diff --git a/client/views/comments/comment_item.html b/client/views/comments/comment_item.html
index 8fc1adcc0e..b11fcbb3d6 100644
--- a/client/views/comments/comment_item.html
+++ b/client/views/comments/comment_item.html
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@
   <li class="comment comment-displayed" id="{{_id}}">
    <div class="comment-body">
       <div class="comment-content">
-        <div class="comment-actions {{#if upvoted}}upvoted{{else}}not-upvoted{{/if}} {{#if downvoted}}downvoted{{else}}not-downvoted{{/if}}">
-          <a class="upvote" href="#">
-            <i class="icon-up"></i>
-            <span>{{i18n "upvote"}}</span>
-          </a>
-          <a class="downvote" href="#">
-            <i class="icon-down"></i>
-            <span>{{i18n "downvote"}}</span>
-          </a>
-        </div>
+        {{#if isModifiable}}
+          <div class="comment-actions {{#if upvoted}}upvoted{{else}}not-upvoted{{/if}} {{#if downvoted}}downvoted{{else}}not-downvoted{{/if}}">
+            <a class="upvote" href="#">
+              <i class="icon-up"></i>
+              <span>{{i18n "upvote"}}</span>
+            </a>
+            <a class="downvote" href="#">
+              <i class="icon-down"></i>
+              <span>{{i18n "downvote"}}</span>
+            </a>
+          </div>
+        {{/if}}
         <div class="user-avatar"><img src="{{user_avatar}}" /></div>
         <div class="comment-main">
           <div class="comment-meta">
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@
             {{/if}}
           </div>
           <div class="comment-text markdown">{{{body_formatted}}}</div>
-          {{#if getSetting "nestedComments" true}}
+          {{#if isModifiable}}
             <a href="/comments/{{_id}}/reply" class="comment-reply goto-comment">{{i18n "Reply"}}</a>
           {{/if}}
         </div>
diff --git a/client/views/comments/comment_item.js b/client/views/comments/comment_item.js
index 62ddbcb4fa..971db28a40 100644
--- a/client/views/comments/comment_item.js
+++ b/client/views/comments/comment_item.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Template.comment_item.rendered=function(){
       // note: testing on the class works because Meteor apparently preserves newly assigned CSS classes
       // across template renderings
       // TODO: save scroll position
-      
+
       // get comment author name
       var user=Meteor.users.findOne(comment.userId);
       var author=getDisplayName(user);
@@ -100,6 +100,20 @@ Template.comment_item.rendered=function(){
 
 
 Template.comment_item.helpers({
+  isModifiable: function() {
+    // STATUS_* variables are declared in the main application (/client/main.js) file
+    var isAccepted = Posts.findOne(this.post).status === STATUS_IMPLEMENTED;
+    var isRejected = Posts.findOne(this.post).status === STATUS_REJECTED;
+
+    // Check if nested comments are enabled
+    var canNest = getSetting('nestedComments');
+
+    if (canNest && !isAccepted && !isRejected) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  },
   full_date: function(){
     var submitted = new Date(this.submitted);
     return submitted.toString();
@@ -149,7 +163,7 @@ Template.comment_item.helpers({
     var user = Meteor.users.findOne(this.userId);
     if(user)
       return getProfileUrl(user);
-  }  
+  }
 });
 
 Template.comment_item.events({
diff --git a/client/views/posts/post_page.js b/client/views/posts/post_page.js
index 28a282b50d..dd1841b0e3 100644
--- a/client/views/posts/post_page.js
+++ b/client/views/posts/post_page.js
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ Template.post_page.helpers({
     return html_body.autoLink();
   },
   canComment: function(){
-    return canComment(Meteor.user());
+    // STATUS_* variables are declared in the main application (/client/main.js) file
+    var isAccepted = this.status === STATUS_IMPLEMENTED;
+    var isRejected = this.status === STATUS_REJECTED;
+
+    if (canComment(Meteor.user()) && !isAccepted && !isRejected) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
-}); 
+});
 
 Template.post_page.rendered = function(){
   if((scrollToCommentId=Session.get('scrollToCommentId')) && !this.rendered && $('#'+scrollToCommentId).exists()){