diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/browser/configure.zcml b/plone/app/discussion/browser/configure.zcml
index 9572de5..15c015f 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/browser/configure.zcml
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/browser/configure.zcml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         manager="plone.app.layout.viewlets.interfaces.IBelowContent"
         view="plone.app.layout.globals.interfaces.IViewView"
         class=".comments.CommentsViewlet"
-        permission="zope2.View"
+        permission="plone.app.discussion.ViewComments"
         />
 
     <!-- Conversation view -->
diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/permissions.zcml b/plone/app/discussion/permissions.zcml
index 39ff305..8c05904 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/permissions.zcml
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/permissions.zcml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
     <!-- custom permissions are defined here -->
 
+    <permission
+        id="plone.app.discussion.ViewComments"
+        title="View comments"
+        />
+
     <permission
         id="plone.app.discussion.ReviewComments"
         title="Review comments"
diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/profiles/default/rolemap.xml b/plone/app/discussion/profiles/default/rolemap.xml
index e63aae6..44fa843 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/profiles/default/rolemap.xml
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/profiles/default/rolemap.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <rolemap>
     <permissions>
+        <permission name="View comments" acquire="True">
+            <role name="Anonymous"/>
+        </permission>
         <permission name="Review comments" acquire="True">
             <role name="Manager"/>
             <role name="Site Administrator"/>