diff --git a/app/templates/post/post.html b/app/templates/post/post.html
index a6137b1b..cc0094aa 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/post.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/post.html
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                          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 -%}
+                                {% 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 -%}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                             {% endwith -%}
                             </div>
                             <div class="hide_button">
-                                {% if comment['comment'].score <= reply_collapse_threshold -%}
+                                {% 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>
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
                             {% endif -%}
                         {% endif -%}
                     </div>
-                    {% if comment['comment'].score <= reply_collapse_threshold -%}
+                    {% if comment['comment'].score <= reply_collapse_threshold or comment['comment'].deleted -%}
                         <script nonce="{{ session['nonce'] }}" type="text/javascript">
                             toBeHidden.push({{ comment['comment'].id }});
                         </script>