleted_by != post_reply.user_id -%}
+                    <p>Deleted by moderator</p>
+                {% else -%}
+                    <p>Deleted by author</p>
+                {% endif -%}
+            {% else -%}
+                {{ post_reply.body_html | community_links | safe }}
+            {% endif -%}
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="comment_actions hidable">
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@
             {% endif -%}
         </div>
         <div class="notify_toggle">
-            {% if current_user.is_authenticated -%}
+            {% if current_user.is_authenticated and current_user.verified -%}
                 {% with comment=dict(comment=post_reply) -%}
                     {% include "post/_reply_notification_toggle.html" -%}
                 {% endwith -%}
@@ -87,6 +97,23 @@
         {% endif -%}
     </div>
     {% if not post_reply.author.indexable -%}<!--googleon all-->{% endif -%}
+
+    {% if children -%}
+        <div class="replies hidable" role="group">
+            {% if not THREAD_CUTOFF_DEPTH or post_reply.depth <= THREAD_CUTOFF_DEPTH -%}
+                    {% for reply in children -%}
+                        {% with post_reply=reply['comment'], children=reply['replies'] %}
+                            {% include 'post/_post_reply_teaser.html' %}
+                        {% endwith %}
+                    {% endfor -%}
+            {% else -%}
+                <div class="continue_thread hidable">
+                    <a href="{{ url_for('post.continue_discussion', post_id=post_reply.post.id, comment_id=post_reply.id, _anchor='replies') }}">Continue thread</a>
+                </div>
+            {% endif -%}
+        </div>
+    {% endif -%}
+
     {% if collapsed -%}
         <script nonce="{{ session['nonce'] }}" type="text/javascript">
             if (typeof(toBeHidden) === 'undefined') {
diff --git a/app/templates/post/continue_discussion.html b/app/templates/post/continue_discussion.html
index bda80148..50cda27f 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/continue_discussion.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/continue_discussion.html
@@ -12,68 +12,11 @@
         <p><a href="{{ url_for('activitypub.post_ap', post_id=post.id, _anchor='replies') }}">Back to main discussion</a></p>
         <div class="row post_replies">
             <div class="col">
-                {% macro render_comment(comment) %}
-                    <div id="comment_{{ comment['comment'].id }}" class="comment {% if comment['comment'].author.id == post.author.id %}original_poster{% endif %}" role="treeitem"
-                        {% if comment['comment'].language_id and comment['comment'].language.code != 'en' %} lang="{{ comment['comment'].language.code }}"{% endif %}>
-                        <div class="limit_height">
-                            <div class="comment_author">
-                                {% with collapsed = comment['comment'].score < -10 -%}
-                                    {{ render_username(comment['comment'].author) }}
-                                {% endwith -%}
-                                {% if comment['comment'].author.id == post.author.id %}<span title="Submitter of original post" aria-label="submitter" class="small">[OP] </span>{% endif %}
-                                <span class="text-muted small">{{ comment['comment'].posted_at_localized(locale) }}{% if comment['comment'].edited_at %}, edited {{ arrow.get(comment['comment'].edited_at).humanize(locale=locale) }} {% endif %}</span>
-                                <a class="unhide" href="#"><span class="fe fe-expand"></span></a>
-                                {% if comment['comment'].reports and current_user.is_authenticated and post.community.is_moderator(current_user)%}
-                                    <span class="red fe fe-report" title="{{ _('Reported. Check comment for issues.') }}"></span>
-                                {% endif %}
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="comment_body hidable {% if comment['comment'].reports and current_user.is_authenticated and post.community.is_moderator(current_user) %}reported{% endif %}">
-                                {% if comment['comment'].deleted -%}
-                                  {% if comment['comment'].deleted_by is none or comment['comment'].deleted_by != comment['comment'].user_id -%}
-                                    <p>Deleted by moderator</p>
-                                  {% else -%}
-                                    <p>Deleted by author</p>
-                                  {% endif -%}
-                                {% else -%}
-                                  {{ comment['comment'].body_html | community_links | safe }}
-                                {% endif -%}
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="comment_actions hidable">
-                            {% if post.comments_enabled %}
-                                <a href="{{ url_for('post.add_reply', post_id=post.id, comment_id=comment['comment'].id) }}" rel="nofollow"><span class="fe fe-reply"></span> reply</a>
-                            {% endif %}
-                            <div class="voting_buttons_new">
-                            {% with comment=comment['comment'] %}
-                                {% include "post/_comment_voting_buttons.html" %}
-                            {% endwith %}
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="hide_button">
-                                {% if comment['comment'].score <= -10 %}
-                                    <a href='#'><span class="fe fe-expand"></span></a>
-                                {% else %}
-                                    <a href='#'><span class="fe fe-collapse"></span></a>
-                                {% endif %}
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="notify_toggle">
-                                {% if current_user.is_authenticated and current_user.verified and current_user.id == comment['comment'].author.id %}
-                                    {% include "post/_reply_notification_toggle.html" %}
-                                {% endif %}
-                            </div>
-                            <a href="{{ url_for('post.post_reply_options', post_id=post.id, comment_id=comment['comment'].id) }}" class="comment_actions_link" rel="nofollow"><span class="fe fe-options" title="Options"> </span></a>
-                        </div>
-                        {% if comment['replies'] %}
-                            <div class="replies hidable" role="group">
-                                {% for reply in comment['replies'] %}
-                                  {{ render_comment(reply) | safe }}
-                                {% endfor %}
-                            </div>
-                        {% endif %}
-                    </div>
-                {% endmacro %}
                 <div id="replies" class="comments" role="tree">
                     {% for reply in replies %}
-                      {{ render_comment(reply) | safe }}
+                      {% with post_reply=reply['comment'], children=reply['replies'] %}
+                          {% include 'post/_post_reply_teaser.html' %}
+                      {% endwith %}
                     {% endfor %}
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/templates/post/post.html b/app/templates/post/post.html
index cc0094aa..dc3c0414 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/post.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/post.html
@@ -73,83 +73,12 @@
                         {{ _('New') }}
                     </a>
                 </div>
-                {% macro render_comment(comment) -%}
-                    <div id="comment_{{ comment['comment'].id }}" class="comment {% if comment['comment'].score <= -10 -%}low_score{% endif -%}
-                        {% if comment['comment'].author.id == post.author.id -%}original_poster{% endif -%}"
-                         {% if comment['comment'].language_id and comment['comment'].language.code != 'en' -%} lang="{{ comment['comment'].language.code }}"{% endif %}
-                         aria-level="{{ comment['comment'].depth + 1 }}" role="treeitem" aria-expanded="true" tabindex="0">
-                        <div class="limit_height">{% if not comment['comment'].author.indexable -%}<!--googleoff: all-->{% endif -%}
-                            <div class="comment_author">
-                                {% with collapsed = (comment['comment'].score < reply_collapse_threshold or comment['comment'].deleted) -%}
-                                    {{ render_username(comment['comment'].author) }}
-                                {% endwith -%}
-                                {% if comment['comment'].author.id == post.author.id -%}<span title="Submitter of original post" aria-label="{{ _('Post creator') }}" class="small">[OP] </span>{% endif -%}
-                                <a href="#comment_{{ comment['comment'].id }}" class="text-muted small" aria_label="{{ _('When: ') }}">{{ comment['comment'].posted_at_localized(locale) }}{% if comment['comment'].edited_at -%}, edited {{ arrow.get(comment['comment'].edited_at).humanize(locale=locale) }} {% endif -%}</a>
-                                <a class="unhide" href="#"><span class="fe fe-expand"></span></a>
-                                {% if comment['comment'].reports and current_user.is_authenticated and post.community.is_moderator(current_user)%}
-                                    <span class="red fe fe-report" title="{{ _('Reported. Check comment for issues.') }}"></span>
-                                {% endif -%}
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="comment_body hidable {% if comment['comment'].reports and current_user.is_authenticated and post.community.is_moderator(current_user) -%}reported{% endif -%}">
-                                {% if comment['comment'].deleted -%}
-                                  {% if comment['comment'].deleted_by is none or comment['comment'].deleted_by != comment['comment'].user_id -%}
-                                    <p>Deleted by moderator</p>
-                                  {% else -%}
-                                    <p>Deleted by author</p>
-                                  {% endif -%}
-                                {% else -%}
-                                  {{ comment['comment'].body_html | community_links | safe }}
-                                {% endif -%}
-                            </div>{% if not comment['comment'].author.indexable -%}<!--googleon: all-->{% endif -%}
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="comment_actions hidable">
-                            {% if post.comments_enabled -%}
-                                <a href="{{ url_for('post.add_reply', post_id=post.id, comment_id=comment['comment'].id) }}" rel="nofollow noindex"><span class="fe fe-reply"></span> reply</a>
-                            {% endif -%}
-                            <div class="voting_buttons_new">
-                            {% with comment=comment['comment'] -%}
-                                {% include "post/_comment_voting_buttons.html" -%}
-                            {% endwith -%}
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="hide_button">
-                                {% if comment['comment'].score <= reply_collapse_threshold or comment['comment'].deleted -%}
-                                    <a href='#'><span class="fe fe-expand"></span></a>
-                                {% else -%}
-                                    <a href='#'><span class="fe fe-collapse"></span></a>
-                                {% endif -%}
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="notify_toggle">
-                                {% if current_user.is_authenticated and current_user.verified -%}
-                                    {% include "post/_reply_notification_toggle.html" -%}
-                                {% endif -%}
-                            </div>
-                            <a href="{{ url_for('post.post_reply_options', post_id=post.id, comment_id=comment['comment'].id) }}" class="comment_actions_link" rel="nofollow noindex" aria-label="{{ _('Comment options') }}"><span class="fe fe-options" title="Options"> </span></a>
-                        </div>
-                        {% if comment['replies'] -%}
-                            {% if comment['comment'].depth <= THREAD_CUTOFF_DEPTH -%}
-                                <div class="replies hidable" role="group">
-                                    {% for reply in comment['replies'] -%}
-                                      {{ render_comment(reply) | safe }}
-                                    {% endfor -%}
-                                </div>
-                            {% else -%}
-                                <div class="continue_thread hidable">
-                                    <a href="{{ url_for('post.continue_discussion', post_id=post.id, comment_id=comment['comment'].id, _anchor='replies') }}">
-                                        Continue thread</a>
-                                </div>
-                            {% endif -%}
-                        {% endif -%}
-                    </div>
-                    {% if comment['comment'].score <= reply_collapse_threshold or comment['comment'].deleted -%}
-                        <script nonce="{{ session['nonce'] }}" type="text/javascript">
-                            toBeHidden.push({{ comment['comment'].id }});
-                        </script>
-                    {% endif -%}
-                {% endmacro -%}
 
                 <div id="replies" class="comments" role="tree" aria-label="{{ _('Comments') }}" aria-expanded="true">
                     {% for reply in replies -%}
-                      {{ render_comment(reply) | safe }}
+                      {% with post_reply=reply['comment'], children=reply['replies'] %}
+                          {% include 'post/_post_reply_teaser.html' %}
+                      {% endwith %}
                     {% endfor -%}
                 </div>
             </div>