diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/browser/comments.pt b/plone/app/discussion/browser/comments.pt
index 37e6e5c..ac39ed3 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/browser/comments.pt
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/browser/comments.pt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                      This is the body text of the comment.
                 </div>
 
-                <button class="context reply-to-comment-button allowMultiSubmit"
+                <button class="context reply-to-comment-button hide allowMultiSubmit"
                         tal:condition="python:userHasReplyPermission and isDiscussionAllowed or isAnonymousDiscussionAllowed"
                         i18n:translate="label_reply;">
                     Reply
diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/browser/javascripts/comments.js b/plone/app/discussion/browser/javascripts/comments.js
index a7bcd5b..a3b68da 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/browser/javascripts/comments.js
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/browser/javascripts/comments.js
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ jq(document).ready(function() {
         reply_form.find("input[name='form.buttons.comment']").css("display", "none");
 
         /* Show the reply and cancel buttons. */
-        reply_form.find("input[name='form.buttons.reply']").removeClass("hide");
-        reply_form.find("input[name='form.buttons.cancel']").removeClass("hide");
+        reply_form.find("input[name='form.buttons.reply']").css("display", "inline");
+        reply_form.find("input[name='form.buttons.cancel']").css("display", "inline");
 
         /* Show the reply layer with a slide down effect */
         reply_div.slideDown("slow");